Hwang B, Trawin J, Dzelamunyuy S, Wiens MO, Tagoola A, Businge S, Jabornisky R, Nwankwor O, Karlovich G, Oguonu T, Talla E, Novakowski SK, Fung JST, West N, Ansermino JM, Kissoon N. Assessment of Facility Readiness for Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Utilizing a 2-Phase Survey Conducted in Six Hospitals in Uganda and Cameroon: A Quality Improvement Study. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2024 Nov 6. PMID: 39499115. DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003276. Epub ahead of print.
Behan J, Kabajaasi O, Derksen B, Sendegye G, Kugumikiriza B, Komugisha C, Sundararajan R, Jacob ST, Kenya-Mugisha N, Wiens MO. Caregivers' and nurses' perceptions of the Smart Discharges Program for children with sepsis in Uganda: A qualitative study. PLoS One. 2024 Oct 2;19(10):e0307089. PMID: 39356657. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307089.
Hawkes MT, Namasopo S. Improving oxygen services for children in Uganda. Lancet Glob Health. 2024 Sep;12(9):e1381-e1382. PMID: 39151967. DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00314-0.
Gleeson B, Ferreyra C, Palamountain K, Jacob ST, Spotswood N, Kissoon N, Nisar YB, Fitzgerald F, Murless-Collins S, Okomo U, Cross JH, Molyneux E, Piriou E, Iloh KK, Santorino D, Goldfarb D, Stevenson A, Kirby R, Nichols BE, Blumel B, Kelly-Cirino C, Walsh T, Lloyd L, Liaghati-Mobarhan S; Neonatal Sepsis Diagnostic Working Group. A call to bridge the diagnostic gap: diagnostic solutions for neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries. BMJ Glob Health. 2024 Sep 10;9(9):e015862. PMID: 39260829. DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015862.
Sanchez-Pinto LN, Del Pilar Arias López M, Scott H, Gibbons K, Moor M, Watson RS, Wiens MO, Schlapbach LJ, Bennett TD. Digital solutions in paediatric sepsis: current state, challenges, and opportunities to improve care around the world. Lancet Digit Health. 2024 Sep;6(9):e651-e661. PMID: 39138095. DOI: 10.1016/S2589-7500(24)00141-9. Epub 2024 Aug 12.
Pillay Y, Ngonzi J, Nguyen V, Payne BA, Komugisha C, Twinomujuni AH, Vidler M, Lavoie PM, Bebell LM, Christoffersen-Deb A, Kenya-Mugisha N, Kissoon N, Ansermino JM, Wiens MO. The epidemiology and risk factors for postnatal complications among postpartum women and newborns in southwestern Uganda: A prospective cohort study. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024 Aug 7;4(8):e0003458. PMID: 39110697. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003458.
Kamau S, Kigo J, Mwaniki P, Dunsmuir D, Pillay Y, Zhang C, Nyamwaya B, Kimutai D, Ouma M, Mohammed I, Gachuhi K, Chege M, Thuranira L, Ansermino JM, Akech S. Comparison between the Smart Triage model and the Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment guidelines in triaging children presenting to the emergency departments of two public hospitals in Kenya. PLOS Digit Health. 2024 Aug 1;3(8):e0000408. PMID: 39088404. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000408.
Zhang C, Wiens MO, Dunsmuir D, Pillay Y, Huxford C, Kimutai D, Tenywa E, Ouma M, Kigo J, Kamau S, Chege M, Kenya-Mugisha N, Mwaka S, Dumont GA, Kissoon N, Akech S, Ansermino JM; Pediatric Sepsis CoLab. Geographical validation of the Smart Triage Model by age group. PLOS Digit Health. 2024 Jul 1;3(7):e0000311. PMID: 38949998. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000311.
Huxford C, Rafiei A, Nguyen V, Wiens MO, Ansermino JM, Kissoon N, Kumbakumba E, Businge S, Komugisha C, Tayebwa M, Kabakyenga J, Mugisha NK, Kamaleswaran R; Pediatric Sepsis Data CoLaboratory. The 2024 Pediatric Sepsis Challenge: Predicting In-Hospital Mortality in Children With Suspected Sepsis in Uganda. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2024 Jun 21. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38904442. DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003556.
Kigo J, Kamau S, Mawji A, Mwaniki P, Dunsmuir D, Pillay Y, Zhang C, Pallot K, Ogero M, Kimutai D, Ouma M, Mohamed I, Chege M, Thuranira L, Kissoon N, Ansermino JM, Akech S. External validation of a paediatric Smart triage model for use in resource limited facilities. PLOS Digit Health. 2024 Jun 21;3(6):e0000293. PMID: 38905166. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000293.
Mwandacha N, Dau H, AboMoslim M, Naguti P, Sheehan M, Booth A, Smith L, Orem J, Ogilvie G, Nakisige C. Investigating the healthcare-seeking behaviors of mobile phone users to improve cervical cancer screening in rural Uganda. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2024 May 4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38702957. DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.15577
Nizeyimana F, Skelton T, Bould MD, Beach M, Twagirumugabe T. Perioperative Anesthesia-Related Complications and Risk Factors in Children: A Cross-Sectional Observation Study in Rwanda. Anesth Analg. 2024 May 1;138(5):1063-1069. Epub 2023 Aug 15. PMID: 37678238. DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006641
Wiens MO, Nguyen V, Bone JN, Kumbakumba E, Businge S, Tagoola A, Sherine SO, Byaruhanga E, Ssemwanga E, Barigye C, Nsungwa J, Olaro C, Ansermino JM, Kissoon N, Singer J, Larson CP, Lavoie PM, Dunsmuir D, Moschovis PP, Novakowski S, Komugisha C, Tayebwa M, Mwesigwa D, Knappett M, West N, Mugisha NK, Kabakyenga J. Prediction models for post-discharge mortality among under-five children with suspected sepsis in Uganda: A multicohort analysis. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024 Apr 29;4(4):e0003050. PMID: 38683787. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003050.
Nyondo-Mipando AL, Woo Kinshella ML, Salimu S, Chiwaya B, Chikoti F, Chirambo L, Mwaungulu E, Banda M, Hiwa T, Vidler M, Molyneux EM, Dube Q, Mfutso-Bengo J, Goldfarb DM, Kawaza K. Factors Influencing the Implementation of Infant Warming Devices Among Healthcare Workers in Malawian Hospitals. Glob Pediatr Health. 2024 Apr 30;11:2333794X241248982. PMID: 38694563. DOI: 10.1177/2333794X241248982.
Wiens MO, Nguyen V, Bone JN, Kumbakumba E, Businge S, Tagoola A, Sherine Oyella S, Byaruhanga E, Ssemwanga E, Barigye C, Nsungwa J, Olaro C, Ansermino JM, Kissoon N, Singer J, Larson CP, Lavoie PM, Dunsmuir D, Moschovis PP, Novakowski S, Komugisha C, Tayebwa M, Mwesigwa D, Knappett M, West N, Mugisha NK, Kabakyenga J. Prediction models for post-discharge mortality among under-five children with suspected sepsis in Uganda: A multicohort analysis. PLOS Global Public Health. 2024 Apr 29;4(4): e0003050. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003050
Montgomery-Csobán T, Kavanagh K, Murray P, Robertson C, Barry SJE, Vivian Ukah U, Payne BA, Nicolaides KH, Syngelaki A, Ionescu O, Akolekar R, Hutcheon JA, Magee LA, von Dadelszen P; PIERS Consortium. Machine learning-enabled maternal risk assessment for women with pre-eclampsia (the PIERS-ML model): a modelling study. Lancet Digit Health. 2024 Apr;6(4):e238-e250. PMID: 38519152. DOI: 10.1016/S2589-7500(23)00267-4.
Dau H, Nankya E, Naguti P, Basemera M, Payne BA, Vidler M, Singer J, McNair A, AboMoslim M, Smith L, Orem J, Nakisige C, Ogilvie G. The economic burden of cervical cancer on women in Uganda: Findings from a cross-sectional study conducted at two public cervical cancer clinics. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024 Mar 15;4(3):e0002554. PMID: 38489259. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002554.
Binda CJ, Adams J, Livergant R, Lam S, Panchendrabose K, Joharifard S, Haji F, Joos E. Defining a Framework and Evaluation Metrics for Sustainable Global Surgical Partnerships: A Modified Delphi Study. Ann Surg. 2024 Mar 1;279(3):549-553. Epub 2023 Aug 4. PMID: 37539584. DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006058
Schlapbach LJ, Watson RS, Sorce LR, Argent AC, Menon K, Hall MW, Akech S, Albers DJ, Alpern ER, Balamuth F, Bembea M, Biban P, Carrol ED, Chiotos K, Chisti MJ, DeWitt PE, Evans I, Flauzino de Oliveira C, Horvat CM, Inwald D, Ishimine P, Jaramillo-Bustamante JC, Levin M, Lodha R, Martin B, Nadel S, Nakagawa S, Peters MJ, Randolph AG, Ranjit S, Rebull MN, Russell S, Scott HF, de Souza DC, Tissieres P, Weiss SL, Wiens MO, Wynn JL, Kissoon N, Zimmerman JJ, Sanchez-Pinto LN, Bennett TD; Society of Critical Care Medicine Pediatric Sepsis Definition Task Force. International Consensus Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock. JAMA. 2024 Feb 27;331(8):665-674. PMID: 38245889. DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.0179.
Conradi N, Opoka RO, Mian Q, Conroy AL, Hermann LL, Charles O, Amone J, Nabwire J, Lee BE, Saleh A, Mandhane P, Namasopo S, Hawkes MT. Solar-powered O2 delivery for the treatment of children with hypoxaemia in Uganda: a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2024 Feb 24;403(10428):756-765. PMID: 38367643. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02502-3. Epub 2024 Feb 14.
Arias AV, Lintner-Rivera M, Shafi NI, Abbas Q, Abdelhafeez AH, Ali M, Ammar H, Anwar AI, Adabie Appiah J, Attebery JE, Diaz Villalobos WE, Ferreira D, González-Dambrauskas S, Irfan Habib M, Lee JH, Kissoon N, Tekleab AM, Molyneux EM, Morrow BM, Nadkarni VM, Rivera J, Silvers R, Steere M, Tatay D, Bhutta AT, Kortz TB, Agulnik A; Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network on behalf of the PALISI Global Health Subgroup. A research definition and framework for acute paediatric critical illness across resource-variable settings: a modified Delphi consensus. Lancet Glob Health. 2024 Feb;12(2):e331-e340. PMID: 38190831. DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00537-5. Epub 2024 Jan 5.
Guitor AK, Katyukhina A, Mokomane M, Lechiile K, Goldfarb DM, Wright GD, McArthur AG, Pernica JM. Minimal impact on the resistome of children in Botswana after azithromycin treatment for acute severe diarrhoeal disease. J Infect Dis. 2024 Jan 31:jiae049. PMID: 38298144. DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiae049. Epub ahead of print.
Mezei A, Trawin J, Payne B, Rawat A, Naguti P, Orem J, Murray MCM, Nakisige C, Ogilvie G. Acceptability of Integrated Community-Based HIV and Cervical Cancer Screening in Mayuge District, Uganda. JCO Glob Oncol. 2024 Jan;10:e2200324. PMID: 38237095. DOI: 10.1200/GO.22.00324.
Cheng SPS, Heo K, Joos E, Vervoort D, Joharifard S. Barriers to Accessing Congenital Heart Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2024 Jan;15(1):94-103. PMID: 37915213. DOI: 10.1177/21501351231204328. Epub 2023 Nov 1.