Emergency Anesthesia in Resource-Limited Areas

Seung Lee, Azuka Onye, Asad Latif

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Abstract

Anesthesia providers play a critical role in the gap between unmet surgical need and access to safe surgical care. Providers from high-income countries can help fill this gap, particularly during crises, but it is critical to provide care responsibly and ethically. Most unmet surgical need is in low-income and middle-income countries where limited infrastructural, human, and material resources pose significant challenges. Anesthesia providers must recognize these difficulties as they apply to the local context and plan accordingly. This article outlines some of the unique issues and provides a framework of considerations for safe and responsible anesthesia delivery in resource-limited areas.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAdvances in Anesthesia
EditorsLaurence C. Torsher, Richard P. Dutton, Thomas M. McLoughlin, Francis V. Salinas
PublisherAcademic Press Inc.
Pages209-227
Number of pages19
ISBN (Print)9780323812979
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2020

Publication series

NameAdvances in Anesthesia
Volume38
ISSN (Print)0737-6146
ISSN (Electronic)1878-0415

Keywords

  • Disaster settings
  • Emergency anesthesia
  • Global anesthesia
  • Global surgery
  • Resource-limited settings

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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