Background Point of care ultrasound (PoCUS) is an efficient, inexpensive, safe, and portable
imaging modality that can be particularly useful in resource-limited settings. However, its …

Introduction: The rapid adoption of smartphones, especially in low-and middle-income
countries, has opened up novel ways to deliver health care, including diagnosis and …

Background Bedside inferior vena cava (IVC) ultrasound has been proposed as a non-
invasive measure of volume status. We compared ultrasound measurements of the caval …

Objective We aimed to determine the out-of-pocket (OOP) costs for medical care of injured
patients and the proportion of patients encountering catastrophic costs. Design Prospective …

Introduction Pediatric sickle cell disease, highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, carries
great morbidity and mortality risk. Limited resources and monitoring make management of …

Occurrence of retained rectal foreign bodies with bowel perforation resulting from auto-
eroticism is rare among males in Africa. Embarrassment attached to this condition may delay …

Objectives To evaluate the test characteristics of clinical gestalt for detecting the presence
and severity of anaemia in emergency department patients at a tertiary referral hospital in …

Background The specialty of emergency medicine (EM) is new in most African countries,
where emergency medicine registrar (residency) programmes (EMRPs) are at different …

Abstract Introduction: Altered Mental Status (AMS) in the Emergency Department (ED) can
be associated with morbidity and mortality. In high income countries, mortality rate is under …

Introduction In resource-rich settings, bedside ultrasound has rapidly evolved to be a crucial
part of emergency centre practice and a growing part of critical care practice. This portable …