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Background
Effective dissemination of technology in global surgery is vital to realize universal health coverage by 2030. Challenges include a lack of human resource, infrastructure and finance. Understanding these challenges, and exploring opportunities and solutions to overcome them, are essential to improve global surgical care.
Methods
This review focuses on technologies and medical devices...
Background
The PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses) Statement aims to optimize the reporting of systematic reviews. The performance of the PRISMA Statement in improving the reporting and quality of surgical systematic reviews remains unclear.
Methods
Systematic reviews published in five high‐impact surgical journals between 2007 and 2015 were identified from...