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. 2008;35(3):301-6.

The development of cardiac surgery in an emerging country: a completed project

Vladimir Velebit  1 , Michel Montessuit, Marek Bednarkiewicz, Gregory Khatchatourian, Xavier Mueller, Peter Neidhart
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The development of cardiac surgery in an emerging country: a completed project

Vladimir Velebit et al. Tex Heart Inst J. 2008.

Abstract

The necessity to develop cardiac surgery centers in the emerging world is widely accepted. Numerous groups and organizations from the developed world are involved in such work; however, the best method in which to develop a sustainable center in the emerging world is still debated. Herein, we present an approach that we have used in several such projects, which involves regular and frequent instructional visits with progressive reduction of our instructional support. Data to support our approach are presented.

Keywords: Cardiovascular surgical procedures/statistics & numerical data; developing countries; international cooperation; medical missions, official; outcome assessment (health care); thoracic surgery/education; world health.

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Fig. 2 Evolution of weekly caseload, Tbilisi, 2002–2007.
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Fig. 1 Evolution of annual caseload during project in Tbilisi, 2002–2007.
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Fig. 3 Reduction in number of team members, Tbilisi, 2002– 2007.
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