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Risk of post caesarean wound infection among women managed by open versus closed dressing in Mulago Hospital: A randomised controlled trial.
(Makerere University, 2012-05)
Introduction: Surgical wound infection is the most common maternal complication following caesarean section (CS) worldwide. It accounts for considerable morbidity and mortality, prolonged hospitalization and increased ...
Fetal demise and associated factors following umbilical cord prolapse in Mulago Hospital, retrospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2011-05)
Background: Umbilical cord prolapse is a rare obstetric complication that usually necessitates emergency delivery and its associated with high perinatal mortality and morbidity. The reported perinatal mortality in some ...
Serum interleukin-6 level as an early marker of injury severity in trauma patients in Mulago Hospital: A cross-sectional study
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background: Trauma is still the leading cause of death in many regions of the world. Severity scores have been developed to assist in management of trauma victims. Immune response to trauma has been known to positively ...
The influence of pre-hospital treatment of fever on severity of malaria among children 6-59 months presenting at Mulago Hospital: A case-control study.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction: Delivery of prompt and adequate treatment for malaria at the community level remains a strategy to reduce the burden of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. As a result of this many patients with suspected malaria ...