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Prevalence, pattern and etiology of dentoalveolar injuries of permanent dentition in patients presenting at mulago hospital- Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Dentoalveolar injuries are a common problem worldwide and their prevalence, pattern and etiologic factors vary from country to country and within the same country.
General objective
This study was carried out to establish ...
Bacterial pathogens and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern in patients with catheter associated urinary tract infections in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2014)
Catheter associated urinary tract infection (CA-UTI) still remains the most common infections encountered by clinicians in health settings. Understanding the type of pathogens responsible for CA-UTI, susceptibility and ...
Bacterial species and antibacterial resistance among post caesarean section surgical site infections at Mulago hospital Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-04)
The emerging multidrug resistant strains and changing antimicrobial resistance pose a challenge in treating infections from Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) following caesarean sections.(C/S) However, there is limited data ...
Bowel function and factors that affect outcome in children six months after definitive surgery for hirschsprung’s disease at Mulago hospital.
(Makerere University, 2019-08-12)
Introduction.
Hirschsprung’s disease is associated with long-term morbidity after definitive surgery. Evidence from literature in other settings has shown that bowel function following definitive surgery is still poor ...
Waiting time and 48-hour outcome amongst patients with medical emergencies at the accident & emergency unit of Mulago hospital.
(Makerere University, 2016)
Background: The time patients have to wait from the moment they arrive at a health
facility to the time they see a doctor has a critical impact on morbidity and mortality
especially for patients with medical emergencie ...
Unknown identity as a determinant of unfavourable outcomes among trauma patients at Mulago National Referral Hospital, a cohort study.
(Makerere University, 2019-08-07)
Introduction: Trauma is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide with
a disproportionate distribution in Low and Middle-Income countries (LMICs). Among trauma
patients is a subset whose identity ...
Factors associated with DVT in patients with varicose veins.
(2019-09-26)
Introduction
This study was conducted to establish the prevalence of DVT (deep venous thrombosis) and VTE (venous thromboembolism) in patients with VV (varicose veins) at MNRH. DVT is thrombosis formation within the deep ...
ACCURACY OF CHEST ULTRASOUND IN DIAGNOSING PNEUMONIA IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AT MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL, KAMPALA, UGANDA.
(Makerere University, 2019-08)
ackground.
Pneumonia is a major health threat worldwide and a leading infectious cause of death in children under 5 years causing more deaths than AIDS, malaria, and measles. The current guidelines suggest that the diagnosis ...
Predictors of traumatic intracranial lesions in clinically diagnosed mild head injury patients at Mulago hospital.
(Makerere University, 2019-07-09)
Background
Head injury is one of the most common causes of admission at Mulago hospital with the bigger proportion of it being categorised as mild head injury (MHI).
Study Aims
The main aims of this study were to ...