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Blindness in Africa: Zimbabwe schools for the blind survey
(Br J Ophthalmol, 1993-07-01)An ophthalmic assessment survey of 430 students in Zimbabwe's two schools for the blind was conducted in 1988. Bilateral corneal opacity was found to be responsible for 75% of all blindness among institutionalised blind ... -
Abdominal Injury at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2008)Background: Trauma poses a major public health challenge in Africa. This study was aimed at determining the prevalence, patterns and predisposing factors of abdominal injury in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH). Methods: ... -
Aetiology and Treatment Outcome of Non-traumatic Small Bowel Perforations at Mbarara Hospital in South-Western Uganda
(COSECSA/ASEA Publication, 2012)Non-traumatic small bowel perforation (SBP) is the most common form of gastrointestinal perforation in sub-Saharan Africa. Although SBP is a surgical emergency associated with complications, information regarding its ... -
Aerobic Bacterial Causes of Secondary Peritonitis and Their Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns among HIV Negative Patients with Non-traumatic Small Bowel Perforations in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2013)Back ground: Intra-abdominal infections are commonly encountered in surgical practice and represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The most common aetiology is contamination of the peritoneal space by endogenous ... -
Review of the Biological and Health Effects of Aflatoxins on Body Organs and Body Systems
(Aflatoxins-recent advances and future prospects, 2013)Aflatoxins are a group of naturally occurring carcinogens that are known to contaminate different human and animal food stuffs. Aflatoxins are poisonous by-products from soil-borne fungus Aspergillus, which is responsible ... -
Ileosigmoid Knotting in Pregnancy: A case Report Seen in Uganda.
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2013)Ileo-sigmoid knotting (ISK) refers to the intertwining of the ileum and the sigmoid colon. The incidence of ISK is not known but generally occurs in areas with high incidence of sigmoid volvulus such as Africa, Asia, ... -
Childhood blindness and visual impairment among children attending Ruharo Eye Centre
(Mbarara University of Science and Technology, 2014-12)To determine the magnitude, causes of blindness and visual impairment and spectacle use among children attending Ruharo Eye Centre (REC). Methods: This was a hospital based descriptive cross sectional study, conducted ... -
Recurrence of post burn contractures of the elbow and shoulder joints: experience from a ugandan hospital
(BMC Surgery, 2015)Background: Recurrence of post-burn contractures, following inadequate management of post-burn contractures (PBC), is under reported. It is associated with multiple operations and an increased cost to patients and their ... -
Building a Global Surgery Initiative through Evaluation, Collaboration, and Training: The Massachusetts General Hospital Experience
(GLOBAL HEALTHINITIATIVES, 2015)The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Department of Surgery established the Global Surgery Initiative (GSI) in 2013 to transform volunteer and mission-based global surgery efforts into an educational experience in ... -
Clinical features and survival among children with retinoblastoma in Uganda
(British Journal of Ophthalmology., 2015-02-18)Aims To characterise the clinical features, treatment and outcome of children diagnosed with retinoblastoma in Uganda. Methods The study comprised a 6-year nationwide enrolment with follow-up. Results In total, 282 ... -
Epidemiology and Characteristics of Neurosurgical Conditions at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
(World neurosurgery, 2017)Background: The unmet surgical need, specifically neurosurgical need, in Uganda is significant, yet only two public hospitals currently perform neurosurgery in the country. This study examines the epidemiology and outcomes ... -
Pediatric traumatic brain injury at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2017)Background: In Uganda, TBI constitute the majority of neurosurgical admissions and deaths especially in the pediatric population. This study aims to determine the factors associated with poor outcome among pediatric TBI ... -
The Role of Conventional Myelography in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Spine Diseases in Low-Income Communities: a Prospective Study
(World neurosurgery, 2017)ACCEPTED MANUS Introduction: Chronic back pain is a common problem and imaging is crucial for effective diagnosis and treatment. In low-resource settings conventional myelography is a cheap alternative to MRI and CT. ... -
Surgical Management of Breast Cancer in Africa: A Continent-Wide Review of Intervention Practices, Barriers to Care, and Adjuvant Therapy
(Journal of Global Oncology, 2017)Breast cancer has emerged as a leading cancer among women in Africa, necessitating improved understanding of its management across the continent. Although previous studies have described regional trends in therapy, this ... -
Out-of-pocket payment for surgery in Uganda: The rate of impoverishing and catastrophic expenditure at a government hospital
(PLOS ONE, 2017)Background and objectives It is Ugandan governmental policy that all surgical care delivered at government hospitals inUganda is to be provided to patients free of charge. In practice, however, frequent stockouts and ... -
Incidence and Etiology of Surgical Site Infections among Emergency Postoperative Patients in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, South Western Uganda
(Surgery research and practice, 2017-01-12)Background: This prospective hospital based study was conducted to determine the incidence, risk factors, and causative agents of surgical site infection their susceptibility to among 114 emergency postoperative patients ... -
Mechanism of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in Southwestern Uganda: a Prospective Cohort of 100 patients
(World neurosurgery, 2018)Background: RTIs, falls and violence contribute to more than two thirds of pediatric TBIs in SSA. In this study, we sought to assess mechanisms of pediatric TBI in an effort to propose interventions for more effective ... -
Trends in neurosurgical care in Western Uganda: an interrupted time series analysis
(Neurosurgical Focus, 2018)Objective: In addition to the rising burden of surgical disease globally, infrastructure and human resources for health remain a great challenge for low- and middle-income countries, especially in Uganda. In this study, ... -
Health and sustainable development; strengthening peri-operative care in low income countries to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes
(Reproductive health, 2018)Background: Uganda is far from meeting the sustainable development goals on maternal and neonatal mortality with a maternal mortality ratio of 383/100,000 live births, and 33% of the women gave birth by 18 years. The ... -
Validation of an Electronic Surgical Outcomes Database at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(World journal of surgery, 2018)Background: Accurate, complete and sustainable methods of tracking patients and outcomes in low-resource settings are imperative as we launch efforts to improve surgical care globally. The Surgical services QUality Assessment ...
