Health System Needs to Establish Cardiac Surgery Centers.
Health System Needs to Establish Cardiac Surgery Centers.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jan 09;:
Authors: Vervoort D, Premkumar A, Ghandour H, Kpodonu J
Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality worldwide, responsible for nearly 18 million deaths each year. More than 80% of these take place in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where access to cardiac surgical services is scarce. Approximately 93% of the LMIC population, or six billion people worldwide, are estimated to lack access to safe, timely, and affordable cardiac surgical care as a result of workforce, infrastructure, financial, and quality barriers. Various models have been proposed and attempted to establish cardiac surgery centers in LMICs; however, only some have been successful in achieving sustainable local services. Here, we describe the workforce, infrastructure, financial, and political needs and considerations from a health systems perspective to establish a cardiac surgery center.
PMID: 33421965 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Vervoort D, Premkumar A, Ghandour H, Kpodonu J Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: research