title: The Need for Cost-Effective Neurosurgical Innovation--A Global Surgery Initiative.
abstract: The authors discuss the unmet needs for neurosurgical care around the world and some of the innovative work being done to address this need. The growing demonstration of surgical innovation and cost-effective technology represents an opportunity within neurosurgery to achieve the goal of making surgical care more accessible to the global population.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Primary Children's Hospital, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Electronic address: neuropub@hsc.utah.edu.
authors.forename: Vijay M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Ravindra
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Primary Children's Hospital, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
authors.forename: Kristin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Kraus
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Primary Children's Hospital, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
authors.forename: Jay K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Riva-Cambrin
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Primary Children's Hospital, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kestle
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000191:economics*; D013672:Technology
keywords: Cost effectiveness; Global; Innovation; Neurosurgery