Providing Care to Children from Low and Middle-Income Countries with Complex Surgical Problems: An 18 Year Review
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In brief
In brief
This 18-year retrospective study examines outcomes for 255 pediatric patients from Caribbean and Central American LMICs who received quaternary-level surgical care through World Pediatric Project partnership. The review analyzes the feasibility and outcomes of providing complex surgical interventions to children from resource-limited settings.
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Purpose
The burden of surgical disease in children from low and middle-income countries (LMICs) is becoming more recognized as significant and undertreated. We recently reviewed our health system's experience with providing quaternary-level surgical care to children from LMICs through a partnership with World Pediatric Project (WPP), a not-for-profit organization.
Methods
A retrospective review was performed of all WPP-sponsored patients who received surgical care at our children's hospital from LMICs in the Caribbean and Central America from July 2000 to August 2018.
Results
Two hundred and fifty-five patients (average age: 5.9±5.3 years; range: