Publications by authors named "Adegboye Majeed Babajide"
Goitre-Related Factors for Predicting Difficult Intubation in Patients Scheduled for Thyroidectomy in a Resource-Challenged Health Institution in North Central Nigeria.
Bolaji Benjamin Olusomi Suleiman Zakari Aliyu Adegboye Majeed Babajide Agodirin Olayide Sulaiman Olatoke Samuel Adegboyega
Ethiop J Health Sci
March 2018
Article Synopsis
- The study focused on airway management challenges during intubation in patients with goitre undergoing thyroidectomy in sub-Saharan Africa.
- The research involved 125 patients, assessing factors like duration of illness and neck circumference, and used a modified intubation difficulty score to categorize them into easy or difficult intubation groups.
- Results showed a 13.6% incidence of difficult intubation and identified neck circumference as a significant predictor for difficult intubation among these patients.
Background: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), one of the leading causes of, morbidity and mortality, are common in developing countries. Methicillin-resistant (MRSA), commonest cause of HAIs, has been isolated from the hands of more than half of health care workers. Practice of hand hygiene may help in the control of nosocomial infections.
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