Resources and Geographical Access to Care for Severe Pediatric Pneumonia in Four Resource-Limited Settings.
Suzanne M SimkovichLindsay J UnderhillMiles A KirbyMary E CrockerDina GoodmanJohn P McCrackenLisa M ThompsonAnaite Diaz-ArtigaAdley Castañaza-GonzalezSarada S GargKalpana BalakrishnanGurusamy ThangavelGhislaine RosaJennifer L PeelThomas F ClasenEric D McCollumWilliam Checkleynull nullPublished in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2021)
Most healthcare facilities in low-resource settings of the HAPIN study area were inadequately resourced to care for severe pediatric pneumonia. Early identification of cases and timely referral is paramount. The provision of pulse oximeters to all health facilities may be an effective approach to identify cases earlier and refer them for care and in a timely manner. This article is open access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).