Prediction models for post-discharge mortality among under-five children with suspected sepsis in Uganda: A multicohort analysis.

• Main Authors: Matthew O Wiens (Author), Vuong Nguyen (Author), Jeffrey N Bone (Author), Elias Kumbakumba (Author), Stephen Businge (Author), Abner Tagoola (Author), Sheila Oyella Sherine (Author), Emmanuel Byaruhanga (Author), Edward Ssemwanga (Author), Celestine Barigye (Author), Jesca Nsungwa (Author), Charles Olaro (Author), J Mark Ansermino (Author), Niranjan Kissoon (Author), Joel Singer (Author), Charles P Larson (Author), Pascal M Lavoie (Author), Dustin Dunsmuir (Author), Peter P Moschovis (Author), Stefanie Novakowski (Author), Clare Komugisha (Author), Mellon Tayebwa (Author), Douglas Mwesigwa (Author), Martina Knappett (Author), Nicholas West (Author), Nathan Kenya Mugisha (Author), Jerome Kabakyenga (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In many low-income countries, over five percent of hospitalized children die following hospital discharge. The lack of available tools to identify those at risk of post-discharge mortality has limited the ability to make progress towards improving outcomes. We aimed to develop algorithms designed to...