title: Surgery in a mission hospital.
abstract: The western-trained surgeon working in a mission hospital in a developing country finds that in spite of the heavy demands placed upon him the work can be most absorbing, challenging, and satisfying. Some impressions gained during 31/2 years working in the department of surgery of a mission hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, are recorded. Particular reference is made to the striking differences in disease incidence, as brought out in a review of operative surgery for 1977.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003906:Developing Countries; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D009390:Nepal; D008921:Religious Missions; D000078329:Workforce