Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Author "Misiani, Musa"
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Cancer is associated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) severity and mortality: A pooled analysis
Cheruiyot, Isaac; Kipkorir, Vincent; Ngure, Brian; Misiani, Musa; Munguti, Jeremiah (University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a rapidly escalating pandemic that has spread to many parts of the world. As such, there is urgent need to identify predictors of clinical severity in COVID-19 patients. ... -
Laparoscopic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: detection of SARS-COV-2 in abdominal tissues, fluids, and surgical smoke.
Cheruiyot, Isaac; Sehmi, Prabjot; Ngure, Brian; Misiani, Musa; Karau, Paul; Olabu, Beda; Ogeng'o, Julius; Cirocchi, Roberto; Lippi, Giuseppe; Henry, Brandon Michael (University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: There are still concerns over the safety of laparoscopic surgery in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients due to the potential risk of viral transmission through surgical smoke/laparoscopic pneumoperit ... -
Prevalence and pubo-umbilical index of pyramidalis muscle in a select Kenyan population.
Kipkorir, Vincent; Olabu, Beda; Ongeti, Kevin; Ndu'ngu, Bernard; Cheruiyot, Isaac; Misiani, Musa; Munguti, Jeremiah (University of Nairobi, 2021)Purpose: Pyramidalis is a lower anterior abdominal wall muscle that is considered vestigial and shows variations in prevalence and size. It's been utilized as an anatomical landmark and harvested for use in various surgical ...