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Anesthesia Disparities Between High-Income Countries and Low-and Middle-Income Countries: Providers, Training, Equipment, and Techniques

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There is a growing consensus that surgical disease will eclipse infectious disease as a global healthcare issue in the next 10 years. However, anesthesia resources are extremely limited in low and middle-income countries. Funds for anesthesia are limited. Trained providers are scarce. Many providers migrate to highincome countries for economic and professional reasons. Lack of equipment, pharmaceuticals and infrastructure for the provision of safe anesthesia also limit anesthesia delivery. This chapter details each of these factors.

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    Steven Dale Boggs M.D., M.B.A.

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    Steven Dale Boggs M.D., M.B.A.

  3. Hospital for Joint Diseases, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Nicholas W. Chee M.P.H.

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    Ram Roth

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    Elizabeth A.M. Frost

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Boggs, S.D., Chee, N.W. (2015). Anesthesia Disparities Between High-Income Countries and Low-and Middle-Income Countries: Providers, Training, Equipment, and Techniques. In: Roth, R., Frost, E., Gevirtz, C., Atcheson, C. (eds) The Role of Anesthesiology in Global Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09423-6_4

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