DRAINS AFTER THYROIDECTOMY FOR BENIGN THYROID DISORDERS; ARE ASSOCIATED WITH MORE PAIN, WOUND INFECTION AND PROLONGED HOSPITAL STAY

Drains after Thyroidectomy for Benign Thyroid Disorders; Are Associated With More Pain, Wound Infection and Prolonged Hospital Stay

Background Prophylactic drainage after thyroidectomy has been a regular practice at Kenyatta National Hospital( KNH).This has been used for the potential to avert post-operative fluid accumulation (hematoma or seroma) and also for detection of continuing bleeding.This is aimed at preventing or delaying airway compression that has potential for seri

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Tagging in Volunteered Geographic Information: An Analysis of Tagging Practices for Cities and Urban Regions in OpenStreetMap

In Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) projects, the tagging or annotation of objects is usually performed in a flexible and non-constrained manner.Contributors to a VGI project Face Shield are normally free to choose whatever tags they feel are appropriate to annotate or describe a particular geographic object or place.In OpenStreetMap (OSM),

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of malaria transmission and preventive measures in Woreta town, Northwest Ethiopia

Abstract Objective Despite a high public health burden of malaria in endemic regions of Ethiopia, there are limitations on the availability of data concerning public awareness about the disease and its preventive measures.The present study aimed in producing base line data on the community knowledge, attitudes and practices towards malaria transmis

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