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Anaesthesia in the elderly with special reference to management of orthopaedic patients
(University of NairobiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1997-10)Elderly patients are placing increased demands on the health care resources in Kenya. The population of old patients has increased and complex surgical/orthopaedic procedures are being done on old patients. Due to the ... -
Anaesthesia in the new millennium; new drug, routes and delivery systems
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Studies, 2004)Researchers in both human and veterinary anaesthesia continue searching for better and safer anaesthetics substances which can cause damage and even death if given in incorrect doses or concentrations. Apart from looking ... -
Anaesthesia in urinary tract disease
(Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1990)Surgical management of renal patients is a fascinating challenge requiring a detailed knowledge of anaesthetic techniques and a careful selection of the technique most compatible with each patient's condition. A knowledge ... -
An analysis of bachelor of science nursing students’ attitudes on nursing profession at the end of their basic training: case of public universities, Kenyan.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background information: Attitudes are learned predispositions to respond in a consistently favorable or unfavorable manner with respect to a given object. Thus they cannot be observed directly. Their dimension on a ... -
Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns at Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital: a Point Prevalence Survey
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: Antibiotics are commonly prescribed drugs globally but most of their use is irrational. This causes wastage of scarce health care resources, poses increased risk of adverse drug reactions, emergence of resistance ... -
Antibiotic prescription patterns at admission into a tertiary level intensive care unit in Northern India
(University of NairobiDepartment of Psychiatry, 2011-10)CONTEXT: An audit of antibiotic prescribing patterns is an important indicator of the quality and standard of clinical practice. AIMS: To study the (1) antibiotic prescription and consumption patterns at admission ... -
Antibiotic treatment in preterm babies born before arrival (bba) at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2011)Neonatal Septicaemia has been a subject of periodic reviews in many parts of the world. An incidence of 1/1000 to 3/1000 live births has been reported in developed countries, compared to 4/1000 to 9/1000 reported in Africa ... -
Applications of Bio-mathematical Modeling in Ecology and Epidemiology
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Are Blind People More Likely to Accept Free Cataract Surgery? A Study of Vision-Related Quality of Life and Visual Acuity in Kenya
(Universty of Nairobi, 2010-02)Purpose: To determine possible differences in visual acuity, socio-demographic factors and vision-related Quality of Life (QoL) between people accepting and people refusing sponsored cataract surgery. Methods: Three hundred ... -
Assessing the impact of topography on malaria exposure and malaria epidemic sensitivity in the Western Kenya highlands
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2010)Malaria in the Western Kenya Highland is characterized by unstable and high transmission variability which results into epidemics during periods of suitable climatic conditions. The sensitivity of a site to malaria epidemics ... -
Assessment of parents’ perception of quality of pediatric oncology inpatient care at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)OBJECTIVE: Adequate knowledge of parents' perception of quality of pediatric cancer care helps to identify the areas of care improvement which would contribute to disease outcome in regard to the quality of life and ... -
Audit of Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in Orthopaedic Surgery in Mulago Hospital
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2012)Background: Prophylactic antibiotics are entrenched in implant orthopaedic surgery. We conducted a study to determine the use of prophylactic antibiotics in clean implant orthopaedic surgery in Mulago hospital. Methods: ... -
Barriers To Quality Care In Breast Cancer Management In Kenyatta National Hospital's Cancer Treatment Unit
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Background: Breast cancer management involves providing quality care that begins from the time of diagnosis to palliative/hospice care but despite increased efforts to increase access to breast cancer services, through ... -
The basic radiological system experience in Kenya
(1993)While Diagnostic Radiology has become increasingly indispensible in sound clinical patient management the cost and maintenance of radiological equipment has continued to ~oar, reaching almost unaffordable levels in developing ... -
Behcet's Syndrome presenting with Chronic Reriodontitis:
(Departrnent of Denial Surgery. College or Health Sciences. University of Nairobi., 1992-10)Behcet's syndrome is a disease of uncertain aetiology characterised by recurrent oral and genital ulcerations, ocular lesions and skin lesions. Although cases of this syndrome have been reported almost worldwide, the ... -
Biochemical and haematological chanqes in rats administered an aqueous extract of Prunus africana stem-bark at various dosage levels
(2000)An aqueous extract of Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkm. (syn. Pygeum africanum) (Hook. f.) (Rosaceae) was administered daily at dosage rates of 10, 100 and 1000 mglkg body mass to randomized groups of Sprague Dawley rats. ... -
Brain tumours at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2000)OBJECTIVE: To study the frequency, mode of presentation and outcome following treatment of gliomas in patients treated at the Kenyatta National Hospital. DESIGN: A retrospective study. SETTING: Kenyatta National ... -
Breast milk cellular HIV-specific interferon γ responses are associated with protection from peripartum HIV transmission.
(2012)Breast milk is a major route of infant HIV infection, yet the majority of breast-fed, HIV-exposed infants escape infection by unknown mechanisms. This study aimed to investigate the role of HIV-specific breast milk cells ... -
Burns: the epidemiological pattern, risk and safety awareness at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 2006-08)BACKGROUND: Many burns are preventable but there is no published local prospective data on the epidemiological pattern of burns that would form the basis of care and formulation of burn prevention strategies. OBJECTIVES: ...