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Arthur Kwizera
Researcher at College of Health Sciences, Bahrain
Publications - 8
Citations - 256
Arthur Kwizera is an academic researcher from College of Health Sciences, Bahrain. The author has contributed to research in topics: Prospective cohort study & Guideline. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 8 publications receiving 172 citations.
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Remdesivir for severe covid-19: a clinical practice guideline.
Bram Rochwerg,Arnav Agarwal,Arnav Agarwal,Linan Zeng,Linan Zeng,Yee Sin Leo,John Adabie Appiah,Thomas Agoritsas,Jessica J Bartoszko,Romina Brignardello-Petersen,Begüm Ergan,Long Ge,Heike Geduld,Hayley B. Gershengorn,Hayley B. Gershengorn,Hela Manai,Minhua Huang,Francois Lamontagne,Seema Kanda,Leticia Kawano-Dourado,Linda Kurian,Arthur Kwizera,Srinivas Murthy,Nida Qadir,Reed A C Siemieniuk,Maria Asuncion A. Silvestre,Per Olav Vandvik,Zhikang Ye,Dena Zeraatkar,Gordon Guyatt,Gordon Guyatt +30 more
TL;DR: This guideline was triggered by the ACTT-1 trial and issued a weak recommendation for the use of remdesivir in severe covid-19 while recommending continuation of active enrolment of patients into ongoing randomised controlled trials examining remdesvir.
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Nosocomial bacterial infections and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among patients in Ugandan intensive care units: a cross sectional study
TL;DR: There is a need for development of strong policies on antibiotic stewardship, antimicrobial surveillance and infection control to help guide empirical antibiotic therapy and prevent the spread of MDR bacteria and antibiotic drug resistance.
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A living WHO guideline on drugs to prevent covid-19.
Francois Lamontagne,Thomas Agoritsas,Reed A C Siemieniuk,Bram Rochwerg,Jessica J Bartoszko,Lisa Askie,Helen Macdonald,Wagdy Amin,Frédérique Jacquerioz Bausch,Erlina Burhan,Maurizio Cecconi,Duncan Chanda,Vu Quoc Dat,Bin Du,Heike Geduld,Patrick Gee,Harley Nerina,Madiha Hashimi,Beverley J. Hunt,Sushil K. Kabra,Seema Kanda,Leticia Kawano-Dourado,Yae Jean Kim,Niranjan Kissoon,Arthur Kwizera,Yee Sin Leo,Imelda Mahaka,Hela Manai,Greta Mino,Emmanuel Nsutebu,Natalia Pshenichnaya,Nida Qadir,Shalini Sri Ranganathan,Saniya Sabzwari,Rohit Sarin,Mike Sharland,Yinzhong Shen,João Paulo Souza,Miriam Stegemann,Sebastian Ugarte,Sridhar Venkatapuram,Dubula Vuyiseka,Jacobus Preller,Romina Brignardello-Petersen,Elena Kum,Anila Qasim,Dena Zeraatkar,Andrew Owen,Gordon H. Guyatt,Lyubov Lytvyn,Janet V. Diaz,Per Olav Vandvik,Michael Jacobs +52 more
TL;DR: The first version of this living guideline focuses on the evidence for hydroxychloroquine as discussed by the authors, while subsequent updates will cover other drugs being investigated for their role in the prevention of covid-19.
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Achieving the Recommended Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure: A Randomized Control Study Comparing Loss of Resistance Syringe to Pilot Balloon Palpation.
Fred Bulamba,Andrew Kintu,Nodreen Ayupo,Charles Kojjo,Lameck Ssemogerere,Agnes Wabule,Arthur Kwizera +6 more
TL;DR: The loss of resistance syringe method was superior to pilot balloon palpation at administering pressures in the recommended range of endotracheal cuff pressures, and provides a viable option to cuff inflation.
Core elements of general supportive care for patients with sepsis and septic shock in resource-limited settings
Mervyn Mer,Marcus J. Schultz,Neill K. J. Adhikari,Arthur Kwizera,Sanjib Mohanty,Arjen M. Dondorp,Ary Serpa Neto,Jacobus Preller +7 more
TL;DR: The use of corticosteroids, sedation, neuromuscular blocking agents, deep venous thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis, gastric ulcer prevention, glucose control, enteral feeding, renal replacement therapy, and initial fluid resuscitation are discussed.