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Developing Metrics to Define Progress in Children's Surgery.

Dan Poenaru1, Justina Onyioza Seyi-Olajide2

  • 1Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada. dpoenaru@gmail.com.

World Journal of Surgery
|December 1, 2018
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Developing metrics for global pediatric surgery is crucial for tracking progress and identifying data gaps. Applying existing surgical indicators to children

Area of Science:

  • Global Health
  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Health Systems Research

Background:

  • Existing surgical metrics (e.g., DALYs, Lancet indicators) are not widely applied to pediatric surgery.
  • Significant data gaps exist in assessing the burden of disease, infrastructure, human resources, and quality of care for children's surgery.
  • There is a critical need for practical metrics to quantify need and progress in global pediatric surgery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review existing global surgical metrics.
  • To identify applications of these metrics in pediatric surgery.
  • To highlight knowledge gaps and opportunities for future research in global pediatric surgery.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing global surgical metrics.
  • Analysis of current applications of these metrics in pediatric surgery.

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  • Identification of areas requiring further investigation.

    • Main Results:

    • Most established surgical metrics have not been applied to pediatric surgery.
    • Significant data deficiencies are present in key areas of global pediatric surgery.
    • Opportunities exist to adapt and apply existing metrics to children's surgical care.

    Conclusions:

    • Adapting and applying existing surgical metrics is essential for advancing global pediatric surgery.
    • Targeted knowledge translation efforts are needed to address identified deficiencies.
    • Strengthening global pediatric surgery as an academic discipline will improve child health outcomes worldwide.