Browsing School of Medicine (Sch. of Med.) by Subject "Severe malaria"
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Case management practices for children under-five with severe malaria : facilitators and barriers to appropriate care at Kayunga Hospital
(Makerere university, 2022)Background: Severe malaria is a medical emergency that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment to prevent long-term disability or death. In 2020, over 90% of the severe malaria cases in sub-Saharan Africa and 77% of deaths ... -
A cost effectiveness analysis of quinine or artemisinins in management of severe malaria in pregnancies at Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2014)Introduction: Malaria kills one million people each year in the world. It accounts for up to 40% of all outpatient attendances, 20% of all admissions and 14% of all in-patient deaths in Uganda. Among pregnant women, it ... -
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 ...