Chris A Rees, Readon C Ideh, Rodrick Kisenge, Julia Kamara, Ye-Jeung G Coleman-Nekar, Abraham Samma, Evance Godfrey, Hussein K Manji, Christopher R Sudfeld, Adrianna L Westbrook, Michelle Niescierenko, Claudia R Morris, Cynthia G Whitney, Robert F Breiman, Christopher P Duggan, Karim P Manji
INTRODUCTION: The immediate period after hospital discharge carries a large burden of childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Our objective was to derive and internally validate a risk assessment tool to identify neonates discharged from the neonatal ward at risk for 60-day post-discharge mortality. METHODS: We conducted a prospective observational cohort study of neonates discharged from Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and John F Kennedy Medical Centre in Monrovia, Liberia...
February 15, 2024: BMJ Open