Incidence and predictors of hospital readmission in children presenting with severe anaemia in Uganda and Malawi: a secondary analysis of TRACT trial data

Incidence and predictors of hospital readmission in children presenting with severe anaemia in Uganda and Malawi: a secondary analysis of TRACT trial data

Abstract Background Severe anaemia (haemoglobin < 6 g/dL) is a leading cause of recurrent hospitalisation in African children. We investigated predictors of readmission in children hospitalised with severe anaemia in the TRACT trial (ISRCTN84086586) in order to identify potential future intervent...

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Main Authors: Roisin Connon, Elizabeth C. George, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Sarah Kiguli, George Chagaluka, Florence Alaroker, Robert O. Opoka, Ayub Mpoya, Kevin Walsh, Charles Engoru, Julius Nteziyaremye, Macpherson Mallewa, Neil Kennedy, Margaret Nakuya, Cate Namayanja, Eva Nabawanuka, Tonny Sennyondo, Denis Amorut, C. Williams Musika, Imelda Bates, M. Boele van Hensbroek, Jennifer A. Evans, Sophie Uyoga, Thomas N. Williams, Gary Frost, Diana M. Gibb, Kathryn Maitland, A. Sarah Walker, on behalf of the TRACT trial group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Severe anaemia
Readmission
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11481-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11481-6

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