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Uterocutaneous fistula due to held placenta in a low resource setting

Clinical Case Reports, 2018
Key Clinical Message Postcesarean section complication rate is higher in LMIC (Low and Middle Income Countries) due to lack of resources and specialists availability. A completely or incompletely held infected placenta might underlie a dehiscent cesarean
Francesco Di Maggio, Joel Nkurunziza, Paola Caravaggi   +2 more
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Mortality of trauma patients in conflict-affected region: a retrospective observational study of ICU admissions and surgical management

BMC Surgery
Background Trauma represents a significant global health challenge, accounting for an estimated 4.4 million fatalities each year, predominantly affecting low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), especially those experiencing conflict.
Jacques Fadhili Bake, Phalek Kambere Mukama, Mumbere Kigayi Jean-Pierre, Kabuyaya Kakule Medard, Munyantwari Akomu Eugene   +4 more
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Management of preterm birth using protocols in a low resource setting

PLoS ONE, 2023
Background Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal deaths and the second leading cause of death in children under five after pneumonia. The study aimed at improving the management of preterm birth through the development of protocols for ...
Jackline Akello, Fatuma Namusoke, Godfrey Alia, Savio Mwaka   +3 more
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Non-obstetric vulva haematomas in a low resource setting: two case reports

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
Vulva haematomas are uncommon outside the obstetric population, with an incidence of 3.7% and represent only 0.8% of all gynaecological emergencies.
Ako Annabel Mangwi, Peter Vanes Ebasone, Desmond Aroke, Larry Tangie Ngek, Ako Simon Nji   +4 more
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Mortality among very low birth weight infants after hospital discharge in a low resource setting

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
Background Early discharge of very low birth weight infant (VLBW) in low resource settings is inevitable but to minimize mortality of these infants after discharge we need to identify the death attributes.
Yaser Abdallah, Flavia Namiiro, Jolly Nankunda, Jamiru Mugalu, Yvonne Vaucher   +4 more
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Monitoring mortality trends in low-resource settings

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2012
Background Recent calls for continuous monitoring of large-scale public health interventions in low-income countries (1) have coincided with the increased use of routine monitoring for outcomes after episodes of care in high-income settings. (2-5) Graphical methods have become available to monitor short-term outcomes adjusted for patients' risk.
Christina Pagel, Audrey Prost, Nirmala Nair, Prasanta Tripathy, Anthony Costello, Martin Utley   +5 more
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Establishing the first ever pediatric procedural sedation clinic in a low-income country: Assessment of the safety and efficacy

BMC Pediatrics
Background Pediatric sedation clinics are rare in low-income countries. Our aim is to describe the establishment of the first-ever pediatric sedation clinic in Ethiopia and provide an assessment of its safety and efficacy over the 5 years since its ...
Tigist Bacha, Segni Kejela, Scott A. Hagen   +2 more
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Aphallia: A Rare Congenital Anomaly in a Low-Resource Setting

International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2023
Awet Ghebreberhan Mehretab,1,* Nahom Daniel Berhe,2,* Emnet Tekeste Fekadu3 1Department of Surgery, Adi Quala Hospital, Adi Quala, Eritrea; 2Department of Internal Medicine, Mendefera Zonal Referral Hospital, Mendefera, Eritrea; 3Department of ...
Mehretab AG, Berhe ND, Fekadu ET
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Operational challenges and collaborative solutions in radiology image interpretation: perspectives from imaging departments in a low‐resource setting

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences
Introduction Medical imaging's critical role in diagnosis requires prompt and precise image interpretation. Numerous radiology departments, especially in low‐resourced settings, encounter challenges such as a shortage of radiologists in their operational
Abel Karera, Florence Davidson, Penelope Engel‐Hills   +2 more
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Evaluation of commercial point-of-care glucometers for detection and monitoring of neonatal hypoglycemia in resource-constrained settings

BMC Pediatrics
Background Accurate identification and treatment of hypoglycemia or low blood glucose is important for neonates, especially premature, small for gestational age, and intra-uterine growth restricted (“small and sick”) newborns. Existing point-of-care (POC)
Meaghan Bond, Elizabeth Asma, Joseph Peterson, Lauren Oparah, Millicent Alooh, Danica Kumara, Z. Maria Oden, Chinyere Ezeaka, Elizabeth Molyneux, Rebecca Richards-Kortum   +9 more
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