Safeguarding children through pediatric surgical care in war and humanitarian settings: a call to action for pediatric patients in Gaza  

作　　者：Abirami Muthumani 

机构地区：[1]UCSF Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia,Universityof California San Francisco,San Francisco,California,USA [2]Department of General Surgery,Columbia University Irving Medical Center,NewYork,New York,USA

出　　处：《World Journal of Pediatric Surgery》2024年第1期59-65,共7页世界小儿外科杂志（英文）

摘　　要：INTRODUCTION Pediatric surgical interventions may represent more than one-third of the surgical caseload in humanitarian settings.1 The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has taken a devastating toll on children,many of whom have suffered injuries due to indiscriminate and heavy bombardment,resulting in severe polytraumatic injuries necessitating immediate and specialized pediatric surgical intervention.The conflict has strained the region's fragile healthcare system,resulting in a significant number of casualties,a substantial proportion of which are children.This exacerbates the demand for specialized pediatric surgical care,especially when the existing healthcare system and infrastructure has nearly collapsed and is under-resourced to handle the influx of pediatric patients.2 The urgency for specialized pediatric surgical care and support for children in Gaza cannot be overstated.Access to healthcare in Palestine has been an ongoing challenge.

关 键 词：PEDIATRIC injuries SURGICAL 

分 类 号：R726[医药卫生—儿科]