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Low Dose Combination of Morphine and Ketamine Versus Standard Dose Morphine Alone in Pain Control During Change of Dressing in Adult Burn Patients. A Parallel Group, Randomized Control Trial
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Background: Burn injuries occur when the skin is exposed to excessive heat with resultant extensive tissue damage. A cardinal element in the management of burn injuries is the performance of change of dressing that normally ...
Prevalence of Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Background: Post mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) is a common complication after mastectomy. This is pain persisting 2 to 3 months after mastectomy or any other type of breast surgery is performed. Post mastectomy pain ...
Validation of Modified Alvarado Score in Hargeisa Group Hospital (Hgh) Somaliland: Diagnostic Accuracy in Acute Appendicitis
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Background: In the diagnosis of Acute appendicitis (AA), its clinical supported by laboratory and radiologic investigation. Confirmatory (Gold standard) test is histopathology. There is need for an easily available protocol ...
A Survey on Outreach Anaesthesia Services in Selected Surgical Camps in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Background: Broadly defined, medical camps are stationary or mobile short term medical interventions for target communities, generally lasting from a day to a week. Surgical outreach aims to improve access to surgical ...
Clinical Patterns of Focal Intracranial Suppuration, and Common Causative Organisms, as Seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital ; a Prospective Study.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Focal intracranial suppuration continues (FIS) to be serious life threatening condition in developing nations due to lack of widespread availability of computerized tomography, and in the background of ...
Creatine Phosphokinase Serum Levels in Acute Closed Isolated Femur Fractures.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
.1 BACKGROUND
Soft-tissue injuries in closed fractures are less obvious than in open fractures, but still have
enormous importance. The evaluation of soft tissue injury in closed fractures can be much more
difficult ...
Clinical Management of Foreign Bodies of the Esophagus as Seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Foreign bodies of the esophagus are common at the Kenyatta National Hospital with an increasing number of lithium disc batteries being seen. A local study showed two peak ages of patients with esophageal FBs, those below ...
Hypertension as a Risk Factor of Hearing Loss in Patients Attending the Hypertensive Clinic at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Background: Hearing loss is the most frequent sensory deficit in the human population with World Health organization estimating 360 million people in the world to have disabling hearing loss of which 328 million (91%) are ...
Assessment of students’ and teachers’ understanding of menstrual cycle in Navakholo Sub-county, Kakamega County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Notably, it‟s very rare for Men and women to freely talk about menstrual cycle and maturation of the girl child. Cultural practices, taboos and myths linked to menstruation undermine discussions about menstruation which ...
Determinants Of Sustained Virological Suppression In HIV-1 Infected Female Sex Workers In The Sex Worker Outreach Project (Swop), Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
The goal of anti-retroviral therapy is to stem the replication of HIV virus to a point below which drug fighting mutation do not emerge, restore and preserve immune function, reduce AIDS-related events and improve the life ...