Browsing School of Medicine (Sch. of Med.) by Subject "Mortality"
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Association of surgical procedure start time and post operative outcomes following emergency abdominal surgery at Mulago National Referral Hospital - A five year retrospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2022)Background: Emergency abdominal surgeries are among the high-risk procedures with unacceptably high morbidity and mortality rates in the whole world, despite advances in surgical techniques and intensive care services. ... -
Cognition, behaviour and academic skills after cognitive rehabilitation in Ugandan children surviving severe malaria: a randomised trial
(BioMed Central, 2011)Background: Infection with severe malaria in African children is associated with not only a high mortality but also a high risk of cognitive deficits. There is evidence that interventions done a few years after the illness ... -
Effect of perioperative blood transfusion on complications following emergency non-trauma laparotomy: A prospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Blood transfusion may be required in the management of patients undergoing emergency non-trauma laparotomy. However, retrospective cohort studies involving patients undergoing emergency laparotomy have ... -
Gastroschiasis: Maternal/Neonatal characteristics, mortality and associated factors in Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2015-07)Introduction; Gastroschisis is a congenital anomaly characterized by a defect in the anterior abdominal wall through which abdominal contents protrude. Gastroschisis is increasing throughout the world for unknown reasons. ... -
Incidence and predictors of mortality and the effect of tuberculosis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a cohort of TB/HIV patients commencing antiretroviral therapy
(Lippincott Wilkins & Williams, 2011)Background: Tuberculosis-HIV (TB-HIV) coinfection remains an important cause of mortality in antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs. In a cohort of TB-HIV–coinfected patients starting ART, we examined the incidence and ... -
Methods to estimate baseline creatinine and define acute kidney injury in lean Ugandan children with severe malaria: A prospective cohort study
(BMC, 2020)Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is increasingly recognized as a consequential clinical complication in children with severe malaria. However, approaches to estimate baseline creatinine (bSCr) are not standardized in ... -
Mortality among children under five years admitted for routine care of severe acute malnutrition: a prospective cohort study from Kampala, Uganda
(BMC, 2020)Background: Mortality among children under 5 years of age admitted to malnutrition units in sub-Saharan Africa remains high. The burden of HIV infection, a major risk factor for mortality among patients with severe acute ... -
Mortality among children under five years admitted for routine care of severe acute malnutrition: A prospective study from Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018)Background: Mortality among children admitted to the malnutrition unit at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda has reduced according to a recent randomised control trial. Anecdotal reports from the unit, however, report high ... -
Nutritional status and short term outcome among children presenting with surgical conditions to Mulago Hospital, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2012-05)Background: The acute stress due to surgical conditions results in varying degrees of hyper-catabolism and hypermetabolism manifesting as PEM. This, together with pre-existing PEM adversely affects the morbidity and mortality ... -
Outcomes of intestinal stoma reversals at Mulago National Referral Hospital; A retrospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Background: The reversal of a temporary intestinal stoma is an eagerly awaited procedure by patients and is often considered a simple procedure by many surgeons, but the procedure has been shown in some studies to be ... -
Physical assault injury patients admitted in New Mulago Hospital.
(2001-04)Physical assault injury (PAI) is sustained as a result of violence used by one person with intent to cause harm, injury or death to another. Though it is agreed that physical assault injury is a common cause to hospital ... -
Predictors of in-hospital mortality amongst chest trauma patients admitted at Mulago National Referral Hospital; A prospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Background: Chest trauma has a high mortality. Although many studies have attempted to determine the predictors of mortality in chest trauma patients, there has been no uniformity in their findings. This study aimed to ... -
The presentation, surgical management and mortality of neonates with intestinal atresia in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2016)ABSTRACT Background: Intestinal atresia is one of the commonest causes of neonatal intestinal obstruction. Survival of neonates with intestinal atresia has improved in many developed countries but in low and middle income ... -
Prevalence and atiology of bacteraemia in severely malnourished children attending Mulago Hospital
(2002)BACKGROUND: Severe malnutrition is a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality especially in developing counties. Severe malnutrition affects 7% of Uganda children below 5 years. During a 3 months study period, 226 ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with congenital malaria in newborns aged 1-7 days attending Tororo District Hospital- Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2014)Introduction: Malaria is the most prevalent infection in Sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for a great degree of morbidity and mortality especially in the paediatric population. There is evidence to show that babies born to ... -
Prevalence, aetiology, associated factors and immediate outcome of neonatal septicaemia in Mulago hospital
(2003-05)Background: Neonatal septicaemia is a common problem, which is associated with a mortality rate of more than 50% in some countries. However, its prevalence, causative organisms, and their sensitivity patterns have been ... -
Treatment outcomes and associated factors for patients with empyema thoracis managed at Mulago national referral hospital: a retrospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2022-11-24)Background: Worldwide, the treatment outcomes of empyema thoracis patients remain unacceptably poor despite advances in management techniques. Recent data from the Western population indicate rising incidence and worsening ... -
Waiting time for triaged children with emergency signs in Emergency Paediatric Unit of Mulago National Referral Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014)Background: Triage is an essential tool for early recognition of very sick participants, rapid initiation of treatment and has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality in high-income countries. In Low-income countries ...