Respiratory compromise in children presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a descriptive cohort study
Abstract Background Respiratory compromise is the leading cause of cardiac arrest and death among paediatric patients. Emergency medicine is a new field in low-income countries (LICs); the presentation, treatment and outcomes of paediatric patients with respiratory compromise is not well studied. We...
Main Authors: | Biita Muhanuzi, Hendry R. Sawe, Said S. Kilindimo, Juma A. Mfinanga, Ellen J. Weber |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-02-01
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Series: | BMC Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-019-0235-4 |
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