Comparison of QSOFA and sirs scores for the prediction of adverse outcomes of secondary peritonitis among patients admitted on the adult surgical ward in a tertiary teaching hospital in Uganda: a prospective cohort study
Abstract Background SIRS and qSOFA are two ancillary scoring tools that have been used globally, inside and outside of ICU to predict adverse outcomes of infections such as secondary peritonitis. A tertiary teaching hospital in Uganda uses SIRS outside the ICU to identify patients with secondary per...
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Main Authors: | Emmanuel Nkonge, Olivia Kituuka, William Ocen, Herbert Ariaka, Alfred Ogwal, Badru Ssekitoleko |
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Language: | EN |
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2021
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/97feddee6c6d4157a2ebf252f8a53e0f |
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