title: A next step for assessing the global burden of surgical disease.
authors.affiliation: Surgeons OverSeas (SOS), New York, NY.
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Leow
authors.forename: T Peter
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Kingham
authors.forename: Adam L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Kushner
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D016896:Treatment Outcome