Anaemia among patients with congestive cardiac failure in Uganda: its impact on treatment outcomes
| العنوان: | Anaemia among patients with congestive cardiac failure in Uganda: its impact on treatment outcomes |
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| المؤلفون: | Kuule, JK, Seremba, E, Freers, J |
| المصدر: | SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, Volume: 99, Issue: 12, Pages: 876-880, Published: DEC 2009 South African Medical Journal; Vol 99, No 12 (2009) |
| بيانات النشر: | Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2009. |
| سنة النشر: | 2009 |
| الوصف: | BACKGROUND: Anaemia increases morbidity and mortality in patients with congestive cardiac failure (CCF). Few studies have examined the prevalence of anaemia and its impact among patients with CCF in sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed the prevalence of anaemia and its influence on treatment outcome in patients with CCF attending a large referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda. METHODS: Echocardiography was done and haemoglobin levels were determined in 157 patients with CCF admitted to Mulago Hospital. The patients were followed up for 2 weeks and their treatment outcome was recorded. RESULTS: Of the 157 patients, 101 (64.3%) had anaemia (mean haemoglobin concentration |
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| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2078-5135 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=dedup_wf_001::3112d23848cdcac6e9d0e967a382515e http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-95742009001200020&lng=en&tlng=en |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.dedup.wf.001..3112d23848cdcac6e9d0e967a382515e |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 20785135 |
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