@article{Acharya_Dahal_Bista_Khanal_Bista_2019, title={Regulation of Surgical Procedures and Health Care Facilities Rankings in Nepal}, volume={57}, url={https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/4088}, DOI={10.31729/jnma.4088}, abstractNote={<p>Globally, millions of surgeries are performed each year to compliment and manage a diverse set of medical conditions. Adverse surgical outcomes constitute a major proportion of avoidable death and disabilities in the hospital, especially in low-income countries like Nepal. A comprehensive study on the standards of surgical procedures and its institutional regulations is missing. We discuss here the importance of surgical regulation based on it’s financial as well as healthcare implications in the Nepalese healthcare system.</p> <p><strong>Keywords</strong>: <em>surgical procedures; health care facilities; safety; surgery; WHO. </em></p> <p> </p>}, number={215}, journal={Journal of Nepal Medical Association}, author={Acharya, Yogesh and Dahal, Ranjan and Bista, Navindra Raj and Khanal, Milan Chandra and Bista, Sangita}, year={2019}, month={Feb.} }