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Safety and efficacy of prophylactic ephdrine in preventing hypotension following spinal anesthesia in parturients undergoing caesarean section at Mulago Hospital
(2007-06)
Hypotension following spinal anesthesia is a wee recognized complication, in the parturient undergoing caesarean section, which poses a great threat to the well being being of both the mother and foetus. The prevalence of ...
Effect of HIV infection and use of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis on response to chloroquine plus sulphadoxine- pyrimethamine treatment for uncomplicated malaria
(2005-06)
INTRODUCTION: Malaria and HIV infection contribute to significant morbidity and mortality in sub-saharan africa, any interaction between the two could lead to profound public health consquencies. HIV infected patients have ...
Bacterial aetiology and outcome in children with severe pneumonia in Uganda
(Maney Publishing, 2008-12)
Background: Pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the ‘under-5s’ and in Uganda accounts for 10–30% of childhood deaths. Antibiotic resistance is increasing. Objective: To describe the bacterial aetiology, ...
Prevalence and factors associated with nocturnal hypoxaemia among children with sickle cell anaemia in Mulago hospital.
(2009-09)
INTRODUCTION:
Sickle cell anaemia is the commonest hereditary haemolytic disease in Uganda. It is often associated with multi organ complications such as vaso-occlusive crises, stroke and acute chest syndrome.
Hypoxemia ...
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 Unpublished cytology results of January 2006 ...
Clinical presentation and management of alleged sexually assaulted females at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2005)
Objective: To determine the presentation and treatment offered to sexually assaulted females attending emergency gynaecological ward in Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. Setting: Mulago Hospital Gynaecological emergency ...
Early results of accelerated versus conventional ponseti method in the treatment of idiopathic clubfoot as seen in Mulago Hospital, Kampala, a case control study.
(2007-06)
INTRODUCTION: In Uganda, over 1,600 children with idiopathic clubfoot are born annually. Conventional ponseti method has demonstrated a 76% correction rate with 17% loss to follow up in Kampala, Uganda.
Accelerate ponseti ...
Early results of early hip spica casting and skin traction in the treatment of paediatric femoral diaphyseal fractures in mulago hospital: A randomized clinical trial.
(2007)
INTRODUCTION: Femoral shaft fractures are among the commonest fractures of the lower extremity in children and commonly require hospital admission. The main concern in the treatment of femoral diaphyseal fractures in ...
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 distribution of mycobacterium tuberclosis complex species among PTB patients presenting at the National TB Treatment Center at Mulago Hospital, Kampala Uganda
(Makerere University, 2006-03)
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MtbC) is one of the deadliest pathogens in human history. Tuberculosis control today relies on case identification, treatment (case holding) ...