INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains a significant
contributor to morbidity and mortality worldwide with a larger impact in Africa.
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a desirable modality of renal replacement ...
Abstract
Introduction Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
(CAPD) is the ideal modality for renal replacement
therapy in most African settings given that it is relatively
cheaper than haemodialysis (HD) and ...
Mbah, Ikechukwu(Medical and Health Sciences European, 2023-09-05)
Abstract: Background and objectives: Diabetic retinopathy (DR), the
primary retinal vascular complication of diabetes mellitus, is a leading
cause of visual impairments and blindness. The risk factors for DR
include ...
Mbah, Ikechukwu(Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Lab Investigation, 2009-07-08)
Abstract
This is a report of observations on a hospital-based study over the prevalence of obesity and dyslipidaemia seen in hypertensives attending our hypertension clinic. 409 patients were screened and 315 (77%) found ...
Mbah, Ikechukwu(Journal of Consumer Health on the net, 2021-09-09)
Background
A good doctor-patient relationship is important for quality health care delivery. Measures that improve such will improve health outcomes. The online social media has become an important part of our daily living ...
Mbah, Ikechukwu(African Journal of Nephrology, 2024-05-06)
Background: The burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is great in low- and middle-income parts of the world
compared to high-income regions. Determining CKD prevalence is crucial to drive and support evidence-based ...
Mbah, Ikechukwu(African Journal of Nephrology, 2023-08-04)
Background: Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP) is a leading and preventable cause of pregnancy-related
acute kidney injury globally. This systematic review and meta-analysis determined the prevalence of AKI in cases ...
Mbah, Ikechukwu(African Journal of Nephrology, 2022-07-13)
Delivery of kidney care in Africa is significantly constrained by various factors. In this review, we used International
Society of Nephrology–Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN–GKHA) data for Africa to address sub-regional ...
Mbah, Ikechukwu(Advances in Clinical Medical Research, 2023-06-30)
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with eye diseases such that the diabetic patients may even first present to the
ophthalmologist where the diagnosis of DM is made. The trends in the pattern of eye diseases ...
Mbah, Ikechkwu, Patricia, Samuel, Marcia, D Eseigbe, David, Ihekaike, Kabilis(Research Journal of Health Sciences,, 2023-09-30)
Abstract
Background: The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is on the increase globally with an
attendant heavy disease burden and high morbidity and mortality from end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
Data on the ...
David, Samuel O.; Obiomah, Abimbola Yewande; Adetutu, Olawale Joseph(Science and Education Publishing, 2020-08-19)
Snake bite is a common problem in Nigeria and indeed in many parts of the world. [1] There seems to be a seasonal variation in the cases of snake bites that are reported. Although snake bite can happen anytime of the year, ...
Onyegbutulem, Henry Chijioke; Ogochukwu, Nwanne; David, Samuel O.; Sunny, Chinenye(Internet Journal of Medical Update, 2019-06-19)
Hyperglycemic emergencies (HEs) are acute complications of diabetes mellitus and they carry high morbidity and mortality. Studies have reported a seasonal pattern in the frequency of occurrence of both types 1 and 2 diabetes ...
David, Samuel O.; David, Susan M; Joseph, O. Ehinmidu; Busayo, O. Olayinka; Adebola, T. Olayinka(Journal of Pharmacy and Bioresources, 2017-08-10)
E. coli, which is one of the main causes of both nosocomial and community acquired infections, particularly
diarrhoea in children and has been variously reported to develop or acquire resistance to a variety of ...
David, Samuel O.; Bello, Ruth Nabe(Science and Education Publishing, 2018)
INTRODUCTION: Hiatus hernia is the protrusion of the stomach or part of it through the oesophagus or a defect in the diaphragm into the thoracic cavity. Hiatus hernia is associated mainly with obesity and is sometimes ...
David, Samuel O.; Musa, Bolanle Olufunke; Oyeleke, Kikelomo Ganiyat(Science and Education Publishing, 2018-08-23)
INTRODUCTION: HCV is recognized as the major cause of transfusion associated and sexually transmitted sporadic chronic non-A non-B hepatitis. There is a high degree of genetic variability from HCV genomes isolated from ...
David, Samuel O.; Oyewole, Fatai Adegboyega; Okpe, Marilyn Ene(Science and Education Publishing, 2015-07-24)
The amount of foreign bodies that gains access to the Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT) on yearly basis is in millions. These are done by the two main routes to the tract, i. e the mouth and the anus. Ingestion of foreign bodies ...
David, Samuel O.; Henry, Chijioke Onyegbutulem; Dilli, Dogo; Henry-Onyegbutulem, Peace Ijeoma; Peter, Egbert Hermann Schwarz; Stefan, Richard Bornstein(Pan African Medical Journal, 2023-03-01)
Introduction: coronavirus disease, (COVID-19), was a pandemic with high global morbidity and mortality, partly due to a lack of preparedness. People´s knowledge, belief, attitude, and perception of disease outbreaks may ...
Mustapha, A.; David, S.; Adebiyi, A. G.; Bashir, A.(BINGHAM JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (BJM) Vol. 1 No. 1, 2017-06)
BACKGROUND: Massive upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage (UGIH) is a common surgical emergency. It is however uncommon for it to present as the only site of bleeding in a patient with septic abortion.
OBJECTIVE: To report ...