학술논문
Understanding pediatric surgical needs in North Korea: a modeling analysis
Document Type
article
Author
Source
World Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2024)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2516-5410
Abstract
Background Sixty-five percent of children worldwide lack access to surgical care, the majority of whom live in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Developing surgical infrastructure requires information on surgical need; however, this information is often limited in LMICs. North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, DPRK) has a low amount of publicly available data. Here, we analyzed available modeled data to understand the causes of pediatric deaths due to conditions treatable with surgery in DPRK.Methods We used World Bank data and models from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation to identify causes of pediatric deaths affecting pediatric patients (age