The Role of Anesthesiology in Global Health: A Comprehensive Guide

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Medical Missions: A Short History from There to Here....Pages 3-18
The Evolution of Surgical Humanitarian Missions....Pages 19-30
The Global Burden of Surgical Need....Pages 31-39
Anesthesia Disparities Between High-Income Countries and Low-and Middle-Income Countries: Providers, Training, Equipment, and Techniques....Pages 41-58
Planning a Mission, Fundraising, and Building a Team....Pages 59-84
Developing Anesthesia Equipment for Low-Resource Environments....Pages 85-92
Materials Management and Pollution Prevention....Pages 93-103
What Do Patients and Communities Expect of a Medical Mission?....Pages 105-116
Anesthesia in Resource-Poor Settings: The Médecins Sans Frontières Experience....Pages 117-126
Quality of Care: Maintaining Safety Through Minimum Standards....Pages 127-139
Legal and Ethical Issues in Global Health: A Trip Through the Vagaries of Truth and Culture....Pages 141-155
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Strategies for Patient Assessment and Scheduling....Pages 159-177
Perioperative Follow-Up and Quality Maintenance....Pages 179-191
Women’s Rights to Pain Relief After Surgery and Labor Analgesia....Pages 193-201
Saving Sight in Developing Countries....Pages 203-216
Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Intensive Care: What Is the Role of Missions?....Pages 217-241
Anesthesia Considerations for Facial Deformity Repair in Lesser Developed Countries....Pages 243-255
A Regional Anesthesia Service in a Resource-Limited International Setting: Rwanda....Pages 257-264
Management of Pain in Less Developed Countries....Pages 265-271
Living the Mission in Serbia and Other Less Affluent Worlds....Pages 273-279
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Anesthetic Management During the Lebanese Civil War....Pages 281-293
Trauma, War, and Managing Vascular and Orthopedic Injuries....Pages 295-304
Anesthesiologists’ Role in Disaster Management....Pages 305-321
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Surgical Mission Trips as a Component of Medical Education and Residency Training....Pages 325-330
Building a Global Health Education Program in an Urban School of Medicine....Pages 331-344
Closing the Gap in Europe Through Education: A Reverse Mission....Pages 345-357
The Role of the Visiting Anesthesiologist in In-Country Education....Pages 359-376
Letters from Around the World....Pages 377-401
The Future of Anesthesiology and Global Health in a Connected World....Pages 403-416
Back Matter....Pages 417-432