Non-cardiac surgery in developing countries: epidemiological aspects and economical opportunities--the case of Brazil.

BACKGROUND: Worldwide distribution of surgical interventions is unequal. Developed countries account for the majority of surgeries and information about non-cardiac operations in developing countries is scarce. The purpose of our study was to describe the epidemiological data of non-cardiac surgerie...

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Main Authors: Pai Ching Yu, Daniela Calderaro, Danielle Menosi Gualandro, Andre Coelho Marques, Adriana Feio Pastana, Joao Carlos Prandini, Bruno Caramelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2868901?pdf=render