Fitsum K Belachew

Biographic Data

ID9797655
NAMEFitsum K Belachew
GIVEN NAMESFitsum K
FAMILY NAMEBelachew
SIGNATUREBELACHEW F K
AFFILIATIONSDebre Berhan University
ORCID0000-0002-1849-9415
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Critical care capacity in Africa

    Open AccessFitsum K Belachew, Tesfay Yohannes Ambese et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical care disparities in low-resource settings. In Ethiopia, intensive care unit (ICU) expansion had begun prior to COVID-19 but accelerated during the pandemic with substantial new investment. This study provides the first nationwide assessment of ICU capacity, service readiness and patient characteristics across both public and private hospitals. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 20…

  • The Ethiopian Surgical Outcome Study (Ethio-SOS)

    Open AccessAtalel Fentahun Awedew, Fitsum K Belachew et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: Safe surgical care is a cost-effective intervention for addressing a wide range of conditions, yet postoperative complications remain a leading global cause of disability, mortality and economic loss, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries. This study aims to generate robust epidemiological data on postoperative outcomes for surgical patients in Ethiopia. METHOD: This 7 day national observational cohort study …