Browsing School of Medicine (Sch. of Med.) Collections by Subject "Drain"
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Drain or no-drain after high grade thyroid surgery: A randomised controlled trial at Mulago Hospital, Kampala.
(Makerere University, 2011-06)Introduction: Traditionally, drains are routinely inserted after thyroidectomy with the aim of preventing hematoma formation and accumulation of seroma, and to alert the surgeon to the presence of postoperative bleeding. ... -
Postoperative comparison of chest closure with or without a drain following patent ductus arteriosus ligation: A non-blinded randomised controlled clinical trial
(Makerere University, 2013)Background: Patent ductus arteriosus is the commonest congenital cardiac lesion encountered at the cardiovascular surgical division of the Uganda Heart Institute, Mulago Hospital complex. It accounted for 54% (47/86) of ...