Hi,
Last week, the African Critical Illness Outcomes Study (ACIOS) was published in The Lancet (declaration: I was one of the authors).
The international, prospective study included 20,000 patients in 180 hospitals in 22 countries.
It is the first comprehensive, Africa-wide study into the prevalence and mortality of critical illness and the coverage of Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC).
Key findings:
• 1 in 8 (12.5%) hospital inpatients are critically ill
• 69% of the critically ill are treated in general wards (not in HDUs or ICUs)
• 56% are not receiving EECC
• 21% die within 7 days (compared to just 2.7% of non critically ill patients)
The study clearly shows the large existing burden of critical illness and the need for EECC as a solution for saving many lives.
Read more about ACIOS here. https://www.eeccglobal.org/african-critical-illness-study
Thanks,
Yours,
Tim
Tim Baker
[*Notes from HIFA moderator (NPW): The original message contained a graphic that is not carried by HIFAA. I couldn't find Tim Baker's HIFA Profile but I gleaned this from the Lancet paper and linkedin: Tim Baker is a critical care physician at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.]