Reflexion about Pediatrics, Anesthesia and Education in Pediatric Anesthesia in Colombia and South America
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https://doi.org/10.17140/PNNOJ-2-107Keywords:
Children, Mortality, Education, Anesthesia, South AmericaAbstract
Latin America is a region with large changes in the last decade with the purpose of improving
its political, economic, social and cultural situation. It must face a series of challenges
to improve safety, health and education for people. This situation is no different in medical
education and the way in which health systems operate in the region. The aim of this article is
to reflect the global situation from the pediatric anesthesia perspective and to analyze important
aspects as health, infant mortality, poverty and education opportunities in Latin America. After
a thorough investigation to collect some statistics from this region, different web pages and official
government websites were consulted to get a diagnosis of the situation of pediatrics and
pediatric anesthesia in Colombia and South America; its challenges and the current projects
from different countries with the goal to improve education and ensure better living conditions
for children in this region of the world.
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