Objective To evaluate the association between hypoxaemia and mortality from acute lower
respiratory infections (ALRI) in children in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). Design …

Oxygen is a neonatal health hazard that should be avoided in clinical practice. In this review,
an international team of neonatologists and nurses assessed oxygen saturation (S p O 2) …

In developing countries, acute respiratory infections (ARIs) cause a significant number of
deaths among children. According to Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) …

Background Hypoxaemia is a common complication of pneumonia and a major risk factor for
death, but less is known about hypoxaemia in other common conditions. We evaluated the …

Methods In 2011, 72 health-care providers at 18 rural health centres and 38 community
health workers received training in the use of pulse oximetry to measure haemoglobin …

Background With the high frequency of acute respiratory infections in children worldwide,
particularly so in low-resource countries, the development of effective diagnostic support is …

BACKGROUND: The Respiratory Distress Assessment Instrument (RDAI) and Respiratory
Assessment Change Score (RACS) are frequently used in bronchiolitis clinical trials, but …

Rationale: Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children worldwide. Identifying and
appropriately managing severe pneumonia in a timely manner improves outcomes. Little is …

Executive summary Deaths of children in hospital often occur within the first 24 h of
admission. Many of these deaths could be prevented if very sick children were identified and …

Background Although hypoxemic children have high mortality, little is known about
hypoxemia prevalence and oxygen administration in African hospitals. We aimed to …