2024
Factors associated with elective surgical case cancellation at a tertiary hospital in Malawi
Serrato P, Msosa V, Kondwani J, Nkhumbwah M, Mowafi H, Smith J, Mulima G, Sion M. Factors associated with elective surgical case cancellation at a tertiary hospital in Malawi. World Journal Of Surgery 2024 PMID: 39558490, DOI: 10.1002/wjs.12404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKamuzu Central HospitalFactors associated with lower oddsLower oddsFactors associated with cancellationTertiary hospitalProcess-related factorsAssociated with lower oddsPublic tertiary hospitalCase cancellationsElective surgical case cancellationCancellation of elective surgeriesCross-sectional studyMedian waiting timeReturn for surgerySurgery completion rateMultivariate regression modelHigher cancellation rateSurgical case cancellationCancellation of surgeryCompletion ratesPatient outcomesPatient demographicsOddsElective surgeryRegression models
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