University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Blood Loss and Influencing Factors in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasties
(2014)Introduction: Orthopaedic surgery results in significant blood loss. There are no studies that can aid the surgeon in the African region estimate the expected blood loss after total hip replacement. We conducted a study ... -
Three Dayshort Course On Indigenous Chicken Production
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A Retrospective Study of Canine Ehrlichiosis in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)A retrospective study was conducted on 514 dogs infected with ehrlichiosis of which 54.4% were males and 45.6% were females. The German Shepherd Dogs were over represented with 42.6%. The Spitz had the lowest incidence ... -
Challenges of Cloud Computing in Business: Towards New Organizational Competencies
(University of Nairobi, 2014)researchers and practitioners as a new Information Technology (IT) paradigm. Cloud computing cannot be sufficiently understood as a standalone phenomenon in the IT market, but rather as a core ingredient of a larger tr ... -
Epidemiology and Functional Outcome of Head Injury in Rural Kenya
(2014)Background: Head injury is a major cause of disability, morbidity, and mortality and is responsible for a significant proportion of all traumatic deaths. The aim of this study was to document the epidemiology and factors ... -
Reversible blindness in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: case report
(2014)Neuropsychiatric manifestations can occur in majority of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). We describe a patient who presented with acute onset binocular visual loss and was found to have inflammation of ... -
An evaluation of quality of life in ambulatory patients with systemic lupus erythematosus attending rheumatology clinic in Kenyatta National Hospital
(2014)Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects all organs of the body. It is becoming increasingly clear that SLE is not as rare in Kenya as was previously thought. Due to its ... -
Pulmonary manifestations in scleroderma: A review
(2014)Background: Scleroderma is a chronic multisystem autoimmune disease of unknown aetiology. Scleroderma is characterized by widespread obliterative vasculopathy of small arteries and is associated with varying degrees of ... -
Covariance differences of linealy representable sequences in Hilbert spaces
(2006)The paper introduces the concepts of covariance differences of a sequence and establishes its relationship with the covariance function. One of the main results of this paper is the criteria of linear represent-ability of ... -
Chemotherapy of malaria with special reference to drug interactions with chloroquine and herbal management of malaria in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1990)The first part of this project deals with chloroquine and its interactions with other drugs. A survey carried out in New Nyanza General Hospital (Kisumu, Kenya) a malaria endemic area, revealed that chloroquine was ... -
Diffuse Peritonitis Associated With Ventral Hernia In An Adult Doe: Case Report
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02)A case of diffuse fibrino-purulent peritonitis associated with ventral abdominal hernia is reported in an adult non-descript doe. The affected animal was noticed to have developed a swelling on the left ventro-lateral ... -
Assessment of performance and competitiveness of Somaliland livestock sector using value chain analysis.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02)An assessment of the performance and competitiveness of Somaliland livestock sector was done using livestock value chain analysis. Results of the analysis revealed that livestock production involving cattle, sheep, goats ... -
Challenges of Parathyroidectomy in a Patient with Primary Hyperparathyroidism and End Stage Renal Disease- Case Report.
(2013)Hyperparathyroidism is an endocrinopathy affecting calcium metabolism. The leading cause of hypercalcaemia is primary hyperparathyroidism most often caused by a parathyroid adenoma. Symptomatic hyperclacemia secondary to ... -
Aplasia Cutis Congenita. A Case Report and Review of Literature
(2013)Aplasia cutis congenita is a birth defect characterised by absence of skin and, in some cases, the subcutaneous tissues. This is a case report of the initial conservative management of a neonate in a rural hospital who ... -
The Umbilical Artery Resistive Index and the Cerebro-Placental Ratio as a Predictor of Adverse Foetal Outcome in Patients with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy during Third Trimester.
(2013)Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy causes adverse effects both the maternal and faetal circulations. These circulations can be assessed safely and non-invasively by Doppler `ultrasound using arterial Doppler ... -
Ankle Arthrodesis Using a Vertical Steinman’s Pin in a Severely Osteopenic Bone
(2014)Background: Ankle arthrodesis is generally considered the gold standard for the treatment of a painful arthritic ankle not responding to conservative treatment. The goal is to eliminate pain and achieve a stable plantigrade ... -
Mucociliary Clearance Time in Patients with and without Rhinitis.
(2014)Background: Rhinitis may be allergic or non allergic. Allergic rhinitis, intermittent or persistent is the most common type of rhinitis, affecting approximately 20% of the population while nonallergic rhinitis affects ... -
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in First Aid Management of Epistaxis by Accident and Emergency Clinical Staff at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(2014)Background: Epistaxis is one of the commonest emergencies in Accident & Emergency and Ear, Nose & Throat departments. A vast majority of these patients settle with simple standard first aid measures. The aim of this study ... -
Tibialization of the fibula in a child with chronic osteomyelitis of the tibia: a case report
(2013)A case of a ten year old patient on treatment for chronic osteomyelitis of the right tibia is presented. After undergoing multiple sessions of debridement and sequestrectomy, first at a district hospital then at Kenyatta ... -
Proximal row carpectomy in a 23 year old female with kienböck’s disease: a case report
(2013)Kienböck’s disease is a rare disorder of the lunate bone resulting from vascular compromise to the bone. We describe a 23 year old female with a 6 year history of non traumatic left wrist pain and swelling. Radiography and ...
