2012
DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e318254b2a2
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The Clinical and Economic Impact of a Sustained Program in Global Plastic Surgery

Abstract: Plastic surgical disease is a significant source of morbidity for patients in resource-limited regions. Dedicated programs that provide essential reconstructive surgery can produce substantial clinical and economic benefits to host countries.

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“…Although the cost effectiveness of surgical treatment of cleft palate is well demonstrated by analytic models [15, 16, 82], medical missions may not optimize the return on relatively scarce financial investments in cleft care, in terms of value to individual patients and local communities. The significant financial overhead of medical missions may ultimately detract resources from the patients who need those resources the most.…”
Section: Building Capacity While Addressing Specific Needs: a Diagmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although the cost effectiveness of surgical treatment of cleft palate is well demonstrated by analytic models [15, 16, 82], medical missions may not optimize the return on relatively scarce financial investments in cleft care, in terms of value to individual patients and local communities. The significant financial overhead of medical missions may ultimately detract resources from the patients who need those resources the most.…”
Section: Building Capacity While Addressing Specific Needs: a Diagmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[7][8][9][10][11][12] In response, many surgeons have highlighted the role that academic support could play in transforming the field of global surgery from short-term, independent mission trips to long-term, capacity-building partnerships. [13][14][15][16][17][18] These partnerships would subsequently strengthen surgical systems, reinforce evidence-based care, and provide research opportunities in both settings. 12,14,19 Sustainable collaborations with recurring, bidirectional partnering of clinical, research, and educational initiatives have been described as a means of providing human and physical resources and clinical and academic capacities.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Because of the integral nature of surgery in a health system and because surgery has been shown to be cost-effective, 8,9,11,20,21 the expansion of surgical delivery is necessary in many countries as they work to achieve universal health coverage. 6,7 How far this expansion should go is unclear: should, for example, countries aim for surgical delivery mimicking that in the greatest-producing countries of the United States and Norway?…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%