N/A N=61

From Short-term Surgical Missions Towards Sustainable Partnerships

Global Surgery · Medical Missions

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View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04450823 ↗

Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

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Results posted

Aug 2020

Primary outcome: Primary: Q7: Country Where the Last Mission Took Place — 2; 2; 1; 1 Participants

Study Design & Population

Study type: Observational
Phase: N/A
Interventions: no intervention (Other)
Age: Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult
Sex: All
Sponsor: Global Surgery Amsterdam
Primary completion: Oct 2019

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Q7: Country Where the Last Mission Took Place	2; 2; 1; 1; 3; 1	—
PRIMARY Q8: Name of the Place and Hospital Where the Last Mission Took Place	1; 1; 1; 9; 1; 1	—
PRIMARY Q9: Number of Participants Per Organization	1; 1; 11; 3; 2; 2	—
PRIMARY Q10: Countries Where the NGOs Are Based	29; 17; 4; 4; 1; 1	—
PRIMARY Q11: Importance of Potential Activities	157; 153; 175; 210	—
PRIMARY Q12: Activities That Where Missing in Question 11.	1; 2; 4; 5; 8; 9	—
PRIMARY Q13. Medical Registration is Required in the Host Country	28; 16; 7; 7; 0	—
PRIMARY Q14: The Process of Obtaining Medical Registration Was Straightforward	8; 19; 16; 10; 5	—
PRIMARY Q15: Collaboration	39; 16; 3; 1	—
PRIMARY Q16. What Should Have a Higher Priority in the Hospital of Your Last Mission?	31; 22	—
PRIMARY Q17. A Structured Follow-up Strategy is Required	37; 17; 4; 0; 0	—
PRIMARY Q18. One Month After the Mission, an Official Report is Recommended	39; 16; 2; 1; 0	—
PRIMARY Q19. A Written Long-term Strategy is Recommended at the Start of a New Project.	37; 17; 4; 0; 0	—
PRIMARY Q20. Suggestions to Improve the Impact of Short Term Reconstructive Missions.	24; 10; 34	—

Summary

Introduction: Recently, the devastating consequences of neglected surgical care in global health became apparent with an estimated five billion people lacking access to safe surgical and anesthesia care. Traditionally, short-term surgical missions were the predominant strategy how surgical care was supported in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Although surgical missions have been criticized in recent literature they are still being performed on a large scale. The aim of this study is to provide recommendations for persons and organizations involved in surgical mission on how to strengthen surgical care in LMICs in the future. Method: An online survey was developed for members of foreign teams. Data was collected on 5 topics, consisting of: 1) basic characteristics of the missions, 2) main activities, 2) follow-up and reporting, 3) the local registration process for foreign teams and 4) collaboration with local stakeholders.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Members of foreign teams, that did participate in at least one short-term surgical mission in a hospital in a LMIC

Exclusion Criteria

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04450823). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.