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![]() Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Özet |
Aim Because an increasing number of patients travel internationally to seek medical care, Turkey offers comprehensive and outstanding services under extraordinary conditions as a neighboring country to countries that have been at war for long periods. In the past 5 years, the number of foreign patients arriving in Turkey for surgery has increased fivefold. Subject and methods The clinical and surgical data for non-immigrant foreign neurosurgery patients presenting for elective surgery within a 3.5-year-period are reported in this study. Data for 148 patients were assessed. The majority of these non-refugee patients were from Iraq. Ethical and social problems related to patients’ hospitalizations, follow-up, and adjuvant therapies are discussed, as well as the variety of surgeries performed. Results In total, 167 neurosurgical procedures … |
Anahtar Kelimeler |
Foreign patients | Neurosurgery | Neurosurgical team | Medical tourism |
Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
Makale Alt Türü | ESCI dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale |
Dergi Adı | Journal Of Public Health |
Dergi ISSN | 1613-2238 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi |
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | E-SCI |
Makale Dili | İngilizce |
Basım Tarihi | 06-2022 |
Cilt No | 30 |
Sayı | 6 |
Sayfalar | 1431 / 1440 |
Doi Numarası | 10.1007/s10389-020-01434-5 |
Makale Linki | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10389-020-01434-5 |