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Short term clinical outcomes following elective day care primary inguinal hernia repair in Mulago hospital
(2007)
BACKGROUND: Day surgery is steadily growing all over the world. In Uganda, this modality of surgery will expand. Known for its cost friendly approaches, improving surgical outputs and relieveing the burden of disease, day ...
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 ...
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 aetiology of pulmonary infections among AAFB sputum smear negative HIV adults presenting to Mulago hospital
(2000)
Background: Pulmonary infections are an important cause of complications in up to 60% of HIV infected patients during the course of their disease. Tuberculosis (TB) is a common cause of such infections. Sub-Saharan Africa ...
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 ...
Modified bassini versus lichtenstein technique of inguinal hernia repair in Mulago Hospital Kampala
(2002)
Inguinal hernia repair has been evolving for the past 130 years since the pioneering work of Bassini. In the quest for the ideal repair technique, prosthetic repair has now surpassed the Bassini as the standard method for ...
Dissertation barriers to timely initiation of antiretroviral therapy among HIV infected children admitted to mulago hospital paediatric wards.
(2007-08)
BACKGROUND:
The median survival of HIV infected children in the absence of treatment is 2 years, thus early initiation of ART is desirable.
In Uganda, ART is now being provided free of charge. However, some children still ...
Safety and efficacy of prophylactic ephdrine in preventing hypotension following spinal anesthesia in parturients undergoing caesarean section at Mulago Hospital
(2007-06)
Hypotension following spinal anesthesia is a wee recognized complication, in the parturient undergoing caesarean section, which poses a great threat to the well being being of both the mother and foetus. The prevalence of ...
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 ...