Evaluation of Surgical Procedures Needed for Refugees in Turkey:Retrospective study

ABSTRACT Objective: Surgical procedures are critical components of healthcare services; however, they usually neglected during public health interventions due to misperceived high costs and limited benefits. Estimating surgical needs for refugee individuals in the host country would help humanitarian aid planning strategical development national surgery capacity resource allocation. The present research aimed analyze refugees. Methods: 2703 15725 hospitalized patients, underwent a procedure February 2015 December 2018. Demographic data patients such as age gender, risk classification according American Society Anesthesiologists (ASA), anesthesia type, type procedures, intraoperative blood transfusion rates, admission incidence intensive care unit (ICU), mortality rates were recorded. divided into groups branches analyzed. Results: Distribution two-thirds among medical was obstetrics gynecology, orthopedics traumatology, general plastic, reconstructive, aesthetic surgery. most common C-section, appendectomy, disorders bone integrity, wrist injuries. Conclusion: Approximately one sixth treated our hospital various procedures. Our results should be taken account by governments assistance, budgeting sources, improving rapidly growing number refugees worldwide.