Table 1 Global surgery indicators to measure universal surgical access
From: A geospatial analysis of two-hour surgical access to district hospitals in South Africa
| Indicator | 2030 Targets (per country) |
|---|---|
| Two-hour access to timely surgery | Minimum 80% of the population with access to a facility that can perform a caesarean delivery, laparotomy, and treatment of open fracture (the bellwether procedures) within 2 hours |
| Specialist surgical workforce density | 20 surgical, anesthetic, and obstetric doctors per 100,000 |
| Surgical volume | Minimum of 5000 procedures per 100,000; 100% countries tracking |
| Perioperative mortality | 100% countries tracking |
| Protection against impoverishing expenditure | 100% protection against impoverishment from out-of-pocket payments for surgery and anesthesia |
| Protection against catastrophic expenditure | 100% protection against catastrophic expenditure from out-of-pocket payments for surgery and anesthesia |