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World Journal of Surgery
Published in: World Journal of Surgery 6/2017

01-06-2017 | Invited Commentary

Strengthening the Methodologic Rigor of Cost-Effectiveness Studies in Global Surgery

Author: Charles Mock

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 6/2017

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Excerpt

Efforts to improve surgical care globally have been hampered by the misperception that such care is too expensive. In the 1990s and early 2000s, several studies began to change this misperception by showing that several specific procedures (e.g., cataract surgery), as well as most surgical care at first-level hospitals, were eminently cost-effective and affordable in almost all locations, even in the poorest countries [1‐3]. These early studies were important in advocacy to promote increased attention to surgical care globally. …
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McCord C, Chowdhury Q (2003) A cost effective small hospital in Bangladesh: what it can mean for emergency obstetric care. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 81:83–92CrossRefPubMed
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Shrime MG, Alkire BC, Grimes C, Chao TE, Poenaru D, Verguet S (2017) Cost-effectiveness in global surgery: pearls, pitfalls, and a checklist. World J Surg. doi:10.​1007/​s00268-017-3875-0
Metadata
Title
Strengthening the Methodologic Rigor of Cost-Effectiveness Studies in Global Surgery
Author
Charles Mock
Publication date
01-06-2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
World Journal of Surgery / Issue 6/2017
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-017-3932-8

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