A health systems approach to critical care delivery in low-resource settings: a narrative review

SA Spencer, FE Adipa, T Baker, AM Crawford… - Intensive care …, 2023 - Springer
There is a high burden of critical illness in low-income countries (LICs), adding pressure to
already strained health systems. Over the next decade, the need for critical care is expected …

Essential emergency and critical care: a priority for health systems globally

DY Buowari, C Owoo, L Gupta… - Critical care …, 2022 - criticalcare.theclinics.com
Worldwide, an estimated 45 million people suffer from critical illness each year. 1 Critical
illness is “a state of ill health with vital organ dysfunction, a high risk of imminent death if care …

Distinct clinical and immunological profiles of patients with evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in sub-Saharan Africa

B Morton, KG Barnes, C Anscombe, K Jere… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has left no country untouched there has been limited
research to understand clinical and immunological responses in African populations. Here …

Effect of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on experimental carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6B in Blantyre, Malawi: a randomised controlled …

D Dula, B Morton, T Chikaonda, AE Chirwa… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background The effect of childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccine implementation in
Malawi is threatened by absence of herd effect. There is persistent vaccine-type …

[HTML][HTML] Critical care units in Malawi: a cross-sectional study

PD Sonenthal, N Kasomekera, E Connolly… - Annals of Global …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The global burden of critical illness falls disproportionately outside high-
income countries. Despite younger patient populations with similar or lower disease …

Enhanced peri‐operative care to improve outcomes for high‐risk surgical patients in Brazil: a single‐centre before‐and‐after cohort study

A Stahlschmidt, SC Passos, GR Cardoso… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mortality and morbidity for high‐risk surgical patients are often high, especially in low‐
resource settings. Enhanced peri‐operative care has the potential to reduce preventable …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the management of open tibia fractures, Malawi

AT Schade, M Sabawo, Z Jaffry… - Bulletin of the World …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To assess the impact of an open fracture intervention bundle on clinical
management and patient outcomes of adults in Malawi with open tibia fractures. Methods …

Critical care capacity and care bundles on medical wards in Malawi: a cross-sectional study

E Connolly, N Kasomekera, PD Sonenthal… - BMC Health Services …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction As low-income countries (LICs) shoulder a disproportionate share of the world's
burden of critical illnesses, they must continue to build critical care capacity outside …

Improving competencies and skills across clinical contexts of care: a qualitative study on Malawian nurses' experiences in an institutional health and training …

CG Aukrust, PD Kamalo, RJ Prince, J Sundby… - Nursing …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To explore what competencies and skills Malawian nurses gained after participating in
an institutional health and training programme in Norway and how they viewed these …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes of 4546 Adult Admissions to High-Dependency and ICUs in Kenya: A Multicenter Registry-Based …

C Njoki, N Simiyu, R Kaddu, W Mwangi… - Critical care …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
This work was supported by the Medical Research Council and by the National Institute for
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