Diagnoses and critical care outcomes in a rural Tanzanian high dependency unit: A prospective cohort study
Sepsis and non-communicable diseases were the most common diagnoses. Scores predicted in-hospital mortality with a moderate accuracy.
Authors
- Winfrid Gingo
- Thomas Zöller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9797-1692)
- Faraja Kitila
- Andrew Katende (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-8409)
- Maja Weisser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0134-1929)
- James Okuma
- Claudia Ortoleva Bucher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8411-4181)
- Martin Rohacek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0547-1923)
- Victor Myovela
- Ipyana Mwasongwe
- Chipegwa Mlula
- Evance Mahundi
- Fanuel Faustine
- Christamonica Chitimbwa
- Caspar Mbawala
- Daniel H. Paris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-5987)
- Lulu Wilson
- Jean Rossier
- Geofrey Mbunda
- Mohamed K. Kipalaunga
- Elibariki S. Mafole
- Samuel S. Mutasingwa
- Martin E. Mtula
Institutions
- Ifakara Health Institute (TZ)
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- St. Francis Referral Hospital (TZ)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324640
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.99
Funders
- Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft
- Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung