Table 1 Shows the search strategy that will be used for each specific database up to November 26, 2024

PubMed

Ovoid (MEDLINE)

Cochrane (CENTRAL)

Web of Science

(Low and middle income countries OR Low and middle-income countries OR middle income countries OR Low resource setting OR limited-resource setting OR LMICs OR LMICS OR Poor OR Low-income OR Low income OR Middle income OR Middle-income) AND (Global Surgery OR Global OR Globally OR World) AND ((Acute Care OR Critical Care OR Emergency) AND General AND Surgery) AND (capacity building OR training programs OR infrastructure development OR health education OR infrastructure OR capacity)

Scopus

(“Low and middle income countries” OR “Low and middle-income countries” OR “middle income countries” OR “Low resource setting” OR “limited-resource setting” OR “LMICs” OR “LMICS” OR “Poor” OR “Low-income” OR “Low income” OR “Middle income” OR “Middle-income”) AND (“Global Surgery” OR “Global” OR “Globally” OR “World”) AND ((“Acute Care” OR “Critical Care” OR “Emergency”) AND “General” AND “Surgery”) AND (“capacity building” OR “training programs” OR “infrastructure development” OR “health education” OR “infrastructure” OR “capacity”)

CNKI

(Low and middle-income countries OR middle income countries OR Low resource setting OR limited-resource setting) AND (Global Surgery OR surgical capacity) AND (Acute Care Surgery OR Emergency General Surgery) AND (capacity building OR training programs OR infrastructure development OR health education)