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Birth asphyxia contributes significantly to infant morbidity and mortality. Vital centers in the brain are depressed and if the infant survives the initial insult, neurological handicap may arise. Other than the brain, various other organs in the body can be affected by the hypoxia-ischaemia....

A prospective study has been carried out at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), Lusaka, over a period of one and a half years (July 1995 to December 1996) to study the factors contributing to morbidity and mortality in the treatment of sigmoid colon volvulus and also compare the outcome of...

This six month prospective case controlled study involving sixty patients was conducted at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.To study the relationship between strokes in the young adults (15-45 years) and HIV infection.Thirty young adults conveniently chosen who presented with...

A prospective study of the surgical management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) in the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), Lusaka was carried out over a St St period of one year ( 1 November 1996 to 31 October 1997). It aimed to study the efficacy of Transabdominal Ultrasonography (TAUS) in...

Anaemia is a major public health problem all over the world. Pregnant women in the developing world are mostly affected. Anaemia in pregnancy has serious consequences both to the mother and her baby. It leads to maternal death, reduced physical capacity, lowered resistance to infection, post...

The increasing number of women infected with HIV as demonstrated by the sentinel antenatal surveillance system is believed to be an important factor in the worsening maternal mortality being witnessed in Lusaka. By 1989, HIV/AIDS was already believed to have been the cause of a few maternal...

According to Africa Malaria Report, 2003, about 90% of all malaria deaths today occur in Africa, South of the Sahara. This is because the majority of infections in Africa are caused by Plasmodium Facciparum (PF), the most dangerous of the four human malaria parasites. It is also because the most...

No study has been done in Zambia on external fixation of fractures. The objectives of this study therefore are to show the outcome of external fixation of open tibial fractures and whether or not tap water is as effective as normal saline in wound irrigation (lavage). This study was done at the...