Experts pave the way for safer surgery to address global elective waiting lists TheLancet
that will help to provide safer surgery for thousands of patients around the world—particularly in low- and middle-income countries .
Study co-author Aneel Bhangu from the University of Birmingham commented,"Surgical site infection is the world's most common postoperative complication—a major burden for both patients and. Our work demonstrates that routine change of gloves and instruments is not only deliverable around the world, but also reduced infections in a range of surgical settings. Taking this simple step could reduce SSIs by 13%—simply and cost-effectively.
Mr. Aneel Bhangu talks about two studies that will help to provide safer surgery for thousands of patients around the world – particularly in Low- and Middle-income Countries. Credit: University of BirminghamExperts from the NIHR Global Research Health Unit on Global Surgery also unveiled their"Surgical Preparedness Index" today in—a key study assessing the extent to which hospitals around the world were able to continue elective surgery during COVID-19.
After creating the SPI tool, the experts asked 4,714 clinicians in 1,632 hospitals across 119 countries to assess the preparedness of their local surgical department. Overall most hospitals around the world were poorly prepared, and suffered a big drop in the number of procedures they were able to provide during COVID-19. The team found that a 10-point increase in the SPI score corresponded to four more patients that had surgery per 100 patients on the waitlist.
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