Richard Kapela Mvwala

Benefit-Risk Balance of Ketamine versus Midazolam + Fentanyl for Sedation-Analgesia in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Randomised Controlled Trial

Raphael Nzau Kapend Mubunda, Joseph Nsiala, Médard Bula-Bula, Berthe Barhayiga et autres

Objective: Ketamine has interesting pharmacological properties for sedation-analgesia in intensive care. However, there are few studies on its benefit-risk balance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ketamine compared with midazolam + fentanyl in mechanically ventilated …

République démocratique du Congo, Congo, gb (code pays fourni par la source)

Understanding the performance of a pan-African intervention to reduce postoperative mortality: a mixed-methods process evaluation of the ASOS-2 trial

Nicola Vickery, Tim Stephens, Mariechen Puchert, Graham Martin et autres

Afrique du Sud, gb, us (code pays fourni par la source)

Enhanced postoperative surveillance versus standard of care to reduce mortality among adult surgical patients in Africa (ASOS-2): a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Bruce Biccard, Leon du Toit, Maia Lesosky, Tim Stephens et autres

BACKGROUND: Risk of mortality following surgery in patients across Africa is twice as high as the global average. Most of these deaths occur on hospital wards after the surgery itself. We aimed to assess whether enhanced postoperative surveillance of adult surgical patients …

Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients hospitalized at Clinique Ngaliema, a public hospital in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A retrospective cohort study

Junior Matangila, Ritha Nyembu Kibambe, Gloire Mosala Telo, Christian Djuba Ngoy et autres

OBJECTIVES: To describe the clinical characteristics of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 at Clinique Ngaliema, a public hospital, in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). METHODS: This retrospective study analyzed medical records including socio-demographics, past medical history, clinical manifestation, comorbidities, laboratory …

République démocratique du Congo (code pays fourni par la source)