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Deep venous thrombosis of the lower limb: evaluation of duplex ultrasound imaging versus venography prospective blinded comparative study done at the Kenyatta National Hospital (Nairobi)
(2003)
Introduction: Colour duplex ultrasound examination was carried
out on 55 limbs of patients referred to the Radiology department of the
Kenyatta National Hospital for contrast venography. The indication for
the contrast ...
A ten year retrospective study on encephaloceles as seen and managed at Kenyatta National Hospital (January 1992-December 2001)
(2002-11)
This is a retrospective study of patients with cranial encephaloceles seen at the
Kenyatta National Hospital over a period of ten years from 1st January 1992 to
31st December 2001.
Eighty-nine patients with cranial ...
Patterns of injuries in road traffic accident fatalities seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(2004)
Few people can be ignorant of or unmoved b~ the enormous increase in the mortality and the
morbidity caused by trauma caused by RTAs. The number of road traffic accidents has
increased in recent years to pandemic ...
Dog bite injuries as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2005)
This was a prospective case series study over a duration of three months. The
purpose of the study was to determine the incidence of dog bite injuries, the
epidemiological characteristics of dog bites and their management ...
Bacteraemia and urinary tract infection complicating malarial infection in children admitted at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2001)
Background: Morbidity and mortality from malaria remains high, even with
appropriate treatment. Complicating pathologies may contribute to this state. There is
laboratory evidence of altered immune function at different ...
Granulocyte function in stable CRF and end-stage renal disease patients on haemodialysis at Kenyatta National Hospital
(1991)
Phagocytosis and the ability to kill Candida albicans in-vitro (candidacidal
activity) In three groups of subjects were compared: Group 1 - patients with
end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on maintenance haemodialysis (H.D) ...
Bacterial colonization profile in endo-tracheally intubated patients in the intensive-care unit,Kenyatta National Hospital, and the rationale for antibiotic therapy
(1993)
A prospective study on the bacterial colonization profile
of the respiratory tract was carried out on fifty-six (56)
patients admitted to the Kenyatta National Hospital, Intensive-
Care unit, and intubated for at least ...