Economic Evaluation of a Global Reconstructive Surgery Visiting Educator Program.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to quantify the cost-effectiveness and economic value of a reconstructive surgery visiting educator trip program in a resource-constrained setting.

Background

Reconstructive surgical capacity remains inadequate in low- and middle-income countries, resulting in chronic disability and a significant economic toll. Education and training of the local surgical workforce to sustainably expand capacity have been increasingly encouraged, but economic analyses of these interventions are lacking.

Methods

Data were analyzed from 12 visiting educator trips and independently-performed surgical procedures at 3 Vietnamese hospitals between 2014 and 2019. A cost-effectiveness analysis was performed using standardized methodology and threshold

SUBMITTER: Luan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10431359 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature