Emergency medicine physician supervision and mortality among patients receiving care from non-physician clinicians in a task-sharing model of emergency care in rural Uganda: a retrospective analysis of a single-centre training programme.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the association between emergency medicine physician supervision and 3-day mortality for patients receiving care from non-physician clinicians in a task-sharing model of emergency care in rural Uganda.

Design

Retrospective cohort analysis with multivariable logistic regression.

Setting

Single rural Ugandan emergency unit.

Participants

All patients presenting for care from 2009 to 2019.

Interventions

Three cohorts of patients receiving care from non-physician clinicians had three different levels of physician supervision: 'Direct Supervision' (2009-2010) emergency medicine physicians directly supervised all care; 'Indirect Supervision' (2010-2015) emergency medicine physicians were consulted as needed; 'Independent Care' (2015-2019) n

SUBMITTER: Rice B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9244677 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature