Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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The immediate postoperative outcome of patients undergoing prostatectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2004)Objective: To describe the common postoperative complications of prostatectomy as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital. Materials and Methods: This is a prospective study of patients who underwent prostatectomy for benign ... -
Cardiac Manifestations In Children With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiCentre for HIV prevention & Research, 2004)Introduction: AIDS and its associated opportunistic infections and neoplasms affect virtually every organ. The heart of the patient with AIDS is also affected in a number of mechanisms that result in its dysfunction. No ... -
Bacterial infections in children in sickle cell crisis at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, 1989)This is a prospective study of forty children in sickle cell crisis with suspected bacterial infections seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. Eighteen of these children were found bacteriologically positive ... -
Pattern of glaucoma among adult somali patients aitending lions Sight first eye hospital nairobi, Kenya
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2010)Study design: Hospital based cross-sectional study Objectives: To determine the patterns of Glaucoma among adult Somali patients in Lions First Sight Eye Hospital and to determine some of the associated risk factors ... -
A 10-year audit of the clinical features and histopathologic subtypes of ameloblastoma at a Nairobi Centre
(School of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2006)Background: The pattern of ameloblastoma in Africans has shown a marked difference from that of non -African populations. Previous studies on ameloblastoma in the Kenyan population have been inconclusive and with the ... -
Pharmacological and Toxicological Investigations of Grassocephalum Mannii Milne-Redhead
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Ocular manifestation of Rift Valley Fever as observed in the 2006 epidemic in Kenya
(Faculty of medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nairobi, 2008)Introduction: Rift Valley fever (RVF)is a febrile viral zoonotic disease that affects ruminants primarily and humans as secondary host. It occurs in low rainfall plains after abnormally wet season and flooding which ... -
Portal hypertension: Aetiology and management at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1986)One hundred and ninety three patients with portal hypertension were studied at the Kenyatta National Hospital during the period June 1976 to June 1986. There were 130 males and 63 females, aged between ... -
Study of paediatric thermal, burns: presentation, causes and management as seen in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2004)A prospective study of 101 paediatric bum patients aged 3 weeks to 12 years was carried out at Kenyatta National Hospital's (KNH) Ward 4D, Bums Unit and Intensive Care Unit (K'U) to assess the demographic pattern and ... -
A Comparative Study Of The Haemodynamic Effects Of Thiopentone And Propofol Used As Intravenous Induction Agents For Caesarean Section In Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia Mothers
(University of NairobiFaculty of Medicine, 2001)A prospective study comparing the haemodynamic effect of Thiopentone and Propofol for induction of anaesthesia for caesarean section for 90 pre-eclamptic/ eclamptic mothers was carried out at Kenyatta National Hospital ... -
Disclosure of HIV/AIDS and adherence to haart among HIV infected children
(School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2008)Background: Adherence to antiretroviral medications is critically important for the success of therapy in patients treated for HIV infection. Many barriers exist which make adherence to HAART difficult for children and ... -
School Survey Of Arterial Pressures In Urban And Periurban High School Pupils Of Ages 15 To 19 Years
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1980)A cross sectional blood pressure survey covering 1,326 high school pupils aged 15 to 19 years was carried out in High School pupils from Nairobi and the former Dagoretti Location of Kiambu District. The results ... -
Assessment of serum iron levels in children with sickle cell anaemia at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1989)Sixty children with sickle cell anaemia in the steady state attending the haematology clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital were assessed for serum iron levels and for the prevalence of iron deficiency. Laboratory ... -
Clinical Predictors Of Acute Lower Respiratory Infections
(University ofNairobiCollege of health Sciences, 1986)Children aged between 5 months and 5 years with a history of cough of less than 2 weeks duration were examined in the Observation Ward of the Kenyatta National Hospital. The presence of acute lower respiratory infection ... -
Nyeloneningocele
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1979)During the period between January 1975 and December, 1979, one hundred and thirty two (132) new patients were seen in the neurosurgical clinic with some form of malformation of the cranium or spine. One hundred and eight ... -
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 ... -
Prediction Of Intrauterine Growth Retardation By Measurement Of Symphysial Fundal Height At Kenyatta Natid.Nal Hospital
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1986)A study to find out the rate of increase of symphysial fundal height withgestation and its value in predicting intrauterine growth retardation wascarried out from October 1984 to October ... -
Outcome of trial of labour in mothers With one previous caesarean section Scar at pumwani maternity hospital
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2009)Although introduction of lower transverse uterine incision for caesarean section has remarkably reduced the risk of uterine rupture during trial of labour (TOL), a consensus has not been reached on universal TOL for women ... -
Case reports and long commentaries in obstetrics and gynaecology
(2008)Objective of the study: To determine the prevalence of intimate partner violence among women presenting with abortion at the Kenyatta National Hospital. Study design: This was a descriptive cross sectional survey Methodology: ...
