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International advocacy for education and safety
Author(s) -
McQueen Kelly A.,
Malviya Shobha,
Gathuya Zipporah N.,
Tyler Donald C.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/pan.12008
Subject(s) - medicine , harm , audit , developing country , patient safety , quality (philosophy) , developed country , public health , health care , do no harm , quality management , medical emergency , nursing , public relations , environmental health , economic growth , operations management , psychiatry , accounting , philosophy , population , management system , epistemology , political science , economics , law , business
Summary Surgical safety has emerged as a significant global public health concern with reported mortality rates varying tremendously between developing and industrialized countries. This manuscript reviews some of the challenges encountered in providing safe anesthesia care in the humanitarian space; identifies the difficulties with providing high‐quality education in developing countries; and describes how audits and quality improvement databases enhance our understanding of the nature and causes of harm to patients to inform the development of strategies for improvement.