The global burden of sepsis: barriers and potential solutions

KE Rudd, N Kissoon, D Limmathurotsakul, S Bory… - Critical care, 2018‏ - Springer
Sepsis is a major contributor to the global burden of disease. The majority of sepsis cases
and deaths are estimated to occur in low and middle-income countries. Barriers to reducing …

The global problem of childhood diarrhoeal diseases: emerging strategies in prevention and management

M Mokomane, I Kasvosve, E Melo… - Therapeutic …, 2018‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Acute diarrhoeal diseases remain a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality
particularly among young children in resource-limited countries. Recent large studies …

[HTML][HTML] Childhood pneumonia in low-and-middle-income countries: an update

D Marangu, HJ Zar - Paediatric respiratory reviews, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Objectives To review epidemiology, aetiology and management of childhood pneumonia in
low-and-middle-income countries. Design Review of published English literature between …

Global case-fatality rates in pediatric severe sepsis and septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Tan, JJM Wong, R Sultana, JCJW Koh, M Jit… - JAMA …, 2019‏ - jamanetwork.com
Importance The global patterns and distribution of case-fatality rates (CFRs) in pediatric
severe sepsis and septic shock remain poorly described. Objective We performed a …

A core outcome set for pediatric critical care

EL Fink, AB Maddux, N Pinto, S Sorenson… - Critical care …, 2020‏ - journals.lww.com
Objectives: More children are surviving critical illness but are at risk of residual or new health
conditions. An evidence-informed and stakeholder-recommended core outcome set is …

Daily co-trimoxazole prophylaxis to prevent mortality in children with complicated severe acute malnutrition: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised placebo …

JA Berkley, M Ngari, J Thitiri, L Mwalekwa… - The Lancet Global …, 2016‏ - thelancet.com
Background Children with complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have a greatly
increased risk of mortality from infections while in hospital and after discharge. In HIV …

Acute kidney injury, persistent kidney disease, and post-discharge morbidity and mortality in severe malaria in children: a prospective cohort study

R Namazzi, A Batte, RO Opoka, P Bangirana… - …, 2022‏ - thelancet.com
Background Globally, 85% of acute kidney injury (AKI) cases occur in low-and-middle-
income countries. There is limited information on persistent kidney disease (acute kidney …

Biomarkers of post-discharge mortality among children with complicated severe acute malnutrition

JM Njunge, A Gwela, NK Kibinge, M Ngari… - Scientific reports, 2019‏ - nature.com
High mortality after discharge from hospital following acute illness has been observed
among children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). However, mechanisms that may be …

Paediatric postdischarge mortality in develo** countries: a systematic review

B Nemetchek, L English, N Kissoon, JM Ansermino… - BMJ open, 2018‏ - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To update the current evidence base on paediatric postdischarge mortality (PDM)
in develo** countries. Secondary objectives included an evaluation of risk factors, timing …

Mortality after inpatient treatment for severe pneumonia in children: a cohort study

MM Ngari, G Fegan, MK Mwangome… - Paediatric and …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background Although pneumonia is a leading cause of inpatient mortality, deaths may also
occur after discharge from hospital. However, prior studies have been small, in selected …