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Prevalence and factors associated with delayed recovery among adult patients undergoing elective surgery in main theatre of Mulago hospital.
(Makerere University, 2013)
Introduction: Delayed recovery is one where a patient takes a longer time than expected to recover from anesthesia. In this study Delayed recovery is one where one takes more than one hour to achieve Aldrete Score of nine ...
Electrolyte abnormalities among critically ill children presenting to acute care unit, Mulago hospital: Types, associated factors, and immediate outcome
(2010-04)
BACKGROUND:Electrolyte abnormalities are commonly seen in critically ill children and have been associated with poor outcome. However electrolyte abnormalities among critically ill children in resource poor settings are ...
Prevalence and pattern of irritable bowel syndrome among patients attending the gastroenterology outpatient clinic in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2012-05)
Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional bowel disorder in which abdominal pain or discomfort is related to defecation or a change in bowel habit. Patients with IBS are seen by clinicians among patients ...
Association between malnutrition and knowledge practices and perceptions on infant and young child feeding among HIV negative mothers at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2011)
Introduction: Appropriate knowledge, proper feeding practices together with good perceptions on infant and young child feeding among mothers are of fundamental importance for survival, growth, development and health of the ...
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. ...
Prevalence and patterns of deep venous thrombosis in patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury at Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2013)
Background: Spinal cord injured patients are at high risk of developing DVT. This is because spinal cord injury favours two of the Virchow’s triad of factors for DVT; thus endothelial injury (trauma) and immobility (venous ...
Prevalence of Hepatitis B, associated factors and liver enzyme pattern in lymphoma patients starting chemotherapy at Uganda Cancer Institute Kampala, Uganda
(2010)
Introduction: Hepatitis B is highly endemic in sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia. A recent serobehaviour survey (2004-2005) estimated that one out of ten persons in Uganda has chronic hepatitis B. Hepatitis B has been ...
Aerobic cervical bacteriology and antibiotic sensitivity patterns inpatients with advanced cervical cancer before and after radiotherapy at a national referral hospital in Uganda.
(International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2014)
Objective: To determine prevalent aerobic cervical bacteria and sensitivity to commonly used antibiotics in
patients with advanced cervical cancer before and after 4 weeks of external beam radiotherapy (EBRT).
Methods: ...
Extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma among blunt torso injury patients at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2012)
Introduction: Evaluation of patients with torso trauma is often a diagnostic challenge for emergency physicians and trauma surgeons. This is mainly because of large cavities in this part of the body which may theoretically ...
Acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell anaemia at Mulago Hospital: Prevalence, aetiology and clinical characteristics
(Makerere University, 2013-09)
Background: Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a potentially fatal acute pulmonary complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) defined as presence of an infiltrate on chest x-ray in SCD patient with fever and pulmonary symptoms ...