| Title |
Volunteer Orthopedic Surgical Trips in Nicaragua: A Cost‐effectiveness Evaluation
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|---|---|
| Published in |
World Journal of Surgery, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00268-012-1702-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Andrew T. Chen, Andrew Pedtke, Jeffrey K. Kobs, George S. Edwards, R. Richard Coughlin, Richard A. Gosselin |
| Abstract |
Injuries account for a substantial portion of the world's burden of disease and require effective surgical care. Volunteer surgical teams that form partnerships with hospitals help build local surgical capacity while providing immediate care. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of short orthopedic surgical volunteer trips as a method of reducing the global burden of surgical disease through both surgical and educational interventions. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 54 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 6% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 50 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 13% |
| Researcher | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 11% |
| Other | 14 | 26% |
| Unknown | 5 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 54% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 11% |
| Psychology | 3 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Unknown | 8 | 15% |