Neurosurg Focus. 2018 Oct;45(4):E16. doi: 10.3171/2018.7.FOCUS18278.
Global access to neurosurgical care is still a work in progress, with many patients in low-income countries not able to access potentially lifesaving neurosurgical procedures. "Big Data" is an increasingly popular data collection and analytical technique predicated on collecting large amounts of data across multiple data sources and types for future analysis. The potential applications of Big Data to global outreach neurosurgery are myriad: from assessing the overall burden of neurosurgical disease to planning cost-effective improvements in access to neurosurgical care, and collecting data on conditions which are rare in developed countries. Although some global neurosurgical outreach programs have intelligently implemented Big Data principles in their global neurosurgery initiatives already, there is still significant progress that remains to be made. Big Data has the potential to drive the efficient improvement of access to neurosurgical care across low- and medium-income countries.
全球范围内获得神经外科治疗的机会仍有待提高，许多低收入国家的患者无法获得可能拯救生命的神经外科手术。“大数据”是一种日益流行的数据收集和分析技术，其前提是跨多个数据源和类型收集大量数据，以便将来进行分析。大数据在全球神经外展手术中的潜在应用多种多样：从评估神经外科疾病的总体负担，到规划更经济有效地改善神经外科治疗的机会，以及收集在发达国家罕见的疾病数据。尽管一些全球神经外展项目已经在其全球神经外科学倡议中明智地实施了大数据原则，但仍有很大的改进空间。大数据有可能推动在中低收入国家改善神经外科治疗的机会。
