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Blood lead levels among infants and children with Rickets at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Background & objectives: Modem environmental health hazards including lead are becoming a public health issue of increasing concern. Lead, a toxic heavy metal accounts for 0.6 % of the global burden of disease. Centre ... -
Blood Loss And Transfusion Patterns During Open Intramedullary Nailing Of Diaphyseal Femoral Fractures In Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Diaphyseal femoral fractures are some of the commonest injuries treated in Kenyatta National Hospital. The sharp increase in these patients is due to rise of motorizing mode of transport, making it a public ... -
Blood loss estimation at skin graft surgery following burns
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2004)This is a descriptive study carried out at Kenyatta National Hospital to estimate blood loss per one percent of total body surface area excised and grafted in bum patients. The study was done from November 2003 to ... -
Blood Ordering And Utilisation Practices For Elective Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery At Kenyatta National Hospital: A Step Towards Establishing A Maximum Surgical Blood Ordering Schedule.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)ABSTRACT: Introduction: Blood is a valuable resource and is vital in the safety of major operations. Its use for such surgeries should be guided by evidence-based protocols and guidelines. This is however not the case ... -
Blood requests, crossmatch and transfusion practices for elective surgery in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)This study was carried out over a period of ten weeks between June and August 2011 at the KNH theatres. A total of 370 patients scheduled for elective surgery whose blood had been crossmatched prior to being taken to theatre ... -
Blood Sugar Levels In Starved In-patient Children Coming For Elective Surgery As Compared To Non-Starved In-patients At The Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)A prospective study was carried out at Kenyatta National Hospital to determine the blood sugar levels in two groups of children - one starved and coming for surgery and the other group not starved. Both groups consisted of ... -
Blood Sugar Patterns in Critically Ill Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a significant source of morbidity and mortality, contributing to a significant proportion of admissions to Critical Care Units (CCUs) internationally and in Kenya. Outcomes are ... -
Blood Transfusion In Elective Orthopaedic Surgeries At The Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013)Introduction Blood transfusion can be a life saving intervention. However if given when it is not necessary, the patient receives no benefit and is exposed to unnecessary risk. Many of the patients undergoing major ... -
Blood Transfusion Practices In Children Admitted At Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006)Background: Transfusion practices have undergone intense evaluation since early 1980s as a result of increasing awareness of the risks of blood transfusion, escalating costs of blood processing, and diminishing supplies ... -
Body Mass Index (Bmi) and Testosterone Influence on Male Partner Infertility Based on Semen Parameters in Kenyatta National Hospital Infertility and Urology Clinics in 2021
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Globally, the rate of infertility is increasing rapidly with over forty-eight million five hundred couples experiencing infertility. Male infertility has been increasing with approximately 50% of couples with ... -
Bone Marrow Morphology in Peadiatric Mortalities Associated With Severe Acute Respiratory Illness at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background In Kenya, severe acute respiratory tract infections (SARI) are the leading cause of death among children. The predominant mechanism of death is related to respiratory disease. These children frequently have ... -
Bone Metabolism In Ambulatory, Premenopausal Women Using Antiepileptic Drugs, Attending The Neurology Clinic At The Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2007)BACKGROUND Long term antiepileptic drug use causes multiple abnormalities in calcium and bone metabolism that have been described in both institutionalized and ambulatory patients, in the Western set-up. On average at ... -
Bone mineral density abnormalities in HIV infected patients and hiv negative respondents at Mbagathi Hospital using calcaneal quantitative ultrasound.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass and micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue, with a consequent increase in bone fragility and fracture. Kenya has an estimated ... -
The Bone Mineral Density and Vitamin D Status in Children With Moderate to Severe Cerebral Palsy in Kenyatta National Hospital and St Theresa Mission Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background Cerebral palsy is a common disorder among children with disabilities globally. The local burden is estimated to be 1 in every 300 children. Children with Gross Motor Classification System (GMFCS) III-V are ... -
The Bone Mineral Density and Vitamin D Status in Children With Moderate to Severe Cerebral Palsy in Kenyatta National Hospital and St Theresa Mission Hospital
(Uon, 2021)Cerebral palsy is a common disorder among children with disabilities globally. The local burden is estimated to be 1 in every 300 children. Children with Gross Motor Classification System (GMFCS) III-V are usually immobile ... -
Bone tumour diagnosis; a comparison of roentgenography and histopathology in the diagnosis of bone tumours: a study at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,School of Medicine, 1995-07)Bone tumours can either be primary or secondary. The secondary bone tumors are malignant deposits from other tissues. Primary bone tumours are either benign or malignant. This study was done to determine what percentage ... -
Bone Tumours - Level of Agreement Between Radiographic and Histological Diagnosis of Bone Tumours at Kenyatta National Hospital and PCEA Kikuyu Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Study Background: Bone tumours have a relatively low incidence but carry a disproportionately high mortality globally. Most benign lesions and malignant ones affect those in the second and third decades of life, the most ... -
Bonegrafting: Kenyatta National Hospital Experience
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Medicine, 2002)This is a retrospective study in which data was retrieved from the patients' files at KNH Medical records department from January 1991 to December 2000. This data was analysed and various indices established. One eighty ... -
Bowel Function Following Posterior Saggital Repair Of Anorectal Malformations (a Ten-year Retrospective Study)
(University of NairobiFaculty of Medicine, 2001)Posterior sagittal repair was used to repair 352 patients with anorectal malformations· between 1st January 1990 and 31st December 1999. We evaluated 193 patients who were over 3 years of age and with an adaptation period ...