Walking the Tightrope: Characterizing Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Resource- and Data-constrained Settings

Affiliations

¹ College of Health Sciences University of KwaZulu Natal Durban, South Africa.
² College of Medicine University of Lagos Lagos, Nigeria.
³ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Medical Practice Evaluation Center Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts.

Editorial

Refiloe Masekela et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024.

. 2024 Jan 1;209(1):16-18.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202308-1499ED.

¹ College of Health Sciences University of KwaZulu Natal Durban, South Africa.
² College of Medicine University of Lagos Lagos, Nigeria.
³ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Medical Practice Evaluation Center Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts.

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Outcomes of World Health Organization-defined Severe Respiratory Distress without Shock in Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Chang BH, Adakun SA, Auma MA, Banura P, Majwala A, Mbonde AA, McQuade ER, Ssekitoleko R, Conaway M, Moore CC; Severe Respiratory Distress in Africa (SRDA) Investigators. Chang BH, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Jan 1;209(1):109-112. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202304-0684LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024. PMID: 37486257 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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