Key result
Rising disease burden drives increasing need to integrate cardiothoracic surgery into developing countries' public health policy.
Why the study?
The incidence and prevalence of cardiothoracic disease are increasing globally, especially in emerging economies and developing countries, with limited access to surgery and healthcare resources.
Highlights the urgent need to integrate cardiothoracic surgery into public health policy and adopt a comprehensive care model in developing countries to address the growing burden of cardiothoracic diseases.
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Calls for cardiothoracic surgery integration into developing-country health policies; leaves open prospective evaluation of implementation strategies.
The incidence and prevalence of cardiothoracic disease continue to increase globally, especially in emerging economies and developing countries. Cardiothoracic surgery is also growing despite limited access, availability of surgical centers, political and cost issues. The increase in atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart disease, trauma, and thoracic malignancies is a more urgent problem than realized in these emerging economies and developing countries, or low- and middle-income countries. A determined focus and cooperation between the preventive and curative elements of care is warranted. This represents a paradigm shift to develop a consensus that fosters a multi-integrated disease-specific approach that includes prevention, promotion, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. In addition, the concept or acceptance of surgery as a necessary component of public health policy is critical to improving overall global healthcare.
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A. Thomas Pezzella (2010) conducted a review in Cardiothoracic disease. Cardiothoracic surgery was evaluated. Cardiothoracic surgery is increasingly necessary in developing countries due to rising cardiothoracic disease, requiring integration into public health policy and a multi-disciplinary approach.
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