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Follow up of oesophageal cancer therapy at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(2001-12)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the pattern of follow-up for oesophageal cancer patients following hospital discharge and reviewing followup results of the different treatment modalities with emphasis on oesophagectomies.
DESIGN: ...
Thirty day mortality and related variables in open heart patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(2001-10)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the thirty-day mortality of open-heart patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi from June 1973 to October 2000 and; to look at likely variables related to mortality.
DESIGN:
A ...
Neonatal bacterial meningitis at the newborn unit of Kenyatta National Hospital
(2003-09)
Background: Meningitis occurs in up to one third of neonates with septicaemia. Diagnosis is difficult due to its non-specificity of signs and symptoms. While neonatal septicaemia is a common problem at Kenyatta National ...
Pattern of occurrence of head and neck cancer presenting at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2006-05)
BACKGROUND:
Currently there is a dearth of data on the pattern of occurrence of head and neck cancers in Kenya.
OBJECTIVE:
To provide a comprehensive analysis of the pattern of occurrence of head and neck cancers ...
Ocular findings in children attending occupational therapy clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(2009-07)
Objectives: To describe the pattern of ocular abnormalities, their correlation with
the physical disorders and describe associated risk factors in children attending the
Occupational therapy clinic at Kenyatta National ...
Consultation liaison psychiatry at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(Pubmed, 2005)
Objectives: To describe the psychiatric services offered at Kenyatta National Hospital and the types
of patients and cases seen at Kenyatta National Hospital.
Design: A retrospective study based on case notes and other ...
Burns: the epidemiological pattern, risk and safety awareness at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(2006-08)
BACKGROUND:
Many burns are preventable but there is no published local prospective data on the epidemiological pattern of burns that would form the basis of care and formulation of burn prevention strategies.
OBJECTIVES: ...
Delays in diagnosis, referral and management of head and neck cancer presenting at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2006-04)
BACKGROUND:
The most important prognostic factor in head and neck cancer is the stage of the disease at presentation. Early cancer has an excellent prognosis following treatment. Unfortunately most patients present ...
Distant metastases from nasopharyngeal carcinoma at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(2001-12)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the frequency and site of distant infraclavicular metastases of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), the stage of the primary tumour at presentation of metastasis and the histological trends. To ...