Risk Factors for Death in Bangladeshi Children Under 5 Years of Age Hospitalized for Diarrhea and Severe Respiratory Distress in an Urban Critical Care Ward

Children with diarrhea hospitalized for respiratory distress often have fatal outcome in resource-limited settings, although data are lacking on risk factors for death in such children. We sought to evaluate clinical predictors for death in such children. In this prospective cohort study, we enrolle...

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Main Authors: Tahmina Alam MBBS, Tahmeed Ahmed MBBS, PhD, Monira Sarmin MBBS, MCPS, Lubaba Shahrin MBBS, FCPS, Farzana Afroze MBBS, FCPS, Sharifuzzaman MBBS, Shamima Akhter MBBS, K. M. Shahunja MBBS, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem Bin Shahid MBBS, Pradip Kumar Bardhan MBBS, MD, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti MBBS, MMed, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-03-01
Series:Global Pediatric Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X17696685