Barriers and facilitators when seeking healthcare for septic children in Ghana: a single-centre qualitative study of patient caregivers and emergency department clinicians

• Main Authors: John Adabie Appiah (Author), Vanessa C. Denny (Author), Vinay M. Nadkarni (Author), Ebenezer Dassah (Author), Ebenezer Gyimah Mensah (Author), Timothy Kwabena Adjei (Author), Justicia Amisah (Author), Gustav Nettey (Author), Larko Owusu (Author), Charlotte Z. Woods-Hill (Author), Heather A. Wolfe (Author), Ebor Jacob G. James (Author), Princess Ruhama Acheampong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose Sepsis is a leading cause of morbidity, mortality and healthcare utilisation for children worldwide, particularly in resource-limited regions. In Kumasi, Ghana, organ system failure and mortality in children who present to the emergency department (ED) with symptoms of sepsis are...