Establishing Sustainable Cardiothoracic Surgery Programs in Underserved Countries

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
Kathleen FentonWilliam Novick

Abstract

Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect worldwide, and accounts for a high proportion of the world's infant mortality. About 9 of every 10 babies born each year are born in areas without adequate access to heart surgery; overcoming this problem will necessitate addressing the worldwide shortage of an estimated 3,700 pediatric cardiac surgeons. Establishing sustainable heart surgery programs requires more than an investment of money: political, social, and cultural issues unique to each environment need to be addressed. Organizations desiring to help develop cardiac surgical centers need to focus on communication and bidirectional education, and to make a long-term commitment to each site. By identifying and addressing obstacles, success rates are high.

Citations

Oct 2, 2019·Current Opinion in Cardiology·Igor PolivenokMarcelo Cardarelli
Oct 31, 2020·Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals·Kathleen N FentonUNKNOWN Cardiothoracic Ethics Forum
Oct 21, 2020·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery·Kathleen N FentonUNKNOWN Cardiothoracic Ethics Forum
Oct 21, 2020·The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery·Kathleen N FentonUNKNOWN Cardiothoracic Ethics Forum
Oct 17, 2020·European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery·Kathleen N FentonUNKNOWN Cardiothoracic Ethics Forum

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