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A clinical survey of nutritional status in surgical patients undergoing laparotomy and its impact on postoperative outcome in Mulago Hospital.
(2004)
Introduction: The study was based on the observations that many hospitalized patients gave a history of weight loss and the clinically wasted patients were associated with complications such as; prolong& hospital stay, ...
Comparison of sputum induction to bronchoal veolar lavage as collecting methods in the diagnosis of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2004)
Pneumocystis carinii pneumoni(PCP)is an opportunistic infection that occurs in immunosuppressed populations, especially patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) infection. PCP occurs at some point in the ...
The Prevalence and Clinical Features of HIV-Associated Nephropathy Among Patients Attending Mulago Hospital
(2004)
Some degree of Renal dysfunction referred to as HIV-Associated Nephropathy has been described in 10-33% Patints with Acquired Immuno-deficiency in the U.S.A. A specific Etiology is identified in only 30% and mostly represents ...
Histopathologic study of papular pruritic eruption in people living with HIV-AIDS as seen in Mulago Hospital.
(2004)
Background: Pruritic popular eruption is a generalised pruritic eruption of unclear aetiology. Many PLHA in Uganda suffer from it. This rash appears at all stages of the disease and it has been assumed that there are ...
Peripheral arterial disease and its risk factors in patients with Diabetes Mellitus attending Mulago Hospital Diabetic Clinic
(Makerere University, 2004)
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common but under-recognised problem affecting older patients. Diabetes is one of the most powerful risk factor for PAD. Intermittent claudication is the most frequent symptom of PAD, ...
Early results of sign nailing of diaphyseal tibial fractures at Mulago hospital
(Makerere University, 2004)
Sign nails are a new generation of solid IM-nails, which were originally designed, for the management of open tibial fractures but their use has evolved over time and now used for external fixation of both diaphyseal tibial ...
Early complications of radiotherapy in patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancers at Mulago Hospital
(2004-06)
Head and Neck cancers are one of the major public concerns in many parts of World. They are the sixth commonest type of Malignancy worldwide, and account for 7.9% of patients admitted in Ear, Nose and Throat Department, ...
The effect of a criterion based surgical audit on outcome of intervention among patients with limb injuries in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2004)
Background: In recent years, several studies have reported improvement in quality in quality of health care following regular surgical audits. Objective: The aim of the study was to review clinical performance and derive ...
Possum Scoring System in Patients Undergoing Laparotomy in Mulago Hospital.
(2004)
Prediction of Complications is an Essential part of Risk Management in Surgery. Knowing which Patient to Operate and those at high risk of Developing Complications Contributes significantly to the Quality of Surgical care ...
Mechanisms of Injury and Patterns of Pelvic Fractures in Patients Admitted to Mulago Hospital.
(2004)
Pelvic Fractures are often severe injuries assosciated with a number of complications that often require extensive rehabilitation. They constitute 0.3% to 6% of all fractures and occur in 20% of all poly trauma cases.