Hendriks Thom C C, Botman Matthijs, Voorhoeve Roeland
Netherlands Society for International Surgery.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2015;159:A8697.
Many people in developing countries lack access to basic surgical care. This lack of access leads to preventable mortality and disability. Mortality due to surgically treatable conditions currently exceeds that due to HIV, TB and malaria combined. However, efforts by global healthcare organisations to address this problem remain limited. Essential surgery consist of basic surgical interventions that can save lives and prevent disability. It involves a limited number of interventions, is cost-effective and can be implemented sustainably in national healthcare systems. Essential surgery should therefore be accessible to everyone worldwide. In this article we discuss why it has received insufficient attention as a component of global healthcare. We also look at initiatives that aim to change this status quo.
许多发展中国家的人无法获得基本的外科护理。这种无法获得护理的情况导致了可预防的死亡和残疾。目前，因外科可治疗疾病导致的死亡率超过了因艾滋病毒、结核病和疟疾加在一起导致的死亡率。然而，全球医疗组织为解决这一问题所做的努力仍然有限。基本外科手术包括能够挽救生命和预防残疾的基本外科干预措施。它涉及有限数量的干预措施，具有成本效益，并且能够在国家医疗系统中可持续地实施。因此，基本外科手术应该让全世界每个人都能获得。在本文中，我们讨论了为什么它作为全球医疗保健的一个组成部分没有得到足够的关注。我们还审视了旨在改变这种现状的倡议。
