Reid Jane, Clarke Julia
Patient Safety First, 4-8 Maple Street, London, W1T 5HD.
J Perioper Pract. 2009 Oct;19(10):336-41. doi: 10.1177/175045890901901006.
Surgical care has been an essential component of health care worldwide for over a century. As the incidence of traumatic injuries, cancers and cardiovascular disease continues to rise, the impact of surgical intervention on public health systems is growing. Approximately 234 million interventions are now performed every year, representing one intervention for every 25 people on earth. In the United Kingdom this equates to a ratio of one operation for every eight people (WHO 2008a).
一个多世纪以来，外科护理一直是全球医疗保健的重要组成部分。随着创伤性损伤、癌症和心血管疾病的发病率持续上升，外科手术干预对公共卫生系统的影响也在不断增大。目前每年大约进行2.34亿例手术，相当于地球上每25人就有一例手术。在英国，这相当于每八人就有一例手术（世界卫生组织，2008a）。
