2020
Defining High‐risk Emergency Chief Complaints: Data‐driven Triage for Low‐ and Middle‐income Countries
Rice B, Leanza J, Mowafi H, Kamara N, Mulogo EM, Bisanzo M, Nikam K, Kizza H, Newberry JA, Strehlow M, Group G, Kohn M. Defining High‐risk Emergency Chief Complaints: Data‐driven Triage for Low‐ and Middle‐income Countries. Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 27: 1291-1301. PMID: 32416022, PMCID: PMC7818254, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk chief complaintsChief complaintMiddle-income countriesPatient outcomesLMIC settingsVital signsMortality odds ratioLevel of consciousnessLogistic regression modelsLocal disease patternsHIV statusMortality oddsOdds ratioDerivation data setsEmergency unitMortality riskEmergency careEmergency training programsDerivation dataDisease patternsTriage systemRisk categoriesComplaintsPatient dataTriage data
2019
Emergency care surveillance and emergency care registries in low-income and middle-income countries: conceptual challenges and future directions for research
Mowafi H, Ngaruiya C, O'Reilly G, Kobusingye O, Kapil V, Rubiano A, Ong M, Puyana JC, Rahman AF, Jooma R, Beecroft B, Razzak J. Emergency care surveillance and emergency care registries in low-income and middle-income countries: conceptual challenges and future directions for research. BMJ Global Health 2019, 4: e001442. PMID: 31406601, PMCID: PMC6666805, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare surveillanceEmergency careMiddle-income countriesRegistry researchStandard clinical formsDisability-adjusted life yearsPopulation-based researchUS National InstitutesClinical formsGlobal emergency careOverall burdenRegistry dataEmergency unitLongitudinal surveillanceLife yearsFogarty International CenterGlobal deathsLMIC settingsWorking GroupHealth recordsCareNational InstituteSurveillancePaucity of researchBurden
2018
Derivation and validation of a chief complaint shortlist for unscheduled acute and emergency care in Uganda
Rice BT, Bisanzo M, Maling S, Joseph R, Mowafi H, Chamberlain S, Dreifuss B, Hammerstedt H, Langevin M, Nelson S, Periyanayagam U. Derivation and validation of a chief complaint shortlist for unscheduled acute and emergency care in Uganda. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e020188. PMID: 29950461, PMCID: PMC6020949, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChief complaintPatient visitsInter-rater reliabilityEmergency careQuality assurance databaseEmergency care practitionersConsensus processSubstantial inter-rater reliabilityRetrospective reviewDerivation datasetCare practitionersComplaintsValidation datasetSouthwestern UgandaSecond validation datasetVisitsCohen's kappaCareKappaSeparate validation datasetData entryProfit hospitalsStataHospitalUganda
2016
Developing metrics for emergency care research in low- and middle-income countries
Abujaber S, Chang CY, Reynolds TA, Mowafi H, Obermeyer Z. Developing metrics for emergency care research in low- and middle-income countries. African Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 6: 116-124. PMID: 30456077, PMCID: PMC6234170, DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2016.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency careEmergency care deliveryMiddle-income countriesCare deliveryGeneral emergency careType of triageAnnual patient volumeEmergency care settingsYears of ageEmergency care researchPatient demographicsPediatric dataAdmission ratesCare settingsProvider trainingAverage agePatient volumeSubset of populationCare researchCareLMICsBed countConsiderable heterogeneitySystematic literature reviewAge
2015
Managing Law Enforcement Presence in the Emergency Department: Highlighting the Need for New Policy Recommendations
Tahouni MR, Liscord E, Mowafi H. Managing Law Enforcement Presence in the Emergency Department: Highlighting the Need for New Policy Recommendations. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 49: 523-529. PMID: 26095221, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentPatient careEmergency health care providersEmergency patient carePortal of entryHealth care personnelTrauma resuscitation roomHealth care providersHealth care systemAccompany patientsED staySubsequent hospitalizationResuscitation roomPatients' perceptionsCare providersCare personnelEmergency careHealth care institutionsPatientsED personnelHospital policiesInstitutional guidelinesCare systemCare institutionsCare
2013
Research Priorities for Data Collection and Management Within Global Acute and Emergency Care Systems
Reynolds TA, Bisanzo M, Dworkis D, Hansoti B, Obermeyer Z, Seidenberg P, Hauswald M, Mowafi H. Research Priorities for Data Collection and Management Within Global Acute and Emergency Care Systems. Academic Emergency Medicine 2013, 20: 1246-1250. PMID: 24341579, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency care systemCare systemAcute care systemEmergency care accessDiagnostic classification schemesAcademic Emergency Medicine consensus conferenceMiddle-income countriesProfound health effectsDisease burdenCare accessEmergency careConsensus conferencePriority research agendaHealth effectsLack of consensusCare developmentGlobal healthLack of agreementResearch prioritiesBreakout groupsLimited documentationData collectionAcuteCareMaking Recording and Analysis of Chief Complaint a Priority for Global Emergency Care Research in Low‐income Countries
Mowafi H, Dworkis D, Bisanzo M, Hansoti B, Seidenberg P, Obermeyer Z, Hauswald M, Reynolds TA. Making Recording and Analysis of Chief Complaint a Priority for Global Emergency Care Research in Low‐income Countries. Academic Emergency Medicine 2013, 20: 1241-1245. PMID: 24283813, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChief complaintEmergency care researchEmergency care systemLimited resource settingsEmergency careLow-income countriesCare researchCare systemLimited-resource areasAcute care needsAcademic Emergency Medicine consensus conferenceGlobal emergency careHigh-income countriesClinical utilityConsensus conferenceCare needsMedical careComplaintsCareGlobal healthHigher proportionParticular benefitBreakout groupsSettingCrucial data gap