Impacto del COVID-19 en la cirugía cervicofacial: Impact of COVID-19 on cervicofacial surgery

The new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with an epidemic center in Wuhan City, China, was declared an international public health emergency in late January by the World Health Organization (WHO). The first confirmed case in Peru was on March 6 and, in less than two weeks, the infectious disease was declared a national health emergency, reporting more than 20,000 cases and 572 deaths by April 23.La enfermedad por el nuevo coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) con centro epidémico en la ciudad de Wuhan,China, fue declarada una emergencia de salud pública internacional a fines de enero por la OrganizaciónMundial de la Salud (OMS). El primer caso confirmado en el Perú fue el 6 de marzo y, en menos de dossemanas, la enfermedad infecciosa fue declarada como emergencia sanitaria nacional, reportándosemás de 20 mil casos y 572 defunciones para el 23 de abril

UN MIEMBRO PROACTIVO DE LA INVESTIGACIÓN EN LA FAMURP: SOCEMURP

Uno de los fines de la Universidad es la investigación, siendo inclusive considerada por algunos entendidos como la función central de ésta1. En nuestro caso la Universidad Ricardo Palma, fundado el 1ero de julio de 1969, enuncia en medios oficiales su dedicación entre otros aspectos a la investigación y a través de sus facultades e institutos de investigación desarrolla lineamientos y políticas que fomenten la generación de nuevos conocimientos.   DOI:https://doi.org/10.25176/RFMH.v16.n1.34

Global economic burden of unmet surgical need for appendicitis

Background There is a substantial gap in provision of adequate surgical care in many low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to identify the economic burden of unmet surgical need for the common condition of appendicitis. Methods Data on the incidence of appendicitis from 170 countries and two different approaches were used to estimate numbers of patients who do not receive surgery: as a fixed proportion of the total unmet surgical need per country (approach 1); and based on country income status (approach 2). Indirect costs with current levels of access and local quality, and those if quality were at the standards of high-income countries, were estimated. A human capital approach was applied, focusing on the economic burden resulting from premature death and absenteeism. Results Excess mortality was 4185 per 100 000 cases of appendicitis using approach 1 and 3448 per 100 000 using approach 2. The economic burden of continuing current levels of access and local quality was US $92 492 million using approach 1 and$73 141 million using approach 2. The economic burden of not providing surgical care to the standards of high-income countries was $95 004 million using approach 1 and$75 666 million using approach 2. The largest share of these costs resulted from premature death (97.7 per cent) and lack of access (97.0 per cent) in contrast to lack of quality. Conclusion For a comparatively non-complex emergency condition such as appendicitis, increasing access to care should be prioritized. Although improving quality of care should not be neglected, increasing provision of care at current standards could reduce societal costs substantially

Global economic burden of unmet surgical need for appendicitis

Background There is a substantial gap in provision of adequate surgical care in many low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to identify the economic burden of unmet surgical need for the common condition of appendicitis. Methods Data on the incidence of appendicitis from 170 countries and two different approaches were used to estimate numbers of patients who do not receive surgery: as a fixed proportion of the total unmet surgical need per country (approach 1); and based on country income status (approach 2). Indirect costs with current levels of access and local quality, and those if quality were at the standards of high-income countries, were estimated. A human capital approach was applied, focusing on the economic burden resulting from premature death and absenteeism. Results Excess mortality was 4185 per 100 000 cases of appendicitis using approach 1 and 3448 per 100 000 using approach 2. The economic burden of continuing current levels of access and local quality was US $92 492 million using approach 1 and$73 141 million using approach 2. The economic burden of not providing surgical care to the standards of high-income countries was $95 004 million using approach 1 and$75 666 million using approach 2. The largest share of these costs resulted from premature death (97.7 per cent) and lack of access (97.0 per cent) in contrast to lack of quality. Conclusion For a comparatively non-complex emergency condition such as appendicitis, increasing access to care should be prioritized. Although improving quality of care should not be neglected, increasing provision of care at current standards could reduce societal costs substantially