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Presentation and surgical management of hyperthyroidism in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
Hyperthyroidism is the second. commonest endocrine disease seen in Kenyatta
National Hospital (KNH), second only to diabetes mellitus. Every year about
forty new patients with hyperthyroidism are recruited in the thyroid ...
Treatment seeking for malaria in Mwea Division, Kirinyaga District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
A descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in four-phases that utilized both qualitative and
quantitative techniques for data collection and analysis was carried out in Mwea Division, Central
Province,Kenya, to describe ...
Post surgical complications of hirschsprung's disease and their management at Kenyatta National Hospital:a 10-year retrospective study
(University of Nairobi., 2003)
This is a retrospective study of the post-surgical complications of Hirschsprung's
disease and their management at Kenyatta National Hospital during the period
January 1991 to December 2000. Medical records of 96 patients ...
Limb Length Discrepancy After Treatment of Pediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures With Traction at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
This was a prospective study over a period of 12 months from December 2001 to November 2002. The study assessed the results of treatment of fractures of the femoral shaft with traction at the Kenyatta National Hospital. ...
Laparoscopic appendicectomy versus open appendicectomy at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi,, 2003)
A retrospective 4 year study was conducted at KNH between 1998 and 2002 to
determine the outcome of laparoscopic appendicectomy compared to open
appendicectomy.
A total of 75 patients' files who underwent surgery within ...
Two-year neurological outcomes of very low birth weight infants at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2003)
Background: Determination of the long-term outcomes for high-risk newborns
such as the very low birth weight should be standard practice for facilities from
which such infants graduate. Centres in the developed countries ...
Early post-operative wound infections at the Kenyatta National Hospital: a prospective study
(University of Nairobi., 2003)
A prospective study of 292 patients undergoing surgical operations in the General
Surgical firms at the Kenyatta National Hospital was carried out to assess early clinical
post-operative wound infection. This outcome was ...
An investigation of a traditional herbal therapy used to treat malaria in Kisii
(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 ...
Complications of ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital: a prospective study September 2001-February 2002
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
A prospective study of 76 patients operated on for non-tumour
hydrocephalus by Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt insertion was carried out
at the Kenyatta National Hospital between 1st September 2001 and 28th
February ...
Oral health status among children with and without cleft lip and palate seen in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
Clefts of the lip and palate (CLP) are amongst the commonest craniofacial anomalies
encountered by clinicians. Compared to many other anomalies, CLP is easily diagnosed
and described. Due to this, it has been one of the ...