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Charles Engoru

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Articles 22
Citations 1104
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General Medicine
Biomedical Engineering
Public Health
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Kathryn Maitland
Peter Olupot-Olupot
Sarah Kiguli
Robert O Opoka
Diana M Gibb
Elizabeth C George
Thomas N Williams
Ayub Mpoya
Julius Nteziyaremye
Abdel G Babiker
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BMC Med
N Engl J Med
Wellcome Open Res
BMJ
Clin Infect Dis
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Recent Articles
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Children's Oxygen Administration Strategies And Nutrition Trial (COAST-Nutrition): a protocol for a phase II randomised controlled trial
Kiguli S, Olopot-Olupot P, Alaroker F, Engoru C, Opoka R, Tagoola A, et al.
Wellcome Open Res . 2021 Nov; 6:221. PMID: 34734123
To prevent poor long-term outcomes (deaths and readmissions) the integrated global action plan for pneumonia and diarrhoea recommends under the 'Treat' element of Protect, Prevent and Treat interventions the importance...
2.
Incidence and predictors of hospital readmission in children presenting with severe anaemia in Uganda and Malawi: a secondary analysis of TRACT trial data
Connon R, George E, Olupot-Olupot P, Kiguli S, Chagaluka G, Alaroker F, et al.
BMC Public Health . 2021 Jul; 21(1):1480. PMID: 34325680
Background: Severe anaemia (haemoglobin < 6 g/dL) is a leading cause of recurrent hospitalisation in African children. We investigated predictors of readmission in children hospitalised with severe anaemia in the...
3.
The clinical spectrum of severe childhood malaria in Eastern Uganda
Olupot-Olupot P, Engoru C, Nteziyaremye J, Chebet M, Ssenyondo T, Muhindo R, et al.
Malar J . 2020 Sep; 19(1):322. PMID: 32883291
Background: Few recent descriptions of severe childhood malaria have been published from high-transmission regions. In the current study, the clinical epidemiology of severe malaria in Mbale, Eastern Uganda, is described,...
4.
Children's Oxygen Administration Strategies Trial (COAST):  A randomised controlled trial of high flow versus oxygen versus control in African children with severe pneumonia
Maitland K, Kiguli S, Opoka R, Olupot-Olupot P, Engoru C, Njuguna P, et al.
Wellcome Open Res . 2020 Mar; 2:100. PMID: 29383331
In Africa, the clinical syndrome of pneumonia remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children in the post-neonatal period. This represents a significant burden on in-patient services. The...
5.
Mortality risk over time after early fluid resuscitation in African children
George E, Kiguli S, Olupot P, Opoka R, Engoru C, Akech S, et al.
Crit Care . 2019 Nov; 23(1):377. PMID: 31775837
Background: African children hospitalised with severe febrile illness have a high risk of mortality. The Fluid Expansion As Supportive Therapy (FEAST) trial (ISCRTN 69856593) demonstrated increased mortality risk associated with...
6.
Co-trimoxazole or multivitamin multimineral supplement for post-discharge outcomes after severe anaemia in African children: a randomised controlled trial
Maitland K, Olupot-Olupot P, Kiguli S, Chagaluka G, Alaroker F, Opoka R, et al.
Lancet Glob Health . 2019 Sep; 7(10):e1435-e1447. PMID: 31537373
Background: Severe anaemia is a leading cause of paediatric admission to hospital in Africa; post-discharge outcomes remain poor, with high 6-month mortality (8%) and re-admission (17%). We aimed to investigate...
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Transfusion Volume for Children with Severe Anemia in Africa
Maitland K, Olupot-Olupot P, Kiguli S, Chagaluka G, Alaroker F, Opoka R, et al.
N Engl J Med . 2019 Aug; 381(5):420-431. PMID: 31365800
Background: Severe anemia (hemoglobin level, <6 g per deciliter) is a leading cause of hospital admission and death in children in sub-Saharan Africa. The World Health Organization recommends transfusion of...
8.
Immediate Transfusion in African Children with Uncomplicated Severe Anemia
Maitland K, Kiguli S, Olupot-Olupot P, Engoru C, Mallewa M, Goncalves P, et al.
N Engl J Med . 2019 Aug; 381(5):407-419. PMID: 31365799
Background: The World Health Organization recommends not performing transfusions in African children hospitalized for uncomplicated severe anemia (hemoglobin level of 4 to 6 g per deciliter and no signs of...
9.
Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy and cost of different methods for the assessment of severe  anaemia in hospitalised children in Eastern Uganda
Olupot-Olupot P, Prevatt N, Engoru C, Nteziyaremye J, Amorut D, Chebet M, et al.
Wellcome Open Res . 2019 Apr; 3:130. PMID: 30854471
Severe anaemia in children requiring hospital admission is a major public health problem in malaria-endemic Africa. Affordable methods for the assessment of haemoglobin have not been validated against gold standard...
10.
Haematological quality and age of donor blood issued for paediatric transfusion to four hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa
Uyoga S, Mpoya A, Olupot-Olupot P, Kiguli S, Opoka R, Engoru C, et al.
Vox Sang . 2019 Mar; 114(4):340-348. PMID: 30838664
Background And Objectives: Paediatric blood transfusion for severe anaemia in hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa remains common. Yet, reports describing the haematological quality of donor blood or storage duration in routine...