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    • A Randomized Trial of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Miscarriage Surgery 

      Lissauer, D.; Wilson, A.; Hewitt, C.A.; Middleton, L.; Bishop, J.R.B.; Daniels, J.; Merriel, A.; Weeks, A.; Mhango, C.; Mataya, R.; Taulo, F.; Ngalawesa, T.; Chirwa, A.; Mphasa, C.; Tambala, T.; Chiudzu, G.; Mwalwanda, C.; Mboma, A.; Qureshi, R.; Ahmed, I.; Ismail, H.; Oladapo, O.T.; Mbaruku, G.; Chibwana, J.; Watts, G.; Simon, B.; Dita, J.; Otim, C. Tom; Acam, J.F.; Ekunai, J.; Unzia, H.; Iyaku, M.; Makiika, J.J.; Zamora, J.; Robert, T.; Goranitis, I.; Bar-Zee, S.; Desmond, N.; Arulkumaran, S.; Bhutta, Z.A.; Gulmezoglu, A.M.; Coomarasamy, A. (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 ...

    • Refractory convulsive syncope in pregnancy: a rare presentation of Takayasu’s arteritis - a case report and literature review 

      Alobo, Gasthony; Nahurira, Violah; Omona, Venice; Bayo, Pontius; Olum, Sam (African Health Sciences, 2021-06-02)
      Background: Neurological manifestation of Takayasu’s Arteritis (TA) in pregnancy presenting as convulsive syncope is extremely rare, and poses a serious diagnostic dilemma due to other vast causes of fits in pregnancy. ...

    • Septic shock, acute renal and liver failure following unsafe abortion using bitter leaves and wandering jew in northern Uganda: A case series 

      Alobo, Gasthony; Reverzani, Cristina; Nahurira, Violah; Sarno, Laura (Clinical Case Reports, 2022)
      Unsafe abortion is a major problem in Uganda, being one of the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. Abortions are performed mostly under unsafe conditions, by people without medical training. In rural areas ...

    • Spontaneous rupture of bladder in puerperium 

      Wandabwa, Julius; Kiondo, Paul; Otim, Tom Charles (African Health Sciences, 2004)
      Abstract Spontaneous rupture of bladder and extravasation of urine in the peritoneum without evidence of trauma is rare. This condition is an emergency. It presents in a unique way therefore, the diagnosis and treatment ...

    • Why women die after reaching the hospital: a qualitative critical incident analysis of the ‘third delay’ in postconflict northern Uganda 

      Alobo, Gasthony; Ochola, Emmanuel; Bayo, Pontius; Muhereza, Alex; Nahurira, Violah; Byamugisha, Josaphat (BMJ open, 2021)
      Objectives To critically explore and describe the pathways that women who require emergency obstetrics and newborn care (EmONC) go through and to understand the delays in accessing EmONC after reaching a health facility ...