The effect of deploying non-physician anaesthesia providers on surgical access and capacity across Nepal’s primary and secondary government hospitals: a quasi-experimental mixed methods study
AAs appear to enhance hospitals' ability to perform major surgeries, specifically CSs, while decreasing patient referrals and increasing surgical capacity. These results underscore the role of non-physician anaesthesia providers in surgical access in resource-limited settings.
Authors
- Rabindra Bhandari
- Archana Amatya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3194-0332)
- Ravi Ram Shrestha
- Arpana Kalaunee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3251-365X)
- Bal Sundar Chansi
- Kashim Shah
- Abigail Knoble (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2629-5013)
- Ruma Rajbhandari
- Janardan Pathak
- Yeshoda Aryal
- Pravin Paudel
- Julius Ssempiira
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Nick Simons Institute (NP)
- National Academy of Medical Sciences (NP)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2026-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2025-020332
- Primary Topic
- Global Health and Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00