News: DRAGON trial initiative (headquarter Maastricht, NL) to investigate the effectiveness of Liver Venous Deprivation (LVD) to accelerate liver regeneration over portal vein embolization (PVE) in regenerative liver surgery was funded by the Dutch Government with > 800 K Euro!
Wow. We already knew that as a resident of planet earth that you are more likely to die of a surgical treatable illness than malaria/TB/HIV. Now we know that you’re also more likely to die following an operation. #globalsurgery we have work to do...
In @TheLancet we estimate that currently 4.2 million people die within 30 days of surgery each year. Based on current trends, as the unmet need for surgery in LMICs is addressed, postoperative mortality will increase to 6.1 million per year. #globalsurgery#SoMe4Surgery@UHC