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Evaluation of surgical skills training: A literature review and call to quality improvement for educators in low-and middle-income countries
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2020)
Background: Whereas surgical simulator skills training has been demonstrated to improve surgical skills, no gold-standard assessment tools exist for summative and formative evaluation of skills training. This study aimed ...
Challenges Facing the Push and Pull Hybrid System in the Supply of Essential Medicines in Gulu, Northern Uganda
(American Journal of Public Health Research, 2015)
Essential medicines are supplied to the public health facilities using the pull and push system. In many countries the decision to use the pull, push or combination of both is a policy decision, but Uganda has used each ...
Invasive procedures and Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) in A large hospital in Northern Uganda.
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2014)
Background: Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) increases morbidity, mortality and decreases quality of life of patients. It also increases the cost of patient care, both direct and indirect, through the need for ...
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, ...
An Evaluation of 605 Endoscopic Examination in a Rural Setting, Lacor Hospital in Northern Uganda
(British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research, 2016)
Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the profile of esophagogastroduodenal
(EGDS) diseases diagnosed by upper endoscopy in a rural area of Uganda in a retro-protective
study of 605 patients.
Results: The ...
Determinant of Essential Medicines Availability in The Public Health Facilities in Uganda
(2015)
This study aimed at examining the key essential medicines availability determinants in public health facilities in Gulu District, Northern Uganda. This cross-sectional study focused on stock-out rates of the six official ...
African Health Sciences Vol 12 Issue 4 December 2012518Endoscopic findings in upper gastrointestinal bleeding patients atLacor hospital, northern Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2012)
Background: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a common emergency medical condition that may require hospitalization and resuscitation, and results in high patient morbidity. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is the ...
Intestinal intussusception in an adult caused by helminthic parasitosis
(PAGEPress, Italy, Gastroenterology Insights 2016; 7:6469, 2016)
Intestinal intussusception is an uncommon acute condition in adults and is most commonly caused by an intestinal tumor mass. Helminthic parasitosis is a widespread infection in Africa, and the load of worms is often high ...
Prevalence of hospital-associated infections can be decreased effectively in developing countries
(Journal of Hospital Infection, 2013)
Background
Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) are an important public health problem worldwide. Little information is available from African countries, but published data show that the burden of HAI is greater in Africa ...
Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the head and neck. Literature review and report of the tonsil occurrence in a Ugandan patient
(Pathologica, 2017)
We report a case of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma (FDCS) in a 60-year-old Ugandan female who presented with a 6-year history of a progressive left sided tonsillary mass. General systemic examination was unrevealing and ...