Patterns of paediatric emergency admissions and predictors of prolonged hospital stay at the children emergency room, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria
Conclusion: Prevention and proper management of Sickle cell disease and malaria reduces paediatric hospital stay in our environment. Paediatric emergency medicine should be re-organized to cater for high volume of off-hour admissions.Keywords: Paediatric emergency, paediatric emergency admissions, predictors of prolonged stay, children emergency unit.
Source: African Health Sciences - Category: African Health Source Type: research
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