Asya Agulnik, Associate Member at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, shared on LinkedIn:
“Our new paper is out in eClinicalMedicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis of pediatric ICU admissions and mortality in resource-limited settings!
Across 309 studies and 311,632 PICU admissions in 39 countries, pooled mortality was 28.4% in low SDI vs 10.0% in middle SDI countries – nearly a three-fold gap.
Many of these deaths are from treatable conditions: shock (25.2%) and respiratory (19.9%).
Earlier recognition, timely referral, and equitable access to essential therapies can save lives.
Congrats to the PALISIGH team!”
Title: Epidemiology of pediatric intensive care unit admissions and mortality in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Alejandra Gabela, Meesha Sharma, Christopher Arellano Reyes, Samantha Hayes, Megan M. Coe, Jan-Hau Lee, Justin Wang, Katie R. Nielsen, Lauren Duncanson, Abigail M. Sorensen, Juan Sebastian Proaño, Alejandra Catalina Quesada-Stoner, Eliana Lopez-Baron, Numair Rahimuddin Belgaumi, Deogratius Nicholaus Mally, Marisa Cristin Woo, Sheila Agyeiwaa Owusu, Michael Bashir, Carter Biewen, Rebecca Silvers, Kathleen S. Sun, Paula Caporal, Hannah Wendelbo, Kenneth E. Remy, Amela Sijecic, Alvaro Coronado Munoz, Sheyla Denise Richards, Sara Malone, Matthew O. Wiens, Anita V. Arias, Asya Agulnik, Teresa B. Kortz
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