title: International advocacy for education and safety.
abstract: Surgical safety has emerged as a significant global public health concern with reported mortality rates varying tremendously between developing and industrialized countries. This manuscript reviews some of the challenges encountered in providing safe anesthesia care in the humanitarian space; identifies the difficulties with providing high-quality education in developing countries; and describes how audits and quality improvement databases enhance our understanding of the nature and causes of harm to patients to inform the development of strategies for improvement.
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Kelly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: McQueen
authors.forename: Shobha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malviya
authors.forename: Zipporah N
authors.initials: ZN
authors.lastname: Gathuya
authors.forename: Donald C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Tyler
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects