Epidemiology and outcomes of critically ill patients in the emergency department of a tertiary teaching hospital in Rwanda
Laurent Gamy Kamunga B.,
Courtney J. Bearnot,
Kyle D. Martin
et al.
Abstract:Background
The introduction of Emergency Medicine in Rwanda in 2015 has been associated with a mortality reduction in patients presenting to Kigali University Teaching Hospital (KUTH). In the context of increasing numbers of critically ill patients presenting to Emergency Departments (ED) globally, the aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of critically ill patients, the critical care interventions performed, and the outcomes of critically ill patients presenting to the KUTH ED … Show more
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