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Pre-Referral Stabilization Practices And Associated Early Clinical Outcomes Among Critically Ill Under-Five Children At Regional Referral Hospitals In Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

2026-01-13 pediatrics Title + abstract only
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BackgroundPre-referral stabilization is a critical yet neglected component of pediatric emergency care in low-resource settings. It involves delivering life-saving interventions-- such as airway management, oxygen therapy, fluids, glucose, and anticonvulsants at the initial point of care before referral. The WHOs ETAT Guidelines emphasize the prompt recognition and management of life-threatening conditions in children to reduce mortality. Despite Tanzanias adoption of ETAT, the extent to which p...

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