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- Title
Ratio of cesarean deliveries to total operations and surgeon nationality are potential proxies for surgical capacity in central Haiti.
- Authors
Hughes, Christopher D; McClain, Craig D; Hagander, Lars; Pierre, Jean Hamiltong; Groen, Reinou S; Kushner, Adam L; Meara, John G
- Abstract
The World Health Organization has a standardized tool to assess surgical capacity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), but it is often resource- and time-intensive. There currently exists no simple, evidence-based measure of surgical capacity in these settings. The proportion of cesarean deliveries in regard to the total operations (C/O ratio) has been suggested as a way to assess quickly the capacity for emergency and essential surgery in LMICs. This ratio has been estimated to be between 23.3 and 41.5 % in LMICs, but the tool's utility has not been replicated.
- Publication
World journal of surgery, 2013, Vol 37, Issue 7, p1526
- ISSN
1432-2323
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00268-012-1794-7