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Morphometric comparison of Kenyan adult mandibles with reconstruction plate parameters
(2008)
Objective: To determine the archival morphometry of the mandible of Kenyan male and
female adults and to relate them to available mandibular reconstruction plates.
Study design: A descriptive cross-sectional study using ...
Characteristics of low vision Patients presenting at kikuyu eye Unit low vision clinic
(University Of Nairobi, 2009)
OBJECTIVEST:he study was aimed at describing the characteristics of patients presenting at
low vision clinic of the Kikuyu Eye Unit, with emphasis on the underlying causes of low vision,
of which it would identify ...
Factors Associated With Poor Control Of Epilepsy At Kenyatta National Hospital Adult Neurology Clinic
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Background:
Epilepsy is the most common neurological condition seen at KNH neurology clinic comprising of 16.6% of all neurologic diseases. Approximately 80% of epileptic patients achieve remission by the end of second ...
Upper abdominal ultrasonography findings in HIV patients at Kenyatta National Hospital and The Armed Forces Memorial Hospital
(University of Nairobi, CHS, 2005)
Background:
In the majority of sub-Saharan African countries, the absence of accessible and affordable computerized tomography (CT) facilities makes abdominal ultrasound (US) an alternative imaging tool in the clinical ...
The pattern of CT-Scan findings in black stroke patients as seen at 2 imaging centres in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, CHS, 2006)
Introduction:
Stroke lesions are known to show significant racial and regional variations. Several workers in Africa have found haemorrhagic stroke to make up a much larger proportion of stroke lesions than that reported ...
Incidence, clinical presentation, management and outcome of gall bladder cancer as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital (1988-2000)
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2002)
This was a retrospective study of patients with histologically confirmed diagnosis of gallbladder cancer seen and managed at Kenyatta National Hospital during the period 1 sl January 1988 to 31 sl December 2000. A total ...
Effectiveness of syndromic management of vaginal discharge at specialized treatment center (casino) Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
BACKGROUND: Syndromic management is a World Health Organization (WHO) strategy for the management of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI). Diagnosis is based on identification of syndromes, which are combinations of ...
Cardiovascular risk factor profiles of black Africans undergoing coronary angiography at the Nairobi hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
Coronary artery disease is a growing epidemic on the African Continent. Indeed, over the
last thirty years morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular disease have increased
rapidly in developing countries. I The risk ...
A prospective randomised controlled study comparing intra-operative and post-operative analgesic efficacy of clonidine with bupivacaine for caudal block in paediatric surgical procedures at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2006)
Caudal analgesia is the most popular and commonly used regional block in
paediatric surgery. It continues to offer a safe and effective intra and postoperative
analgesia for many surgical procedures in the region of the ...
Assessment Of ,pulmonary Functions In Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia In Steady State At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Sickle cell anemia is one of the most common genetic
disorders with more than 200 million carriers of sickle cell traits worldwide.
With increasing survival into adulthood there has been an increase in chronic
organ ...