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Position of pedicle screw in free hand spine surgery at Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014-05)
Background: Posterior spine stabilization using pedicle screws and rod instrumentation surgery is on the increase in Uganda. However, most of the pedicle screws are placed using the “freehand” technique due to unavailability ...
Prevalence and features of maxillofacial injuries in adult trauma patients undergoing head computed tomography scan at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2014-04)
Introduction: Maxillofacial injuries are on the rise in Uganda. Traffic accidents are among the main etiologic factors of maxillofacial injuries; they are the reasons of 34.42% to 90.15% of all the skeletal and soft tissues ...
Utilization and factors associated with intermittent preventive treatment of malaria among women attending antenatal clinic in Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014-05)
Background: The greatest impact of malaria is felt in sub-Saharan Africa where up to 90% of the global deaths due to the disease occur. Malaria infection in pregnancy is a major cause of maternal and child morbidity and ...
Maternal outcome following discharge on 2nd versus 3rd day post caesarean section at Mulago Hospital: A randomized clinical trial
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background: The number of women delivering by CS has increased worldwide. This is the same as in Mulago hospital where the number has increased greatly over the past five years with the rate ranging from 20 to 25 per year. ...
Prevalence and patterns of traumatic bone loss following open long bone fractures at Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction: Significant traumatic bone loss occurs in a high proportion of open fractures ranging from 11.4% to 40% in developed countries.2,3 However, there is no documented literature concerning the prevalence and ...
Prevalence and outcome of community acquired Clostridium Difficile infection among children admitted with diarrhoea at Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a potentially serious emerging infectious disease. CDI is usually considered to be hospital acquired, causing diarrhoea in as high as 15% of children in health care ...
Sonographic cytologic correlation of thyroid nodules at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2014-06)
Introduction: Nodular thyroid disease accounts for 82.2% of all the patients referred with thyroid symptoms at Mulago Hosital. Ultrasound(US) is the most sensitive and specific radiologic detection method for thyroid ...
A case control study to determine predictors of gestational diabetes mellitus among antenatal women at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2014-04)
Introduction: Gestational diabetes is rising globally and it is associated with poor pregnancy outcome. The WHO recommends selective screening in resource limited settings. There is need to determine factors strongly ...
Causes, outcomes and associated factors of adult in-hospital cardiac arrest in Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014-05)
Background – Since the introduction of CPR in the 1960s, research on cardiac arrest has considerably increased; guidelines for resuscitations have been implemented at international level and have undergone several changes. ...
Prevalence and immediate neonatal outcomes of nuchal cord at birth in Mulago Hospital: A cross sectional study.
(Makerere University, 2014-06)
Background: Nuchal cord is the leading cord accident and can lead to intrauterine fetal death, failed fetal decent and neonatal death when the cord is wrapped around the neck tightly. Although the nuchal cord is implicated ...