Job B M van Woensel

Biographic Data

ID9067397
NAMEJob B M van Woensel
GIVEN NAMESJob B M
FAMILY NAMEvan Woensel
SIGNATUREVAN WOENSEL J B M
AFFILIATIONSEmma Kinderziekenhuis
ORCID0000-0002-2241-7806
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Prevalence, mortality, and aetiology of paediatric shock in a tertiary hospital in Malawi

    Open AccessMercy Kumwenda, Roxanne Assies et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Shock is considered one of the most important mechanisms of critical illness in children. However, data on paediatric shock in sub-Saharan Africa is limited, which constrains development of effective treatment strategies. We aimed to describe the prevalence, mortality, and aetiology of paediatric shock in a tertiary hospital in Malawi. Children aged two months to 16 years presenting with shock (FEAST criteria; respiratory distress and/or impaired…

  • Identifying critically ill children in Malawi

    Open AccessMercy Kumwenda, Roxanne Assies et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    In low-resource settings, a reliable bedside score for timely identification of children at risk of dying, could help focus resources and improve survival. The rapid bedside Liverpool quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (LqSOFA) uses clinical parameters only and performed well in United Kingdom cohorts. A similarly quick clinical assessment-only score has however not yet been developed for paediatric populations in sub-Saharan Africa. In a …