Incidence and degree of hypoxaemia in Malawian infants under 2 months of age presenting to district hospitals and its correlation with mortality: a retrospective analysis
Background: Pneumonia is a leading cause of death in Malawian infants under 2 months of age. Consensus defines hypoxaemia in infants as a peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SpO2) of less than 90%. We aimed to estimate the incidence and degree of hypoxaemia and its correlation with mortality in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-03-01
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| Series: | The Lancet Global Health |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X18301517 |