School of Medicine: Recent submissions
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Epstein‐Barr virus in Hodgkin's disease: frequency of a 30‐bp deletion in the latent membrane protein (LMP‐1) oncogene in South African patients
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999-08-20)In recent years, substantial evidence has accumulated implicating Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in the pathogenesis of Hodgkin’s disease (HD) and some non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas (Pallesen et al., 1993; Weiss et al., 1989). It has ... -
Long term valve-related morbidity following open-heart surgery at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
(East African medical journal, 2000)OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of valve morbidity associated with post-operative valve patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. DESIGN: A combined retrospective and prospective study. Restrospective ... -
Thirty day mortality and related variables in open heart patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nariobi
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Post Oesophagectomy Leakage at Kenyatta National Hospital–Nairobi-Kenya
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2005)Background: Post oesophagectomy leakage is a common postoperative complication. This present review was aimed at documenting the problem of post-oesophagectomy leakage and associated variables at Kenyatta National Hospital ... -
Post-infarction ventricular septal defect in Nairobi: Case report
(Kenya Medical Association, 2015-12)Post infarction ventricular septal defect results from perforation of the ventricular septum secondary to ischaemic injury following myocardial infarction. Ischaemic heart disease till recently was thought to be an uncommon ... -
Follow up pattern for post oesophagectomy patients at a single centre: association with peri-operative variables
(Annals of African Surgery, 2007)BACKGROUND: Though the operative mortality for resection of oesophageal malignancy has fallen significantly over time, the overall postoperative survival has remained fairly constant irrespective of surgical techniques, ... -
Management pathway for congenital heart disease at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(East African medical journal, 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: To ... -
Weight change post oesophagectomy for carcinoma of oesophagus
(East African medical journal, 2007)Objective: To determine the pattern of weight changes observed in postoperative oesophagectomy patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital and evaluate weight change with selected preoperative variables. Design: A prospective ... -
Of lice and men: A case of Bartonella quintana
(SA MEDICAL ASSOC, 2007-11-01)Of lice and men: A case of Bartonella quintana -
No evidence for an association between the mitochondrial variant T16189C and dilated cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(SA MEDICAL ASSOC, 2007-11-01)No evidence for an association between the mitochondrial variant T16189C and dilated cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis -
Ortner syndrome
(South African Journal of Child Health, 2008)Ortner syndrome, or cardio-vocal syndrome, is a clinical entity characterised by hoarseness (secondary to left-sided recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy) caused by cardiovascular disease. It has been reported in up to 12% of ... -
Rachs-1 system in rist stratification for congenital heart disease surgery outcome
(East African medical journal, 2008-05-28)Background: The Risk Adjustment in Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS-1) system has been used as a benchmark to compare surgical results in developed countries. Its ability to stratify postoperative mortality risk has been ... -
Risk of conjunctival contamination from blood splashes during surgery at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(East African medical journal, 2008-12-15)Objectives: To determine the utilisation rate of design specific eye protection by surgeons and to assess the risk of conjunctival contamination with blood splashes during surgery. Design: Cross sectional, observational ... -
Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: where are we now in South Africa?: ASAP programme
(The South African Heart Association, 2009)South Africa continues to face unacceptably high rates of rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD), despite readily available and inexpensive preventive measures. However, in the past several years, key players ... -
A global" School for Surgeons" could help bridge the Healthcare Human Resource Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2009)Appropriately designed elearning programmes (including Best or School for Surgeons) may allow more efficient use of consultant teaching time. Using funding from Irish Aid, we piloted these existing e-learning tools in a ... -
The role of echocardiography in diagnosing carditis in the setting of acute rheumatic fever
(Cambridge University Press, 2009-08)Sir, Vijayalakshmi and her colleagues are to be commended for their paper.1 We disagree, however, with the use of a scoring system to make an echocardiographic diagnosis of carditis due to acute rheumatic fever. We ... -
The mitochondrial DNA T16189C polymorphism and HIV-associated cardiomyopathy: a genotype-phenotype association study
(BioMed Central, 2009-12-01)Background The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) T16189C polymorphism, with a homopolymeric C-tract of 10–12 cytosines, is a putative genetic risk factor for idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in the African and British populations. ... -
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Patient Willingness To Undergraduate Medical Student Involvement In Their Care At The Kenyatta National Hospital: A Cross Sectional Study.
(University of Nairobi, 2010)Research Question: How willing are patients to the participation of medical students in their care. Objective: To determine the level of patient willingness to medical student participation in their care Design: Cross ... -
Thromboembolic and bleeding complications in patients with prosthetic heart valves at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(Annals of African Surgery, 2012)Background: Despite constant monitoring of anticoagulation in prosthetic valve patients, haematologic complications occur. This study documented the occurrence of such complications and associated risk factors at the ...