Using geospatial techniques to develop an emergency referral transport system for suspected sepsis patients in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A geographic information system (GIS)-based transport network within an emergency referral system can be the key to reducing health system delays and increasing the chances of survival, especially during an emergency. We employed a GIS to design an emergency transport system for the rapid transfer of pregnant or early post-partum women, newborns, and children under 5 years of age with suspected sepsis under the Interrupting Pathways to Sepsis Initiative (IPSI) project.

Methods

A GIS database was developed by mapping the villages, roads, and relevant physical features of the study area. A travel-time algorithm was developed to incorporate the time taken by different modes of local transport to reach the health complexes. These were used in a network analysis to ide

SUBMITTER: Chowdhury AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5770043 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature