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Interhospital transport of critically ill and injured patients into the Kenyatta national Hospital
(2009)Objective - Audit local practices in the transfer of critically ill and injured patients into Kenyatta National Hospital and make recommendations to improve· safety and outcomes during such transfers. Setting - Kenyatta ... -
Interleukin 18 as an early biomarker of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Background: Acute kidney Injury (AKI) has long been recognized as a disease state associated with increased morbidity and significant mortality. This is held especially true in high risk groups like critically ill patients. ... -
Interssuception As Seen At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 1974) -
Intestinal parasitic infections in HIV-infected adult patients with, chronic diarrhoea at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2006)Infestations caused by intestinal parasites are common and occur in upto 50%of patients with HIV infection and chronic diarrhea. They are a major health problem and contribute greatly to the morbidity and mortality of ... -
Intracranial Meningioma
(University of Nairobi, 1979)62 intracranial meningiomas were operated at the Kenyatta National Hospital Neurosurgical Unit between 1974 and 1979. All except one patient were of African origin. 56 patients whose reoords were complete are analysed. Their ... -
Intracranial tuberculomas at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2000)OBJECTIVE: To study the frequency, mode of presentation and outcome following treatment of intracranial tuberculomas. DESIGN: A retrospective study. SETTING: Kenyatta National Hospital, from January 1985 to ... -
Intradialytic hypertension: prevalence, characteristics and associated factors in chronic hemodialysis patients at Kenyatta National Hospital Renal Unit.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)BACKGROUND. End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is increasingly being diagnosed in our set up with a number of patients being put on haemodialysis. These patients have an age adjusted mortality rate of 3-10 times that of the ... -
Intranuclear terminal deoxyribo-nucleotidyl transferase (TdT) expression in acute lymphoblastic leukimia : a flow cytometric analysis in bone marrow aspirate fixed permeabilized cells
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004)BACKGROUND. Despite advances in the understanding of the biology and characterization of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), evidence of utility of novel diagnostic techniques based on these developments is lacking in our ... -
Intraocular Pressure Changes in Eyes Receiving Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide in Kikuyu Eye Unit
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2009)Objective: To determine the magnitude and pattern of intraocular pressure (JOP) changesin eyes that received intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide in Kikuyu Eye Unit. Study Design: retrospective interventional case ... -
Intraoperative opiod analgesia for emergency obstetrics a comparison between pethidine and nalbuphine
(University Of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1988)Pain relief in Emergency Operative Obstetrics under General Anaesthesia was studied in 300 patients at Kenyatta National Hospital. Three separate groups of 100 patients each differed only in the intraoperative analgesic ... -
Intraoperative thermal dynamics
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2007)The role of anaesthesiologists is to maintain physiologic homeostasis during the peri operative period, a time when alteration in body temperature is common. Anesthetics create a state ofpoikilotherrnia in which body ... -
Intrapartum sonographic foetal weight estimation versus the actual birth weight at Pumwani Maternity hospital
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Medicine, 2004-08)In this prospective cross-sectional study, 206 gravid mothers admitted at PMH's labour ward had obstetric U/S scans done within 72 hours before delivery. In each case, foetal biometric parameters (FL, AC, BPD and HC) ... -
Intussusception As Seen At Kenyatta National Hospital A Review Of 54 Cases Seen At The Hospital From January 1970 To August 1974.
(school of medicine, 1974)The aim of this work was to review all cases of 1ntussusception treated at Kenyatta National Hospital over a period of ten years. For lack of time, only cases seen over a period of eight years and eight months have been ... -
Investigating the Determinant of Active Tuberculosis (Tb) Epidemic Across Eastern Africa Countries
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that mainly infects the lungs, kidney, spine, brain, and intestines. It is a chronic infection that has been threatening the lives of humankind for more than four millenniums ... -
An investigation of a traditional herbal therapy used to treat malaria in Kisii
(Department of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, 2003)The plant Rhamnus prinoides L. Herit (Rhamnaceae) IS used in traditional medicine for the treatment of malaria among other diseases by the Kisii community. By using column chromatographic methods, geshoidin was isolated ... -
An investigation of broadband technology adoption in Kenya: the Case of the Banking Sector in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006)This project investigates the determinants, views and impacts of Broadband Technology adoption by examining the perceptions of decision makers in the banking sector in Kenya. The research uses theoretical frameworks that ... -
Investigation of phytochemical and antimalarial activity of caesalpinia volkensii harms seeds
(University of NairobiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 2013)The purpose of the study was to do phytochemical investigation and antimalarial activity tests on the seeds of Caesalpinia volkensii Harms. Isolation of compounds, structure elucidation and brine shrimp toxicity assay ... -
Investigation of some clinical pharmacokinetic factors in Kenyan Africans
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1996)This is the first broad based clinical pharmacokinetics study carried out in Africans aimed at determining whether disease states have an influence on the pharmacokinetics of xenobiotics. It has been shown, in this study ... -
Investigation of surgical dressings used in the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University Of Nairobi, 2002)This project was carried out to investigate the surgical dressings used in Kenyatta National Hospital do comply with the British Pharmacopoiea specifications of sterilization, storage, packaging, labeling and quality. ... -
Investigation of the volatile oil in citrus arantfolia growing in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1979)