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From: Operationalising kangaroo Mother care before stabilisation amongst low birth Weight Neonates in Africa (OMWaNA): protocol for a randomised controlled trial to examine mortality impact in Uganda

Fig. 3

Overview of trial flow including routine procedures and key criteria for eligibility screening, assessing severe illness and stopping KMC 1. Refusal to feed, feed intolerance or abdominal distension (after starting feeds) 2. Increased respiratory support defined as new oxygen or CPAP requirement 3. Axillary temperature < 35.5°C after 1 h of observed skin-to-skin contact, not associated with environment or with hypoglycaemia 4. For participants at EH and JH, cranial ultrasounds will be performed on days 1, 3 and 7 of hospitalisation (or as an outpatient if discharged before day 7) and on follow-up at days 28–30. CPAP continuous positive airway pressure, EH Entebbe Hospital, HC head circumference, JH Jinja Hospital. a Screening for eligibility. b Signs of severe illness. c Suspected infection criteria. d Criteria for stopping KMC

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