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Nurses' knowledge, attitude and practice in the management of acutely ill adult patients, in the general wards at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University Of Nairobi, 2010-10)
Introduction: Care of the acutely ill patient has become increasingly challenging due to
demands from external sources to measure the quality and appropriateness of care provided
(Ridley,1998). The more critically ill ...
Newborn resuscitation: knowledge and practice among midwives in Kenyatta National Hospital labour ward and maternity theatre.
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
Background: Perinatal asphyxia is one of the most common diagnoses made in our
Newborn unit. Morbidity and mortality from perinatal asphyxia can greatly be reduced
by effective newborn resuscitation. Opiyo et al in 2007 ...
A comparison of cox and Poisson regression in the analysis of survival data
(University Of Nairobi, 2010-09)
When analyzing event data, one can decide to analyze either individual patient
survival times or aggregated patient event rates. In this study two methods are used
to analyze data arising from a study where the response ...
The magnitude and pattern of thermal ocular injuries following two major fire incidents in kenya in 2009
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
OBJECTIVE:To describe the magnitude and pattern of thermal ocular injuries following two
major fire incidents in Kenya in the year 2009.
STUDYDESIGN: Cross- sectional analytic study
METHODS: Eighty- eight patients ...
Psychiatric morbidity among HIV infected children and adolescents aged between 6-18 years attending a comprehensive care clinic for HIV/AID in a resource poor Urban Kenyan Community
(2010)
Background
With the advent of Anti Retroviral Therapy for HIV/ AIDS, the illness has been transformed from an acute condition in children to a chronic one.
While studies have been done to demonstrate cognitive impairment ...
A survey of knowledge, attitude & practice of sedation & analgesia among nurses working in KNH ICU
(2010)
Background
Sedation and analgesia are necessary for the alleviation of anxiety and pain so as to improve patient comfort and facilitate medical interventions such as mechanical ventilation, tracheal intubation and other ...
Pattern of ocular findings in persons with Albinism in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
Aim: The aim of this study was to establish the ocular findings in persons with albinisra in Kenya.
Method
This was a school based cross-sectional study conducted in schools for the blind and integrated education ...
A survey of drug use in pregnancy at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(Univesity Of Nairobi, 2010)
Background: The study set out to establish the appropriateness of drug use practices
among mothers and prescribers at the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department of Kenyatta National Hospital. Since it is very difficult to ...
Patient's perspectives of regional Anaesthesia at the KNH following Elective Orthopaedic surgery
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
The use regional anaesthesia (RA) is on the increase world over. At
the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), the use of RA is on the
increase as well. Much advocacy for RA stems from a better
safety profile in comporison ...
Clinicians knowledge, prescribing patierns, toxicity and efficacy of amphotericin B in HIV positive patients at Kenyatta national hospital
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
Introduction-Amphotericin B is a drug used to treat cryptococcal meningitis in AIDS
patients. It is associated with many adverse drug reactions such as nephrotoxicity,
cardiotoxicity and anemia. The prevalence of these ...