Meda, A, Riaz, A and Todd, J. 2022. Screening tools - critical illness - Tanzania. [Online]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00002884.
Meda, A, Riaz, A and Todd, J. Screening tools - critical illness - Tanzania [Internet]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; 2022. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00002884.
Meda, A, Riaz, A and Todd, J (2022). Screening tools - critical illness - Tanzania. [Data Collection]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00002884.
Description
Data and supporting documentation for a study to assess the prevalence of critical illness using critical illness scoring tools such as qSOFA and association between the scores and mortality among adult admitted medical patients at a tertiary hospital in Mwanza Tanzania. Additionally to assess the sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value of the scoring system on mortality at 30 days post admission.
Additional information
Data was collected on the basis that it will be kept confidential and used only for research purpose, which limits the ability to make it available for wider access. Please contact the study team with any questions related to data collected during the study.
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Description of data capture | All data were collected on paper and transferred to EPIDATA. The primary outcome was mortality at 30 days. Multiple phone numbers were obtained from each patient who was discharged alive from the hospital in order to verify the patient’s vital status (alive or dead) at 30 days. | ||||||||
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Data capture method | Questionnaire | ||||||||
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Date (Date submitted to LSHTM repository) | 3 May 2022 | ||||||||
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Language(s) of written materials | English |
Data Creators | Meda, A, Riaz, A and Todd, J |
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Associated roles | Shaban, I (Data Collector) and Lyeselo, M (Data Collector) |
LSHTM Faculty/Department | Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Population Health (2012- ) |
Participating Institutions | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania |
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Date Deposited | 12 May 2022 15:52 |
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Last Modified | 24 Oct 2022 16:28 |
Publisher | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
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Documentation
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Study Instrument
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