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Bwanali AN, Munthali L, Napolo U, Lubanga AF, Gundo R, Mpinganjira SL. Clinical audit of cases and outcomes of patients admitted to the intensive care unit at Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi. Sci Rep 2024; 14:19019. [PMID: 39152144 PMCID: PMC11329498 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-66810-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 08/19/2024] Open
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In 2016, a new, improved and modern intensive care unit was constructed at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi. Having been operational for about 4 years, there has not been a systematic audit to gauge its performance. Therefore, this quantitative retrospective cohort study aimed at investigating the performance of the intensive care unit at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi. We analysed the patterns of admission through 250 clinical cases and their respective outcomes spanning from 1st January 2019 to 31st December 2019 using STATA. Descriptive and inferential statistics were computed. We also had a follow-up discussion with the Head of the unit to better understand the unit's functioning. Out of the 250 admissions, we evaluated 249 case files. About 30.8% of all patients were referred from the main operating theatre, and 20.7% from the casualty (emergency medicine). Head injury (26.7%) and peritonitis (15.7%) were the commonest causes of admission. The overall mortality was 52.2% with more females (57.5%) dying than males (47.9%). Head injury and peritonitis had the highest contribution to the mortality accounting for 25.3% and 16.9% of all deaths respectively. In conclusion, despite the new unit registering an improved performance compared to the old unit's 2012 mortality of 60.9%, the current mortality rate of 52.2% generally reflects a suboptimal performance. The intensive care unit is still grappling with a number of challenges that need immediate attention including few working beds, shortage of critical care specialists and nursing staff and lack of standard admission criteria.
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- Akim Nelson Bwanali
- School of Global and Public Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.
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- School of Global and Public Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
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- School of Global and Public Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
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- School of Global and Public Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
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- School of Nursing, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
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- School of Global and Public Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
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Worku A, Haisch D, Parekh M, Sultan A, Shumet A, G/Selassie K, O'Donnell M, Binegdie A, Sherman CB, Schluger NW. Epidemiology and Outcomes of Critical Illness and Novel Predictors of Mortality in an Ethiopian Medical Intensive Care Unit. J Intensive Care Med 2024; 39:778-784. [PMID: 38414379 DOI: 10.1177/08850666241233481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear most of the global burden of critical illness. Managing this burden requires improved understanding of epidemiology and outcomes in LMIC intensive care units (ICUs), including LMIC-specific mortality prediction scores. This study was a retrospective observational study at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, examining all consecutive medical ICU admissions from June 2014 to April 2015. The primary outcome was ICU mortality; secondary outcomes were prolonged ICU stay and prolonged mechanical ventilation. ICU mortality prediction models were created using multivariable logistic regression and compared with the Mortality Probability Model-II (MPM-II). Associations with secondary outcomes were examined with multivariable logistic regression. There were 198 admissions during the study period; mortality was 35%. Age, shock on admission, mechanical ventilation, human immunodeficiency virus, and Glasgow Coma Scale ≤8 were associated with ICU mortality. The receiver operating characteristic curve for this 5-factor model had an AUC of 0.8205 versus 0.7468 for MPM-II, favoring the simplified new model. Mechanical ventilation and lack of shock were associated with prolonged ICU stays. Mortality in an LMIC medical ICU was high. This study examines an LMIC medical ICU population, showing a simplified prediction model may predict mortality as well as complex models.
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- Aschalew Worku
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Addis Ababa University College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Addis Ababa University College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Medicine, Bahir Dar University College of Health Science, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Medicine, Mekele University College of Sciences, Mekele, Ethiopia
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Addis Ababa University College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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Beza Z, Tadesse R, Teshome H, Tadele G, Siferih M. Admission indications, initial diagnoses, Interventions, and patient outcomes within the sole obstetric high-dependency unit in Ethiopia. BMC Womens Health 2024; 24:329. [PMID: 38844913 PMCID: PMC11155185 DOI: 10.1186/s12905-024-03175-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Obstetric high-dependency care offers holistic care to critically ill obstetric patients while maintaining the potential for early mother-child bonding. Little is known about the obstetric high-dependency unit (HDU) in Ethiopia. Therefore, the objective of the study was to review the admission indications, initial diagnoses, interventions, and patient outcomes in the obstetric high-dependency unit at St.Paul's Hospital. METHODS A retrospective observational study was carried out at St. Paul's Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, between September 2021 and September 2022, targeting patients in the obstetric high-dependency unit during pregnancy or with in 42 days of termination or delivery. A checklist was used to compile sociodemographic and clinical data. Epidata-4.2 for data entry and SPSS-26 for data analysis were employed. Chi-square tests yielded significant results at p < 0.05. RESULT Records of 370 obstetric patients were reviewed and analyzed. The study enlisted participants aged 18 to 40, with a mean age of 27.6 ± 5.9. The obstetric high-dependency unit received 3.5% (95% CI, 3.01-4.30) of all obstetric admissions. With the HDU in place, only 0.42% of obstetric patients necessitated adult intensive care unit (ICU) admission. The predominant motive behind HDU admissions (63.2%) was purely for observation. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (48.6%) and obstetric hemorrhage (18.9%) were the two top admission diagnoses. Ten pregnant mothers (2.7%) were admitted to HDU: 2 with antepartum hemorrhages, and 8 with cardiac diseases. Maternal mortality and transfer to the ICU were both 1.4 per 100 HDU patients. CONCLUSION Our study found that the most frequent indication for admission to the HDU was just for observational monitoring. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and obstetric hemorrhage were the two leading admission diagnoses. Expanding HDUs nationwide is key for mitigating the ICU burden from obstetric admissions. Strategies for early prenatal screening, predicting preeclampsia, and addressing postpartum hemorrhage should be reinforced. Future studies should focus on a broader array of factors affecting fetomaternal outcomes in such a unit.
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- Zewdu Beza
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of General Surgery, St.Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Amhara, Ethiopia.
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Atumanya P, Agaba PK, Mukisa J, Nakibuuka J, Kwizera A, Sendagire C. Characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to intensive care units in Uganda: a descriptive nationwide multicentre prospective study. Sci Rep 2024; 14:9963. [PMID: 38693185 PMCID: PMC11063042 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-59031-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024] Open
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Intensive care unit (ICU) mortality rates have decreased over time. However, in low-and lower-middle income countries (LMICs), there remains an excess ICU mortality with limited understanding of patient characteristics, treatments, and outcomes from small single centre studies. We aimed therefore, to describe the characteristics, therapies and outcomes of patients admitted to all intensive care units in Uganda. A nationwide prospective observational study including all patients admitted Uganda's ICUs with available daily charts was conducted from 8th January 2018 to 1st April 2018. Socio-demographics and clinical characteristics including worst vital signs in the first 24 h of admission were recorded with calculation of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS-2) and quick Sequential Organ Function Assessment (qSOFA) score. ICU interventions were recorded during the ICU stay and patients were followed up to 28 days in ICU. The primary outcome was 28 day ICU mortality. Three-hundred fifty-one patients were analysed with mean age 39 (24.1) years, 205 (58.4%) males with 197 (56%) surgical admissions. The commonest indication for ICU admission was postoperative care (42.9%), 214 (61%) had at least one comorbidity, with hypertension 104 (48.6%) most prevalent and 35 (10%) HIV positive. The 28 day ICU mortality was 90/351 (25.6%) with a median ICU stay of 3 (1-7) days. The highest probability of death occurred during the first 10 days with more non-survivors receiving mechanical ventilation (80% vs 34%; p < 0.001), sedation/paralysis (70% vs 50%; p < 0.001), inotropic/vasopressor support (56.7% vs 22.2%; p < 0.001) and renal replacement therapy (14.4% vs 4.2%; p < 0.001). Independent predictors of ICU mortality included mechanical ventilation (HR 3.34, 95% CI 1.48-7.52), sedation/paralysis (HR 2.68, 95% CI 1.39-5.16), inotropes/vasopressor (HR 3.17,95% CI 1.89-5.29) and an HIV positive status (HR 2.28, 95% CI 1.14-4.56). This study provides a comprehensive description of ICU patient characteristics, treatment patterns, and outcomes in Uganda. It not only adds to the global body of knowledge on ICU care in resource-limited settings but also serves as a foundation for future research and policy initiatives aimed at optimizing ICU care in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
- Uganda Heart Institute, Kampala, Uganda.
- Intensive Care Medicine, D'or Institute for Research and Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Melaku EE, Urgie BM, Dessie F, Seid A, Abebe Z, Tefera AS. Determinants of Mortality of Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at Debre Berhan Comprehensive Specialized Hospital: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Patient Relat Outcome Meas 2024; 15:61-70. [PMID: 38410832 PMCID: PMC10895994 DOI: 10.2147/prom.s450502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
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Background The provision of intensive care services is advancing globally. However, in resource-limited settings, it is lagging far behind and intensive care unit mortality is still higher due to various reasons. This study aimed to assess determinants of mortality among medical patients admitted to the intensive care unit. Methods A five-year facility-based retrospective Cohort Study was conducted. A total of 546 medical patients admitted to the intensive care unit from March 2017 to February 2022 were included. Document review using a structured questionnaire was implemented to collect data. Data entered into Epi Data were analyzed by STATA and summarized using frequency tables and graphs. Binary and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify determinants of mortality. Results The overall mortality was 35.9%. Approximately half of the deaths were attributed to septic shock, congestive heart failure, severe community-acquired pneumonia, and stroke. The most common immediate cause of death was cardio-respiratory arrest. Source of admission, GCS level at admission, duration of ICU stay, treatment with inotropes, septic shock, and retroviral infection status were found to have a statistically significant association with ICU mortality. Conclusion and Recommendations This study revealed a significantly higher mortality rate among patients admitted to the intensive care unit. Early identification and admission of patients to the intensive care unit are important factors that could decrease mortality. Patient selection is essential since some patients with a high likelihood of mortality might not benefit from intensive care unit admission in an area with high resource limitations.
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- Ermiyas Endewunet Melaku
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
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Zewudie MM, Melesse DY, Filatie TD, Zeleke ME. Variables associated to intensive care unit (ICU)-mortality among patients admitted to surgical intensive care unit in Ethiopia: a retrospective observational study. BMC Anesthesiol 2023; 23:279. [PMID: 37596596 PMCID: PMC10436438 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-023-02230-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The present study aimed to assess variables associated to ICU-mortality among patients admitted to surgical intensive care unit in Ethiopia. METHODS A Hospital-based retrospective follow-up study was conducted on all patients who were admitted to the surgical intensive care unit. Data were extracted from patients' charts with a pretested data extraction tool, entered into Epi-data 4.6.0, and analyzed with STATA- 14. Bivariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models were fitted. RESULTS Of the total study participants (388), 148 (38.1%) patients admitted to the surgical intensive care unit died during the follow-up period with a median survival time of 11 days. Potassium level < 3.5 mmol/L (adjusted hazard ratio ( AHR): 3.46, 95% CI (1.83 6.55), potassium level > 5.0 mmol/L (AHR:2.41, 95% CI (1.29-4.51), hypoxia (AHR:1.66, 95% CI (1.10-2.48), Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score < 9 (AHR: 4.06, 95% CI (1.51-10.89), mechanical ventilation (AHR:12, 95%CI (3-45), absence of thromboprophylaxis (AHR:10.8,95% CI (6.04-19.29), absence of enteral feeding (AHR:3.56, 95% CI (2.20-5.78) were variables associated with ICU-mortality among patients admitted to surgical intensive care unit. CONCLUSIONS The overall ICU-mortality of patients admitted to our surgical intensive care unit was higher compared to patients admitted to similar intensive care unit in developed countries. The variables associated to ICU-mortality among patients admitted to surgical intensive care unit were abnormal serum potassium level, lower GCS score, mechanical support, hypoxia, absence of thromboprophylaxis, and enteral feeding.
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- Misgan Mulatie Zewudie
- Department of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Injibara University, Injibara, Ethiopia
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- Department of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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- Department of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Demass TB, Guadie AG, Mengistu TB, Belay ZA, Melese AA, Berneh AA, Mihret LG, Wagaye FE, Bantie GM. The magnitude of mortality and its predictors among adult patients admitted to the Intensive care unit in Amhara Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia. Sci Rep 2023; 13:12010. [PMID: 37491467 PMCID: PMC10368686 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39190-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023] Open
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Despite mortality in intensive care units (ICU) being a global public health problem, it is higher in developing countries, including Ethiopia. However, insufficient evidence is established concerning mortality in the ICU and its predictors. This study aimed to assess the magnitude of ICU mortality and its predictors among patients at Tibebe Ghion specialized hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021. A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted from February 24th, 2019, to January 24th, 2021. Data were collected from medical records by using pretested structured data retrieval checklist. The collected data was entered into Epi-data version 3.1 and analyzed using R version 4.0 software. Descriptive statistics computed. A simple logistic analysis was run (at 95% CI and p-value < 0.05) to identify the determinants for ICU mortality. A total of 568 study participants' charts were reviewed. The median length of ICU stay was four days. Head trauma and shock were the leading causes of ICU admissions and mortality. The overall mortality rate of the ICU-admitted patients was 29.6% (95% CI: 26%, 33%). Admission in 2020 (AOR = 0.51; 95%CI: 0.31, 0.85), having altered mentation (AOR = 13.44; 95%CI: 5.77, 31.27), mechanical ventilation required at admission (AOR = 4.11; 95%CI: 2.63, 6.43), and stayed < 5 days in the ICU (AOR = 3.74; 95%CI: 2.31, 6.06) were significantly associated with ICU mortality. The magnitude of the ICU mortality rate was moderate. Years of admission, altered mentation, mechanical ventilation required at admission, and days of stay in the ICU were the predictors for ICU mortality. This finding underscores the importance of interventions to reduce ICU mortality.
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- Tilahun Bizuayehu Demass
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar Town, Ethiopia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia
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- Department of Statistics, Injibara University, Injibara Town, Ethiopia
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- Food Safety, and Microbiology Reference Laboratory, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Amhara National, Regional State Public Health Institute, Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia.
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Guinness L, Kairu A, Kuwawenaruwa A, Khalid K, Awadh K, Were V, Barasa E, Shah H, Baker P, Schell CO, Baker T. Essential emergency and critical care as a health system response to critical illness and the COVID19 pandemic: what does it cost? COST EFFECTIVENESS AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION 2023; 21:15. [PMID: 36782287 PMCID: PMC9923646 DOI: 10.1186/s12962-023-00425-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC) is a novel approach to the care of critically ill patients, focusing on first-tier, effective, low-cost, life-saving care and designed to be feasible even in low-resourced and low-staffed settings. This is distinct from advanced critical care, usually conducted in ICUs with specialised staff, facilities and technologies. This paper estimates the incremental cost of EECC and advanced critical care for the planning of care for critically ill patients in Tanzania and Kenya.The incremental costing took a health systems perspective. A normative approach based on the ingredients defined through the recently published global consensus on EECC was used. The setting was a district hospital in which the patient is provided with the definitive care typically provided at that level for their condition. Quantification of resource use was based on COVID-19 as a tracer condition using clinical expertise. Local prices were used where available, and all costs were converted to USD2020.The costs per patient day of EECC is estimated to be 1 USD, 11 USD and 33 USD in Tanzania and 2 USD, 14 USD and 37 USD in Kenya, for moderate, severe and critical COVID-19 patients respectively. The cost per patient day of advanced critical care is estimated to be 13 USD and 294 USD in Tanzania and USD 17 USD and 345 USD in Kenya for severe and critical COVID-19 patients, respectively.EECC is a novel approach for providing the essential care to all critically ill patients. The low costs and lower tech approach inherent in delivering EECC mean that EECC could be provided to many and suggests that prioritizing EECC over ACC may be a rational approach when resources are limited.
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- Lorna Guinness
- Center for Global Development, Great Peter House, Abbey Gardens, Great College St, London, SW1P 3SE, UK. .,Global Health Economics Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
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- grid.33058.3d0000 0001 0155 5938Health Economics Research Unit, KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
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- grid.414543.30000 0000 9144 642XIfakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- grid.414543.30000 0000 9144 642XIfakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ,grid.25867.3e0000 0001 1481 7466Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
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- grid.414543.30000 0000 9144 642XIfakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- grid.33058.3d0000 0001 0155 5938Health Economics Research Unit, KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
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- grid.33058.3d0000 0001 0155 5938Health Economics Research Unit, KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya ,grid.4991.50000 0004 1936 8948Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Center for Global Development, Great Peter House, Abbey Gardens, Great College St, London, SW1P 3SE UK
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- Center for Global Development, Great Peter House, Abbey Gardens, Great College St, London, SW1P 3SE UK
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- grid.4714.60000 0004 1937 0626Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden ,grid.8993.b0000 0004 1936 9457Centre for Clinical Research Sörmland, Uppsala University, Eskilstuna, Sweden ,Department of Medicine, Nyköping Hospital, Nyköping, Sweden
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- grid.414543.30000 0000 9144 642XIfakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ,grid.25867.3e0000 0001 1481 7466Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania ,grid.4714.60000 0004 1937 0626Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden ,grid.8991.90000 0004 0425 469XDepartment of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Abate SM, Basu B, Jemal B, Ahmed S, Mantefardo B, Taye T. Pattern of disease and determinants of mortality among ICU patients on mechanical ventilator in Sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis. Crit Care 2023; 27:37. [PMID: 36694238 PMCID: PMC9875485 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04316-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The global mortality rate of patients with MV is very high, despite a significant variation worldwide. Previous studies conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa among ICU patients focused on the pattern of admission and the incidence of mortality. However, the body of evidence on the clinical outcomes among patients with MV is still uncertain. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate the pattern of disease and determinants of mortality among patients receiving mechanical ventilation in Southern Ethiopia. METHODS Six hundred and thirty patients on mechanical ventilation were followed for 28 days, and multilevel analysis was used to account for the clustering effect of ICU care in the region. RESULTS The incidence of 28-day mortality among patients with MV was 49% (95% CI: 36-58). The multilevel multivariate analysis revealed that being diabetic, having GSC < 8, and night time admission (AOR = 7.4; 95% CI: 2.96-18.38), (AOR = 5.9; (5% CI: 3.23, 10.69), and (AOR = 2.5; 95% CI: 1.24, 5.05) were predictors. CONCLUSION The higher 28-day mortality among ICU patients on mechanical ventilation in our study might be attributed to factors such as delayed patient presentation, lack of resources, insufficient healthcare infrastructure, lack of trained staff, and financial constraints. TRIAL REGISTRATION The protocol was registered retrospectively on ( NCT05303831 ).
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- Semagn Mekonnen Abate
- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia
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- Departemnt of Internal Medicine, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia
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Mohamud MFY. Clinico-epidemiological profile and risk factors of hypertensive crisis among patients attended at a tertiary care hospital in Somalia. Sci Rep 2023; 13:447. [PMID: 36624249 PMCID: PMC9829889 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-27683-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Hypertensive crisis (HC) is a life-threatening clinical condition in which an abrupt rise in arterial blood pressure can lead to acute damage to vital organs. The main objective of our study is to determine the epidemiological profile, clinical characteristics, and risk factors of hypertensive crisis patients in Somalia. This study was a prospective cross-sectional study conducted on HC patients attended at Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, from November 2020 to April 2021. A total of 6239 patients were screened during the study period. The prevalence of HC was 2.1% (128/6239). Of them, 76 (59.4%) were males. The mean (SD) age of the participants was 56.5 (± 16.9) years (range: 24-98 years). 54.7% (70/128) met the criteria for a hypertensive emergency, while 45.3% (58/128) met the criteria of hypertensive urgency. Most patients (55.5%) took a single antihypertensive medicine, with calcium channel blockers being the most frequently used (57.8%). Headache and palpitation were the most often reported symptoms upon admission (39.1% and 25%). The most often prescribed antihypertensive drugs for the initial therapy included Intravenous furosemide (35.2%), Sublingual captopril (25.8%), intravenous nitroglycerin (23.4%), and intravenous labetalol (20%). Among the forms or patterns of end-organ damage of HE, we most frequently observed acute heart failure (45.7%), acute pulmonary edema (29.9%), and acute renal injury (25.7%). Infrequent medical checkups, poor compliance with medications, poor compliance with exercise, positive family history of hypertension, and being male gender were significant predictors of HC, AOR = 20.312; p < 0.000, AOR = 7.021; p < 0.008, AOR = 6.158; p < 0.017, AOR = 3.545; p < 0.032, and AOR = 2.144; p = 0.001, respectively. In Somalia, the hypertensive crisis is common in this clinic population. Infrequent medical checkups, poor compliance with medications and exercise, positive family history of hypertension, and being male gender were significant predictors of HC.
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- Mohamed Farah Yusuf Mohamud
- Mogadishu Somali Turkish Education and Research Hospital, Thirty Street, Alikamin, Wartanabada District, Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Shumet T, Kebede F. Incidence and Predictors of Inpatient Mortality Rate After Cases Started Care in the Intensive Care Unit in Debre Markos Referral Hospital. Health Serv Res Manag Epidemiol 2023; 10:23333928231208252. [PMID: 37901610 PMCID: PMC10612449 DOI: 10.1177/23333928231208252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Background The intensive care unit (ICU) is a separate area in which potential health care services for patients who are in critical condition with detailed observation, monitoring, and advanced treatment than other units. This study aimed to assess the incidence and predictors of inpatient mortality after inpatient treatment was started in Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. Methods A facility-based retrospective cohort study was employed among 384 ICU-admitted patients from December 30, 2020 to January 1, 2022. The collected data were entered into Epi Data version 4.2 and exported to STATA 14.0 for further analysis. The Cox proportional hazard regression model was fitted after checking using the Schoenfeld residual and log-log plot test. A categorical variable with an adjusted hazard ratio of 95% CI was claimed for predictors. Result Overall, 384 admitted adult patients were included in the final analysis with a mean (±SD) age of 42.1 (±17.1) years. At the end of the follow-up period, 150 (39.06%) cases died in the ICU. The overall incidence of the mortality rate was 16.9 (95% CI: 13.7-19.55) per 100 person per day. Epidemiologically, 347 (90.36%) cases were medical illness, 25 (6.51%) surgical, and 12 (3.13%) were obstetric cases, respectively. The median length of inpatient stay was found to be 4.9 (IQR ± 2.8) days. In multivariable analysis; being (+) for human immunodeficiency virus (AHR = 0.59, 95% CI: 0.39-0.91), age ≥65yearas (AHR = 1.61, 95% CI: 1.11-2.32), and admission on weekend-time (AHR = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.06-2.06) were predictors of inpatient death. Conclusion The overall in-hospital mortality rate was significantly higher than in the previous study in this hospital with a short median survival time. The inpatient mortality rate was significantly associated with age ≥65 years, being HIV positive, and admission during weekend time. Therefore, effective intervention strategies should be highly needed for ICU team members for early risk factors prevention.
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- Tesfaye Shumet
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatics, College of Health Science, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatics, College of Health Science, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia
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Dendir G, Awoke N, Alemu A, Sintayhu A, Eanga S, Teshome M, Zerfu M, Tila M, Dessu BK, Efa AG, Gashaw A. Factors Associated with the Outcome of a Pediatric Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit in Resource-Limited Setup: Cross-Sectional Study. Pediatric Health Med Ther 2023; 14:71-79. [PMID: 36890923 PMCID: PMC9987449 DOI: 10.2147/phmt.s389404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Background Critical care is a multidisciplinary and interprofessional specialty devoted to treating patients who already have or are at danger of developing acute, life-threatening organ dysfunction. Due to the higher disease load and mortality from preventable illness, patient outcomes in intensive care units are challenging in settings with inadequate resources. This study aimed to determine factors associated with outcomes of pediatric patients admitted to intensive care units. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at Wolaita Sodo and Hawassa University teaching hospitals in southern Ethiopia. Data were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 25. Normality tests using the Shapiro-Wilk and Kolmogorov-Smirnov data were normally distributed. The frequency, percentage, and cross-tabulation of the different variables were then determined. Finally, the magnitude and associated factors were first analyzed using binary logistic regression and then multivariate logistic regression. Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. Results A total of 396 Pediatric ICU patients were included in this study, and 165 (41.7%) deaths were recorded. The odds of patients from urban areas (AOR = 45%, CI 95%: 8%, 67% p-value = 0.025) were less likely to die than those in rural areas. Patients with co morbidities (AOR = 9.4, CI 95%: 4.5, 19.7, p = 0.000) were more likely to die than pediatric patients with no co-morbidities. Patients admitted with Acute respiratory distress syndrome (AOR = 12.86, CI 95%: 4.3, 39.2, p = 0.000) were more likely to die than those with not. Pediatric patients on mechanical ventilation (AOR = 3, CI 95%: 1.7, 5.9, p = 0.000) more likely to die than not mechanically ventilated. Conclusion Mortality of paediatric ICU patients was high (40.7%) in this study. Co-morbid disease, residency, the use of inotropes, and the length of ICU stay were all statistically significant predictors of death.
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- Getahun Dendir
- School of Anesthesia, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia
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- School of Nursing, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia
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- School of Medicine, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia
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- School of Anesthesia, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia
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- College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolkite University, Wolkite, Ethiopia
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- School of Nursing, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia
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- School of Medicine, College of Health Science and Medicine, Yekatit 12 Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- School of Anesthesia, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia
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- School of Anesthesia, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia
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- School of Medicine, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia
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- Department of Anesthesia, College of Health Science and Medicine, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia
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Kitua DW, Khamisi RH, Salim MS, Kategile AM, Mwanga AH, Kivuyo NE, Hando DJ, Kunambi PP, Akoko LO. Development of the PIP score: A metric for predicting Intensive Care Unit admission among patients undergoing emergency laparotomy. SURGERY IN PRACTICE AND SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sipas.2022.100135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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Scope and mortality of adult medical ICU patients in an Eastern Cape tertiary hospital. SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE 2022; 38:10.7196/SAJCC.2022.v38i3.546. [PMID: 36704425 PMCID: PMC9869489 DOI: 10.7196/sajcc.2022.v38i3.546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background The characteristics and mortality outcomes of patients admitted to South African intensive care units (ICUs) owing to medical conditions are unknown. Available literature is derived from studies based on data from high-income countries. Objectives To determine ICU utilisation by medical patients and evaluate the scope of admissions and clinical associations with hospital mortality in ICU patients 12 years and older admitted to an Eastern Cape tertiary ICU, particularly in the subset with HIV disease. Methods A retrospective descriptive one-year cohort study. Data were obtained from the LivAKI study database and demographic data, comorbidities, diagnosis, and mortality outcomes and associations were determined. Results There were 261 (29.8%) medical ICU admissions. The mean age of the cohort was 40.2 years; 51.7% were female. When compared with the surgical emergencies, the medical subgroup had higher sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) scores (median score 5 v. 4, respectively) and simplified acute physiology score III (SAPS 3) scores (median 52.7 v. 48.5), a higher incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (7.7% v. 2.9%) and required more frequent dialysis (20.3% v. 5.5%). Of the medical admissions, sepsis accounted for 32.4% of admission diagnoses. The HIV seroprevalence rate was 34.0%, of whom 57.4% were on antiretroviral therapy. ICU and hospital mortality rates were 11.1% and 21.5% respectively, while only acute kidney injury (AKI) and sepsis were independently associated with mortality. The HIV-positive subgroup had a higher burden of tuberculosis (TB), higher admission SOFA and SAPS 3 scores and required more organ support. Conclusion Among medical patients admitted to ICU, there was a high HIV seroprevalence with low uptake of antiretroviral therapy. Sepsis was the most frequently identified ICU admission diagnosis. Sepsis and AKI (not HIV) were independent predictors of mortality. Co-infection with HIV and TB was associated with increased mortality. Contributions of the study The epidemiology and outcomes of adults who are critically ill from medical conditions in South African intensive care units was previously unknown but has been described in this study. The association of sepsis, TB, HIV and acute kidney injury with mortality is discussed.
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The magnitude of mortality and its determinants in Ethiopian adult intensive care units: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2022; 84:104810. [PMID: 36582907 PMCID: PMC9793120 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Introduction Despite mortality in intensive care units being a global burden, it is higher in low-resource countries, including Ethiopia. A sufficient number of evidence is not yet established regarding mortality in the intensive care unit and its determinants. This study intended to determine the prevalence of ICU mortality and its determinants in Ethiopia. Methods PubMed, Google Scholar, The Cochrane Library, HINARI, and African Journals Online (AJOL) databases were systematically explored for potentially eligible studies on mortality prevalence and determinants reported by studies done in Ethiopia. Using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, two reviewers independently screen, select, review, and extract data for further analysis using STATA/MP version 17. A meta-analysis using a random-effects model was performed to calculate the pooled prevalence and odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval. In addition, using study region and sample size, subgroup analysis was also performed. Results 9799 potential articles were found after removing duplicates and screening for eligibility, 14 were reviewed. Ethiopia's pooled national prevalence of adult intensive care unit mortality was 39.70% (95% CI: 33.66, 45.74). Mechanical ventilation, length of staying more than two weeks, GCS below 9, and acute respiratory distress syndrome were major predictors of mortality in intensive care units of Ethiopia. Conclusion Mortality in adult ICU is high in Ethiopia. We strongly recommend that all health care professionals and other stakeholders should act to decrease the high mortality among critically ill patients in Ethiopia.
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Eya J, Ejikem M, Ogamba C. Admission and Mortality Patterns in Intensive Care Delivery at Enugu State University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital: A Three-Year Retrospective Study. Cureus 2022; 14:e27195. [PMID: 36039263 PMCID: PMC9395759 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.27195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background The intensive care unit (ICU) provides critical care to high-risk patients to prevent morbidity and mortality. This requires closer monitoring and better management than the care provided to patients in normal admission wards and non-critical care units. Mortality rates in ICUs in developing countries are remarkably high compared to rates in more developed countries. Evaluating outcomes of treatment is a way to improve the quality of care. Therefore, this study was conducted to review the pattern of admission and outcome in the ICU of Enugu State University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital (ESUT-TH). Methodology This study was a three-year retrospective, descriptive review of all patients admitted to the ICU of ESUT-TH between January 1, 2019, and December 21, 2021. Data were collected from admissions and discharge registers of the ICU ward. Data were analyzed and expressed as frequencies and percentages. Categorical parameters were compared using the chi-squared test, and the significance level was set at p < 0.05. Results A total of 179 patients were admitted in the three-year period. Of them, 49.2% were postoperative patients while 21.2% were admitted from the accident and emergency unit. There were a total of 74 (41.3%) medical cases and 81 (45.3%) surgical cases, and the rest were unspecified. Among surgical cases, 19% were from the general surgery department followed by obstetrics and gynecology (18.4%) and neurosurgery (16.8%). Cerebrovascular accidents and traumatic brain injury were the most common specific diagnoses recorded among ICU admitted patients. The most common reason for admission was close monitoring of high-risk patients. The mortality rate during the studied period was 34.1%, and this was significantly associated with patient age and type of illness at presentation (p < 0.05). Stratified by year of admission, the highest rate of mortality was noted in the year 2020 (46.7%). Conclusion There is a high level of mortality among ICU admissions in our center. This calls for the improvement of intensive care delivery in the healthcare facility, including training and retraining of manpower and provision of essential facilities for high-quality healthcare delivery.
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Ueckermann V, Janse van Rensburg L, Pannell N, Ehlers M. Characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to a tertiary academic hospital in Pretoria with HIV and severe pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Infect Dis 2022; 22:548. [PMID: 35705920 PMCID: PMC9202192 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07522-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality in South Africa. Pneumonia and opportunistic infections remain a major cause for hospital admission among those living with HIV, even in the era of the widespread availability of antiretroviral therapy. METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, the records of patients admitted with HIV and severe pneumonia, requiring high care/intensive care admission, during a period of 12 months (February 2018 to January 2019) were reviewed. Demographic details, antiretroviral use, HIV viral load, CD4 count, sputum culture results and radiological imaging of patients were recorded. Data was analysed to determine variables associated with mortality. RESULTS One hundred and seventeen patient records were reviewed for this study. The patients were young (mean age 38.3 years), had advanced disease with low CD4 counts (mean 120.2 cells/mm3) and high HIV viral loads (mean 594,973.7 copies/mL). Only 36.9% (42/117) were on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on presentation to the hospital. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) was found to be the cause for pneumonia in 35% (41/117), whilst Pneumocystis jirovecii (P. jirovecii) was found in 21.4% (25/117). Bacterial pneumonia was the cause in 17.1% (20/117) of patients while no specific aetiology was found in 26.6% (31/117) of patients in the cohort. Mortality among the cohort studied was high (40.1%) and the average length of stay in hospital in excess of two weeks. The need for ICU admission, ventilation and CMV viremia was associated with increased mortality. Chest X-ray findings did not correlate with the aetiology of pneumonia, but multiple B-lines on lung ultrasound correlated with P. jirovecii as an aetiology and there was a signal that pleural effusion with fibrin stranding predicts tuberculosis. CONCLUSIONS Patients studied presented with advanced HIV and were often naïve to antiretroviral therapy. Mortality in this cohort of young patients was high, which emphasis the need for earlier diagnosis and treatment of HIV at a primary care level. Lung ultrasound may have clinical utility in the management of patients with HIV and pneumonia, particularly to diagnose P. jirovecii as an aetiology.
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- Veronica Ueckermann
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Knettel BA, Knettel CT, Sakita F, Myers JG, Edward T, Minja L, Mmbaga BT, Vissoci JRN, Staton C. Predictors of ICU admission and patient outcome for traumatic brain injury in a Tanzanian referral hospital: Implications for improving treatment guidelines. Injury 2022; 53:1954-1960. [PMID: 35365345 PMCID: PMC9167761 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.03.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are a critical global health challenge, with disproportionate negative impact in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). People who suffer severe TBI in LMICs are twice as likely to die than those in high-income countries, and survivors experience substantially poorer outcomes. In the hospital, patients with severe TBI are typically seen in intensive care units (ICU) to receive advanced monitoring and lifesaving treatment. However, the quality and outcomes of ICU care in LMICs are often unclear. We analyzed secondary data from a cohort of 605 adult patients who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) of a Tanzanian hospital with a moderate or severe TBI. We examined patient characteristics and performed two binary logistic regression models to assess predictors of ICU admission and patient outcome. Patients were often young (median age = 32, SD = 15), overwhelmingly male (88.9%), and experienced long delays from time of injury to presentation in the ED (median=12 h, SD = 168). A majority of patients (87.8%) underwent surgery and 55.6% ultimately had a "good recovery" with minimal disability, while 34.0% died. Patients were more likely to be seen in the ICU if they had worse baseline symptoms and were over age 60. TBI surgery conveyed a 37% risk reduction for poor TBI outcome. However, ICU patients had a 3.91 times higher risk of poor TBI outcome as compared to those not seen in the ICU, despite controlling for baseline symptoms. The findings point to the need for targeted interventions among young men, improvements in pre-hospital transportation and care, and continued efforts to increase the quality of surgical and ICU care in this setting. It is unlikely that poorer outcome among ICU patients was indicative of poorer care in the ICU; this finding was more likely due to lack of data on several factors that inform care decisions (e.g., comorbid conditions or injuries). Nevertheless, future efforts should seek to increase the capacity of ICUs in low-resource settings to monitor and treat TBI according to international guidelines, and should improve predictive modeling to identify risk for poor outcome.
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- Brandon A Knettel
- Duke University School of Nursing, Duke Global Health Institute, 307 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Raleigh Emergency Medicine Associates, UNC REX Healthcare, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Moshi, Tanzania
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- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Kilimanjaro, Christian Medical University College, Duke Global Health Institute, Moshi, Tanzania
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- Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University Division of Global Neurosurgery and Neurology, Durham, NC, United States
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Duke School of Medicine, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
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Edae G, Tekleab AM, Getachew M, Bacha T. Admission Pattern and Treatment Outcome in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Tertiary Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiop J Health Sci 2022; 32:497-504. [PMID: 35813669 PMCID: PMC9214737 DOI: 10.4314/ejhs.v32i3.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Knowledge of the clinical profile and outcomes of critically ill children admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in developing countries aids with the identification of priorities and the resources needed to improve the outcome of critically ill patients. This study aimed to assess the admission pattern, outcomes, and associated factors of patients admitted to the PICU of St Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. METHODS Institutional-based cross-sectional study was done. Data was collected through chart abstraction from patients admitted to the PICU between January 2017 and December 2018. SPSS 20.0 was used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics, cross-tabulations, and logistic regressions were used. RESULTS A total of 260 pediatric patients were analyzed. The mean age at admission was 48.13 ± 53.65 months, with M: F ratio of 1.4:1. The mean and median duration of PICU stay was 7.26 ±6.87 days, and 6.0 days respectively. The most commonly affected organ systems were the central nervous system (79, 33.2%) and respiratory system (55, 23.1%). Mechanical ventilation and admission after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (p < 0.001) were independent predictors of mortality. Infectious causes of illnesses were the leading causes of admission and death in the PICU. CONCLUSION The mortality rate of our PICU was 21.1 %. In this study, post-cardiopulmonary resuscitation admission and use of mechanical ventilation were statistically significant predictors of mortality indicating the need for well equipping and staffing the PICU to improve the outcome of such critically sick patients.
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- Gemechu Edae
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Arsi University, School of Medicine, Oromia, Ethiopia
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- Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Saint Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Assistant Professor of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Haramaya University, School of Medicine, Harar, Ethiopia
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- Associate Professor, Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Cardiac intensivist, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Saint Paul Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Seifu A, Eshetu O, Tafesse D, Hailu S. Admission pattern, treatment outcomes, and associated factors for children admitted to pediatric intensive care unit of Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, 2021: a retrospective cross-sectional study. BMC Anesthesiol 2022; 22:13. [PMID: 34991462 PMCID: PMC8734244 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-021-01556-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Assessement of the pattern of admission and treatment outcomes of critically ill pediatrics admitted to pediatric intensive care units (PICU) in developing countries is crucial. In these countries with resource limitations, it may help to identify priorities for resource mobilization that may improve patient service quality. The PICU mortality rate varies globally, depending on the facilities of the intensive care unit, availability of experties, and admission patterns. This study assessed the admission pattern, treatment outcomes, and associated factors for children admitted to the PICU. Methods A retrospective cross-sectional study was implemented on 406 randomly selected pediatrics patients admitted to the PICU of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital from 1-Oct-2018 to 30-Sept-2020. The data were collected with a pretested questionnaire. A normality curve was used to check for data the distribution. Both bivariable and multivariable analyses were used to see association of variables. A variable with a p-value of < 0.2 in the bivariable model was a candidate for multivariate analysis. The strength of association was shown by an adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with a 95% Confidence interval (CI), and a p-value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Frequency, percentage,and tables were used to present the data. Results A total of 361 (89% response rate) patient charts were studied, 197 (54.6%) were male, and 164(45.4%) were female. The most common pattern for admission was a septic shock (27.14%), whereas the least common pattern was Asthma 9(2.50%). The mortality rate at the pediatric intensive care unit was 43.8%. Moreover, mechanical ventilation need (AOR = 11.2, 95%CI (4.3–28.9), P < 0.001), need for inotropic agents (AOR = 10.7, 95%CI (4.1–27.8), P < 0.001), comorbidity (AOR =8.4, 95%CI (3.5–20.5), P < 0.001), length of PICU stay from 2 to 7 days (AOR = 7.3, 95%CI (1.7–30.6), P = 0.007) and severe GCS (< 8) (AOR = 10.5, 95%CI (3.8–29.1), P < 0.001) were independent clinical outcome predictors (mortality). Conclusion The mortality rate at the PICU was 43.8%. Septic shock, and meningitis were the common cause of death and the largest death has happened in less than 7 days of admission.
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- Ashenafi Seifu
- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Health Sciences, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia
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Macey A, O'Reilly G, Williams G, Cameron P. Critical care nursing role in low and lower middle-income settings: a scoping review. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e055585. [PMID: 34983772 PMCID: PMC8728409 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES A scoping review was conducted to answer the question: How is critical care nursing (CCN) performed in low-income countries and lower middle-income countries (LICs/LMICs)? DESIGN Scoping review guided by the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. DATA SOURCES Six electronic databases and five web-based resources were systematically searched to identify relevant literature published between 2010 and April 2021. REVIEW METHODS The search results received two-stage screening: (1) title and abstract (2) full-text screening. For sources of evidence to progress, agreement needed to be reached by two reviewers. Data were extracted and cross-checked. Data were analysed, sorted by themes and mapped to region and country. RESULTS Literature was reported across five georegions. Nurses with a range formal and informal training were identified as providing critical care. Availability of staff was frequently reported as a problem. No reports provided a comprehensive description of CCN in LICs/LMICs. However, a variety of nursing practices and non-clinical responsibilities were highlighted. Availability of equipment to fulfil the nursing role was widely discussed. Perceptions of inadequate resourcing were common. Undergraduate and postgraduate-level preparation was poorly described but frequently reported. The delivery of short format critical care courses was more fully described. There were reports of educational evaluation, especially regarding internationally supported initiatives. CONCLUSIONS Despite commonalities, CCN is unique to regional and socioeconomic contexts. Nurses work within a complex team, yet the structure and skill levels of such teams will vary according to patient population, resources and treatments available. Therefore, a universal definition of the CCN role in LIC/LMIC health systems is likely unhelpful. Research to elucidate current assets, capacity and needs of nurses providing critical care in specific LIC/LMIC contexts is needed. Outputs from such research would be invaluable in supporting contextually appropriate capacity development programmes.
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- Andy Macey
- School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The Learning Hub, Peninsula Health, Frankston, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- National Trauma Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Kassam N, Aghan E, Somji S, Aziz O, Orwa J, Surani SR. Performance in mortality prediction of SAPS 3 And MPM-III scores among adult patients admitted to the ICU of a private tertiary referral hospital in Tanzania: a retrospective cohort study. PeerJ 2021; 9:e12332. [PMID: 34820169 PMCID: PMC8603815 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background Illness predictive scoring systems are significant and meaningful adjuncts of patient management in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). They assist in predicting patient outcomes, improve clinical decision making and provide insight into the effectiveness of care and management of patients while optimizing the use of hospital resources. We evaluated mortality predictive performance of Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS 3) and Mortality Probability Models (MPM0-III) and compared their performance in predicting outcome as well as identifying disease pattern and factors associated with increased mortality. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study of adult patients admitted to the ICU of the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar- es- Salaam, Tanzania between August 2018 and April 2020. Demographics, clinical characteristics, outcomes, source of admission, primary admission category, length of stay and the support provided with the worst physiological data within the first hour of ICU admission were extracted. SAPS 3 and MPM0-III scores were calculated using an online web-based calculator. The performance of each model was assessed by discrimination and calibration. Discrimination between survivors and non-survivors was assessed by the area under the receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC) and calibration was estimated using the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test. Results A total of 331 patients were enrolled in the study with a median age of 58 years (IQR 43-71), most of whom were male (n = 208, 62.8%), of African origin (n = 178, 53.8%) and admitted from the emergency department (n = 306, 92.4%). In- hospital mortality of critically ill patients was 16.1%. Discrimination was very good for all models, the area under the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve for SAPS 3 and MPM0-III was 0.89 (95% CI [0.844-0.935]) and 0.90 (95% CI [0.864-0.944]) respectively. Calibration as calculated by Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test showed good calibration for SAPS 3 and MPM0-III with Chi- square values of 4.61 and 5.08 respectively and P-Value > 0.05. Conclusion Both SAPS 3 and MPM0-III performed well in predicting mortality and outcome in our cohort of patients admitted to the intensive care unit of a private tertiary hospital. The in-hospital mortality of critically ill patients was lower compared to studies done in other intensive care units in tertiary referral hospitals within Tanzania.
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- Nadeem Kassam
- Internal Medicine, Aga Khan University, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
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- Family Medicine, Aga Khan University, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
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- Internal Medicine, Aga Khan University, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
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- Internal Medicine, Aga Khan University, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
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- Population Health, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Medicine & Pharmacy, Texas A&M University, Texas, United States of America
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Abebe K, Negasa T, Argaw F. Surgical Admissions and Treatment Outcomes at a Tertiary Hospital Intensive Care Unit in Ethiopia: A Two-Year Review. Ethiop J Health Sci 2021; 30:725-732. [PMID: 33911833 PMCID: PMC8047267 DOI: 10.4314/ejhs.v30i5.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a special unit where critically ill patients who require advanced respiratory or hemodynamic support are admitted. Little has been published about surgical intensive care unit patients in Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to assess the pattern of admission and treatment outcomes of adult surgical patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC). Methods A two-year retrospective medical record review of all adult surgical patients admitted to Intensive Care Unit at St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College. Results Surgical patients made up 91(22.1%) of 411 admissions of adult intensive care unit. Of these, 82 (M: F = 1.5:1) patients were analyzed. Age ranged from 16 to 82 years with a mean age of 43 years (SD +/-18.2). Emergency admissions accounted for 70(85.4%) cases. The top three primary admission diagnoses were generalized peritonitis secondary to perforated viscus (25,30.5%), bowel obstruction (21,25.6 %) and trauma (13,15.9%). Acute respiratory failure (38,46.3%) and septic shock (23,28.0%) were the leading indications of intensive care unit admission. Most patients (62,75.6%) received mechanical ventilatory support. The mean length of intensive care unit stay was 7.3 days (SD+/-5.2).Death occurred in 33(40.2%) patients. Mortality was higher in those who stayed for 48 hours (OR=5.6;95% CI 1.60–19.69; p=0.007) and in ventilated patients (OR=5.3; 95% CI 1.41–19.98; p=0.013). Conclusion The observed mortality in this review was higher than the one in most reports. It was significantly high in patients who stayed for 48 hours and in those who required mechanical ventilatory support.
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- Kirubel Abebe
- Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College
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- Department of Surgery, Arsi University Asella School of Medicine and Health Sciences
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- Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College
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Abate SM, Assen S, Yinges M, Basu B. Survival and predictors of mortality among patients admitted to the intensive care units in southern Ethiopia: A multi-center cohort study. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2021; 65:102318. [PMID: 33996053 PMCID: PMC8091884 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The burden of life-threatening conditions requiring intensive care units has grown substantially in low-income countries related to an emerging pandemic, urbanization, and hospital expansion. The rate of ICU mortality varied from region to region in Ethiopia. However, the body of evidence on ICU mortality and its predictors is uncertain. This study was designed to investigate the pattern of disease and predictors of mortality in Southern Ethiopia. METHODS After obtaining ethical clearance from the Institutional Review Board (IRB), a multi-center cohort study was conducted among three teaching referral hospital ICUs in Ethiopia from June 2018 to May 2020. Five hundred and seventeen Adult ICU patients were selected. Data were entered in Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 22 and STATA version 16 for analysis. Descriptive statistics were run to see the overall distribution of the variables. Chi-square test and odds ratio were determined to identify the association between independent and dependent variables. Multivariate analysis was conducted to control possible confounders and identify independent predictors of ICU mortality. RESULTS The mean (±SD) of the patients admitted in ICU was 34.25(±5.25). The overall ICU mortality rate was 46.8%. The study identified different independent predictors of mortality. Patients with cardiac arrest were approximately 12 times more likely to die as compared to those who didn't, AOR = 11.9(95% CI:6.1 to 23.2). CONCLUSION The overall mortality rate in ICU was very high as compared to other studies in Ethiopia as well as globally which entails a rigorous activity from different stakeholders.
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Key Words
- ACLS, advanced cardiac life support
- AOR, Adjusted Odds Ratio
- APACHE, Acute Physiologic and Chronic Health Evaluation
- ARDS, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- BMI, Body Mass Index
- CI, Confidence Interval
- CT, Computerized Tomography
- DURH, Dilla University referral hospital
- GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale
- HURH, Hawassa university referral hospital
- Hospital
- ICU, Intensive Care Unit
- IQR, Inter Quartile e Range
- IRB, Institutional Review Board
- Intensive care unit
- LOS, Length of Stay
- Mortality
- Predictor
- SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiology Score
- SD, Standard Deviation
- SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment
- STROBE, Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology
- WURH, Wolaita Sodo referral hospital
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- Semagn Mekonnen Abate
- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Dilla University, Ethiopia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Dilla University, Ethiopia
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- Departemnt of Anesthesiology, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Hawassa University, Ethiopia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Dilla University, Ethiopia
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Francetic I, Tediosi F, Kuwawenaruwa A. A network analysis of patient referrals in two district health systems in Tanzania. Health Policy Plan 2021; 36:162-175. [PMID: 33367559 PMCID: PMC7996649 DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czaa138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Patient referral systems are fragile and overlooked components of the health system in Tanzania. Our study aims at exploring patient referral networks in two rural districts in Tanzania, Kilolo and Msalala. Firstly, we ask whether secondary-level facilities act as gatekeepers, mediating referrals from primary- to tertiary-level facilities. Secondly, we explore the facility and network-level determinants of patient referrals focusing on treatment of childhood illnesses and non-communicable diseases. We use data collected across all public health facilities in the districts in 2018. To study gatekeeping, we employ descriptive network analysis tools. To explore the determinants of referrals, we use exponential random graph models. In Kilolo, we find a disproportionate share of patients referred directly to the largest hospital due to geographical proximity. In Msalala, small and specialized secondary-level facilities seem to attract more patients. Overall, the results call for policies to increase referrals to secondary facilities avoiding expensive referrals to hospitals, improving timeliness of care and reducing travel-related financial burden for households.
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- Igor Francetic
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), Socinstrasse 57, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
- University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, Basel 4001, Switzerland
- Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Via Violino 11, Manno 6928, Switzerland
- Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), Socinstrasse 57, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
- University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, Basel 4001, Switzerland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), Socinstrasse 57, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
- University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, Basel 4001, Switzerland
- Ifakara Health Institute, Plot 463, Kiko Avenue Mikocheni, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Tesema HG, Lema GF, Mesfin N, Fentie DY, Arefayne NR. Patterns of Admission and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients Admitted to Medical Intensive Care Unit of a Teaching and Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. Glob Adv Health Med 2021; 10:2164956121989258. [PMID: 33614253 PMCID: PMC7868455 DOI: 10.1177/2164956121989258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background The intensive care unit (ICU) is a health care delivery service for patients who are in critical condition with potentially recoverable diseases. Patients can benefit from more detailed observation, monitoring and advanced treatment than other wards or department. The care is advancing but in resource-limited settings, it is lagging far behind and mortality is still higher due to various reasons. Therefore, we aimed to determine the admission patterns, clinical outcomes and associated factors among patients admitted medical intensive care unit (MICU). Methods A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted based on a record review of logbook and charts of patients admitted from September, 2015 to April, 2019. Data were entered and analysed using SPSS version 20. Both bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used and a P-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results A total of 738 patients were admitted to medical intensive care unit (MICU) during September, 2015 - April, 2019. Five hundred and four patients (68%) of all intensive care unit (ICU) admissions had complete data. Out of the 504 patients, 268 (53.2%) patients were females. Cardiovascular disease 182(36.1%) was the commonest categorical admission diagnosis. The overall mortality rate was 38.7%. In the multivariate analysis, mortality was associated with need for mechanical ventilation (AOR = 5.87, 95% CI: 3.24 - 10.65) and abnormal mental status at admission (AOR = 2.8, 95% CI: 1.83-4.29). Patients who had stay less than four days in MICU were 5 times more likely to die than those who has stay longer time (AOR= 5.58, 95% CI: 3.58- 8.69). Conclusions The overall mortality was considerably high and cardiovascular diseases were the most common cause of admission in MICU. Need for mechanical ventilator, length of intensive care unit stay and mental status at admission were strongly associated with clinical outcome of patients admitted to medical intensive care unit.
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- Department of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Masoumi G, Noyani A, Dehghani A, Afrasiabi A, Kianmehr N. Investigation of the relationship between end-tidal carbon dioxide and partial arterial carbon dioxide pressure in patients with respiratory distress. Med J Islam Repub Iran 2020; 34:67. [PMID: 32974233 PMCID: PMC7500426 DOI: 10.34171/mjiri.34.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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- Gholamreza Masoumi
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Injury Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Clinical Research Development Unit, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
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- School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Hazrat Rasool-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hazrat Rasool-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran
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Lukoko LN, Kussin PS, Adam RD, Orwa J, Waweru-Siika W. Investigating SOFA, delta-SOFA and MPM-III for mortality prediction among critically ill patients at a private tertiary hospital ICU in Kenya: A retrospective cohort study. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0235809. [PMID: 32673363 PMCID: PMC7365402 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Outcomes in well-resourced, intensive care units (ICUs) in Kenya are thought to be comparable to those in high-income countries (HICs) but risk-adjusted mortality data is unavailable. We undertook an evaluation of the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi ICU to analyze patient clinical-demographic characteristics, compare the performance of Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), delta-SOFA at 48 hours and Mortality Prediction Model-III (MPM-III) mortality prediction systems, and identify factors associated with increased risk of mortality. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted of adult patients admitted to the ICU between January 2015 and September 2017. SOFA and MPM-III scores were determined at admission and SOFA repeated at 48 hours. Results Approximately 33% of patients did not meet ICU admission criteria. Mortality among the population of critically ill patients in the ICU was 31.7%, most of whom were male (61.4%) with a median age of 53.4 years. High adjusted odds of mortality were found among critically ill patients with leukemia (aOR 6.32, p<0.01), tuberculosis (aOR 3.96, p<0.01), post-cardiac arrest (aOR 3.57, p<0.01), admissions from the step-down unit (aOR 3.13, p<0.001), acute kidney injury (aOR 2.97, p<0.001) and metastatic cancer (aOR 2.45, p = 0.04). The area under the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve of admission SOFA was 0.77 (95% CI, 0.73–0.81), MPM-III 0.74 (95% CI, 0.69–0.79), delta-SOFA 0.69 (95% CI, 0.63–0.75) and 48-hour SOFA 0.83 (95% CI, 0.79–0.87). The difference between SOFA at 48 hours and admission SOFA, MPM-III and delta-SOFA was statistically significant (chi2 = 17.1, 24.2 and 26.5 respectively; p<0.001). Admission SOFA, MPM-III and 48-hour SOFA were well calibrated (p >0.05) while delta-SOFA was borderline (p = 0.05). Conclusion Mortality among the critically ill was higher than expected in this well-resourced ICU. 48-hour SOFA performed better than admission SOFA, MPM-III and delta-SOFA in our cohort. While a large proportion of patients did not meet admission criteria but were boarded in the ICU, critically ill patients stepped-up from the step-down unit were unlikely to survive. Patients admitted following a cardiac arrest, and those with advanced disease such as leukemia, stage-4 HIV and metastatic cancer, had particularly poor outcomes. Policies for fair allocation of beds, protocol-driven admission criteria and appropriate case selection could contribute to lowering the risk of mortality among the critically ill to a level on par with HICs.
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- Lillian N. Lukoko
- Department of Anesthesia, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Departments of Pathology and Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Population Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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Assessment of the current capacity of intensive care units in Uganda; A descriptive study. J Crit Care 2020; 55:95-99. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2019.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hodkinson PW, Pigoga JL, Wallis L. Emergency healthcare needs in the Lavender Hill suburb of Cape Town, South Africa: a cross-sectional, community-based household survey. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e033643. [PMID: 31964675 PMCID: PMC7045142 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Emergency care is a key component of healthcare systems, but little is known about its real impact on communities. This study evaluated access, utilisation and barriers to healthcare, and specifically emergency care, in the low socioeconomic Cape Town suburb of Lavender Hill. DESIGN A cross-sectional, community-based household survey. SETTING Lavender Hill suburb in the Cape Flats of Cape Town, South Africa. PARTICIPANTS Two-stage cluster sampling was used to identify approximately 13 households in each of 46 clusters, for a total of 608 households. A senior householder responded on behalf of each household surveyed. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES Access to, utilisation of and unmet needs related to healthcare at large and emergency care. RESULTS In August 2018, 608 households were surveyed, encompassing 2754 individuals, with a response rate of 96.4%. Almost a quarter of respondents (n=663, 24.1%) used the healthcare system within the last year. Female gender, advancing age, lower levels of education, recipients of disability grants, smaller household sizes and living in formal dwellings were factors associated with increased risk of unmet healthcare and emergency care needs. Only a small proportion of respondents (n=39, 1.4%) reported having unmet emergency healthcare needs, with wait times at facilities (n=9, 23.1%), emergency medical service delays (n=7, 17.9%) and personal safety (n=6, 15.4%) being prominent. There was a high prevalence of chronic medical conditions (hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidaemias) and recent deaths predominantly from trauma and malignancy. CONCLUSION The emergency healthcare needs of the community appear to be well catered for, although community expectations may not be high and many barriers exist, particularly in accessing emergency care-be it via ambulance services or at healthcare facilities-and caring for chronic diseases in the ageing population. The Lavender Hill community could benefit from programmes addressing chronic disease management and emergency care delivery within the community.
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- Peter W Hodkinson
- Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
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Intensive Care Outcomes and Mortality Prediction at a National Referral Hospital in Western Kenya. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2019; 15:1336-1343. [PMID: 30079751 DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201801-051oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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RATIONALE The burden of critical care is greatest in resource-limited settings. Intensive care unit (ICU) outcomes at public hospitals in Kenya are unknown. The present study is timely, given the Kenyan Ministry of Health initiative to expand ICU capacity. OBJECTIVES To identify factors associated with mortality at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and validate the Mortality Probability Admission Model II (MPM0-II). METHODS A retrospective cohort of 450 patients from January 1, 2013, to April 5, 2015, was evaluated using demographics, presenting diagnoses, interventions, mortality, and cost data. RESULTS ICU mortality was 53.6%, and 30-day mortality was 57.3%. Most patients were male (61%) and at least 18 years old (70%); the median age was 29 years. Factors associated with high adjusted odds of mortality were as follows: age younger than 10 years (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 3.59; P ≤ 0.001), ages 35-49 years (aOR, 3.13; P = 0.002), and age above 50 years (aOR, 2.86; P = 0.004), with reference age range 10-24 years; sepsis (aOR, 3.39; P = 0.01); acute stroke (aOR, 8.14; P = 0.011); acute respiratory failure or mechanical ventilation (aOR, 6.37; P < 0.001); and vasopressor support (aOR, 7.98; P < 0.001). Drug/alcohol poisoning (aOR, 0.33; P = 0.005) was associated with lower adjusted odds of mortality. MPM0-II discrimination showed an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.78 (95% confidence interval, 0.72-0.82). The result of the Hosmer-Lemeshow test for calibration was significant (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS In a Kenyan public ICU, high mortality was noted despite the use of advanced therapies. MPM0-II has acceptable discrimination but poor calibration. Modification of MPM0-II or development of a new model using a prospective multicenter global collaboration is needed. Standardized triage and treatment protocols for high-risk diagnoses are needed to improve ICU outcomes.
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Engdahl Mtango S, Lugazia E, Baker U, Johansson Y, Baker T. Referral and admission to intensive care: A qualitative study of doctors' practices in a Tanzanian university hospital. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0224355. [PMID: 31661506 PMCID: PMC6818781 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Intensive care is care for critically ill patients with potentially reversible conditions. Patient selection for intensive care should be based on potential benefit but since demand exceeds availability, rationing is needed. In Tanzania, the availability of Intensive Care Units (ICUs) is very limited and the practices for selecting patients for intensive care are not known. The aim of this study was to explore doctors' experiences and perceptions of ICU referral and admission processes in a university hospital in Tanzania. METHODS We performed a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with fifteen doctors involved in the recent care of critically ill patients in university hospital in Tanzania. Inductive conventional content analysis was applied for the analysis of interview notes to derive categories and sub-categories. RESULTS Two main categories were identified, (i) difficulties with the identification of critically ill patients in the wards and (ii) a lack of structured triaging to the ICU. A lack of critical care knowledge and communication barriers were described as preventing identification of critically ill patients. Triaging to the ICU was affected by a lack of guidelines for admission, diverging ideas about ICU indications and contraindications, the lack of bed capacity in the ICU and non-medical factors such as a fear of repercussions. CONCLUSION Critically ill patients may not be identified in general wards in a Tanzanian university hospital and the triaging process for the admission of patients to intensive care is convoluted and not explicit. The findings indicate a potential for improved patient selection that could optimize the use of scarce ICU resources, leading to better patient outcomes.
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- Sofia Engdahl Mtango
- Department of Acute Internal Medicine and Geriatrics in Linköping, and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
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- College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Acute Internal Medicine and Geriatrics in Linköping, and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Mandi DG, Yaméogo RA, Sebgo C, Bamouni J, Naibé DT, Kologo KJ, Millogo GRC, Yaméogo NV, Thiam-Tall A, Samadoulougou AK, Zabsonré P. Hypertensive crises in sub-Saharan Africa: Clinical profile and short-term outcome in the medical emergencies department of a national referral hospital in Burkina Faso. Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) 2019; 68:269-274. [PMID: 31466723 DOI: 10.1016/j.ancard.2019.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Data on hypertensive crises (HC) are limited in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We aimed to characterize the pattern and short-term mortality of hypertensive emergencies (HE) and urgencies (HU). METHODS This was a prospective cohort study. Consecutive patients with acute and severely elevated blood pressure (systolic>180mmHg and/or diastolic >120mmHg) with or without acute target-organs damage attending the emergency department (ED) of the Teaching Hospital of Yalgado Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso were included with a one-month follow-up. RESULTS One hundred and sixty-six of 1254 patients presenting to the ED (January to march 2016) had HC (13.2%) and 113 of them (68.1%) had HE. The mean age was 50.9±15.9 years and males were 63.3% (n=105). Younger age (<45 years) accounted for 55% of the cases. History of known HTN was reported in 101 patients (60.8%). Among patients with HE, 62.8% had brain-related events, 30.1% had cardiac involvement and 31% had acute renal impairment. The overall survival rate was 89% within the first 72hours and 81% at fourteen days follow-up. At one-month follow-up, 36 patients died with a survival rate of 77.8%. Factors independently associated with death were history of known hypertension, acute brain-related damage and renal dysfunction and not being transferred to a specialized department. CONCLUSION HC are not rare in SSA and are associated with higher morbidity and mortality in HE. Further studies are needed to determine factors that promote HC in African patients in order to better address the prevention and management strategies of such hypertensive entity.
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- D G Mandi
- Department of Cardiology, Teaching Hospital of Yalgado Ouedraogo, PO Box 7022, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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- Superior School of Health Sciences, University of Ouahigouya, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Cardiology, Teaching Hospital of Yalgado Ouedraogo, PO Box 7022, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
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- Faculty of Human Health Sciences, University of N'Djamena, N'Djamena, Chad
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- UNIHAVRE- UNIROUEN - UNICAEN, CNRS, UMR IDEES, university of Normandie, 25, rue Philippe-Lebon, 76600 Le Havre, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Teaching Hospital of Yalgado Ouedraogo, PO Box 7022, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso; Training and Research Unit of Health Sciences, University Ouaga I - Professor Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Cardiology, Teaching Hospital of Yalgado Ouedraogo, PO Box 7022, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso; Training and Research Unit of Health Sciences, University Ouaga I - Professor Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Cardiology, Teaching Hospital of Yalgado Ouedraogo, PO Box 7022, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso; Training and Research Unit of Health Sciences, University Ouaga I - Professor Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Cardiology, Teaching Hospital of Yalgado Ouedraogo, PO Box 7022, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso; Training and Research Unit of Health Sciences, University Ouaga I - Professor Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Training and Research Unit of Health Sciences, University Ouaga I - Professor Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Cardiology, Teaching Hospital of Yalgado Ouedraogo, PO Box 7022, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso; Training and Research Unit of Health Sciences, University Ouaga I - Professor Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The burden of critical illness in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) is substantial. A better understanding of critical care outcomes is essential for improving critical care delivery in resource-limited settings. In this review, we provide an overview of recent literature reporting on critical care outcomes in LMICs. We discuss several barriers and potential solutions for a better understanding of critical care outcomes in LMICs. RECENT FINDINGS Epidemiologic studies show higher in-hospital mortality rates for critically ill patients in LMICs as compared with patients in high-income countries (HICs). Recent findings suggest that critical care interventions that are effective in HICs may not be effective and may even be harmful in LMICs. Little data on long-term and morbidity outcomes exist. Better outcomes measurement is beginning to emerge in LMICs through decision support tools that report process outcome measures, studies employing mobile health technologies with community health workers and the development of context-specific severity of illness scores. SUMMARY Outcomes from HICs cannot be reliably extrapolated to LMICs, so it is important to study outcomes for critically ill patients in LMICs. Specific challenges to achieving meaningful outcomes studies in LMICs include defining the critically ill population when few ICU beds exist, the resource-intensiveness of long-term follow-up, and the need for reliable severity of illness scores to interpret outcomes. Although much work remains to be done, examples of studies overcoming these challenges are beginning to emerge.
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Spectrum, Pattern, and Clinical Outcomes of Adult Emergency Department Admissions in Selected Hospitals of Western Ethiopia: A Hospital-Based Prospective Study. Emerg Med Int 2019; 2019:8374017. [PMID: 31467720 PMCID: PMC6701330 DOI: 10.1155/2019/8374017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Revised: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background There has been a steady rise in the absolute number of emergency room admissions over the last few decades. The healthcare delivery system of a country is required to be adjusted to patterns of morbidity and mortality to mitigate the minimized prolonged ill health consequences and premature death of adults. The spectrum, patterns, morbidity, and mortality of health and health-related emergency conditions for which patients visit hospitals often reflect the magnitude of different health problems in a society. The objective of this study was therefore to assess the spectrum, pattern, characteristics, and clinical outcomes of emergency department admissions among adult people who visited EDs of the selected hospitals in western Ethiopia. Methodology Hospital-based prospective cross-sectional study design was utilized. To select hospitals to be included in the study, the area sampling technique was used. Five administrative zones in west Oromia were selected as geographical clusters. Then, four hospitals were randomly selected from each zone. Finally, the consecutive sampling technique was utilized to recruit the study participants. Results The mean age of the patients admitted to emergency departments (EDs) of the selected hospitals was 34.98 years. The male-to-female ratio of the respondents was nearly equal (1 : 1.04). While one-fourth (20.4%) of the patients arrived by ambulances (without identifying reason), 23.6% of them visited the emergency department as they had no other place to go. Medical emergencies (45.4%) were the leading types of emergencies followed by traumatic emergencies (27.3%). Respiratory distress (12.43%), extremity fractures (9.61%), and hypertensive disorders (8.6%) were among the top leading causes of adult ED admissions. Vital signs were deranged in about 59.4% of the cases. The most common type of immediately life-threatening problems identified on arrival was impairment of breathing (37%), followed by circulatory compromises (30%). Emergency department admission patterns were variable with peak admissions in the month of February and the lowest in November. The vast majority (90.9%) of emergency patients survived. While 8.5% of patients died of the various types of emergency conditions, the final clinical outcome was not identified in 1.5% of the patients. Conclusion This study has showed mixed cases with varied patterns and outcomes of adult emergency department admissions. As overall there is a need to be alert during specific seasons, actions must be taken to improve the readiness of existing emergency room services. Furthermore, it is worthwhile to invest further on standardizing and organizing prehospital services at the community level.
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Klingberg A, Sawe HR, Hammar U, Wallis LA, Hasselberg M. m-Health for Burn Injury Consultations in a Low-Resource Setting: An Acceptability Study Among Health Care Providers. Telemed J E Health 2019; 26:395-405. [PMID: 31161967 PMCID: PMC7187966 DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2019.0048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Introduction: The rapid adoption of smartphones, especially in low- and middle-income countries, has opened up novel ways to deliver health care, including diagnosis and management of burns. This study was conducted to measure acceptability and to identify factors that influence health care provider's attitudes toward m-health technology for emergency care of burn patients. Methods: An extended version of the technology acceptance model (TAM) was used to assess the acceptability toward using m-health for burns. A questionnaire was distributed to health professionals at four hospitals in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The questionnaire was based on several validated instruments and has previously been adopted for the sub-Saharan context. It measured constructs, including acceptability, usefulness, ease of use, social influences, and voluntariness. Univariate analysis was used to test our proposed hypotheses, and structural equation modeling was used to test the extended version of TAM. Results: In our proposed test-model based on TAM, we found a significant relationship between compatibility—usefulness and usefulness—attitudes. The univariate analysis further revealed some differences between subgroups. Almost all health professionals in our sample already use smartphones for work purposes and were positive about using smartphones for burn consultations. Despite participants perceiving the application to be easy to use, they suggested that training and ongoing support should be available. Barriers mentioned include access to wireless internet and access to hospital-provided smartphones.
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- Anders Klingberg
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Widerströmska Huset, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Emeregency Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Epihubben, MCT-Huset, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Bellville, South Africa.,Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Widerströmska Huset, Stockholm, Sweden
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Arbo A, Lovera D, Martínez-Cuellar C. Mortality Predictive Scores for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children. Curr Infect Dis Rep 2019; 21:10. [PMID: 30834468 DOI: 10.1007/s11908-019-0666-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The use of severity score for the staging of pneumonias has emerged as a necessity for the physician caring for this disease. Although there are several established prognostic scoring systems for community-acquired pneumonia in adults, the availability for children are scarce. RECENT FINDINGS Recently, scoring system for risk stratification of children with pneumonia were developed in low- and middle-income countries. They use clinical variables that represent known risk factors for severe outcomes of respiratory illness in children, such as hypoxemia, chest indrawing, refusal to feed, malnutrition, age, and stage of HIV disease among others factors. Although they showed good discriminating power and are very useful in low-resource settings, the characteristics of the patients, the local epidemiology of concurrent diseases, the social conditions, and the facilities of the hospitals make them not applicable to developed countries. A new prognostic scale for estimating mortality based on the modified PIRO scale used in adults with pneumonia can be useful for developed countries. Although several scoring systems for the estimation of mortality in childhood CAP were developed in the last years, most of them come from developing countries and the results are not applicable to patients with pneumonia in developed countries. Prospective studies applying scores adapted to the reality of the developed countries are needed.
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- Antonio Arbo
- Department of Pediatric, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Avda. Venezuela y Florida, Asunción, Paraguay. .,Institute of Tropical Medicine, Asunción, Paraguay. .,National University of Asuncion, San Lorenzo, Paraguay.
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Asunción, Paraguay.,National University of Asuncion, San Lorenzo, Paraguay
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Asunción, Paraguay.,National University of Asuncion, San Lorenzo, Paraguay
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Muhanuzi B, Sawe HR, Kilindimo SS, Mfinanga JA, Weber EJ. Respiratory compromise in children presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a descriptive cohort study. BMC Emerg Med 2019; 19:21. [PMID: 30819093 PMCID: PMC6393970 DOI: 10.1186/s12873-019-0235-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Respiratory compromise is the leading cause of cardiac arrest and death among paediatric patients. Emergency medicine is a new field in low-income countries (LICs); the presentation, treatment and outcomes of paediatric patients with respiratory compromise is not well studied. We describe the clinical epidemiology, management and outcomes of paediatric patients with respiratory compromise presenting to the first full-capacity Emergency Department in Tanzania. METHODS This was a prospective cohort study of paediatric patients (< 18 years) with respiratory compromise (respiratory distress, respiratory failure or respiratory arrest) presenting to the Emergency Medicine Department of Muhimibili National Hospital (EMD-MNH) in Dar es Salaam, from July-November 2017. A standardized case report form was used to record demographics, presenting clinical characteristics, management and outcomes. Primary outcomes were hospital mortality and secondary outcomes were EMD mortality, 24-h mortality, incidence of cardiac arrest in the EMD, length of stay, ICU admission, and risk factors for mortality. RESULTS We enrolled 165 children; their median age was 12 months [IQR: 4-36 months], and 90 (54.4%) were male. At presentation 92 (55.8%) children were in respiratory failure. Oxygen therapy was initiated for 143 (86.7%) children, among which 21 (14.7%) were intubated. The most common aetiologies were pneumonia followed by congenital heart disease and sepsis. The majority 147 (89.1%) of children were admitted to the hospital, with 20 (12%) going to ICU. Four (2%) children were discharged from EMD and 14 (8.5%) died in the EMD. In the EMD, 18 children developed cardiac arrest, with two surviving to hospital discharge. Overall 51 (30.9%) children died; 84% of deaths were in children under five years. Risk of mortality was increased in children presenting with decreased consciousness (RR = 2.2 (1.4-3.4)), hypoxia RR = 2.6 (1.6-4.4)) or bradypnoea (RR = 3.9 (2.9-5.0)), and those who received CPR (RR = 3.7 (2.7-5.2)) and intubation (RR = 3.1 (2.1-4.5)). CONCLUSIONS In this EMD of a LICs, respiratory compromise in children carries high mortality, with children of young age being the most vulnerable. Many children arrived in respiratory failure and few children received ICU care. Outcomes can be improved by earlier recognition to prevent cardiac arrest, and more intensive treatment, including ICU and assisted ventilation.
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- Biita Muhanuzi
- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. .,Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.,Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.,Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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BACKGROUND Management of critically ill patients is challenging in a low-resource setting. In Rwanda, peritonitis is a common surgical condition where patients often present late, with advanced disease. We aim to describe critical care management of patients with peritonitis in Rwanda. METHODS Data were collected at a tertiary referral hospital in Rwanda on patients undergoing operation for peritonitis over a 6-month period. Data included epidemiology, hospital course and outcomes. Patients requiring admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) were compared with those not requiring ICU admission using Chi-square and Wilcoxon rank-sum test. RESULTS Over a 6-month period, 280 patients were operated for peritonitis. Of these, 46 (16.4%) were admitted to the ICU. The most common diagnoses were intestinal obstruction (N = 17, 37.0%) and typhoid intestinal perforation (N = 6, 13.0%). Thirty-nine (89%) patients had sepsis. The median American Society of Anesthesiologist score was 3 (range 2-4), and the median Surgical Apgar Score was 4 (range 0-6). Twenty-four (52.2%) patients required vasopressors, with dopamine and adrenaline being the only vasopressors available. Patients admitted to the ICU, compared with non-critically ill patients, were more likely to have major complications (80.4 vs. 14%, p < 0.001), unplanned reoperation (28 vs. 10%, p < 0.001) and death (72 vs. 8%, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Patients with peritonitis admitted to the ICU commonly presented with features of sepsis. Due to limited resources in this setting, interventions are primarily supportive with intravenous fluids, intravenous antibiotics, ventilator support and vasopressors. Morbidity and mortality remain high in this patient population.
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Koka PM, Sawe HR, Mbaya KR, Kilindimo SS, Mfinanga JA, Mwafongo VG, Wallis LA, Reynolds TA. Disaster preparedness and response capacity of regional hospitals in Tanzania: a descriptive cross-sectional study. BMC Health Serv Res 2018; 18:835. [PMID: 30400927 PMCID: PMC6219171 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3609-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background Tanzania has witnessed several disasters in the past decade, which resulted in substantial mortality, long-term morbidity, and significant socio-economic losses. Health care facilities and personnel are critical to disaster response. We assessed the current state of disaster preparedness and response capacity among Tanzanian regional hospitals. Methods This descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted in all Tanzanian regional hospitals between May 2012 and December 2012. Data were prospectively collected using a structured questionnaire based on the World Health Organization National Health Sector Emergency Preparedness and Response Tool. Trained medical doctors conducted structured interviews and direct observations in each hospital. Results We surveyed 25 regional hospitals (100% capture) in mainland Tanzania, in which interviews were conducted with 13-hospital doctors incharge, 9 matrons and 4 heads of casualty. All the hospitals were found to have inadequate numbers of all cadres of health care providers to support effective disaster response. 92% of hospitals reported experiencing a disaster in the past 5 years; with the top three being large motor vehicle accidents 22 (87%), floods 7 (26%) and infectious disease outbreaks 6 (22%). Fifteen hospitals (60%) had a disaster committee, but only five (20%) had a disaster plan. No hospital had all components of surge capacity. Although all had electricity and back-up generators, only 3 (12%) had a back-up communication system. Conclusion This nationwide survey found that hospital disaster preparedness is at an early stage of development in Tanzania, and important opportunities exist to better prepare regional hospitals to respond to disasters.
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- Philip M Koka
- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. .,Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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- Emergency Department, Al-Zahra Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.,Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.,Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.,Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department for the Management of NCDs, Disability, Violence and Injury Prevention, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland
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Development of a Malawi Intensive care Mortality risk Evaluation (MIME) model, a prospective cohort study. Int J Surg 2018; 60:60-66. [PMID: 30395945 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.10.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Revised: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Intensive care medicine can contribute to population health in low-income countries by reducing premature mortality related to surgery, trauma, obstetrical and other medical emergencies. Quality improvement is guided by risk stratification models, which are developed primarily within high-income settings. Models validated for use in low-income countries are needed. METHODS This prospective cohort study consisted of 261 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Kamuzu Central Hospital in Malawi, from September 2016 to March 2018. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. We performed univariable analyses on putative predictors and included those with a significance of 0.15 in the Malawi Intensive care Mortality risk Evaluation model (MIME). Model discrimination was evaluated using the area under the curve. RESULTS Males made up 37.9% of the study sample and the mean age was 34.4 years. A majority (73.9%) were admitted to the ICU after a recent surgical procedure, and 59% came directly from the operating theater. In-hospital mortality was 60.5%. The MIME based on age, sex, admitting service, systolic pressure, altered mental status, and fever during the ICU course had a fairly good discrimination, with an AUC of 0.70 (95% CI 0.63-0.76). CONCLUSIONS The MIME has modest ability to predict in-hospital mortality in a Malawian ICU. Multicenter research is needed to validate the MIME and assess its clinical utility.
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Sulieman H, El-Mahdi W, Awadelkareem M, Nazer L. Characteristics of Critically-Ill Patients at Two Tertiary Care Hospitals in Sudan. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2018; 18:e190-e195. [PMID: 30210849 DOI: 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Revised: 01/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Objectives Knowledge of intensive care unit (ICU) admission patterns and characteristics is necessary for the development of critical care services, particularly in low-resource settings. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of critically-ill patients admitted to ICUs in Sudan. Methods This prospective observational study was conducted between February and May 2017 in the ICUs of two government tertiary care hospitals in Khartoum, Sudan. A total of 100 consecutive adult patients admitted to the ICUs were included in the study. The patients' demographic and clinical characteristics and Acute Physiologic Assessment and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) scores upon admission were recorded, as well as the reason for admission, presence of any underlying comorbidities, interventional requirements like mechanical ventilation or haemodialysis, length of stay in the ICU and patient outcome. Results Of the sample, 58% were female and 42% were male. The mean age was 47.4 ± 18.3 years old. Upon admission, the mean APACHE II score was 14.2 ± 9.6. In total, 54% of the patients had no known underlying comorbidities. The most common reasons for ICU admission were neurological diseases (27%), sepsis or infectious diseases (19%) and postoperative management (12%). Mechanical ventilation and haemodialysis were required by 35% and 11% of the patients, respectively. The average length of stay was 10.0 ± 7.2 days and the mortality rate was 24%. Conclusion Most of the patients admitted to the ICUs were middle-aged females with no known underlying comorbidities. Larger studies are necessary to provide a comprehensive understanding of the critical care needs of Sudanese hospitals.
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- Hagir Sulieman
- Department of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Department of Medicine, Khartoum North Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Department of Pharmacy, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
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Shao PJ, Sawe HR, Murray BL, Mfinanga JA, Mwafongo V, Runyon MS. Profile of patients with hypertensive urgency and emergency presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital in Tanzania. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2018; 18:158. [PMID: 30068315 PMCID: PMC6090910 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-018-0895-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hypertensive crises are clinical syndromes grouped as hypertensive urgency and emergency, which occur as complications of untreated or inadequately treated hypertension. Emergency departments across the world are the first points of contact for these patients. There is a paucity of data on patients in hypertensive crises presenting to emergency departments in Tanzania. We aimed to describe the profile and outcome of patients with hypertensive crisis presenting to the Emergency Department of Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania. METHODS This was a descriptive cohort study of adult patients aged 18 years and above presenting to the emergency department with hypertensive urgency or emergency over a four-month period. Trained researchers used a structured data sheet to document demographic information, clinical presentation, management and outcome. Descriptive statistics with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) are presented as well as comparisons between the groups with hypertensive urgency vs. emergency. RESULTS We screened 8002 patients and enrolled 203 (2.5%). The median age was 55 (interquartile range 45-67 years) and 51.7% were females. Overall 138 (68%) had hypertensive emergency; and 65 (32%) had hypertensive urgency, for an overall rate of 1.7% (95% CI: 1.5 to 2.0%) and 0.81% (95% CI: 0.63 to 1.0%), respectively. Altered mental status was the most common presenting symptom in hypertensive emergency [74 (53.6%)]; low Glasgow Coma Scale was the most common physical finding [61 (44.2%)]; and cerebrovascular accident was the most common final diagnosis [63 (31%)]. One hundred twelve patients with hypertensive emergency (81.2%) were admitted and three died in the emergency department, while 24 patients with hypertensive urgency (36.9%) were admitted and none died in the emergency department. In-hospital mortality rates for hypertensive emergency and urgency were 37 (26.8%) and 2 (3.1%), respectively. CONCLUSION In our cohort of adult patients with elevated blood pressure, hypertensive crisis was associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, with the most vulnerable being those with hypertensive emergency. Further research is required to determine the aetiology, pathophysiology and the most appropriate strategies for prevention and management of hypertensive crisis.
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- Patrick J. Shao
- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science, P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA USA
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- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science, P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science, P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science, P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina USA
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Haftu H, Hailu T, Medhaniye A, G/Tsadik T. Assessment of pattern and treatment outcome of patients admitted to pediatric intensive care unit, Ayder Referral Hospital, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2015. BMC Res Notes 2018; 11:339. [PMID: 29793551 PMCID: PMC5968617 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-018-3432-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objective To describe admission pattern and outcome with its predictor variable on the mortality of children admitted to pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), Ayder Referral Hospital, Northern Ethiopia, from September 2012 to August 2014. Result From 680 admitted patients, 400 patients were analyzed. Average age at admission was 62.99 ± 60.94 months, with F:M ratio of 1:1.2. Overall (from infectious and non-infectious) the most commonly affected systems were respiratory (90/400 pts., 22.5%) and central nervous system (83/400 pts., 20.75%). Most were admitted due to meningitis (44/400 pts., 11%), post-operative (43/400 pts., 10.8%) and acute glomerulonephritis (41/400 pts., 10.3%). The overall mortality rate was 8.5%. Multivariable logistic regression shows, use of inotropes (p = 0.000), need for mechanical ventilator (p = 0.007) and presence of comorbid illness (p = 0.002), infectious cause (p = 0.015) and low level of Glasgow coma scale less than eight (p = 0.04) were independent predictors of mortality. From this study, common cause of PICU admission and death was meningitis. This highlights the importance of focusing on the preventable methods in the public such as vaccine, creating awareness about hygiene, and expanding ICU for early detection and for treatment acutely ill children. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13104-018-3432-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Hansa Haftu
- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Haniffa R, Pubudu De Silva A, de Azevedo L, Baranage D, Rashan A, Baelani I, Schultz MJ, Dondorp AM, Dünser MW. Improving ICU services in resource-limited settings: Perceptions of ICU workers from low-middle-, and high-income countries. J Crit Care 2017; 44:352-356. [PMID: 29275269 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2017.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate perceptions of intensive care unit (ICU) workers from low-and-middle income countries (LMICs) and high income countries (HICs). MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross sectional design. Data collected from doctors using an anonymous online, questionnaire. RESULTS Hundred seventy-five from LMICs and 43 from HICs participated. Barriers in LMICs were lack of formal training (Likert score median 3 [inter quartile range 3]), lack of nurses (3[3]) and low wages (3[4]). Strategies for LMICs improvement were formal training of ICU staff (4[3]), an increase in number of ICU nurses (4[2]), collection of outcome data (3[4]), as well as maintenance of available equipment [3(3)]. The most useful role of HIC ICU staff was training of LMIC staff (4[2]). Donation of equipment [2(4)], drugs [2(4)], and supplies (2[4]) perceived to be of limited usefulness. The most striking difference between HIC and LMIC staff was the perception on the lack of physician leadership as an obstacle to ICU functioning (4[3] vs. 0[2], p<0.005). CONCLUSION LMICs ICU workers perceived lack of training, lack of nurses, and low wages as major barriers to functioning. Training, increase of nurse workforce, and collection of outcome data were proposed as useful strategies to improve LMIC ICU services.
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- Rashan Haniffa
- National Intensive Care Surveillance, Quality Secretariat Building, Castle Street Hospital for Women, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka; Mahidol-Oxford Research Unit (MORU), Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Network for Improving Critical Care Systems and Training, 2nd Floor, YMBA Building, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka.
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- National Intensive Care Surveillance, Quality Secretariat Building, Castle Street Hospital for Women, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka; Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre, No. 24, High Holborn, London WC1V 6AZ, United Kingdom
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- Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Sirio-Libanes, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Emergency Medicine Discipline, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Network for Improving Critical Care Systems and Training, 2nd Floor, YMBA Building, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka
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- Network for Improving Critical Care Systems and Training, 2nd Floor, YMBA Building, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka
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- Intensive Care Medicine at the Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Mahidol-Oxford Research Unit (MORU), Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University College of London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Hansmann A, Morrow BM, Lang HJ. Review of supplemental oxygen and respiratory support for paediatric emergency care in sub-Saharan Africa. Afr J Emerg Med 2017; 7:S10-S19. [PMID: 30505669 PMCID: PMC6246869 DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2017.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION In African countries, respiratory infections and severe sepsis are common causes of respiratory failure and mortality in children under five years of age. Mortality and morbidity in these children could be reduced with adequate respiratory support in the emergency care setting. The purpose of this review is to describe management priorities in the emergency care of critically ill children presenting with respiratory problems. Basic and advanced respiratory support measures are described for implementation according to available resources, work load and skill-levels. METHODS We did a focused search of respiratory support for critically ill children in resource-limited settings over the past ten years, using the search tools PubMed and Google Scholar, the latest WHO guidelines, international 'Advanced Paediatric Life Support' guidelines and paediatric critical care textbooks. RESULTS The implementation of triage and rapid recognition of respiratory distress and hypoxia with pulse oximetry is important to correctly identify critically ill children with increased risk of mortality in all health facilities in resource constrained settings. Basic, effective airway management and respiratory support are essential elements of emergency care. Correct provision of supplemental oxygen is safe and its application alone can significantly improve the outcome of critically ill children. Non-invasive ventilatory support is cost-effective and feasible, with the potential to improve emergency care packages for children with respiratory failure and other organ dysfunctions. Non-invasive ventilation is particularly important in severely under-resourced regions unable to provide intubation and invasive mechanical ventilation support. Malnutrition and HIV-infection are important co-morbid conditions, associated with increased mortality in children with respiratory dysfunction. DISCUSSION A multi-disciplinary approach is required to optimise emergency care for critically ill children in low-resource settings. In this context, it is important to consider aspects of training of staff, technical support and pragmatic research.
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- Andreas Hansmann
- Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Zentrum für Kinderheilkunde and, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Blantyre, Department of Paediatrics, Germany
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- University of Cape Town, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South Africa
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Mbarouk GS, Sawe HR, Mfinanga JA, Stein J, Levin S, Mwafongo V, Runyon MS, Reynolds TA, Olson KR. Patients with acute poisoning presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania. BMC Res Notes 2017; 10:482. [PMID: 28915823 PMCID: PMC5602963 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-017-2807-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Poisoning is a major public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa, affecting patients of all age groups. Poisoned patients often present to the emergency department (ED) and prompt evaluation and appropriate management are imperative to ensure optimal outcomes. Unfortunately, little is known about the specific presentations of poisoned patients in East Africa. We describe the clinical and epidemiological features of patients presenting to the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) ED with suspected toxicological syndromes. Methods This prospective study enrolled a consecutive sample of ED patients who presented with a suspected toxicological syndrome from March 2013 to June 2013. Trained investigators completed a structured case report form (CRF) for each eligible patient, documenting the suspected poison, demographic information, the clinical presentation, and the ED outcome and disposition. The study data were analyzed and summarized with descriptive statistics. Results Of 8827 patients, who presented to ED-MNH, 106 (1.2%) met inclusion criteria, and all were enrolled. Among those enrolled, the median age was 28 years (interquartile range [IQR] 16 years), and 81 (76.4%) were male. Overall 55 (52%) were single, and 28 (26.4%) had professional jobs. 60 (56.6%) patients were referred from district hospitals, 86.8% of which were in Dar es Salaam. Only 13 (12.3%) of patients presented to the ED within 2 h of the toxic exposure. The etiology of poisoning included alcohol in 42 (50%), a mixture of different medications in 12 (14.3%), and snakebite in 6 (11.3%). Most exposures were intentional (63 [59.4%]) and were via the oral route (88 [83%]). The most common abnormal physical findings were altered mental status (66 [62.3%]) and tachypnoea (68 [64.2%]). One patient died in the ED and 98 (92.5%) required hospital admission. Conclusions Most patients presenting to the ED with a toxicological syndrome were adult males with intentional exposures. The most common toxic exposure was alcohol (ethanol) intoxication and the most common abnormal findings were altered mental status and tachypnoea. More than three-quarter of patients presented after 2 h of exposure. Almost all patients were admitted to the hospital.
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- Ghaniya S Mbarouk
- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 54235, Tanzania. .,Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 54235, Tanzania.,Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 54235, Tanzania.,Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 54235, Tanzania.,Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA
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- Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 54235, Tanzania.,Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Emergency and Trauma Care Lead, World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland
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- California Poison Control System, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Young JR, Sawe HR, Mfinanga JA, Nshom E, Helm E, Moore CG, Runyon MS, Reynolds SL. Subdissociative intranasal ketamine plus standard pain therapy versus standard pain therapy in the treatment of paediatric sickle cell disease vaso-occlusive crises in resource-limited settings: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e017190. [PMID: 28698351 PMCID: PMC5541700 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Pediatric sickle cell disease, highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, carries great morbidity and mortality risk. Limited resources and monitoring make management of acute vaso-occlusive crises challenging. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of subdissociative intranasal ketamine as a cheap, readily available and easily administered adjunct to standard pain therapy. We hypothesise that subdissociative, intranasal ketamine may significantly augment current approaches to pain management in resource-limited settings in a safe and cost-effective manner. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This is a multicentred, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial enrolling children 4-16 years of age with sickle cell disease and painful vaso-occlusive pain crises. Study sites include two sub-Saharan teaching and referral hospitals with acute intake areas. All patients receive standard analgesic therapy during evaluation. Patients randomised to the treatment arm receive 1 mg/kg intranasal ketamine at onset of therapy, while placebo arm participants receive volume-matched intranasal normal saline. All participants and clinical staff are blinded to the treatment allocation. Data will be analysed on an intention-to-treat basis. Primary endpoints are changes in self-report pain scales (Faces Pain Scale-Revised) at 30, 60 and 120 minutes and rates of adverse events. Secondary endpoints include hospital length of stay, total analgesia use and quality of life assessment 2-3 weeks postintervention. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The research methods for this study have been approved by the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Board Institutional Review Board (IRB2015-07), the Tanzanian National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol. IX/2299), Muhimbili National Hospital IRB (MNH/IRB/I/2015/14) and the Tanzanian Food and Drugs Authority (TFDA0015/CTR/0015/9). Data reports will be provided to the Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) periodically throughout the study as well as all reports of adverse events. All protocol amendments will also be reviewed by the DSMB. Study results, regardless of direction or amplitude, will be submitted for publication in relevant peer-reviewed journals. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.Gov, NCT02573714. Date of registration: 8 October 2015. Pre-results.
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- James R Young
- Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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- Deparment of Emergency Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CIMS, Mbingo Baptist Hospital, Cameroon Baptist Convention, Mbingo, Cameroon
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- Department of Pediatrics, Mbingo Baptist Hospital, Cameroon Baptist Convention, Mbingo, Cameroon
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- Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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Global Collaboration in Acute Care Clinical Research: Opportunities, Challenges, and Needs. Crit Care Med 2017; 45:311-320. [PMID: 28098627 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000002211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The most impactful research in critical care comes from trials groups led by clinician-investigators who study questions arising through the day-to-day care of critically ill patients. The success of this model reflects both "necessity"-the paucity of new therapies introduced through industry-led research-and "clinical reality"-nuanced modulation of standard practice can have substantial impact on clinically important outcomes. Success in a few countries has fueled efforts to build similar models around the world and to collaborate on an unprecedented scale in large international trials. International collaboration brings opportunity-the more rapid completion of clinical trials, enhanced generalizability of the results of these trials, and a focus on questions that have evoked international curiosity. It has changed practice, improved outcomes, and enabled an international response to pandemic threats. It also brings challenges. Investigators may feel threatened by the loss of autonomy inherent in collaboration, and appropriate models of academic credit are yet to be developed. Differences in culture, practice, ethical frameworks, research experience, and resource availability create additional imbalances. Patient and family engagement in research is variable and typically inadequate. Funders are poorly equipped to evaluate and fund international collaborative efforts. Yet despite or perhaps because of these challenges, the discipline of critical care is leading the world in crafting new models of clinical research collaboration that hold the promise of not only improving the care of the most vulnerable patients in the healthcare system but also transforming the way that we conduct clinical research.
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Dünser MW, Towey RM, Amito J, Mer M. Intensive care medicine in rural sub-Saharan Africa. Anaesthesia 2016; 72:181-189. [PMID: 27868190 DOI: 10.1111/anae.13710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We undertook an audit in a rural Ugandan hospital that describes the epidemiology and mortality of 5147 patients admitted to the intensive care unit. The most frequent admission diagnoses were postoperative state (including following trauma) (2014/5147; 39.1%), medical conditions (709; 13.8%) and traumatic brain injury (629; 12.2%). Intensive care unit mortality was 27.8%, differing between age groups (p < 0.001). Intensive care unit mortality was highest for neonatal tetanus (29/37; 78.4%) and lowest for foreign body aspiration (4/204; 2.0%). Intensive care unit admission following surgery (333/1431; 23.3%), medical conditions (327/1431; 22.9%) and traumatic brain injury (233/1431; 16.3%) caused the highest number of deaths. Of all deaths in the hospital, (1431/11,357; 12.6%) occurred in the intensive care unit. Although the proportion of hospitalised patients admitted to the intensive care unit increased over time, from 0.7% in 2005/6 to 2.8% in 2013/4 (p < 0.001), overall hospital mortality decreased (2005/6, 4.8%; 2013/14, 4.0%; p < 0.001). The proportion of intensive care patients whose lungs were mechanically ventilated was 18.7% (961/5147). This subgroup of patients did not change over time (2006, 16%; 2015, 18.4%; p = 0.12), but their mortality decreased (2006, 59.5%; 2015, 44.3%; p < 0.001).
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- M W Dünser
- Department of Anesthesiology, Peri-operative Medicine and General Intensive Care Medicine, Salzburg University Hospital and Paracelsus Private Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.,Global Intensive Care Working Group, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Anaesthetics and Intensive Care, St. Mary's Hospital Lacor, Gulu, Uganda
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- Department of Anaesthetics and Intensive Care, St. Mary's Hospital Lacor, Gulu, Uganda
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- Global Intensive Care Working Group, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Brussels, Belgium.,Intensive Care Unit, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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