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Implementation of outcomes reporting during the development of surgical systems in low- and middle-income countries is proposed as an efficient way to promote safe surgery worldwide.
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Highlights the need for improved outcomes reporting and accountability in global surgical missions.
Supervisory systems regulating outcomes after global surgical missions are limited. With a few notable exceptions, most global surgical missions garner low (if any) follow-up rates and thus outcomes reporting is scarce. Obstacles include logistical difficulties, surgeon and non-governmental organisation non-compliance, journalistic coverage (both positive and negative), and economics. We suggest a multifaceted solution, including buyin and direction from global surgical leadership, web-based and tax-incentivised reporting, and a cross-disciplinary cooperation with journalists and social media. We believe that the implementation of outcomes reporting during the development of surgical systems in low-income and middle-income countries is both an efficient way to promote safe surgery worldwide and vital to our professional ethic.
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Zitzman et al. (2018) conducted an editorial in Global surgical missions. Outcomes reporting was evaluated. Implementation of outcomes reporting during the development of surgical systems in low- and middle-income countries is proposed as an efficient way to promote safe surgery worldwide.
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