Publications by authors named "Jameson Dowling"
Microorganisms
October 2023
Article Synopsis
- In low- and middle-income countries, antibiotic prescribing for neonatal sepsis often does not align with WHO guidelines, especially in cases of multidrug-resistant pathogens.
- A study at a tertiary referral hospital in Botswana analyzed antibiotic prescriptions for 467 neonates with suspected sepsis, finding that 69% were prescribed antibiotics and 10% received guidelines-divergent treatments.
- Key risk factors for guideline-divergent prescribing included late-onset sepsis and lower gestational age, highlighting the need for further studies to understand these discrepancies and improve prescribing practices.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to analyze respiratory failure characteristics in children before experiencing in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) and how these factors relate to survival rates.
- It involved reviewing data from a cohort of children under 18 who received CPR while on invasive mechanical ventilation in ICUs between January 2017 and June 2021, focusing on their respiratory conditions just before the arrest.
- Findings indicated that many patients had severe respiratory issues leading up to the arrest, and those with higher oxygen needs and more significant oxygenation failure had poorer chances of survival.
