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Published in: BMC Emergency Medicine 1/2023

Open Access 01-12-2023 | Emergency Medicine | Review

Paediatric emergency medicine practice in Nigeria: a narrative review

Authors: Joy N. Eze, Benedict O. Edelu, Ikenna K. Ndu, Tagbo Oguonu

Published in: BMC Emergency Medicine | Issue 1/2023

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Abstract

The practice of paediatric emergency medicine in Nigeria is still evolving, and laden with enormous challenges which contribute to adverse outcomes of childhood illnesses in emergency settings. Deaths from childhood illnesses presenting as emergencies contribute to overall child mortality rates in Nigeria. This narrative review discusses existing structures, organization, and practice of paediatric emergency in Nigeria. It highlights some of the challenges and suggests ways of surmounting them in order to reduce deaths in the children emergency units in Nigerian hospitals. Important aspects of this review include current capacity and need for capacity development, equipment needs for emergency care, quality of service in the context of inadequate healthcare funding and the need for improvement.
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Metadata
Title
Paediatric emergency medicine practice in Nigeria: a narrative review
Authors
Joy N. Eze
Benedict O. Edelu
Ikenna K. Ndu
Tagbo Oguonu
Publication date
01-12-2023
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Emergency Medicine / Issue 1/2023
Electronic ISSN: 1471-227X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-023-00790-1

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