Turaga Kiran K, Garg Nitin, Coeling Molly, Smith Kelly, Amirlak Bardia, Jaszczak Nicholas, Elliott Barb, Manion James, Filipi Charles
Creighton University Medical Center, 601 N 30th street, Omaha, NE 68131, USA.
Hernia. 2006 Aug;10(4):294-8. doi: 10.1007/s10029-006-0111-5. Epub 2006 Jul 19.
Hernia surgery is typically same-day surgery and can be safely conducted in a developing country. We describe a collaborative effort of the American Hernia Society, the Institute of Latin American Concerns, medical industries, the United States Peace Corps, physicians, surgical residents and nurses from many institutions. During three 5-day periods, we operated on 236 patients and repaired 252 hernias (73% inguinal). In addition, an education day for local physicians was conducted on three occasions and included televised live surgical demonstrations and interactive lectures with question and answer sessions. We suggest this to be a viable public health initiative and demonstrate the role of surgeons in advancing and providing state-of-the-art inguinal hernia surgery to a developing country and its underserved population.
疝气手术通常为当日手术，且在发展中国家也可安全开展。我们描述了美国疝气协会、拉丁美洲关注协会、医疗行业、美国和平队、众多机构的医生、外科住院医师及护士的一项合作成果。在三个为期5天的时间段里，我们为236名患者实施了手术，修复了252处疝气（73%为腹股沟疝气）。此外，还为当地医生举办了三次教育日活动，包括手术直播演示以及有问答环节的互动讲座。我们认为这是一项可行的公共卫生举措，并展示了外科医生在向一个发展中国家及其医疗服务不足的人群推广和提供先进腹股沟疝气手术方面所发挥的作用。
