Developing a vision and strategy for global vascular surgery within the Vascular Society of Great Britain & Ireland

Vollständiger Abstract

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Global surgery is a field encompassing research, education and advocacy, which aims to improve health outcomes and achieve equitable surgical and anaesthetic care for all.1 Within the field of global surgery there is a special emphasis on underserved populations such as those in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and those facing a humanitarian crisis.2 The 2015 Lancet Commission on Global Surgery brought the scale of surgical inequity into focus, demonstrating that the poorest third of the world receive only 3–6% of operations whilst the richest third receive 75%.2 It estimated that 16.9 million deaths annually are from conditions requiring surgical care, more than HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined, and that 77 million disability-adjusted life years lost could be averted by providing basic surgical care.3