Publications by authors named "Adeola A Orogade"
Background: Central venous catheterization is an uncommon procedure in most hospitals in the West African subregion. This article presents our initial experience with central line insertion.
Materials And Methods: Catheter sizes ranged from 5 fr for children and 7 fr for adult for intravenous therapy, while size 7 fr polyurethane catheters were used for children requiring hemodialysis and sizes 12-14 fr silicone catheters for adolescents and adults requiring hemodialysis'.
Congenital Heart Defects in Nigerian Children: Preliminary Data From the National Pediatric Cardiac Registry.
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg
November 2017
Background: Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are common birth defects with significant impact on morbidity and mortality. We aimed to compare regional patterns of CHDs in Nigeria using a registry-based approach.
Methods: Children with echocardiography-confirmed CHDs at 17 medical centers across the country were enrolled in a pilot National Pediatric Cardiac Registry from January to December 2014.
Background: Paediatric cardiac services in Nigeria have been perceived to be inadequate but no formal documentation of availability and distribution of facilities and services has been done.
Objective: To evaluate and document the currently available paediatric cardiac services in Nigeria.
Methods: In this questionnaire-based, cross-sectional descriptive study, an audit was undertaken from January 2010 to December 2014, of the personnel and infrastructure, with their distributions according to geopolitical zones of Nigeria.
Malaria at parturition in Nigeria: current status and delivery outcome.
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol
September 2009
Background: To evaluate the current status of malaria at parturition and its impact on delivery outcome in Nigeria.
Methods: A total of 2500 mother-neonate pairs were enrolled at 4 sites over a 12-month period. Maternal and placental blood smears for malaria parasitaemia and haematocrit were determined.