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Prevalence of fungal colonization and infection of burn wounds among inpatients and associated factors at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2011-06)
Background: Burn injuries are on increase worldwide including Uganda. Infections are the commonest cause of morbidity and mortality in burn patients. The prophylactic use of antibiotics in burn patients has reduced bacterial ...
Prevalence and factors associated with moderate to severe anaemia among HIV infected children admitted at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2007-05)
Introduction/ background: Anaemia is a commonly encountered haematological complication of HIV infection that has a significant impact on quality of life and clinical outcome. It is estimated that up to 90% of children ...
Low BMI as a predictor of duration of hospital stay among intestinal obstruction patients undergoing emergency laparotomy in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2013-06)
BACKGROUND: Despite improved surgical techniques and efforts to ensure that surgery is safe for the patient, abdominal surgery is still associated with a certain risk of morbidity and mortality. This risk increases with ...
Molecular epidemiology of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus in patients with surgical site infections at Mulago Hospital, Kampala – Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-06)
Background:
Surgical site infections (SSI) are globally the third most common type of nosocomial infections with Staphylococcus aureus being the most common causative agent. SSI are difficult to treat and are associated ...
Effect of blood storage age on the resolution of lactic acidosis in children with severe malarial anemia at Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2012)
Background: Severe malarial anaemia requiring blood transfusion is a life threatening condition affecting millions of children in Sub-Saharan Africa. Up to 40% of children with severe malarial anemia have associated lactic ...
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 ...
Patterns of musculoskeletal injuries in multiple trauma patients admitted at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2012)
BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal injuries are the commonest injuries sustained following multiple trauma and are a major cause of morbidity, mortality and long bed occupancy in patients admitted at Mulago Hospital. This study ...
Short term outcome of haemorrhagic shock in trauma at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2013-06)
Background: More than 3000 deaths occur daily around the world due to road traffic injury, 85% of which are in low and middle income countries. Haemorrhage is the leading cause of death in trauma patients worldwide with ...
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 ...
Patterns of skeletal trauma in children seen at the Orthopaedic Department of Mulago Hospital, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2011)
Skeletal trauma is very common in children constituting 10 – 25% of all pediatric trauma worldwide. In developed countries, except for the first year of life, mortality from accidents is the leading cause of death in ...