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Nine-point plan to improve care of the injured patient: A case study from Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
BACKGROUND:
Injury rates in low- and middle-income countries are among the greatest in the world, with >90% of unintentional injury occurring in low- or middle-income countries. The risk of death from injuries is 6 times ...
Experience with treatment of clavicle fractures at an African tertiary referral hospital
(2013)
Background: Clavicle fractures are common with the middle third being most frequently
involved. Treatment of displaced fractures is controversial with both non-operative and
operative management being advocated ...
Understanding patterns of injury in Kenya: analysis of a trauma registry data from a National Referral hospital.
(2017)
BACKGROUND:
Injuries contribute to a substantial proportion of the burden of disease in Kenya. Trauma registries can be a very useful source of data to understand patterns of injuries and serve to provide information ...
372 The impact of road safety campaign on motor cycle related road traffic injuries in Naivasha, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Background Kenya was identified as one of the ten priority countries in the WHO led UN Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011–2020) that aimed at reducing global road crash injuries and mortality by at least 50%, through ...
Epidemiology and outcomes of injuries in Kenya: a Multisite surveillance study.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
BACKGROUND:
Injury is a leading cause of disability and death worldwide, accounting for over 5 million deaths each year. The injury burden is higher in low- and middle-income countries where more than 90% of injury-related ...
Variant Anatomy of the Nasal and Labial Branches of the Infraorbital Nerve.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Comprehensive understanding of the variations in the branches of the infraorbital nerve (ION) is vital to the prevention of iatrogenic nerve injury and successful ION blockade during orbitozygomatic facial procedures. Only ...
Histomorphometric evidence of early onset coronary artery disease among Kenyans
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Human myocardial bridges ;morphology and association with coronary occlusion
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)
Conservative management of a high output enterocutaneous fistula in abdominal tuberculosis
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
A 25-year-old lady with a high-output, tuberculous, entero-cutaneous fistula was managed successfully by conservative means in a teaching hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
Kiman's histology text and manual
(Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, 2014)