Surgical Capacity Assessment and Leverage in the Palestinian Land (SCALPEL-I) Study: The First Nationwide Plastic Surgery Capacity Evaluation in Palestine.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Access to surgical care in low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs), especially in war-torn areas such as the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), is a global health priority. The plastic surgical capacity in the oPt has not been evaluated. This study provides the first systematic evaluation of plastic surgical capacity in the oPt.

Methods

A cross-sectional study conducted between December 2022 and February 2023 included facilities providing plastic surgery services in the oPt, except private centers run by nonsurgeons. A modified PIPES (personnel, infrastructure, procedures, equipment, and supplies) tool was used. Data were analyzed for geographic and private/public disparities.

Results

Eleven facilities were included; 6 (54.5%) were in the West Bank and 5

SUBMITTER: Alser O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11578215 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature