Prevalence and phenotypic trajectories of hypoxaemia among hospitalised adults in Kenya: a single-centre, prospective cohort study.

Neelima NavuluriDavid K LagatElcy BirgenSylvia KiturPeter S KussinDavid M MurdochNathan M ThielmanAlice ParishCynthia L GreenNeil MacIntyreJoseph R EggerKara Wools-KaloustianLoretta G Que

Published in: BMJ open (2023)

Hypoxaemia is highly prevalent among adults admitted to a general medicine ward at a national referral hospital in Kenya. Nearly 1 in 11 patients who are hypoxaemic on admission are chronically hypoxaemic.

Keyphrases

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