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Assessment of quality of emergency care and outcome of severely ill children at Kenyatta National hospital
(2008)
Introduction: Infant and childhood mortality rates have remained very high in developing
countries. In these countries there is little information on the quality of hospital care available for
severely sick children or ...
The association of skull fractures with intracranial Bleeding in blunt head injury
(2008)
Six hundred and seventy five patients were admitted at the Kenyatta National
Hospital with blunt head injury in the period between June 1st 2007 and October
12th 2007. Out of this number, three hundred patients with skull ...
Survival among retinoblastoma patients at Kenyatta National Hospital: A retrospective audit.
(University of Nairobi., 2008)
Aim
The purpose of this study was to estimate the survival of patients with retinoblastoma admitted at
Kenya's national referral hospital, The Kenyatta National Hospital. The information obtained
will provide a good ...
Ultrasonographic findings in obstructive jaundice: the ability of ultrasound to accurately determine the site and cause of obstruction
(2008)
The ability of ultrasound to accurately distinguish obstructive jaundice from
nonobstructive jaundice has made sonography the accepted screening procedure in the
jaundiced patient. Determination of the anatomic site of ...
Mental health and substance abuse problems among Juvenile offenders at Getathuru children reception center & rehabilitation school Nairobi; Kenya
(2008)
Background: Researchers, clinicians, and juvenile justice program
administrators have known of the link between drug use (alcohol use), mental
health problems and juvenile crime. In many communities, the majorities ...
Correlation Of Transrectal Ultrasound Findings With Histology In The Detection Of Prostatic Lesions
(University of Nairobi., 2008)
Introduction:
Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer, and the third leading cause
of cancer death in men. The presence of this common disease among
Kenyan men is well recognised. Over the past five decades, there ...
Magnitude and pattern of significant refractive errors among primary school children in Ntcheu and Lilongwe Districts in Malawi
(University of Nairobi., 2008)
A cross sectional school based study was conducted on significant refractive errors in
primary school children in Lilongwe and Ntcheu districts in Malawi.
The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence and ...
The value of using abbreviated burns severity index score in predicting the outcome of patients with moderate to severe thermal injuries at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi., 2008)
BACKGROUD
Burns constitute severe trauma for an individual patient. There exists a
need to be able to document injury severity in the particular patient and
reasonably predict outcome for purposes of patient management, ...
Prevalence Of Erectile Dysfunction And Associated Risk Factors In Kenyan Men With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus At The Kenyatta National Hospital Out Patient Diabetes Clinic
(University of Nairobi., 2008)
Title Prevalence of erectile dysfunction and the associated risk factors in Kenyan men with type 2
diabetes mellitus at the Kenyatta National Hospital out-patient diabetes clinic.
Introduction The prevalence in the West ...
Maltol method for the assay of streptomycin:an investigation of the stability of the maltol complex with time
(2008)
Streptomycin is an antibacterial agent that is produced by growth of Streptommyces griseus, a fungus.
It is an aminoglycoside antibiotic composed of three sugars namely;
L-Streptose
• Streptidine(an aminocyclitol)