{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Kwizera A"],"funding":["Wellcome Trust"],"pagination":["369-380"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9911971"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["164(2)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Limited data from low-income countries report on respiratory support techniques in COVID-19-associated ARDS.<h4>Research question</h4>Which respiratory support techniques are used in patients with COVID-19-associated ARDS in Uganda?<h4>Study design and methods</h4>A multicenter, prospective, observational study was conducted at 13 Ugandan hospitals during the pandemic and included adults with COVID-19-associated ARDS. Patient characteristics, clinical and laboratory data, initial and most advanced respiratory support techniques, and 28-day mortality were recorded. Standard tests, log-rank tests, and logistic regression analyses were used for statistical analyses.<h4>Results</h4>Four hundred ninety-nine patients with COVID-19-associated ARDS (mild, n = 137; moderate, n = "],"journal":["Chest"],"pubmed_title":["Respiratory Support Techniques for COVID-19-Related ARDS in a Sub-Saharan African Country: A Multicenter Observational Study."],"pmcid":["PMC9911971"],"funding_grant_id":["107742/Z/15/Z"],"pubmed_authors":["Tumukunde J","Olaro C","Kwizera A","Dunser MW","Summers C","Owachi D","Kyobe-Bosa H","Kiwanuka N","Kabatooro D","Kateete DP","Sendagire C","Obua D","Mwanje AK","Nakiyingi L","Kirenga BJ","Joloba M","Atumanya P","Nakibuuka J","Sewankambo N","Agaba P","Alenyo-Ngabirano A","Kalungi J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Respiratory Support Techniques for COVID-19-Related ARDS in a Sub-Saharan African Country: A Multicenter Observational Study.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Limited data from low-income countries report on respiratory support techniques in COVID-19-associated ARDS.<h4>Research question</h4>Which respiratory support techniques are used in patients with COVID-19-associated ARDS in Uganda?<h4>Study design and methods</h4>A multicenter, prospective, observational study was conducted at 13 Ugandan hospitals during the pandemic and included adults with COVID-19-associated ARDS. Patient characteristics, clinical and laboratory data, initial and most advanced respiratory support techniques, and 28-day mortality were recorded. Standard tests, log-rank tests, and logistic regression analyses were used for statistical analyses.<h4>Results</h4>Four hundred ninety-nine patients with COVID-19-associated ARDS (mild, n = 137; moderate, n = ","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Aug","modification":"2025-04-04T13:07:35.788Z","creation":"2025-04-04T13:07:35.788Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9911971","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36773933"],"doi":["10.1016/j.chest.2023.01.039"]}}