Adherence to clinical guidelines is associated with reduced inpatient mortality among children with severe anemia in Ugandan hospitals.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In resource limited settings, there is variability in the level of adherence to clinical guidelines in the inpatient management of children with common conditions like severe anemia. However, there is limited data on the effect of adherence to clinical guidelines on inpatient mortality in children managed for severe anemia. METHODS:We analyzed data from an uncontrolled before and after in-service training intervention to improve quality of care in Lira and Jinja regional referral hospitals in Uganda. Inpatient records of children aged 0 to 5 years managed as cases of 'severe anemia (SA)' were reviewed to ascertain adherence to clinical guidelines and compare inpatient deaths in SA children managed versus those not managed according to clinical guidelines. Logistic regression ana

SUBMITTER: Opoka RO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6347145 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature