We are Innovations in Global Surgery (IGS), a multidisciplinary international collaborative dedicated to global surgery and innovation. This multinational team is made up of people of all age groups, including students, junior and senior professionals from the medical, public health, and engineering fields, senior personnel from the industry sector, and investors working to improve surgical care in resource-limited areas around the world.
Despite the substantial evidence highlighting the cost-effectiveness of surgical care in LMICs (Low-Middle Income Countries), there is a noticeable knowledge gap with respect to the burden and distribution of these surgical conditions and how they affect the overall "unmet need" of these regions. According to the present literature, with the exception of obstetric care, the unmet need in surgical specialties is poorly defined and research related to it is minimal.
We are conducting this cross-sectional survey to determine the perceived unmet needs of surgical care providers, especially those working in remote and rural areas, delivering essential surgical care.
Irrespective of your country of primary practice, if you have provided surgical care in low-resource settings of LMICs, we request that you complete this 8 - minute survey to help us understand more about your unmet surgical needs.
The Disease Control Priorities 3 literature identifies 44 surgical procedures as essential, on the basis that they address substantial needs and cost-effectiveness, so they can be feasibly implemented.
These 44 procedures are:
| Dental Procedures
Extraction
Abscess drainage
Dental caries Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Normal vaginal delivery
Cesarean Section
Ectopic Pregnancy
Vacuum/Instrument assisted delivery
Dilatation and curettage
Tubal Ligation
Vasectomy
Hysterectomy
Obstetric fistula repair
Cryotherapy for pre-cancerous lesions
Congenital / Pediatric
Cleft lip and Cleft palate
Club foot repair
Hydrocephalus shunt placement
Anorectal malformation Ophthalmology
Cataract extraction and glaucoma management
Trachoma eyelid surgery | General Surgery
Drainage of a superficial abscess
Male Circumcision
Perforated GI tract repair
Appendectomy
Cholecystectomy
Bowel Obstruction
Colostomy and Colon re-anastomosis
Hydrocelectomy
Hernia repair (including incarceration)
Catheterisation/Supra-pubic Cystostomy
Trauma and Orthopedics
Basic life support
Laceration Suturing
Tube thoracostomy
Trauma Laparotomy
Fasciotomy/ Escharotomy
Closed reduction of fractures
External fixator/traction placement
Open fracture management (conservative)
Operative fracture management in OT
Amputation
Burr holes
Skin grafting
Septic Arthritis Drainage
Osteomyelitis debridement
Advanced Life support with surgical airway |
The data collected from this questionnaire will be used to determine the unmet needs based on the details of the facility, basic provisions (eg water, electricity etc), laboratory facilities, radiological facilities, sterilization and infection control, inter-hospital referral system and communication with other hospitals, inter-speciality consultation, data management, maintenance of surgical equipment, blood product management, biomedical waste management, equipment and other supplies procurement, information about recent advances/innovations, training of medical and non-medical staff, pre-operative and post-operative care, post-discharge care and rehabilitation.
The survey is being distributed using the snowball method. We would appreciate it if you could forward the link to any colleagues and surgical care providers in your network who work with surgical patients.
All personal and/or identifying information will be kept strictly confidential under any circumstance.
For any queries, kindly contact us :
Dr Anurag Mishra: anurag.alok@gmail.com
Dr Priyansh Nathani: priyanshnathani@gmail.com
Dr Priyansh Nathani, Dr Anurag Mishra, Dr Lovenish Bains, Dr Deepa Kizhakke Veetil, Dr Vasishtha Avadhani Upadrasta, Dr Banturaki Davis, Dr Argha Roy, Dr Soham Bandyopadhyay, Kathir Karuppiah, Dr Pradeep Hopkins, Dr Roos Oosting, Dr Aiman Afsar, Dr Manan Trivedi, Dr Amit Patidar, Dr Arwachi Sindhu, Dr Sushanta Paudel, Dr Asadur Rahman Nabin, Hardik Arya, Dr Roberto
On behalf of Innovations in Global Surgery Research Division
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