Open AccessPrognostic performance of ECG abnormalities compared to vital signs in acutely ill patients in a resource-poor hospital in Uganda
Author(s) -
Teopista Namujwiga,
Immaculate Nakitende,
John Kellett,
Martin Otyek Opio,
Alfred Lumala
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
african journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2211-4203
pISSN - 2211-419X
DOI - 10.1016/j.afjem.2018.12.005
Subject(s) - medicine , vital signs , critically ill , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , anesthesia
The majority of acutely ill medical patients admitted in a low-resource hospital in sub-Saharan Africa had ECG abnormalities, of which prolonged QTc and left ventricular hypertrophy were most common. Those with any Tan score abnormality were twice as likely to die as those without an abnormality.
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