Abstract
Pediatric plastic surgery research needs in global health: A scoping review
Highlights
Plastic surgery in developing countries have focused on children for decades, there is currently no formal literature review
Plastic surgery is making its mark as a necessary surgical specialty in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs)
Children have been the focus for plastic surgeons who work in LMICs for decades
Summary
Plastic surgery in developing countries have focused on children for decades, there is currently no formal literature review. This scoping review aimed to identify key themes and research gaps in global pediatric reconstructive surgical research to effectively guide future initiatives. Plastic surgeons are uniquely qualified to address the burden of surgical disease in the developing world, most notably through management of burn injuries, facial congenital anomalies and traumatic injuries [1]. Despite the fact that resources were allocated for management of burns and congenital anomalies, the quality of care from foreign agencies is a priority. Since 2008, Operation Smile, Smile Train, and Resurge International were among the invested international non-governmental agencies that began to evaluate the quality of care provided [16,17,18,19,20,21]
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