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Thromboembolic and bleeding complications in patients with prosthetic heart valves at the Kenyatta national hospital
(University Of Nairobi, 2011)
The number of patients on warfarin anticoagulation due to prosthetic heart valve
insertion is significant. Presence of valves and long term treatment with warfarin
has associated hacmatological complications. These ...
Salivary human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1-specific immunoglobulin A in HIV-1-exposed infants in Kenya
(2008)
Humoral immunity, and specifically immunoglobulin A (IgA) that is directed against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1, may contribute to protection against HIV-1 acquisition at mucosal surfaces. HIV-1-specific IgA has ...
A Study to determine the incidence of chemotherapy - related tumour Lysis Syndrome at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Tumour Lysis Syndrome (TLS) is a common occurrence following cancer
treatment. It affects the treatment of both haematological and nonhaematological
tumours with a biochemical incidence of 42% among the acute
leukemias ...
Post-operative pyrexia in an orthopaedic unit.
(University of Nairobi, 1997-08)
The causes of post operative pyrexia in an orthopaedic unit was studied prospectively in 520 patients who underwent surgery. Two hundred patients (38.4%) developed postoperative pyrexia as defined by having recorded high ...
Factors influencing application of evidence based practice (EBP) among nurses working in Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)-Nairobi.
(2011)
Evidence based practices (EBP) is application of care that is based on scientific evidence in order
to obtain quality patient care. This concept was first introduced in the late 1970s' by Florence
Nightingale who linked ...
A review of pediatric admissions and outcomes at the Intensive Care Unit, Kenyatta National Hospital
(2006)
This was a prospective cross sectional study targeting all pediatric cases admitted to the
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Intensive Care Unit (lCU) within the study period.
The study aimed at examining/determining ...
Case records and commentaries for the mastership of medicine in obstetrics and gynaecology
(University of Nairobi, 1976)
A prospective study was done on 60 patients, 30 patients
had amniocentesis at ultrasonography and 30 had the
procedure without ultrasonography, as the .control group.
The indications for the procedure was the same in ...
Survey of pediatric nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding pain
(2009)
Background: Children commonly expenence pain resulting from injury, illness or
medical procedures. The pediatric pain experience involves the interaction of
physiological, behavioral, developmental, and situational ...
The consistent association between Epstein-Barr virus and Hodgkin's disease in children in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1996-05)
Recent studies have suggested that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may play a role in the etiology of Hodgkin's disease (HD). In a previous study, we used a latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1)-specific antibodies to examine archival ...