Clínica Sagrada Esperança

Burden of sickle cell anemia among hospitalized children in Angola: a retrospective study

Chronic pediatric diseases are a growing challenge because of their impact on morbidity and healthcare resource utilization. In Angola, evidence on the hospital burden of chronic diseases, particularly sickle cell anemia (SCA), remains limited. This study compared the clinical ch...

In-hospital mortality among intracranial tumor admissions at a tertiary hospital in Luanda, Angola: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background In-hospital death among patients admitted with intracranial tumors is a clinically important short-term outcome because it reflects acute neurological deterioration, treatment timing, and the capacity of hospital care pathways. Outcome reporting from African n...

Perceived barriers to research productivity among medical residents in Angola: an exploratory cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Research engagement during postgraduate medical training develops critical appraisal, data analysis, and scientific writing skills and supports locally relevant knowledge production. Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa indicates that research expectations during...

Acceptance of the possibility of simulated patient death among final-year medical students: a repeated cross-sectional study across eight consecutive cohorts

Simulation scenario design has long been guided by a recommendation that the simulated patient should not be allowed to die, on the grounds that a fatal outcome may impair learning and compromise psychological safety. This "no-death paradigm" rests largely on expert opinion and o...