There has been an increase in the use of the emergency department (ED) for non‐urgent
presentations. The aim of this systematic review was to identify the proportion, criteria and …

Background Despite the high burden of pediatric mortality from preventable conditions in
low and middle income countries and the existence of multiple tools to prioritize critically ill …

Objective. To validate a revised version of the paediatric South African Triage Scale (SATS)
against admission as a reference standard and compare the sensitivity of triage using:(i) …

Purpose Understanding caregivers' experiences of care can identify barriers to timely and
good quality care, and support the improvement of services. We aimed to explore caregivers' …

Mortality rates among hospitalized children in many government hospitals in sub-Saharan
Africa are high. Pediatric emergency services in these hospitals are often sub-optimal …

Background Primary health care worldwide faces large numbers of patients daily. Poor
waiting times, low patient satisfaction and staff burnout are some problems facing such …

Background: To improve global child health, efficacious interventions are important but real-
world effectiveness is crucial; this requires translating technical guidance into frontline …

BACKGROUND: Ethiopia has a well established health care system but lacks significant
improvements on emergency medical services and suffers a shortage of equally initiative …

In the 21st century, the determination of alert thresholds remains the most challenging and
controversial issue in clinical pediatrics. Pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical …

Objectives Failures in identification, resuscitation and appropriate referral have been
identified as significant contributors to avoidable severity of illness and mortality in South …