Matthew O Wiens, Vuong Nguyen, Jeffrey N Bone, Elias Kumbakumba, Stephen Businge, Abner Tagoola, Sheila Oyella Sherine, Emmanuel Byaruhanga, Edward Ssemwanga, Celestine Barigye, Jesca Nsungwa, Charles Olaro, J Mark Ansermino, Niranjan Kissoon, Joel Singer, Charles P Larson, Pascal M Lavoie, Dustin Dunsmuir, Peter P Moschovis, Stefanie Novakowski, Clare Komugisha, Mellon Tayebwa, Douglas Mwesigwa, Martina Knappett, Nicholas West, Nathan Kenya Mugisha, Jerome Kabakyenga
In many low-income countries, over five percent of hospitalized children die following hospital discharge. The lack of available tools to identify those at risk of post-discharge mortality has limited the ability to make progress towards improving outcomes. We aimed to develop algorithms designed to predict post-discharge mortality among children admitted with suspected sepsis. Four prospective cohort studies of children in two age groups (0-6 and 6-60 months) were conducted between 2012-2021 in six Ugandan hospitals...
2024: PLOS Glob Public Health