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Presentation and immediate outcome of critically ill children presenting to acute care unit, MulagoHospital
(2009)
Background: Each year about eleven million children die before reaching their fifth birthday. About a third of these deaths occur in health units and most of health unit deaths happen within 24 hours of presentation. It ...
The prevalence and presentation of hyposthnuria and proteinuria among adolescents and adults attending the sicklecell clinic in Mulago hospital
(2009)
INTRODUCTION:
The presentation of SCD nephropathy is varied ranging from asymptomatic to include a defect of urine concentration, abnormal proximal and distal tubular function and neptrotic syndrome to overt renal ...
Prevalence, immediate outcome and factors associated with early onset hypothermia in neonatals admitted to the Special Care Unit, Mulago hospital.
(2009-05)
Hypothermia has been recognised as an independent risk factor for death in neonates for the last 40 years, regardless of the gestational age and weight. It is common in developing countries affecting more than half of all ...
Effect of emergency major surgery on CD4 cell count in HIV positive and negative patients in Mulago hospital: A prospective cohort study
(2009-05)
Surgery has a key role in HIV palliative care, specifically in the diagnosis (e.g laparotomy) and treatment (e.g excision of tumor) of HIV related and non related conditions. Yet major surgery, a form of trauma depresses ...
Prevalence and presentation of spinal injury in patients with major trauma admitted in Mulago Hospital.
(2009-07)
BACKGROUND:
Spinal injury is a major cause of morbidity, mortality and long bed occupancy in patients admitted in Mulago hospital. Several studies have reported different incidence and different presentations of spinal ...
Comparison of palpation and ultrasonography in evaluation of cervical lymph node metastases in patients presenting with head and neck cancers at Mulago Hospital.
(2009)
BACKGROUND:
Head and neck cancers include cancers from the nose, ears, paranasal sinuses, oropharyx, nasopharynx, hypo pharynx, laryx and thyroid, parotid and the salivary glands. The presence of a metastatic node on one ...
Prevalence, associated factors and immediate outcome of neonatal jaundice in special care unit, Mulago Hospital
(2009)
INTRODUCTION:
Neonatal jaundice is one of the major contributors to childhood neurological impairments and neonatal mortality in developing countries. Although worldwide, most cases are benign, etiological and perpetuating ...
The prevalence and severely of peripheral arterial disease at Doppler ultrasound among diabetic patients at Mulago Hospital.
(2009-11)
INTRODUCTION:
Peripheral arteries disease is a manifestation of macro vascular damage seen in diabetes mellitus, among other conditions, characterised by occlusion of the lower limb arteries. Is also a marker of coronary ...
The diagnostic accuracy of cervical ultrasound in acute bacterial meningitis in infants at Mulago Hospital.
(2009-05)
INTRODUCTION:
Acute bacterial meningitis remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda and worldwide and a noticeable number of survivors (22-28%) are left with marked neurological sequel despite adequate ...
Prevalence and factors associated with nocturnal hypoxaemia among children with sickle cell anaemia in Mulago hospital.
(2009-09)
INTRODUCTION:
Sickle cell anaemia is the commonest hereditary haemolytic disease in Uganda. It is often associated with multi organ complications such as vaso-occlusive crises, stroke and acute chest syndrome.
Hypoxemia ...