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Base deficit as an indicator of significant abdominal trauma at Kenyatta hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among all
age groups. Early recognition of significant BAT is of utmost importance in preventing
adverse outcomes. Focused Abdominal Sonography ...
Prevalence, aetiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial neonatal meningitis at Tikur anbessa specialized hospital, Addis ababa, Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background: Meningitis is inflammation of meninges, which affects all age groups from
the newborn to elderly and occurs more commonly during the first month of life. The
highest burdens of bacterial meningitis occur in ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices on diabetic retinopathy among general practitioners in district and regional hospitals in the north region of Burundi.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background: In Burundi, diabetic retinopathy is yet to be recognised as an important public health problem. Priority is given to infectious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, diarrheal diseases, acute respiratory ...
Outcome Of Globe Preservation Therapy In Patients With Bilateral Retinoblastoma At The Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background
The past 60 years have seen retinoblastoma management transform from enucleation of diseased eyes to attempts to salvage the eye and vision guided by the principles of first preserving life, then the eye and ...
Review of outcomes of childhood strabismus surgery at Kenyatta national hospital and Kikuyu eye unit - a retrospective study.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background
Strabismus is the misalignment of the visual axis where the image in the fixating eye lies on the fovea and in the non-fixating eye lies on an extra-foveal region. Factors that contribute to ocular alignment ...
Cognitive function in children aged 7 to 16 years with type 1 diabetes at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is one of the most common chronic diseases
of childhood. The burden of diabetes in children in Kenya is unknown, but the
Ministry of Health estimates that three million people ...
Comparison of placenta structure in preterm deliveries between HIV infected and uninfected women in Kenya.
(Kiragu H, Kamucha G, Mwangi E. A Robust Magnetic Resonance Imaging Method Based on Compressive Sampling and Clustering of Sparsifying Coefficients. Limassol, Cyprus ; 2016., 2015)
Background:
Preterm birth (PTB) is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality in developing countries.
The underlying structural mechanisms by which PTB occur are largely unknown. Whereas the
association between ...
Skills Lab at Chiromo
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Surgical Apgar score: a predictor of Postoperative complication in patients Undergoing surgery for traumatic brain injury.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background: Health facilities strive to offer quality surgical care by minimizing
postoperative complications. Predicting complications facilitates objective clinical decision
making during recovery. Compared to existing ...
Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Pharmacovigilance Among Health Care Professionals At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)
Since its inception in 2004, the Pharmacovigilance Department of the Pharmacy and Poisons
Board (PPB) in Kenya has been leading efforts to ensure that medicines in circulation are safe to
consumers. However, the Department ...