Global neurosurgical workforce density—you cannot improve what you do not measure

• 作者: Kanmounye Ulrick Sidney Ammar Adam Rolle Myron El Ouahabi Abdessamad Park Kee B.
• 来源期刊: 中华神经外科杂志（英文）
• 关键词: Global neurosurgery Global surgery Low- and middle-income countries Neurosurgery Workforce density
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（3）
• 所属期刊栏目: Letter to the Editor
• 页码范围: 213-215
• 页数: 3页
• 语种: 中文
• DOI: 10.1186/s41016-021-00252-2

摘要

Five million neurosurgical cases go untreated each year. This is in part due to the lack of neurosurgical care providers. The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies has spearheaded efforts to monitor the number of neurosurgical providers around the globe since 2016. In this perspective, we discuss why, when, and how the neurosurgical workforce should be measured.