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Mortality risk over time after early fluid resuscitation in African children
(Clinical care, 2019)
Background: African children hospitalised with severe febrile illness have a high risk of mortality. The Fluid
Expansion As Supportive Therapy (FEAST) trial (ISCRTN 69856593) demonstrated increased mortality risk ...
Major limb loss (MLL): An overview of etiology, outcomes, experiences and challenges faced by amputees and service providers in the post-conflict period in Northern Uganda
(Journal of Global Health Reports, 2019)
Background Trauma is a leading cause for major limb loss (MLL) during war. As
societies transition into peace other factors become important. The voluntary sector
plays a diminishing role in service delivery as countries ...
Assessment of surgical skills training: A call for quality improvement for educators in low- and middle-income countries
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2019)
We read with keen interest the article by Tom R. Okello and
colleagues on the assessment of their final-year medical students
after Essential Surgical Skills training.1 We commend
the authors, the training institution, ...
Case Report: Biloma gastrostomy after failed sonogram-guided percutaneous aspiration, pigtail catheter insertion and surgical drainage [version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations]
(AAS Open Research, 2019)
Bilomas are rare abnormal extrabiliary accumulation of bile. This can be either
intrahepatic or extrahepatic following traumatic or spontaneous rupture of the
biliary tree. The commonest causes of biloma are surgery, ...
Factors affecting mortality after traumatic brain injury in a resource-poor setting
(BJS Open, 2019)
Background:
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of long-term disability and economic loss to
society. The aim of this study was to assess the factors affecting mortality after TBI in a resource-poor
setting.
Methods: ...
Impacts of IRC’s Fifth Child community engagement strategy to increase immunisation in northern Uganda
(2019)
The 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) reported that the national coverage of the third dose of the combined diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus vaccine (DPT3) among children 12-23 months of age was 73%, and only ...
Intimate partner violence among pregnant women in Uganda
(African Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, 2019)
Background: Intimate partner violence may be more prevalent during
pregnancy as women are more vulnerable.
Aims: To determine the prevalence of intimate partner violence and
associated factors among pregnant women at ...
A Randomized Trial of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Miscarriage Surgery
(The New England Journal of Medicine, 2019)
BACKGROUND
Surgical intervention is needed in some cases of spontaneous abortion to remove
retained products of conception. Antibiotic prophylaxis may reduce the risk of
pelvic infection, which is an important complication ...
Neuroinflammation and Not Tauopathy Is a Predominant Pathological Signature of Nodding Syndrome
(Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology, 2019)
Nodding syndrome (NS) is an epileptic disorder occurring in chil dren in African onchocerciasis endemic regions. Here, we describe
the pathological changes in 9 individuals from northern Uganda who
died with NS (n ¼ 5) ...
Improving the accuracy of heart failure diagnosis in low-resource settings through task sharing and decentralization
(Global Health Action, 2019)
Background: Task sharing of TTE may improve capacity for heart failure diagnosis and
management in patients in remote, low-resource settings but the impact on diagnostic
accuracy and patient outcomes has not been ...