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Njoki C, Simiyu N, Kaddu R, Mwangi W, Sulemanji D, Oduor P, Dona DG, Otieno D, Abonyo TT, Wangeci P, Kabanya T, Mutuku S, Kioko A, Muthoni J, Kamau PM, Beane A, Haniffa R, Dondorp A, Misango D, Pisani L, Waweru-Siika W. EPidemiology, clinical characteristics and Outcomes of 4546 adult admissions to high-dependency and intensive care units in Kenya (EPOK): a multicentre registry-based observational study. Crit Care Explor 2024; 6:e1036. [PMID: 38356864 PMCID: PMC7615640 DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Objective to describe clinical, management and outcome features of critically ill patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) and high dependency units (HDUs) in Kenya. Design prospective registry-based observational study. Setting three HDUs and eight ICUs in Kenya. Patients consecutive adult patients admitted between January 2021 and June 2022. Interventions none. Measurements and main results data was entered in a cloud based platform using a common data model. Study endpoints included case mix variables, management features and patient centred outcomes. Patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were reported separately. Of the 3892/4546 patients without COVID-19, 2445 patients (62.8%) were from HDUs and 1447 (37.2%) from ICUs. Patients had a median age of 53 years (interquartile range [IQR] 38-68), with HDU patients being older but with a lower severity (APACHE II 6 [3-9] in HDUs vs 12 [7-17] in ICUs; p<0.001). One out of four patients were postoperative with 604 (63.4%) receiving emergency surgery. Readmission rate was 4.8%. Hypertension and diabetes were prevalent comorbidities, with a 4.0% HIV/AIDS rate. Invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) was applied in 3.4% in HDUs vs. 47.6% in ICUs (P<0.001), with a duration of 7 days (IQR 3-21). There was a similar use of renal replacement therapy (4.0% vs. 4.7%; P<0.001). Vasopressor use was infrequent while half of patients received antibiotics. Average length of stay was 2 days (IQR 1-5). Crude HDU mortality rate was 6.5% in HDUs versus 30.5% in the ICUs (P<0.001). Of the 654 COVID-19 admissions, most were admitted in ICUs (72.3%) with a 33.2% mortality. Conclusions We provide the first multicenter observational cohort study from an African ICU national registry. Distinct management features and outcomes characterise HDU from ICU patients. Study registration Clinicaltrials.gov (reference number NCT05456217, date of registration 07 Nov 2022).
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- Carolyne Njoki
- Department of Anesthesia, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Kisii Hospital, Kisii, Kenya
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- Intensive Care Unit, Aga Khan Mombasa Hospital (AKM), Mombasa, Kenya
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- Intensive Care Unit, Nyeri County Hospital, Nyeri, Kenya
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, MP Shah Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Anesthesia, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Nakuru referral Hospital, Nakuru, Kenya
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Nakuru referral Hospital, Nakuru, Kenya
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- Intensive Care Unit, Nyeri County Hospital, Nyeri, Kenya
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- Intensive Care Unit, Aga Khan Mombasa Hospital (AKM), Mombasa, Kenya
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Kisii Hospital, Kisii, Kenya
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- Intensive Care Unit, Aga Khan Mombasa Hospital (AKM), Mombasa, Kenya
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, MP Shah Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Nat Intensive Care Surveillance-MORU, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Critical Care Society of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Nat Intensive Care Surveillance-MORU, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Anesthesia, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
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Rashan A, Beane A, Ghose A, Dondorp AM, Kwizera A, Vijayaraghavan BKT, Biccard B, Righy C, Thwaites CL, Pell C, Sendagire C, Thomson D, Done DG, Aryal D, Wagstaff D, Nadia F, Putoto G, Panaru H, Udayanga I, Amuasi J, Salluh J, Gokhale K, Nirantharakumar K, Pisani L, Hashmi M, Schultz M, Ghalib MS, Mukaka M, Mat-Nor MB, Siaw-frimpong M, Surenthirakumaran R, Haniffa R, Kaddu RP, Pereira SP, Murthy S, Harris S, Moonesinghe SR, Vengadasalam S, Tripathy S, Gooden TE, Tolppa T, Pari V, Waweru-Siika W, Minh YL. Mixed methods study protocol for combining stakeholder-led rapid evaluation with near real-time continuous registry data to facilitate evaluations of quality of care in intensive care units. Wellcome Open Res 2023; 8:29. [PMID: 37954925 PMCID: PMC10638482 DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18710.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
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Background Improved access to healthcare in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has not equated to improved health outcomes. Absence or unsustained quality of care is partly to blame. Improving outcomes in intensive care units (ICUs) requires delivery of complex interventions by multiple specialties working in concert, and the simultaneous prevention of avoidable harms associated with the illness and the treatment interventions. Therefore, successful design and implementation of improvement interventions requires understanding of the behavioural, organisational, and external factors that determine care delivery and the likelihood of achieving sustained improvement. We aim to identify care processes that contribute to suboptimal clinical outcomes in ICUs located in LMICs and to establish barriers and enablers for improving the care processes. Methods Using rapid evaluation methods, we will use four data collection methods: 1) registry embedded indicators to assess quality of care processes and their associated outcomes; 2) process mapping to provide a preliminary framework to understand gaps between current and desired care practices; 3) structured observations of processes of interest identified from the process mapping and; 4) focus group discussions with stakeholders to identify barriers and enablers influencing the gap between current and desired care practices. We will also collect self-assessments of readiness for quality improvement. Data collection and analysis will be led by local stakeholders, performed in parallel and through an iterative process across eight countries: Kenya, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, Uganda and Vietnam. Conclusions The results of our study will provide essential information on where and how care processes can be improved to facilitate better quality of care to critically ill patients in LMICs; thus, reduce preventable mortality and morbidity in ICUs. Furthermore, understanding the rapid evaluation methods that will be used for this study will allow other researchers and healthcare professionals to carry out similar research in ICUs and other health services.
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- The Collaboration for Research, Implementation and Training in Critical Care in Asia and Africa (CCAA)
- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, UK
- Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medicine, Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Chattogram, Bangladesh
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Apollo Hospitals Educational and Research Foundation, Chennai, India
- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Uganda Heart Institute, University of Makerere, Makerere, Uganda
- D'Or Institute for Research and Education, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Nat-Intensive Care Surveillance, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Department of Critical Care, Nepal Intensive Care Research Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Centre for Preoperative Medicine, University College London, London, UK
- Department of Intensive Care Anaesthesiology, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Department of Planning and Operational Research, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Padova, Italy
- Department of Global Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
- Intensive Care Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- General Surgery, Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive care, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
- Department of Community and Family Medicine, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
- Department of Anaesthesia, The Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Targeted Intervention, University College London, London, UK
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Department of Critical Care, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Teaching Hospital Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
- AII India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
- Chennai Critical Care Consultants Private Limited, Chennai, India
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Chattogram, Bangladesh
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Uganda Heart Institute, University of Makerere, Makerere, Uganda
- D'Or Institute for Research and Education, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Nat-Intensive Care Surveillance, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
- D'Or Institute for Research and Education, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Critical Care, Nepal Intensive Care Research Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Centre for Preoperative Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Intensive Care Anaesthesiology, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Planning and Operational Research, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Critical Care, Nepal Intensive Care Research Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Nat-Intensive Care Surveillance, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Global Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- D'Or Institute for Research and Education, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Intensive Care Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Intensive Care Anaesthesiology, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive care, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
- Nat-Intensive Care Surveillance, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Anaesthesia, The Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- AII India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Nat-Intensive Care Surveillance, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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- Chennai Critical Care Consultants Private Limited, Chennai, India
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- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Relan P, Murthy S, Marshall JC, Annane D, Chevret S, Arabi YM, Waweru-Siika W, Dominguez Rodriguez S, Convocar P, Diaz J. WHO O2CoV2: oxygen requirements and respiratory support in patients with COVID-19 in low-and-middle income countries-protocol for a multicountry, prospective, observational cohort study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e071346. [PMID: 37591648 PMCID: PMC10441039 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION SARS-CoV-2 has been identified as the cause of the disease officially named COVID-19, primarily a respiratory illness. COVID-19 was characterised as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. It has been estimated that approximately 20% of people with COVID-19 require oxygen therapy. Oxygen has been listed on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines List and Essential Medicines List for Children for almost two decades. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted, more than ever, the acute need for scale-up of oxygen therapy. Detailed data on the use of oxygen therapy in low-and-middle income countries at the patient and facility level are needed to target interventions better globally. METHODS AND ANALYSIS We aim to describe the requirements and use of oxygen at the facility and patient level of approximately 4500 patients with COVID-19 in 30 countries. Our objectives are specifically to characterise type and duration of different modalities of oxygen therapy delivered to patients; describe demographics and outcomes of hospitalised patients with COVID-19; and describe facility-level oxygen production and support. Primary analyses will be descriptive in nature. Respiratory support transitions will be described in Sankey plots, and Kaplan-Meier models will be used to estimate probability of each transition. A multistate model will be used to study the course of hospital stay of the study population, evaluating transitions of escalating respiratory support transitions to the absorbing states. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION WHO Ad Hoc COVID-19 Research Ethics Review Committee (ERC) has approved this global protocol. When this protocol is adopted at specific country sites, national ERCs may make require adjustments in accordance with their respective national research ethics guidelines. Dissemination of this protocol and global findings will be open access through peer-reviewed scientific journals, study website, press and online media. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT04918875.
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- IHU PROMETHEUS, General ICU, Raymond Poincaré Hospital, University Paris Saclay campus Versailles, APHP, Garches, France
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- UMR1153, Université Paris Cité and INSERM, Paris, France
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Medical Hospital, Manila Doctors Hospital, Southern Philippines Medical Center, Manila, Philippines
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- World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Mwangi W, Kaddu R, Njoki Muiru C, Simiyu N, Patel V, Sulemanji D, Otieno D, Okelo S, Chikophe I, Pisani L, Dona DPG, Beane A, Haniffa R, Misango D, Waweru-Siika W. Organisation, staffing and resources of critical care units in Kenya. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0284245. [PMID: 37498872 PMCID: PMC10374136 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To describe the organisation, staffing patterns and resources available in critical care units in Kenya. The secondary objective was to explore variations between units in the public and private sectors. MATERIALS AND METHODS An online cross-sectional survey was used to collect data on organisational characteristics (model of care, type of unit, quality- related activities, use of electronic medical records and participation in the national ICU registry), staffing and available resources for monitoring, ventilation and general critical care. RESULTS The survey included 60 of 75 identified units (80% response rate), with 43% (n = 23) located in government facilities. A total of 598 critical care beds were reported with a median of 6 beds (interquartile range [IQR] 5-11) per unit, with 26% beds (n = 157) being non functional. The proportion of ICU beds to total hospital beds was 3.8% (IQR 1.9-10.4). Most of the units (80%, n = 48) were mixed/general units with an open model of care (60%, n = 36). Consultants-in-charge were mainly anesthesiologists (69%, n = 37). The nurse-to-bed ratio was predominantly 1:2 with half of the nurses formally trained in critical care. Most units (83%, n = 47) had a dedicated ventilator for each bed, however 63% (n = 39) lacked high flow nasal therapy. While basic multiparametric monitoring was ubiquitous, invasive blood pressure measurement capacity was low (3% of beds, IQR 0-81%), and capnography moderate (31% of beds, IQR 0-77%). Blood gas analysers were widely available (93%, n = 56), with 80% reported as functional. Differences between the public and private sector were narrow. CONCLUSION This study shows an established critical care network in Kenya, in terms of staffing density, availability of basic monitoring and ventilation resources. The public and private sector are equally represented albeit with modest differences. Potential areas for improvement include training, use of invasive blood pressure and functionality of blood gas analysers.
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- Wambui Mwangi
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Nyeri County Referral Hospital, Nyeri, Kenya
- Kenya Critical Care Registry, Critical Care Society of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Kenya Critical Care Registry, Critical Care Society of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- Intensive Care Unit, Aga Khan Mombasa Hospital, Mombasa, Kenya
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- Kenya Critical Care Registry, Critical Care Society of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- Egerton University Surgery Department, Nakuru Level V ICU, Nakuru, Kenya
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, AAR Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Kenya Critical Care Registry, Critical Care Society of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Kisii County Referral Hospital, Kisii, Kenya
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, MP Shah Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Kenya Critical Care Registry, Critical Care Society of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, AAR Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Kenya Critical Care Registry, Critical Care Society of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Kenya Critical Care Registry, Critical Care Society of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Maseno University, Maseno, Kenya
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- Kenya Critical Care Registry, Critical Care Society of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
- Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
- Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
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- Kenya Critical Care Registry, Critical Care Society of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Anesthesia, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Kenya Critical Care Registry, Critical Care Society of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Anesthesia, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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Bagenal J, Lee N, Ademuyiwa AO, Nepogodiev D, Ramos-De la Medina A, Biccard B, Lapitan MC, Waweru-Siika W. Surgical research-comic opera no more. Lancet 2023; 402:86-88. [PMID: 37172604 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00856-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, London, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- Institute of Clinical Epidemiology and College of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila and Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines
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Spencer SA, Adipa FE, Baker T, Crawford AM, Dark P, Dula D, Gordon SB, Hamilton DO, Huluka DK, Khalid K, Lakoh S, Limbani F, Rylance J, Sawe HR, Simiyu I, Waweru-Siika W, Worrall E, Morton B. A health systems approach to critical care delivery in low-resource settings: a narrative review. Intensive Care Med 2023; 49:772-784. [PMID: 37428213 PMCID: PMC10354139 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-023-07136-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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There is a high burden of critical illness in low-income countries (LICs), adding pressure to already strained health systems. Over the next decade, the need for critical care is expected to grow due to ageing populations with increasing medical complexity; limited access to primary care; climate change; natural disasters; and conflict. In 2019, the 72nd World Health Assembly emphasised that an essential part of universal health coverage is improved access to effective emergency and critical care and to "ensure the timely and effective delivery of life-saving health care services to those in need". In this narrative review, we examine critical care capacity building in LICs from a health systems perspective. We conducted a systematic literature search, using the World Heath Organisation (WHO) health systems framework to structure findings within six core components or "building blocks": (1) service delivery; (2) health workforce; (3) health information systems; (4) access to essential medicines and equipment; (5) financing; and (6) leadership and governance. We provide recommendations using this framework, derived from the literature identified in our review. These recommendations are useful for policy makers, health service researchers and healthcare workers to inform critical care capacity building in low-resource settings.
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- Stephen A Spencer
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
- Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Queen Marys University of London, London, UK
- Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
- Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
- Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Health Care Readiness Unit, World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK.
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
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Rashan A, Beane A, Ghose A, Dondorp AM, Kwizera A, Vijayaraghavan BKT, Biccard B, Righy C, Thwaites CL, Pell C, Sendagire C, Thomson D, Done DG, Aryal D, Wagstaff D, Nadia F, Putoto G, Panaru H, Udayanga I, Amuasi J, Salluh J, Gokhale K, Nirantharakumar K, Pisani L, Hashmi M, Schultz M, Ghalib MS, Mukaka M, Mat-Nor MB, Siaw-frimpong M, Surenthirakumaran R, Haniffa R, Kaddu RP, Pereira SP, Murthy S, Harris S, Moonesinghe SR, Vengadasalam S, Tripathy S, Gooden TE, Tolppa T, Pari V, Waweru-Siika W, Minh YL. Mixed methods study protocol for combining stakeholder-led rapid evaluation with near real-time continuous registry data to facilitate evaluations of quality of care in intensive care units. Wellcome Open Res 2023. [DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18710.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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Background: Improved access to healthcare in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has not equated to improved health outcomes. Absence or unsustained quality of care is partly to blame. Improving outcomes in intensive care units (ICUs) requires delivery of complex interventions by multiple specialties working in concert, and the simultaneous prevention of avoidable harms associated with the illness and the treatment interventions. Therefore, successful design and implementation of improvement interventions requires understanding of the behavioural, organisational, and external factors that determine care delivery and the likelihood of achieving sustained improvement. We aim to identify care processes that contribute to suboptimal clinical outcomes in ICUs located in LMICs and to establish barriers and enablers for improving the care processes. Methods: Using rapid evaluation methods, we will use four data collection methods: 1) registry embedded indicators to assess quality of care processes and their associated outcomes; 2) process mapping to provide a preliminary framework to understand gaps between current and desired care practices; 3) structured observations of processes of interest identified from the process mapping and; 4) focus group discussions with stakeholders to identify barriers and enablers influencing the gap between current and desired care practices. We will also collect self-assessments of readiness for quality improvement. Data collection and analysis will be performed in parallel and through an iterative process across eight countries: Kenya, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, Uganda and Vietnam. Conclusions: The results of our study will provide essential information on where and how care processes can be improved to facilitate better quality of care to critically ill patients in LMICs; thus, reduce preventable mortality and morbidity in ICUs. Furthermore, understanding the rapid evaluation methods that will be used for this study will allow other researchers and healthcare professionals to carry out similar research in ICUs and other health services.
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Rashan A, Beane A, Ghose A, Dondorp AM, Kwizera A, Vijayaraghavan BKT, Biccard B, Righy C, Thwaites CL, Pell C, Sendagire C, Thomson D, Done DG, Aryal D, Wagstaff D, Nadia F, Putoto G, Panaru H, Udayanga I, Amuasi J, Salluh J, Gokhale K, Nirantharakumar K, Pisani L, Hashmi M, Schultz M, Ghalib MS, Mukaka M, Mat-Nor MB, Siaw-frimpong M, Surenthirakumaran R, Haniffa R, Kaddu RP, Pereira SP, Murthy S, Harris S, Moonesinghe SR, Vengadasalam S, Tripathy S, Gooden TE, Tolppa T, Pari V, Waweru-Siika W, Minh YL. Mixed methods study protocol for combining stakeholder-led rapid evaluation with near real-time continuous registry data to facilitate evaluations of quality of care in intensive care units. Wellcome Open Res 2023. [DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18710.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background: Improved access to healthcare in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has not equated to improved health outcomes. Absence or unsustained quality of care is partly to blame. Improving outcomes in intensive care units (ICUs) requires delivery of complex interventions by multiple specialties working in concert, and the simultaneous prevention of avoidable harms associated with the illness and the treatment interventions. Therefore, successful design and implementation of improvement interventions requires understanding of the behavioural, organisational, and external factors that determine care delivery and the likelihood of achieving sustained improvement. We aim to identify care processes that contribute to suboptimal clinical outcomes in ICUs located in LMICs and to establish barriers and enablers for improving the care processes. Methods: Using rapid evaluation methods, we will use four data collection methods: 1) registry embedded indicators to assess quality of care processes and their associated outcomes; 2) process mapping to provide a preliminary framework to understand gaps between current and desired care practices; 3) structured observations of processes of interest identified from the process mapping and; 4) focus group discussions with stakeholders to identify barriers and enablers influencing the gap between current and desired care practices. We will also collect self-assessments of readiness for quality improvement. Data collection and analysis will be performed in parallel and through an iterative process across eight countries: Kenya, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, Uganda and Vietnam. Conclusions: The results of our study will provide essential information on where and how care processes can be improved to facilitate better quality of care to critically ill patients in LMICs; thus, reduce preventable mortality and morbidity in ICUs. Furthermore, understanding the rapid evaluation methods that will be used for this study will allow other researchers and healthcare professionals to carry out similar research in ICUs and other health services.
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Herbst A, Goel S, Beane A, Brotherton BJ, Dula D, Ely EW, Gordon SB, Haniffa R, Hedt-Gauthier B, Limbani F, Lipnick MS, Lyon S, Njoki C, Oduor P, Otieno G, Pisani L, Rylance J, Shrime MG, Uwamahoro DL, Vanderburg S, Waweru-Siika W, Twagirumugabe T, Riviello E. Oxygen saturation targets for adults with acute hypoxemia in low and lower-middle income countries: a scoping review with analysis of contextual factors. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1148334. [PMID: 37138744 PMCID: PMC10149699 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1148334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Knowing the target oxygen saturation (SpO2) range that results in the best outcomes for acutely hypoxemic adults is important for clinical care, training, and research in low-income and lower-middle income countries (collectively LMICs). The evidence we have for SpO2 targets emanates from high-income countries (HICs), and therefore may miss important contextual factors for LMIC settings. Furthermore, the evidence from HICs is mixed, amplifying the importance of specific circumstances. For this literature review and analysis, we considered SpO2 targets used in previous trials, international and national society guidelines, and direct trial evidence comparing outcomes using different SpO2 ranges (all from HICs). We also considered contextual factors, including emerging data on pulse oximetry performance in different skin pigmentation ranges, the risk of depleting oxygen resources in LMIC settings, the lack of access to arterial blood gases that necessitates consideration of the subpopulation of hypoxemic patients who are also hypercapnic, and the impact of altitude on median SpO2 values. This process of integrating prior study protocols, society guidelines, available evidence, and contextual factors is potentially useful for the development of other clinical guidelines for LMIC settings. We suggest that a goal SpO2 range of 90-94% is reasonable, using high-performing pulse oximeters. Answering context-specific research questions, such as an optimal SpO2 target range in LMIC contexts, is critical for advancing equity in clinical outcomes globally.
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- Austin Herbst
- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Network for Improving Critical Care Systems and Training, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Nat Intensive Care Surveillance-MORU, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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- Kijabe Hospital, Kijabe, Kenya
- Clinical Research, Investigation, and Systems Modeling of Acute Illness Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Nat Intensive Care Surveillance-MORU, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom
- University Hospital-Kotelawala Defence University, Boralesgamuwa, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Hypoxia Research Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Egerton University, Nakuru, Kenya
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Egerton University, Nakuru, Kenya
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Mercy Ships, Lindale, TX, United States
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- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
- University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
- University Teaching Hospital of Butare, Butare, Rwanda
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- *Correspondence: Elisabeth Riviello,
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Wade T, Roberts N, Ban JW, Waweru-Siika W, Winston H, Williams V, Heneghan CJ, Onakpoya IJ. Utility of healthcare-worker-targeted antimicrobial stewardship interventions in hospitals of low- and lower-middle-income countries: a scoping review of systematic reviews. J Hosp Infect 2023; 131:43-53. [PMID: 36130626 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) initiatives in hospitals often include the implementation of clustered intervention components to improve the surveillance and targeting of antibiotics. However, impacts of the individual components of AMS interventions are not well known, especially in low- and lower-middle-income countries (LLMICs). OBJECTIVE A scoping review was conducted to summarize evidence from systematic reviews (SRs) on the impact of common hospital-implemented healthcare-worker-targeted components of AMS interventions that may be appropriate for LLMICs. METHODS Major databases were searched systematically for SRs of AMS interventions that were evaluated in hospitals. For SRs to be eligible, they had to report on at least one intervention that could be categorized according to the Effective Practice and Organisation of Care taxonomy. Clinical and process outcomes were considered. Primary studies from LLMICs were consulted for additional information. RESULTS Eighteen SRs of the evaluation of intervention components met the inclusion criteria. The evidence shows that audit and feedback, and clinical practice guidelines improved several clinical and process outcomes in hospitals. An unintended consequence of interventions was an increase in the use of antibiotics. There was a cumulative total of 547 unique studies, but only 2% (N=12) were conducted in hospitals in LLMICs. Two studies in LLMICs reported that guidelines and educational meetings were effective in hospitals. CONCLUSION Evidence from high- and upper-middle-income countries suggests that audit and feedback, and clinical practice guidelines have the potential to improve various clinical and process outcomes in hospitals. The lack of evidence in LLMIC settings prevents firm conclusions from being drawn, and highlights the need for further research.
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- T Wade
- Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Section of Evidence-Based Practice, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway
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- Section of Evidence-Based Practice, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, McKeesport, PA, USA
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- School of Nursing, Nipissing University, North Bay, Ontario, Canada
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Bruce M Biccard
- From the Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, Observatory, South Africa
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- Department of Emergency Medicine. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania.,Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Zomba Central Hospital, Zomba, Malawi
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Rakiro J, Shah J, Waweru-Siika W, Wanyoike I, Riunga F. Microbial coinfections and superinfections in critical COVID-19: a Kenyan retrospective cohort analysis. IJID Reg 2021; 1:41-46. [PMID: 35721772 PMCID: PMC8489262 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2021.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Objectives The aim of our study was to outline the burden, risk factors, and outcomes for critical COVID-19 patients with coinfections or superinfections. Methods This was a retrospective descriptive study of adults who were admitted with critical COVID-19 for ≥ 24 hours. Data collected included demographic profiles and other baseline characteristics, laboratory and radiological investigations, medical interventions, and clinical outcomes. Outcomes of interest included the presence or absence of coinfections or superinfections, and in-hospital mortality. Differences between those with and without coinfections or superinfections were compared for statistical significance. Results In total, 321 patient records were reviewed. Baseline characteristics included a median age (IQR) of 61.4 (51.4-72.9) years, and a predominance of male (71.3%) and African/black (66.4%) patients. Death occurred in 132 (44.1%) patients, with a significant difference noted between those with added infections (58.2%) and those with none (36.6%) (p = 0.002, odds ratio (OR) = 2.41). One patient was coinfected with pulmonary tuberculosis. Approximately two-thirds of patients received broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy. Conclusion Added infections in critically ill COVID-19 patients were relatively uncommon but, where present, were associated with higher mortality. Empiric use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials was common, and may have led to the selection of multidrug-resistant organisms. More robust local data on antimicrobial susceptibility patterns may help in appropriate antibiotic selection, in order to improve outcomes without driving up rates of drug-resistant pathogens.
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- Joe Rakiro
- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Medical College of East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Medical College of East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Anesthesia, Aga Khan University Medical College of East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.,Intensive Care Unit, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi
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- Intensive Care Unit, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi
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- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Medical College of East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
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Juma FO, Ngunga LM, Waweru-Siika W, Sokhi DS. Safe Thrombolysis During Pregnancy for Recurrent Acute Ischaemic Stroke Due to Concomitant Isolated Left Ventricular Non-Compaction and Bilateral Foetal Posterior Communicating Arteries. Int Med Case Rep J 2021; 14:591-595. [PMID: 34512040 PMCID: PMC8420642 DOI: 10.2147/imcrj.s324717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Isolated left ventricular non-compaction (ILVNC) is a rare congenital cardiomyopathy and is associated with arrhythmias, heart failure and thromboembolism including ischaemic stroke. Pregnancy is a relative contraindication to thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke, although case reports suggest the treatment can be given in selected cases. We report a case of recurrent cryptogenic strokes in a 36-year-old female who was thrombolysed with good outcome at 37 weeks’ gestation and was eventually found to have ILVNC as the cause. She had a predilection to recurrent posterior circulatory strokes due to foetal posterior communicating arteries. To our knowledge this is the first case report of safe thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke in pregnancy caused by ILVNC.
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- Fatimah Osman Juma
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aga Khan University Medical College of East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aga Khan University Medical College of East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aga Khan University Medical College of East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aga Khan University Medical College of East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
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Pisani L, Waweru-Siika W, Sendagire C, Beane A, Haniffa R. Critically ill COVID-19 patients in Africa: it is time for quality registry data. Lancet 2021; 398:485-486. [PMID: 34364515 PMCID: PMC8341847 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)01549-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Luigi Pisani
- Critical Care Asia Africa Network, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Research Unit, Bangkok 10400, Thailand; Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Critical Care Asia Africa Network, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Research Unit, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Critical Care Asia Africa Network, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Research Unit, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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Waweru-Siika W, Barasa A, Wachira B, Nekyon D, Karau B, Juma F, Wanjiku G, Otieno H, Bloomfield GS, Sloth E. Building focused cardiac ultrasound capacity in a lower middle-income country: A single centre study to assess training impact. Afr J Emerg Med 2020; 10:136-143. [PMID: 32923324 PMCID: PMC7474241 DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2020.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2020] [Revised: 03/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where echocardiography experts are in short supply, training non-cardiologists to perform Focused Cardiac Ultrasound (FoCUS) could minimise diagnostic delays in time-critical emergencies. Despite advocacy for FoCUS training however, opportunities in LMICs are limited, and the impact of existing curricula uncertain. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of FoCUS training based on the Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echocardiography (FATE) curriculum. Our primary objective was to assess knowledge gain. Secondary objectives were to evaluate novice FoCUS image quality, assess inter-rater agreement between expert and novice FoCUS and identify barriers to the establishment of a FoCUS training programme locally. Methods This was a pre-post quasi-experimental study at a tertiary hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. Twelve novices without prior echocardiography training underwent FATE training, and their knowledge and skills were assessed. Pre- and post-test scores were compared using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test to establish whether the median of the difference was different than zero. Inter-rater agreement between expert and novice scans was assessed, with a Cohen's kappa >0.6 indicative of good inter-rater agreement. Results Knowledge gain was 37.7%, with a statistically significant difference between pre-and post-test scores (z = 2.934, p = 0.001). Specificity of novice FoCUS was higher than sensitivity, with substantial agreement between novice and expert scans for most FoCUS target conditions. Overall, 65.4% of novice images were of poor quality. Post-workshop supervised practice was limited due to scheduling difficulties. Conclusions Although knowledge gain is high following a brief training in FoCUS, image quality is poor and sensitivity low without adequate supervised practice. Substantial agreement between novice and expert scans occurs even with insufficient practice when the prevalence of pathology is low. Supervised FoCUS practice is challenging to achieve in a real-world setting in LMICs, undermining the effectiveness of training initiatives.
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- Wangari Waweru-Siika
- Department of Anaesthesia, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager & Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Section of Global Emergency Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke Global Health Institute, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Lukoko LN, Kussin PS, Adam RD, Orwa J, Waweru-Siika W. Investigating SOFA, delta-SOFA and MPM-III for mortality prediction among critically ill patients at a private tertiary hospital ICU in Kenya: A retrospective cohort study. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0235809. [PMID: 32673363 PMCID: PMC7365402 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Outcomes in well-resourced, intensive care units (ICUs) in Kenya are thought to be comparable to those in high-income countries (HICs) but risk-adjusted mortality data is unavailable. We undertook an evaluation of the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi ICU to analyze patient clinical-demographic characteristics, compare the performance of Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), delta-SOFA at 48 hours and Mortality Prediction Model-III (MPM-III) mortality prediction systems, and identify factors associated with increased risk of mortality. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted of adult patients admitted to the ICU between January 2015 and September 2017. SOFA and MPM-III scores were determined at admission and SOFA repeated at 48 hours. Results Approximately 33% of patients did not meet ICU admission criteria. Mortality among the population of critically ill patients in the ICU was 31.7%, most of whom were male (61.4%) with a median age of 53.4 years. High adjusted odds of mortality were found among critically ill patients with leukemia (aOR 6.32, p<0.01), tuberculosis (aOR 3.96, p<0.01), post-cardiac arrest (aOR 3.57, p<0.01), admissions from the step-down unit (aOR 3.13, p<0.001), acute kidney injury (aOR 2.97, p<0.001) and metastatic cancer (aOR 2.45, p = 0.04). The area under the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve of admission SOFA was 0.77 (95% CI, 0.73–0.81), MPM-III 0.74 (95% CI, 0.69–0.79), delta-SOFA 0.69 (95% CI, 0.63–0.75) and 48-hour SOFA 0.83 (95% CI, 0.79–0.87). The difference between SOFA at 48 hours and admission SOFA, MPM-III and delta-SOFA was statistically significant (chi2 = 17.1, 24.2 and 26.5 respectively; p<0.001). Admission SOFA, MPM-III and 48-hour SOFA were well calibrated (p >0.05) while delta-SOFA was borderline (p = 0.05). Conclusion Mortality among the critically ill was higher than expected in this well-resourced ICU. 48-hour SOFA performed better than admission SOFA, MPM-III and delta-SOFA in our cohort. While a large proportion of patients did not meet admission criteria but were boarded in the ICU, critically ill patients stepped-up from the step-down unit were unlikely to survive. Patients admitted following a cardiac arrest, and those with advanced disease such as leukemia, stage-4 HIV and metastatic cancer, had particularly poor outcomes. Policies for fair allocation of beds, protocol-driven admission criteria and appropriate case selection could contribute to lowering the risk of mortality among the critically ill to a level on par with HICs.
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- Lillian N. Lukoko
- Department of Anesthesia, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Departments of Pathology and Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Population Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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Rialem F, Gu JP, Naanyu V, Ali Z, Chege P, Chelagat D, Korir M, Waweru-Siika W, Kussin PS. Knowledge and Perceptions Regarding Palliative Care Among Religious Leaders in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya: Survey and Focus Group Analysis. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2020; 37:779-784. [DOI: 10.1177/1049909119899657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Spirituality and religion are at the core of Kenyan life. Pastoral leaders play a key role in shaping the individual and community’s response to living with chronic and life-threatening illnesses. Involvement of religious leaders would therefore be critical in advocacy and education efforts in palliative care (PC) to address the needs of this population. The goal of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and perceptions of religious leaders in Western Kenya regarding PC. This was a mixed-methods study with 86 religious leaders utilizing a 25-question survey followed by 5-person focus group discussions. Eighty-one percent of participants agreed that pastors should encourage members with life-threatening illnesses to talk about death and dying. However, almost a third of participants (29%) also agreed with the statement that full use of PC can hasten death. The pastors underscored challenges in end-of-life spiritual preparation as well as the importance of traditional beliefs in shaping cultural norms. Pastors supported the need for community-based PC education and additional training in PC for religious leaders. The results of this study confirm the dominant role of religion and spirituality in PC in Kenya. This dominant role in shaping PC is tied closely to Kenyan attitudes and norms surrounding death and dying.
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- Faith Rialem
- Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Moi University College of Health Sciences, Eldoret, Kenya
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- Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Moi University College of Health Sciences, Eldoret, Kenya
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- Moi University College of Health Sciences, Eldoret, Kenya
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- Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
- Academic Model Providing Access to Health Care (AMPATH), Durham, NC, USA
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Waweru-Siika W, Mung'ayi V, Misango D, Mogi A, Kisia A, Ngumi Z. The history of critical care in Kenya. J Crit Care 2019; 55:122-127. [PMID: 31715529 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2019.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Critical care is a young specialty in Kenya. From its humble beginnings in the 1960s to present day Kenya, the bulk of this service has largely been provided by anaesthetists. We provide a detailed account of the growth and development of this specialty in our country, the attempts made by our people to grow this service within our borders and the vital role our international partners have played throughout this process. We also share a selection of our successes over the years, the challenges we have faced and our aspirations as we look to the future.
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Medicine, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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Waweru-Siika W, Clement ME, Lukoko L, Nadel S, Rosoff PM, Naanyu V, Kussin PS. Brain death determination: the imperative for policy and legal initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa. Glob Public Health 2015; 12:589-600. [PMID: 26563398 DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2015.1094108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The concept of brain death (BD), defined as irreversible loss of function of the brain including the brainstem, is accepted in the medical literature and in legislative policy worldwide. However, in most of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) there are no legal guidelines regarding BD. Hypothetical scenarios based on our collective experience are presented which underscore the consequences of the absence of BD policies in resource-limited countries (RLCs). Barriers to the development of BD laws exist in an RLC such as Kenya. Cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity creates a complex perspective about death challenging the development of uniform guidelines for BD. The history of the medical legal process in the USA provides a potential way forward. Uniform guidelines for legislation at the state level included special consideration for ethnic or religious preferences in specific states. In SSA, medical and social consensus on the definition of BD is a prerequisite for the development BD legislation. Legislative policy will (1) limit prolonged and futile interventions; (2) mitigate the suffering of families; (3) standardise clinical practice; and (4) facilitate better allocation of scarce critical care resources in RLCs. There is a clear-cut need for these policies, and previous successful policies can serve to guide these efforts.
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- Wangari Waweru-Siika
- a Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care , Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) , Eldoret , Kenya
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- b Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases , Duke University School of Medicine , Durham , NC , USA
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- a Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care , Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) , Eldoret , Kenya
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- c St Mary's Hospital and Imperial College , London , UK
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- d Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities and History of Medicine , Duke University Medical Center , Durham , NC , USA
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- e Department of Behavioral Sciences , Moi University , Eldoret , Kenya
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- f Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Department of Internal Medicine , Duke University School of Medicine , Durham , NC , USA
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