The Unmet Critical Care Burden at a Central Hospital in a Resource‐Limited Setting: A Point Prevalence Study
There is a high-unmet burden of critical illness outside of the ICU in our setting, with a resulting high mortality. MEWS effectively stratifies patient risk, particularly in surgical patients. Early identification and intervention and increasing critical care capacity are imperative.
Authors
- Xinyi Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9359-5354)
- Anthony Charles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7332-4354)
- Jotham Gondwe
- Melissa Issa‐Boube
- Chimwemwe Nkhonjera
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Tulane University (US)
- Kamuzu Central Hospital (MW)
- Morehouse School of Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-05-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.12624
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fogarty International Center