Epidemiology and outcomes of critically ill patients in the emergency department of a tertiary teaching hospital in Rwanda
This pilot study identified the most common critical care interventions performed and a high mortality among patients who required these interventions in the ED of a tertiary teaching hospital in Rwanda. These findings will inform didactics and procedural training for emergency care providers. Future research should focus on the root causes of mortality in these specific patient populations and identify areas of system strengthening to reduce mortality.
Authors
- Courtney J. Bearnot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5917-2742)
- Giles N. Cattermole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8910-2307)
- Kyle Denison Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9784-786X)
- Doris Uwamahoro
- Laurent Gamy Kamunga B.
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Brown University (US)
- University of Rwanda (RW)
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Rwanda Biomedical Center (RW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-024-00736-9
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00