Critical Care in a Tertiary Hospital in Malawi

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 2635-2642

  Prin, Meghan ^a   Itaye, Takondwa ^b   Clark, Sarah ^c   Fernando, Rohesh J ^d   Namboya, Felix ^b   Pollach, Gregor ^b   Mkandawire, Nyengo ^b   Sobol, Julia ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALAWI; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALAWI; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84969951844     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-016-3578-y     Document Type: Article

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