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Blood Ordering And Utilisation Practices For Elective Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery At Kenyatta National Hospital: A Step Towards Establishing A Maximum Surgical Blood Ordering Schedule.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)ABSTRACT: Introduction: Blood is a valuable resource and is vital in the safety of major operations. Its use for such surgeries should be guided by evidence-based protocols and guidelines. This is however not the case ... -
Blood requests, crossmatch and transfusion practices for elective surgery in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)This study was carried out over a period of ten weeks between June and August 2011 at the KNH theatres. A total of 370 patients scheduled for elective surgery whose blood had been crossmatched prior to being taken to theatre ... -
Blood Sugar Levels In Starved In-patient Children Coming For Elective Surgery As Compared To Non-Starved In-patients At The Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)A prospective study was carried out at Kenyatta National Hospital to determine the blood sugar levels in two groups of children - one starved and coming for surgery and the other group not starved. Both groups consisted of ... -
Blood Sugar Patterns in Critically Ill Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a significant source of morbidity and mortality, contributing to a significant proportion of admissions to Critical Care Units (CCUs) internationally and in Kenya. Outcomes are ... -
Blood Transfusion In Elective Orthopaedic Surgeries At The Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013)Introduction Blood transfusion can be a life saving intervention. However if given when it is not necessary, the patient receives no benefit and is exposed to unnecessary risk. Many of the patients undergoing major ... -
Blood Transfusion Practices In Children Admitted At Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006)Background: Transfusion practices have undergone intense evaluation since early 1980s as a result of increasing awareness of the risks of blood transfusion, escalating costs of blood processing, and diminishing supplies ... -
Body Mass Index (Bmi) and Testosterone Influence on Male Partner Infertility Based on Semen Parameters in Kenyatta National Hospital Infertility and Urology Clinics in 2021
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Globally, the rate of infertility is increasing rapidly with over forty-eight million five hundred couples experiencing infertility. Male infertility has been increasing with approximately 50% of couples with ... -
Bone Marrow Morphology in Peadiatric Mortalities Associated With Severe Acute Respiratory Illness at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background In Kenya, severe acute respiratory tract infections (SARI) are the leading cause of death among children. The predominant mechanism of death is related to respiratory disease. These children frequently have ... -
Bone Metabolism In Ambulatory, Premenopausal Women Using Antiepileptic Drugs, Attending The Neurology Clinic At The Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2007)BACKGROUND Long term antiepileptic drug use causes multiple abnormalities in calcium and bone metabolism that have been described in both institutionalized and ambulatory patients, in the Western set-up. On average at ... -
Bone mineral density abnormalities in HIV infected patients and hiv negative respondents at Mbagathi Hospital using calcaneal quantitative ultrasound.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass and micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue, with a consequent increase in bone fragility and fracture. Kenya has an estimated ... -
The Bone Mineral Density and Vitamin D Status in Children With Moderate to Severe Cerebral Palsy in Kenyatta National Hospital and St Theresa Mission Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background Cerebral palsy is a common disorder among children with disabilities globally. The local burden is estimated to be 1 in every 300 children. Children with Gross Motor Classification System (GMFCS) III-V are ... -
The Bone Mineral Density and Vitamin D Status in Children With Moderate to Severe Cerebral Palsy in Kenyatta National Hospital and St Theresa Mission Hospital
(Uon, 2021)Cerebral palsy is a common disorder among children with disabilities globally. The local burden is estimated to be 1 in every 300 children. Children with Gross Motor Classification System (GMFCS) III-V are usually immobile ... -
Bone tumour diagnosis; a comparison of roentgenography and histopathology in the diagnosis of bone tumours: a study at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,School of Medicine, 1995-07)Bone tumours can either be primary or secondary. The secondary bone tumors are malignant deposits from other tissues. Primary bone tumours are either benign or malignant. This study was done to determine what percentage ... -
Bonegrafting: Kenyatta National Hospital Experience
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Medicine, 2002)This is a retrospective study in which data was retrieved from the patients' files at KNH Medical records department from January 1991 to December 2000. This data was analysed and various indices established. One eighty ... -
Bowel Function Following Posterior Saggital Repair Of Anorectal Malformations (a Ten-year Retrospective Study)
(University of NairobiFaculty of Medicine, 2001)Posterior sagittal repair was used to repair 352 patients with anorectal malformations· between 1st January 1990 and 31st December 1999. We evaluated 193 patients who were over 3 years of age and with an adaptation period ... -
Brain abscess: a study of brain abscesses 1970 - 1979
(1980)A series of 41 patients with intracranial abscess over a 10 year period (1970-79) were analysed and discussed. The incidence was 4 cases per year with a male to female ratio of 2:1. The mortality was 29.2 per cent. The ... -
The Brain Death Syndrome In The Intensive Care Unit, Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1988)A retrospective study was carried out on thirty brain dead patients admitted to the intensive care unit (I.C.U.) at the Kenyatta National Hospital (K.N.H.) from January 1976 to December 1985. There were 20 males (66.7%) ... -
Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings In Whitematter Diseases.
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Diagnostic Imaging And Radiation Medicine, 2009)Background:- The white matter of the brain is located in the central and subcortical regions of the cerebral and cerebellar hemispheres and accounts for about 60 % of the total brain volume. The white matter includes the ... -
Breast cancer: a hospital based experience.
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Breastfeeding Experience Among Health Care Professionals At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background: Breastfeeding is the single most life impacting gift that a mother can give her baby at birth. The benefits have been widely documented. It is the most important determinant of child survival and prevention of ...