Open AccessPatterns of neurosurgical conditions at a major government hospital in Cambodia
Author(s) -
Miri Kim,
Chung Bin Yoo,
Owen Lee-Park,
Sam Nang,
Din Vuthy,
Kee B. Park,
Iv Vycheth
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_213_20
Subject(s) - medicine , government (linguistics) , neurosurgery , life expectancy , health care , population , milestone , medical emergency , demographics , public health , environmental health , nursing , economic growth , surgery , demography , geography , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology , sociology , economics
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have a growing and largely unaddressed neurosurgical burden. Cambodia has been an understudied country regarding the neurosurgical pathologies and case volume. Rapid infrastructure development with noncompliance of safety regulations has led to increased numbers of traumatic injuries. This study examines the neurosurgical caseload and pathologies of a single government institution implementing the first residency program in an effort to understand the neurosurgical needs of this population.