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. 2014 Oct 14;4(10):e005950. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005950

Table 1.

Medical infrastructure at PAPUCO centres—diagnostic equipment and medical services

Centre ECG CXR ECHO RHC CS HRCT CTPA LFT V/Q Lab
CM01 X1 X1 X1 X1 X1 X1 X1
CM02 X1 X1 X1 X1 X1 X1
CM03 X1 X1 X1 X1
MZ01 X X X X
MZ02 X X X X X X
NG01 X1 X1 X1 X1 X1 X1
NG02 X1 X1 X1 X1 X1 X1 X1
NG03 X1 X1 X1 X1 X1 X1 X1
NG04 X1 X1 X1 X1
NG05 X1 X1 X1 X1 X1 X1 X1
SA01 X X X X X X X X X X
SA02 X X X X X X

CM01, Douala General Hospital, Douala, Cameroon; CM02, Cardiac Centre, Shisong Hospital, Kumbo, Cameroon; CM03, Douala Cardiovascular Centre, Douala, Cameroon; CS, cardiac surgery; CTPA, CT pulmonary angiography; CXR, chest X-ray; ECHO, echocardiography; HRCT, high-resolution CT; Lab, laboratory facility for haematology, chemistry, and microbiology; LFT, lung function tests; MZ01, Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique; MZ02, Division of Cardiology, Maputo Central Hospital, Maputo, Mozambique; NG01, Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Nigeria; NG02, Department of Medicine, Bayero University and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria; NG03, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Lagos, Nigeria; NG04, Department of Medicine, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Nigeria; NG05, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Nigeria; RHC, right heart catheterisation; SA01, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; SA02, Infectious Diseases Referral Clinic, GF Jooste Hospital, Mannenberg, South Africa and Rapid Assessment Unit, Khayelitsha District Hospital, Khayelitsha, South Africa; V/Q, ventilation/perfusion lung scan; X, equipment/service available at the centre and free-of-charge for the patients; X1, patients have to cover the costs for the service (out of pocket payments).