Hypoxaemia and risk of death among children: rethinking oxygen saturation, risk-stratification, and the role of pulse oximetry in primary care
Pulse oximeters are essential for assessing blood oxygen levels in emergency departments,
operating theatres, and hospital wards. However, although the role of pulse oximeters in …
operating theatres, and hospital wards. However, although the role of pulse oximeters in …
Soft electronics for advanced infant monitoring
M Yuan, Y Long, T Liu, J Liu, S Qiu, T Lin, F Xu, Y Fang - Materials Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Infants are exceptionally fragile and physically vulnerable who need special healthcare.
Continuous monitoring of vital information of infants is essential for understanding their …
Continuous monitoring of vital information of infants is essential for understanding their …
Risk and accuracy of outpatient-identified hypoxaemia for death among suspected child pneumonia cases in rural Bangladesh: a multifacility prospective cohort study
Background Hypoxaemic pneumonia mortality risk in low-income and middle-income
countries is high in children who have been hospitalised, but unknown among outpatient …
countries is high in children who have been hospitalised, but unknown among outpatient …
Point-of-care C-reactive protein measurement by community health workers safely reduces antimicrobial use among children with respiratory illness in rural Uganda …
Background Acute respiratory illness (ARI) is one of the most common reasons children
receive antibiotic treatment. Measurement of C-reaction protein (CRP) has been shown to …
receive antibiotic treatment. Measurement of C-reaction protein (CRP) has been shown to …
Introducing pulse oximetry for outpatient management of childhood pneumonia: an implementation research adopting a district implementation model in selected rural …
Background Pulse oximetry has potential for identifying hypoxaemic pneumonia and
substantially reducing under-five deaths in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) …
substantially reducing under-five deaths in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) …
Employing learning health system principles to advance research on severe neonatal and paediatric illness in Kenya
We have worked to develop a Clinical Information Network (CIN) in Kenya as an early form
of learning health systems (LHS) focused on paediatric and neonatal care that now spans …
of learning health systems (LHS) focused on paediatric and neonatal care that now spans …
[HTML][HTML] Pulse oximetry training landscape for healthcare workers in low-and middle-income countries: A scoping review
ME Peterson, S Docter, DR Ruiz-Betancourt… - Journal of Global …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Pulse oximetry has been used in medical care for decades. Its use quickly
became standard of care in high resource settings, with delayed widespread availability and …
became standard of care in high resource settings, with delayed widespread availability and …
Derivation and validation of a novel risk assessment tool to identify children aged 2–59 months at risk of hospitalised pneumonia-related mortality in 20 countries
Introduction Existing risk assessment tools to identify children at risk of hospitalised
pneumonia-related mortality have shown suboptimal discriminatory value during external …
pneumonia-related mortality have shown suboptimal discriminatory value during external …
Anticipating the future: prognostic tools as a complementary strategy to improve care for patients with febrile illnesses in resource-limited settings
In low-income and middle-income countries, most patients with febrile illnesses present to
peripheral levels of the health system where diagnostic capacity is very limited. In these …
peripheral levels of the health system where diagnostic capacity is very limited. In these …
Innovative, enhanced community management of non-hypoxaemic chest-indrawing pneumonia in 2–59-month-old children: a cluster-randomised trial in Africa and …
EMPIC Study Group - BMJ Global Health, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction The WHO recommends oral amoxicillin for 2–59-month-old children with chest-
indrawing pneumonia presenting at the health facility. Community-level health workers …
indrawing pneumonia presenting at the health facility. Community-level health workers …