2021
Household economic impact of road traffic injury versus routine emergencies in a low-income country
Mowafi H, Rice B, Nambaziira R, Nirere G, Wongoda R, James M, Group GW, Bisanzo M, Post L. Household economic impact of road traffic injury versus routine emergencies in a low-income country. Injury 2021, 52: 2657-2664. PMID: 34210454, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2021.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRoad traffic injuriesRTI patientsTraffic injuriesHousehold economic impactEmergency patientsConsecutive emergency department patientsHousehold financial impactNon-RTI patientsSimilar hospital costsEmergency department patientsEmergency care patientsType of injuryCause of deathEmergency care systemResidual disabilityCare patientsDepartment patientsEmergency presentationMiddle-income countriesDays of workHospital costsMedical presentationPatientsHealth statusInjury
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