Opportunities and Challenges in Thoracic Surgery in India

Abstract

When it comes to the prevalence of lung illness, India tops the list as the country with the unenviable position of being rated first worldwide. Surgical intervention is an option for the treatment of a significant amount of this disease load. However, due to a variety of barriers, patients have restricted access to thoracic surgical care that is of sufficient quality. This review article provides a summary of the challenges that exist in this emerging surgical profession in the world's second most populous country as well as the potential that are implied by those challenges.