Browsing School of Medicine (Sch. of Med.) Collections by Subject "Emergency laparotomy"
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Low BMI as a predictor of duration of hospital stay among intestinal obstruction patients undergoing emergency laparotomy in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2013-06)BACKGROUND: Despite improved surgical techniques and efforts to ensure that surgery is safe for the patient, abdominal surgery is still associated with a certain risk of morbidity and mortality. This risk increases with ... -
Patterns of postoperative feeding and their association with In-hospital outcomes among emergency laparotomy patients in MNRH: A prospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2024-09-07)Background: Emergency laparotomy in sub-Saharan Africa is a common place procedure with relatively poorer outcomes of surgery compared to Elective laparotomy. Mortality following emergency abdominal surgery in low-income ...