Browsing School of Medicine (Sch. of Med.) by Subject "Mulago hospital,"
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Acceptability of cervical cancer screening using visual inspection with acetic acid and lugol's iodine among women attending the family planning clinic in mulago hospital.
(2008-05)BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the commonest malignancy among women in Uganda. Over 80% of patients diagnosed with cervical cancer in Mulago hospital present with advanced disease. Cytology based screening services are ... -
Accuracy of rapid tests as compared with field microscopy for the diagnosis of malaria in adolescents and adult patients in mulago hospital.
(2008-08)BACKGROUND: Blood smear microscopy is the recommended gold standard test for laboratory confirmation of malaria. However, due to some limitations associated with microscopy such as being labour intensive and time consuming, ... -
Adherence and associated factors to postnatal follow up in the program for the prevention of mother to child transimission of HIV at Mulago hospital
(2007-08)TITTLE: Adherence and associated factors to postnatal follow up in the program for the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV at mulago hospital. BACKGROUND: The scale up of the diagnosis of HIV in pregnancy ... -
The aetiology of exudative pleural effusion and its association with HIV infection in Mulago hospital.
(2002-05)The aetiology of exudative pleural effusion (PE) and its association with HIV infection in mulago hospital. BACKGROUND: An increased number of exudative PE on the medical wards has been observed. Many patients are ... -
Cardiac arrhythmias and underlying cardiac conditions in patients attending the Uganda Heart Institute, Mulago Hospital, Uganda.
(2001-05)BACKGROUND: Cardiac arrhythmias are an important factor for morbidity and mortality among cardiac patients in Mulago hospital. The most important underlying condition to cardiac arrhythmia is a cardiac disease. Furosemide ... -
Clinical profile and antimicrobial susceptibility of pneumococcal bacteremia among febrile patients admitted to the emergency medical ward at Mulago Hospital.
(2007)INTRODUCTION: Streptococcus pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide more especially in the immunocompromised individuals. An estimated 50-60% of in-patients on the medical wards of Mulago hospital ... -
A Comparison of aspiration and non- aspiration fine needle techniques in providing standard amount of follucular cells for cytodiagnosis of thyroid nodules at Mulago hospital
(2007-07)Introduction: Fine needle cytology is recommended as the initial evaluation of thyroid nodules. Its main limitation are inadequate cellular harvest and indeterminate results. Unpublished cytology results of January 2006 ... -
Comparison of fine needle aspiration cytology and fine needle sampling without aspiration in the diagnosis of palpable breast lumps in mulago hospital.
(2009-07)INTRODUCTION: Open biopsy of the breast used to be the main traditional method of diagnosis of breast lumps. This was traumatic and done under anaesthesia. In 1021, fine needle biopsy (FNB) was introduced by Guthrie in ... -
Comparison of rectal suppository and injectable diclofenac in post operative pain control following inguinal herniorrhaphy in mulago hospital.
(2002-03)BACKGROUND: Fundamental to a rapid post-operative recovery and good quality care of a surgical patient in adequate pain control. Injectable diclofenac is used in the control of mederate and severe post operative pain, but ... -
Description of stroke subtypes and known associated risk factors among adult stroke patients at mulago hospital.
(2007-11)BACKGROUND: Stroke is the second commonest cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide after ischemic heart disease. Despite the high morbidity and mortality, there is limited data on the stroke subtypes and known associated ... -
Diagnostic knee arthroscopy: findings and their correlation with clinical impressions at mulago hospital.
(2009-06)INTRODUCTION: A number of patients present to the orthopaedic surgeon with complaints of knee pain. A diagnosis based on clinical examination only is frequently inaccurate and arthroscopy is considered to be the gold ... -
Effect of smear status on survival of patients previously on HAART in the first 2-months of anti-tuberculosis therapy in mulago hospital.
(2009-10)INTRODUCTION: Mortality among TB patients in increased in patients who are co-infected with HIV. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of smear-positive vs. smear-negative PTB + EPTB on mortality. The study ... -
Effect of toxicities to triomune on virologic outcomes among HIV-1 infected adults at the infectious diseases insititute, Uganda.
(2008-08)INTRODUCTION: Use of fixed dose generic combination of stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine (Triomune) for the treatment of HIV/AIDS is wide sparead in resource limited settings (RLS). However, the clinical benefits of ... -
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 ... -
An evaluation of the initial management of patients with cervical spine injury in mulago hospital.
(2009-06)CSI occurs in 5-10% of major trauma patients. Interventions instituted immediately following injury are the greatest determinants of outcome. Cervical spine stabilization immediately on suspicion of CSI, appropriate ... -
Factors affecting adherence to chloroquine prophylaxis for malaria among children with sickle cell anaemia in Mulago hospital
(2007-07)INTRODUCTION: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is one of the most common inherited hemoglobinopathies in the tropics. Children with sickle cell anemia are at increased risk of morbidity and mortality from malaria, and are therefore ... -
Factors associated with poor outcome in new born babies born before arrival (BBA) admitted in mulago hospital.
(2009-06)BACKGROUND: New born care practices in sub-saharan Africa and Uganda in particular have proved to be suboptimal especially if the child is born before arrival (BBA). Neonatal mortality rate (NMR) in Uganda is at 27/1000 ... -
Impact of decision-operation interval on pregnancy outcomes among mothers who undergo emergency caesarean section at mulago hospital.
(2009-05)Delay, decision-operation interval, bad pregnancy outcomes. TITTLE: Impact of decision-operation interval on pregnancy outcomes among mothers who undergo emergency caesarean section at mulago hospital. BACKGROUND: The ... -
Iron status in patients with plasmodium falciparum malaria and anaemia in mulago hospital.
(2002-05)BACKGROUND: Malaria is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda. It is associated with a wide range of complications including severe anaemia especially in children. Anaemia impairs motor and cognitive ... -
Neonatal prevalence of the sickle cell gene at mulago hospital.
(2008-06)BACKGROUND: Sickle cell anaemia is a public health problem in Uganda. It contributes significantly to childhood deaths most of which occur during the first year of life. Uganda has one of the highest adult frequencies of ...