Project Advantages Drawbacks Training centers in some countries • Economic • Teaching in accordance with the existing reality • No use of up-to-date equipment • Paucity of teachers Refresher courses…
Fig. 12.1 Waiting for pre-operative evaluation Patient Assessment The American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Preanesthesia Evaluation defines preanesthesia as the process of clinical assessment that precedes the delivery of…
Year Country Organization Year Country Organization 1997 Russia Healing the Children North East 2007 Honduras Gift of Life, Rotary Club 1997 China Healing the Children 2007 Honduras Medical Students Making…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Ram Roth, Elizabeth A.M. Frost, Clifford Gevirtz and Carrie L.H. Atcheson (eds.)The Role of Anesthesiology in Global Health10.1007/978-3-319-09423-6_24 24. Surgical Mission Trips as a Component of Medical Education and Residency Training Peter J. Taub1 …
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Ram Roth, Elizabeth A.M. Frost, Clifford Gevirtz and Carrie L.H. Atcheson (eds.)The Role of Anesthesiology in Global Health10.1007/978-3-319-09423-6_22 22. Trauma, War, and Managing Vascular and Orthopedic Injuries John Benjamin1 and John Rotruck1 (1) Department…
Fig. 19.1 WFSA Analgesic Ladder Starting with strong parenteral opioids, ketamine, and/or local anesthetic, there is then a step down to oral opioids and finally to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and…
Agent Effect Ventilation pattern Hypoventilation increases IOP, hyperventilation decreases IOP Intravenous induction and inhaled agents All decrease IOP except possibly ketamine; etomidate decreases IOP but myoclonus upon injection may be…
Rwanda Burundi Democratic Republic of Congo Tanzania Uganda Africa Global Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000 population) 55 104 146 54 69 95 48 Adult mortality (per 1,000 population)…
Country Project Context Program description Afghanistan Kabul Conflict Obstetrics, general surgery Khost Conflict Obstetrics Kunduz Conflict Obstetrics, general surgery Burundi Gitega Post-conflict Obstetrics (fistula repair) Kabezi Post-conflict Obstetrics DRC Masisi…
Fig. 6.1 Anesthesia machine used for storage Anesthesia Resources Michael Dobson in his book Anaesthesia at the District Hospital says “good anaesthesia depends much more on the skills, training and…
