Introduction The Global Burden of Surgical Disease; K. A. Kelly McQueen Commentator: Zipporah Gathuya Ethical Considerations; David B. Waisel and Caris Grimes Commentator: Wangari Nyaga Developing Surgical Capacity: Models of Implementation; Regan Bergmark, Wendy Williams, Johanna N. Riesel, Doreen Nakku, and Mack Cheney Commentators: Nobhojit Roy, Nakul Raykar Anesthesia Preparing for a Trip: OR Management; Craig D. McClain Commentator: Clover Ann Lee Pharmacology of Commonly Used Drugs; Leal G. Segura Commentators: Edouard Uwamahoro, Denise M. Chan Regional Anesthesia; Christopher S. Lee and Navil F. Sethna Commentator: Alexandra Torborg Preoperative Evaluation; Cynthia S. Tung Commentators: Francoise Nizeyimana, Denise M. Chan Intraoperative Management; Terrance A. Yemen Commentators: Francoise Nizeyimana, Denise M. Chan Postoperative Care: PACU and ICU; Traci A. Wolbrink and Martin Zammert Commentators: Francoise Nizeyimana, Denise M. Chan Resuscitation and Approach to Crisis Situations; Ann T. Hau and Craig D. McClain Commentators: Edouard Uwamahoro, Denise M. Chan Non-Trauma Chest; Abraham Lebenthal and Alexi C. Matousek Commentator: Koffi Herve Yangni-Angate Acute Abdomen; Reinou S. Groen and Adam L. Kushner Commentators: Okao Patrick, Louis-Franck Telemaque, Ntakiyiruta Georges Stomach; David S. Shapiro Commentator: Ntakiyiruta Georges Liver, Pancreas and Gall Bladder; Kelly Hewitt and Raymond R. Price Commentators: Jigjidsuren Chinburen, Tsiiregzen Enkh-Amgalan Spleen; Mallory Williams, Quyen D. Chu, and Selwyn O. Rogers Commentators: Ndukauba Eleweke, Ntakiyiruta Georges, Okao Patrick Appendicitis; Ibrahim M. Daoud and Vladimir P. Daoud Commentators: Edgar Rodas, Edgar B. Rodas Hernia; Joaquim M. Havens Commentators: Edgar Rodas, Edgar B. Rodas Colon and Rectum; Allison F. Linden and Kathryn Chu Commentator: Thandinkosi E. Madiba Anus and Rectum; Joel E. Goldberg Commentator: Thandinkosi E. Madiba, Ntakiyiruta Georges Laparoscopy; Gabriela M. Vargas and Raymond R. Price Commentator: Sergelen Orgoi Breast Cancer; Lisa A. Newman, Marcel Bayor, Evelyn Jiagge, Der Muonir Edmund, and Mawuli Gyakobo Commentators: Ouyang Lizhi, Ruth Damuse Obstetrics; Reinou S. Groen and Adam L. Kushner Commentator: Bomi Ogedengbe Gynecology; Felicia Lester and Sierra Washington Commentator: Tarek Meguid Genitourinary Surgery; Marc D. Manganiello and Jill Buckley Commentators: E. Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, Thaim Buya Kamara Neurosurgery; Benjamin C. Warf Commentator: John Mugamba Otorhinolaryngology; Robert M. Boucher Commentator: Wakisa Mulwafu Thyroidectomy; Robert M. Boucher Commentator: Emmanuel R. Ezeome Ophthalmology; Matthew C. Bujak and Geoffrey Tabin Commentator: John Nkurikiye Dentistry; Joel S. Reynolds and Robert P. Horne Commentator: Rose Dina Premier Orthopedic Surgery; George S.M. Dyer Commentator: Ankur B. Bamne Pediatric Surgery; Doruk Ozgediz and Emmanuel A. Ameh Commentator: Milliard Derbew Oncology; T. Peter Kingham and Olusegun Alatise Commentator: Ruth Damuse Infectious Diseases; Gita N. Mody, Sachita Shah, and Robert Riviello Commentators: Samuel Abimerech Luboga, Peter M. Nthumba Soft-Tissue Coverage and Flaps; Christopher D. Hughes and Nadine Semer Commentators: Jorge Palacios, Chona Thomas, Charles Furaha, Christian Paletta Skin Grafts; Ingrid Ganske and Jennifer Wall Commentators: Jorge Palacios, Charles Furaha, Christian Paletta Wound Care; Helena O.B. Taylor and Stephen R. Sullivan Commentators: Ntakiyiruta Georges, Sterman Toussaint, Okao Patrick, Okechukwu O. Onumaegbu Trauma Disaster Management; Susan Miller Briggs and Guy Lin Commentator: Emmanuel Kayibanda Initial Evaluation of the Trauma Patient; William P. Schecter Commentator: Sebastian O. Ekenze Amputation; Samuel C. Schecter and Nikolaj Wolfson Commentators: L.O.A. Thanni, Michael O. Ogirima Burns; Jennifer Wall, Gita N. Mody, and Robert Riviello Commentators: Nivaldo Alonso, Daniel Chimutu, David Morton Thoracic Trauma; Abraham Lebenthal and Alexi Matousek Commentators: Koffi Herve Yangni-Angate, Ikechukwu A. Nwafor Abdominal Trauma; Alexi Matousek, Thomas G. Weiser, and Selwyn O. Rogers Commentators: Rodolphe R. Eisenhower Jean-Louis, Emmanuel Kayibanda Urologic Trauma; Kristen R. Scarpato, Hiep T. Nguyen, and Richard N. Yu Commentators: Demberelnyambuu Batsukh, E. Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, Emile Rwamasirabo Neurosurgical Trauma; Benjamin C. Warf Commentator: John Mugamba Maxillofacial Trauma; Daniel J. Meara Commentators: Bin Song and C.C. Uguru Ophthalmic Trauma; Matthew C. Bujak, Geoffrey C. Tabin, and Benjamin J. Thomas Commentators: Ifeoma Ezegwui, John Nkurikiye Soft-Tissue Injuries of the Face; Christopher D. Hughes and Julian J. Pribaz Commentator: Nivaldo Alonso Spinal Trauma; Andrew K. Simpson and Mitchel B. Harris Commentator: Ankur B. Bamne Upper Extremity Trauma; Paul T. Appleton and Joseph P. DeAngelis Commentator: Ankur B. Bamne Hand Trauma; Simon G. Talbot and Amir H. Taghinia Commentator: Nyengo Mkandawire Lower Extremity Trauma; Paul T. Appleton, J. Kent Ellington, and John Y. Kwon Commentator: Ankur B. Bamne References Appendix: Safety, Security, and Survival Considerations for Healthcare Providers in Remote, Hostile, and Disaster Areas; Mykel Hawke Index