Capacity for delivery of paediatric emergency care and the current use of emergency triage, assessment and treatment in health facilities in the Busoga region, Uganda-A mixed methods study.

• Main Authors: Goda Laucaityte (Author), Fredrik Wikander Fahnehjelm (Author), Dorothy Akongo (Author), Emmanuel Tenywa (Author), Karl Hildebrand (Author), Moses Kyangwa (Author), Racheal Kwagala Ssemwogerere (Author), William Mugowa Waibi (Author), Helena Hildenwall (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The implementation of structured guidelines, such as the World Health Organisation's Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment has been shown to reduce in-hospital mortality, addressing the high burden of early in-hospital deaths. We evaluated the capacity to provide paediatric emergency care...