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Article
Abstract
Despite poor access to quality surgical and anesthesia care for the majority of the world's people, with greatest impact on low- and middle-income countries, surgery has only recently begun to gain acceptance as a necessary component of global health. As a leader in global surgical funding, the field of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is uniquely positioned to influence change in global policy and financial support. For improvements in surgical access and outcomes worldwide, investment in surgical systems, commitment to national surgery, obstetric, and anesthesia planning, and continued evaluation and improvement of care delivery should be pursued.
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Publication Info
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open, Volume 7, Issue 10, 2019, pages e2454-.
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© 2019 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
APA Citation
Davis, R., Johnson, W., & Hollier, L. (2019). Addressing the Surgical Deficit: A Global Imperative for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open, 7(10), e2454. https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000002454