Publications by authors named "Marino Landra"
Introduction: This article reports a retrospective analysis of a 6-year experience of providing surgical care in remote areas of southern Sudan under extremely adverse conditions.
Methods: Teams of expatriate consultants (surgeon, anesthetist, scrub nurse) carried out 28 "surgical missions" with the aims of treating surgical cases previously selected and of training local personnel in basic surgery on the job.
Results: A total of 1642 patients (71% males, 30% under the age of 16) have undergone an operation.