Preventing intensive care admissions for sepsis in tropical Africa (PICASTA): An extension of the international pediatric global sepsis initiative: An african perspective

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 561-570

  Pollach, Gregor ^a   Namboya, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Children; Funding streams; Implementation of pediatric anesthesia in Africa; Malnourishment and fasting in anesthesia; Preventing admissions with sepsis; Resource constraints

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CHILD; DIET RESTRICTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALAWI; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NURSE; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84880838678     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e318291774b     Document Type: Review

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