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Management and Health Related Quality of Life Among Patients With Prostate Cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital: a Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Advances made in the screening, diagnosis and management of prostate cancer have improved the survival rates of patients. However, the majority of these treatments including surgery, radiation therapy and ... -
Management and Outcome of Venous Thromboembolic Disorders Among Cancer Patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Cancer is a well-known hypercoagulable state. Compared to patients without cancer, the incidence of venous thromboembolic events is 4 to 7 times higher among cancer patients. There is paucity of data on the ... -
Management and Outcomes of Patients Treated for Wilms’ Tumor at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background Wilms’ Tumour also known as Nephroblastoma, is a highly curable renal malignancy of childhood and is considered one of the success stories in modern medicine with excellent 5-year survival rates of greater than ... -
Management and Survival of Inpatients With Stage Iiib Cervical Cancer With Hydronephrosis Admitted at Kenyatta National Hospital, 2012-2017
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Introduction: In FIGO stage IIIB cervical cancer, the carcinoma involves the lower third of the vagina with extension to the pelvic wall and/or hydronephrosis or non-functioning kidney. Patients with hydronephrosis have ... -
Management of electrical burn injuries at Kenyatta National Hospital: a retrospective and prospective study
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Electrical burn injuries are on increase in developing countries. These injuries are associated with higher morbidity and higher rate of amputations than burns from other aetiologies. Predisposing factors to these injuries ... -
Management of Gunshot Injuries at the Kenyatta National Hospital during the August 1982 National Disturbance
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1976)On 1st of August, 1982, the Kenya Air Force attempted to change the government unlawfully. This was resisted by the loyal forces and the ensuing shoot out led to many civilian victims presenting for treatment at the ... -
Management of inhalation injury and its effect on patients’ outcome in burns unit Kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)Background: Smoke inhalation is responsible for pulmonary injury common in burn victims and is a major contributing factor to the morbidity and mortality of burn victims both in the hospital and at incident sites. Inhalation ... -
Management of nasal foreign bodies at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2006)A prospective crossectional descriptive study was carried out on 279 patients with nasal foreign bodies at the Ear, Nose and Throat clinic and casualty of Kenyatta National Hospital for seven months from 1SI August 2005 ... -
Management of parasuicide at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2003)This was a cross- sectional study carried out at the Kenyatta National Teaching and Referral Hospital, Nairobi. Doctors working in the casualty, medical and surgical inpatient wards were interviewed in an attempt to ... -
Management of penetrating colon injuries at Kenyatta National Hospital: a critical review of primary closure versus colostomy
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1993-04)This is a review of 45 consecutive cases of penetrating injuries of the colon treated at Kenyatta National Hospital from 1986 to 1992. The records of 42 male and 3 female patients (mean age, 28.8 years) were analysed. ... -
Management of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in the British Army
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Psychotrauma ensues after a traumatic incident, and the incident may involve an array of different occurrences such as witnessing grim physical injury, actual death of an individual(s), sexual abuse, rape, assault, a risk ... -
Management of post-traumatic stress disorder amongst soldiers, veterans and significant others in USA
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This work entails systematic literature review regarding the prevalence of psycho- trauma amongst United States of America soldiers in active service and significant others i.e. family members of those involved in direct ... -
Management Of Psychosocial Complications Associated With Diabetes Mellitus Among Adult Patients At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Introduction: diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic illness that causes diverse psychosocial impact on the patients. Patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus require psychosocial support right from the day when the diagnosis ... -
Management of second trimester abortions at kenyatta national hospital: a five-year cross-sectional study
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background Abortion is the spontaneous or induced termination of pregnancy before fetal viability. The world health organization (who) defines it as termination prior to 22 weeks gestation or a fetus weighing less than ... -
Management of severe head injury at the Kenyatta national hospital critical care unit; Review of practice among critical care Practitioners
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)Severe head injury represents a major contributor to patients in the CCU where their care falls under a multi-disciplinary team requiring immense resource utilization. Currently about 20% of mortality in the Kenyatta ... -
Management Of Severe Tetanus At Kenyatta National Hospital
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The management of traumatic haemothorax and haemopneumothorax by closed tube thoracostomy as practised in Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2005)This is a prospective study conducted between tenth of February and tenth of ovember 2004. A total of ninety-five patients with posttraumatic pleural collections with pncumothoraxancl/ or haemothorax were recruited. ... -
Management outcome of adult urinary fistulae at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) (1994 -1998)
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2002)The study was carried out between January 1994 and December 1998. This was a retrospective study in which data was retrieved from the patient's files at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) medical records department. The ... -
Management Outcome Of Wilms' Tumour In Kenyatta National Hospital (a Ten-year Retrospective Study)
(University of NairobiFaculty of Medicine, 2001)A total of 119 patients with Wilms tumuor were reviewed and analyzed. The ages at diagnosis varied from 4 months to 15 years. There were more male than female patients(male:female = 1.9: 1). The age incidence decreased ... -
Management, Outcomes and Survival of Patients With Obstructive Uropathy Due to Cervical Cancer Admitted at Kenyatta National Hospital (2014 – 2019)
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Uterine cervical cancer is associated with long-term infection of the Human Papilloma Virus in 99% of cases. It is the second most common cancer in women in Kenya after breast cancer. The advanced stage of ...