title: Anaesthesia in underdeveloped world: Present scenario and future challenges.
abstract: The overall mortality and morbidity in underdeveloped countries are still unchanged and preventable risks factors constitute the main burden. Among these, anaesthesia-related mortality is largely preventable. Various contributory factors related to human resources, technical resources, education/teaching system and other utilities needs further attention in poor income group countries. Therefore, we have made an attempt to address all these issues in this educational article and have given special reference to those factors that might gain importance in (near) future. Proper understanding of anaesthesia-related resources, their overall impact on health care system and their improvisation methods should be thoroughly evaluated for providing safer anaesthesia care in these countries which would certainly direct better outcome and consequently influence mortality.
authors: Department of Anesthesia, Dr. B.R.A Institute-Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, India.
authors: Sachidanand Jee
authors: SJ
authors: Bharati
authors: Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Health Sciences Center, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
authors: Tumul
authors: T
authors: Chowdhury
authors: Department of Anesthesia, Dr. B.R.A Institute-Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, India.
authors: Nishkarsh
authors: N
authors: Gupta
authors: Department of Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
authors: Bernhard
authors: B
authors: Schaller
authors: Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Health Sciences Center, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
authors: Ronald B
authors: RB
authors: Cappellani
authors: Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Health Sciences Center, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
authors: Doug
authors: D
authors: Maguire
keywords: Anaesthesia; mortality; outcome; resources; underdeveloped