Global Surgery: The Essentials

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Global Disparities in Surgical Care....Pages 3-12
The Transforming Power of High-Quality Surgical Care: Surgery’s Role in Improving Public Health....Pages 13-34
The Economic Case for Surgical Care in Low-Resource Settings....Pages 35-48
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
Surgical Training in Low-Resource Settings....Pages 51-67
Delivery of Subspecialty Surgical Care in Low-Resource Settings....Pages 69-107
Academic Global Surgery....Pages 109-125
E-Learning in Global Surgery....Pages 127-144
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
The Importance of Contextual Relevance and Cultural Appropriateness in Global Surgery....Pages 147-161
Practical Checklists....Pages 163-174
Basic Bioengineering: Essential Equipment Use and Troubleshooting....Pages 175-191
Frugal and Reverse Innovations in Surgery....Pages 193-206
Getting Started: Connecting to Global Surgical Opportunities....Pages 207-223
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
General Surgery Essentials....Pages 227-258
Essential Anesthesia....Pages 259-278
Tropical Infectious Disease Medicine for Surgeons: A Primer....Pages 279-332
Essential Orthopedics for Global Surgery....Pages 333-355
Gynecology and Obstetrics....Pages 357-395
Essential Urology....Pages 397-441
Head and Neck Essentials in Global Surgery....Pages 443-474
Essential Pediatric Surgery....Pages 475-553
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Plastic Surgery for the Nonplastic Surgeon in the Low-Resource Setting....Pages 555-582
Back Matter....Pages 583-597