التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Waiting time for triaged children with emergency signs in Emergency Paediatric Unit of Mulago National Referral Hospital. |
| المؤلفون: |
Tongun, Justin Bruno |
| بيانات النشر: |
Makerere University |
| سنة النشر: |
2014 |
| المجموعة: |
Makerere University's Institutional Repository (Mak IR) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
Triaged children, Emergency signs, Waiting time, medical examination, Mortality, Mulago Hospital |
| الوصف: |
A Thesis submitted to the School of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Master of Medicine in Paediatrics and Child Health of Makerere University ; Background: Triage is an essential tool for early recognition of very sick participants, rapid initiation of treatment and has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality in high-income countries. In Low-income countries there was paucity of data demonstrating waiting time in emergency room where the triage system is used. The study aimed to determine the proportion of participants categorized as emergency who received treatment within acceptable waiting time, factors associated with prolonged waiting time and to explore the relationship between prolonged waiting time and outcome at 24 hours from triage. Method: This was a cross-sectional observation study, at Emergency Paediatric Unit of Mulago National Referral Hospital. The study population was children 0 to 12 years. This study determined whether the participants categorized as emergency received initial treatment within acceptable waiting time by recording time from triage to initiation of treatment. Logistic regression was then used to determine the factors associated with prolonged waiting time. The relationship between waiting time and outcome at 24 hours was explored using the log rank and Kaplan Meier survival curve. Results: This study enrolled 399 participants, of these 175/399 (44%) were females. The majority of the participants 206/399 (51.6%) were above one year. Severe respiratory distress was the most common emergency sign identified among the study participants 221/399 (55%). The other emergency signs were convulsion 81(20%), confusion/coma 68 (17%), acute watery diarrhoea/ severe dehydration 26(7%), and shock 3(1%).This study found 121/399 (33%) of the participants received initial treatment within acceptable waiting time. The average waiting time for all participants was 30 minutes (SD=29.25). Factors associated with prolonged waiting time ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
master thesis |
| اللغة: |
English |
| العلاقة: |
Tongun, J.B. (2014). Waiting time for triaged children with emergency signs in Emergency Paediatric Unit of Mulago National Referral Hospital (Unpublished master's thesis). Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; http://hdl.handle.net/10570/4290Test |
| الإتاحة: |
http://hdl.handle.net/10570/4290Test |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edsbas.340AE22 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
BASE |
