Search Results - "Nimanya, Stella"
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Impact of Bowel Coverage and Resuscitation Protocol on Gastroschisis Mortality in Low-Income Countries: Experience and Lessons From Uganda
Published in Journal of pediatric surgery (01-01-2024)“…Gastroschisis causes near complete mortality in low-income countries (LICs). This study seeks to understand the impact of bedside bowel reduction and silo…”
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Pediatric abdominal trauma in a National Referral Hospital
Published in African health sciences (01-08-2022)“…Background: Trauma is a major contributor to pediatric morbidity and mortality. Injury and violence are a major killer of children throughout the world…”
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High incidence of acute kidney injury among patients with major trauma at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda: risk factors and overall survival
Published in African health sciences (01-12-2022)“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and life-threatening complication of major trauma. Recognition is often delayed and management is frequently sub-optimal…”
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Treatment abandonment in children with Wilms tumor at a national referral hospital in Uganda
Published in Pediatric surgery international (27-06-2024)“…Introduction The incidence of pediatric Wilms’ tumor (WT) is high in Africa, though patients abandon treatment after initial diagnosis. We sought to identify…”
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Pyloric stenosis at a tertiary hospital in Uganda
Published in Annals of pediatric surgery (29-09-2020)“…Background Worldwide, infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis has an incidence of 3 in 1000 livebirths, with an unknown etiology. Even when babies present with…”
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Anatomy and lessons of partnerships in global pediatric surgery
Published in Seminars in pediatric surgery (01-12-2023)“…Partnerships in Global Surgery have evolved over several decades and continue to do so based on reports from different experiences and collaborations. These…”
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A Pilot Study to Measure Nutrition Status in Ugandan Pediatric Oncology Patients
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Surgical neonates in a low-resource setting: Baseline nutrition and outcome assessment
Published in Journal of pediatric surgery (01-05-2023)“…Congenital anomalies necessitating prolonged fasting have a high mortality in low-income settings, partially due to malnutrition and electrolyte disturbances…”
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Pull-Through for Hirschsprung’s Disease: Insights for Limited-Resource Settings From Mbarara
Published in The Journal of surgical research (01-01-2024)“…In many resource-limited settings, patients with Hirschsprung’s Disease (HD) undergo initial diverting colostomy, followed by pull-through, and finally,…”
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Pediatric Emergency Surgery Course in Uganda: Long-Term Follow-Up and Insights From Further Dissemination
Published in The Journal of surgical research (01-03-2024)“…Approximately 170 pediatric surgeons are needed for the 24 million children in Uganda. There are only seven. Consequently, general surgeons manage many…”
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Long term bowel function after repair of anorectal malformations in Uganda
Published in Journal of pediatric surgery (01-07-2020)“…Anorectal malformations (ARMs) are common congenital anomalies cared for at Mulago Pediatric Surgery Unit (PSU), similar to other sites in the region. All…”
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Pediatric surgery backlog at a Ugandan tertiary care facility: COVID-19 makes a chronic problem acutely worse
Published in Pediatric surgery international (01-10-2022)“…Background 1.7 billion of the world’s 2.2 billion children do not have access to surgical care. COVID-19 acutely exacerbated this problem; delaying or…”
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Prevalence and risk factors of gallstone disease in patients undergoing ultrasonography at Mulago hospital, Uganda
Published in African health sciences (01-03-2020)“…Gallstone disease (GSD) is the most prevalent medical condition in the pancreatobiliary system. The burden of GSD and its complications are major public health…”
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Efforts to improve outcomes among neonates with complex intestinal atresia: a single-center low-income country experience
Published in Pediatric surgery international (06-03-2024)“…Purpose Intestinal obstruction caused by intestinal atresia is a surgical emergency in newborns. Outcomes for the jejunal ileal atresia (JIA), the most common…”
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Epidemiologic factors associated with neonatal bowel perforations in Uganda: experience from a single tertiary referral hospital
Published in Annals of pediatric surgery (01-12-2023)“…Background Neonatal bowel perforations pose a significant disease burden for pediatric surgeons around the world. However, very little is known about these…”
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