Publications by authors named "M Galukande"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the optimal timing for surgery after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and its effect on inflammatory cytokine levels.
- It involved 82 TBI patients with depressed skull fractures, analyzing pre-and postoperative serum samples using a specialized assay to measure cytokine levels.
- Results indicated that surgeries performed after 48 hours post-injury were associated with significantly higher TNF-α levels, while factors like post-traumatic seizures and neurological deficits influenced cytokine responses.
Purpose: In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), breast cancer survivors' (BCS) quality of life (QoL) remains understudied. We compared QoL in BCS to cancer-free (CF) women across SSA settings with different levels of development, healthcare systems, ethnic compositions, and HIV prevalence.
Methods: In 2022-2023, all 5 + year BCS from the African Breast Cancer-Disparities in Outcomes study and age-matched CF women from the community setting answered the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire in Namibia, Nigeria, and Uganda.
Timing of Surgery and Preoperative Predictors of Surgical Site Infections for Patients with Depressed Skull Fractures in a Sub-Saharan Tertiary Hospital: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Neurotrauma Rep
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a significant risk for patients undergoing surgery for depressed skull fractures, especially when the surgery occurs more than 48 hours post-injury.
- A study at Mulago Hospital in Uganda, involving 127 patients, found a higher incidence of SSIs (57.3%) when surgery was delayed beyond 48 hours compared to those operated on sooner (42.7%).
- Key predictors of increased SSI risk include the fracture's location (frontal), the presence of air in the cranial cavity on CT scans, and prolonged hospital stays, emphasizing the need for timely surgical intervention.
Importance: Effective communication between patients and health care teams is essential in the health care setting for delivering optimal cancer care and increasing cancer awareness. While the significance of communication in health care is widely acknowledged, the topic is largely understudied within African settings.
Objective: To assess how the medical language of cancer and oncology translates into African languages and what these translations mean within their cultural context.
Background: Surgical site infections (SSI) are a significant concern following traumatic brain injury (TBI) surgery and often stem from the skin's microbiota near the surgical site, allowing bacteria to penetrate deeper layers and potentially causing severe infections in the cranial cavity. This study investigated the relationship between scalp skin microbiota composition and the risk of SSI after TBI surgery in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Methods: This was a prospective cohort study, enrolling patients scheduled for TBI surgery.