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Ultrasound guided lumbar puncture in emergency department: Time saving and less complications.
(University of Nairobi, 2013-04)
BACKGROUND:
Lumbar puncture (LP) is an essential procedure in the diagnosis and treatment of several critical situations. This procedure is routinely performed by palpating external landmarks to find the most appropriate ...
Health financing reform in Kenya - assessing the social health insurance proposal.
(WHO, 2007)
Kenya has had a history of health financing policy changes since its independence in 1963. Recently, significant preparatory work was done on a new Social Health Insurance Law that, if accepted, would lead to universal ...
Trauma deaths outside the hospital: Uncovering the typology in the Kenyan Capital
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
BACKGROUND:
Immediate trauma fatality is not amenable to trauma care and primary prevention is the key. The published profiles of deaths due to trauma differ in different regions. Injury mortality rates are higher in ...
Evaluation of corneal biomechanical properties following penetrating keratoplasty using ocular response analyzer.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Purpose: To evaluate corneal biomechanical properties in eyes that has undergone penetrating keratoplasty (PK). Materials and Methods: Retrospective observational study in a tertiary care centre. Data recorded included ...
Management pathway for congenital heart disease at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2007)
BACKGROUND:
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a significant cause of death amongst infants. The timing of treatment in relation to the natural history of the disease correlates with the treatment outcome.
OBJECTIVES: ...
Prinzmetal's Angina in a Pregnant Woman: a Case Report.
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Acute myocardial infarction (MI) during pregnancy is rare and MI due to Prinzmetal's angina is much rarer. We present a 35-year-old, obese, multigravida, and pre-eclamptic woman, who developed acute anterior wall MI at the ...
Drug use and abuse.
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of lung type 1.
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation, a rare developmental, hamartomatous abnormality of the lung, usually is unilateral, is localized, and presents in early infancy. Delayed occurrence in older children and multilobar ...
Pseudomembranous colitis in a pregnant woman.
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Pseudomembranous colitis in association with pregnancy has not been well described in English literature. Recent studies show a drastic increase in the incidence and severity of Pseudomembranous colitis in pregnant women, ...
Repeat use of post exposure prophylaxis for HIV among Nairobi based female sex workers following sexual exposure
(University of Nairobi, 2015-05-13)
As ART-based prevention becomes available, effectively targeting these interventions to key populations such as female sex workers (FSW) will be critical. In this study we analyze patterns of repeated post-exposure prophylaxis ...