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Adanu, R. M. K., and S. A. Obed. "Ruptured uterus at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana." International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 73, no. 3 (May 25, 2001): 253–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0020-7292(01)00377-0.

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Roberts, Jonathan. "Remembering Korle Bu Hospital: Biomedical Heritage and Colonial Nostalgia in the Golden Jubilee Souvenir." History in Africa 38 (2011): 193–226. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hia.2011.0006.

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On the evening of 8 October 1973, a group of physicians led a watchnight ceremony on the campus of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana. At midnight, Dr. Portuphy-Lamptey, the Chief Medical Administrator, pulled a lanyard to raise an official flag inaugurating the Hospital's Golden Jubilee Anniversary. The next day, the Ghanaian Commissioner for Health, Lieutenant Colonel A.H. Selormey, unveiled an anniversary plaque that thanked and praised the hospital staff who had worked at Korle Bu over the past fifty years. In a speech to assembled dignitaries, Selormey appealed to Ghanaians to use the Golden Jubilee Celebration as a means of arousing a “full consciousness” of Ghana's “great heritage.” In the months that followed, the 50th Anniversary Celebration Committee organized a series of events to commemorate the role of the institution in the history of the Gold Coast and Ghana, including a formal dinner during which the assembled guests joined together to sing Korle Bu Oyiwala doŋŋ, a popular tribute to the hospital sung in the local language of Ga (see Figure 1). Several months later, at the closing ceremony, the Committee unveiled a statue of Gordon Guggisberg, the British governor credited with building the hospital, an iconic image that is still standing in front of the hospital today.

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Botchwey, Charles Owusu-Aduomi. "Highlighting the Relevance of Motivation and Job Satisfaction of Nurses in Ghanaian Hospitals." Hospital Practices and Research 6, no. 2 (May 22, 2021): 59–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.34172/hpr.2021.11.

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Background: Provision of quality and accessible health services comes with its challenges. Therefore, the need to highlight how motivation and job satisfaction can impact nurses’ performances at the Korle-Bu teaching hospital. Objectives: The research aimed to practically highlight nurses’ motivation and job satisfaction by identifying what constituted motivation packages of nurses and how the work they did could give them satisfaction at the Korle-Bu teaching hospital. Methods: The research employed a qualitative method with a case study design. In-depth interviews and focus group discussions (data triangulation) were used for primary data collection. A total of 40 respondents, including ten key informants, were selected using the purposive and convenience sampling techniques. Results: The research found that the recognition of needs of nurses, improved remunerations, enhanced conditions of service of the nurses’, regular payment of nurses’ salaries’, the institution of study leave with pay policy, among others, were considered as factors that could contribute to nurses’ motivation and job satisfaction. These findings are consistent with the findings of other studies. Again, the study found that professional allowances paid to nurses, reduced rent, and the like are current motivation packages directed at nurses at the Korle-Bu teaching hospital. Conclusion: It is important to state that for motivation to accomplish its intended purpose, there is the need for the hospital to identify the individual needs to satisfy to enhance job satisfaction.

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Nkyekyer, Kobinah. "Peripartum referrals to korle bu teaching hospital, Ghana - a descriptive study." Tropical Medicine and International Health 5, no. 11 (November 2000): 811–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3156.2000.00640.x.

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S Afriyie-Mensah, Jane, Ernest Kwarteng, John Tetteh, Lawrence Sereboe, and Audrey Forson. "Flexible bronchoscopy in a tertiary healthcare facility: a review of indications and outcomes." Ghana Medical Journal 55, no. 1 (March 31, 2021): 18–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v55i1.4.

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Objectives: Flexible Fibreoptic bronchoscopy (FFB) is a major diagnostic and therapeutic tool employed largely in respiratory medicine but its use in our country has been quite limited. We performed a retrospective review of the indications, overall diagnostic yield and safety of FFB at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH).Study Design: Retrospective studyStudy Setting: Cardiothoracic Unit, Korle-Bu Teaching HospitalStudy Participants: All bronchoscopy records from January 2017 - December 2018Interventions: Eight-five bronchoscopy reports generated over a 2-year period were reviewed. Using a data extraction form, patient’s demographic details, indications for FFB, sedation given, specimen obtained and results of investigation, and complications encountered were recorded and entered into SPSS version 22. Descriptive analysiswas performed and presented as means and percentages.Results: Suspected lung cancer was the predominant indication for bronchoscopy requests (55.3%). Diagnostic yield of endobronchial biopsy was 86.7% increased to 93.3% when biopsy was combined with bronchial washing cytology. Bronchial washing geneXpert was positive in 20.8% of sputum negative cases, and 20.7% of patients with unresolved pneumonia and bronchiectasis had a positive microbial yield. Overall mild complications occurred in 5.9% of patients with no mortality.Conclusion: Flexible bronchoscopy has a significantly high diagnostic yield, particularly in evaluating lung cancers and undiagnosed lung infections with minimal associated complications, hence increasing its availability in the country and widening the diagnostic scope at the cardiothoracic unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.

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Damanka, Susan, Theophilus K. Adiku, George E. Armah, Onike Rodrigues, Eric S. Donkor, David Nortey, and Richard Asmah. "Rotavirus Infection in Children with Diarrhea at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana." Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases 69, no. 4 (2016): 331–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.7883/yoken.jjid.2014.407.

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Kyei, MathewY, GeorgeO Klufio, JamesE Mensah, RichardK Gyasi, Samuel Gepi-Attee, and Kwadwo Ampadu. "Nephrectomy in adults: Experience at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana." Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation 26, no. 3 (2015): 638. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1319-2442.157438.

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Baffoe, Sarah, and K. Nkyekyer. "Ectopic Pregnancy in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana: A Three-Year Review." Tropical Doctor 29, no. 1 (January 1999): 18–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/004947559902900108.

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Gbadamosi, Hafisatu, Yaw B. Mensah, and Samuel Asiamah. "MRI features in the non-traumatic spinal cord injury patients presenting at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra." Ghana Medical Journal 52, no. 3 (December 26, 2018): 127–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v52i3.4.

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Background: Neurological limb deficit due to non-traumatic myelopathy is a disabling and distressing neurological condition. In recent time Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has proven to be the ultimate imaging modality for evaluating pathologies of the spinal cord.Objective: To describe the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) features of patients with Non-Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury evaluated at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Accra, Ghana. Results: Out of a total of 141 MRI’s evaluated 60.3% were males and 39.7% female. The majority of the respondents 85.1% had paraparesis/paraplegia,13.5% had quadriparesis/quadriplegia, 1.4% had weakness in one upper limb and both lower limbs. The commonest MRI features of NTSCI recorded was due to degenerative disease of the spine 75.9%, spinal metastases 5.7%, Pott's/pyogenic spondylitis 3.5%, demyelinating disease 2.8% and primary spinal tumours 2.8%.Conclusion: The commonest MRI findings in the study population were due to degenerative disease of the spine, followed by spinal metastases and infective spondylitis. Funding: Not declaredKeywords: paraparesis, paraplegia, tetraparesis, tetraplegia, Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Dakubo, JCB, B. Seshie, and LNA Ankrah. "Utilisation and diagnostic yield of large bowel endoscopy at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital." Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences 3, no. 1 (June 4, 2014): 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jmbs.v3i1.2.

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ADU-BONSAFFOH, KWAME, Michael Y Ntumy, Samuel A Obed, and Joseph D Seffah. "PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSIVE DISORDERS IN PREGNANCY AT KORLE-BU TEACHING HOSPITAL IN GHANA." JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & NEONATAL BIOLOGY 3, no. 2 (2017): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.15436/2380-5595.17.1243.

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Der, E. M., R. K. Gyasi, Y. Tettey, T. M. Bayor, and L. Newman. "Triple-Negative Breast Cancer among Ghanaian Women Seen at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital." African Journal of Pathology and Microbiology 4 (2015): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.4303/ajpm/235899.

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Duah, Amoako, and Kofi N. Nkrumah. "Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis among adult patients with ascites attending Korle-bu Teaching Hospital." Ghana Medical Journal 53, no. 1 (March 10, 2019): 37. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v53i1.6.

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Der, Edmund M., Richard K. Gyasi, Yao Tettey, Lawrence Edusei, Marcel T. Bayor, Evelyn Jiagge, Mawuli Gyakobo, Sofia D. Merajver, and Lisa A. Newman. "Triple-Negative Breast Cancer in Ghanaian Women: The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Experience." Breast Journal 21, no. 6 (November 2015): 627–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbj.12527.

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Adu-Bonsaffoh, Kwame, Samuel A. Obed, and Joseph D. Seffah. "Maternal outcomes of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana." International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 127, no. 3 (July 24, 2014): 238–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.06.010.

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Baidoo, Paa Kwesi, Raphael Kumah-Ametepey, Michael Segbefia, and Alexis Dun Bo-ib Buunaaim. "Treatment and outcomes of pediatric supracondylar humeral fractures in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital." OTA International: The Open Access Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 4, no. 2 (March 26, 2021): e124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/oi9.0000000000000124.

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Yawson, Alfred Edwin, and Afua A. J. Hesse. "Hand hygiene practices and resources in a teaching hospital in Ghana." Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 7, no. 04 (April 17, 2013): 338–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.3855/jidc.2422.

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Introduction: Nosocomial infections have long been neglected in Sub-Saharan Africa, and hand hygiene (HH) is usually neglected in hospital settings. This study aimed to provide baseline data on HH compliance among health workers and HH resources in a large West African teaching hospital. Methodology: A cross-sectional, unobtrusive observational study assessed personal and care-related HH compliance among doctors and nurses and HH resources in 15 service provision centres of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Ghana, in 2011. Data was collected with an infection prevention checklist and health worker HH compliance form, based on World Health Organization guidelines. Results: Care-related HH compliance of doctors and nurses was low and basic HH resources were deficient in all 15 service centres. Care-related HH compliance among doctors ranged from 9.2% to 57% and 9.6% to 54% among nurses. HH compliance was higher when risk was perceived to be higher (i.e., in the emergency and wound dressing/treatment rooms and labour wards). The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) showed the highest level of compliance among health workers. Facilities for HH, particularly alcohol hand rub and liquid soap dispensers were shown to be deficient. Conclusion: Care-related HH compliance among doctors and nurses in this large West African hospital is low; however, the NICU, which had implemented HH interventions, had better HH compliance. HH intervention programs should be designed and promoted in all service centres. Also, the introduction of alcohol-based hand rubs as an accessible and effective HH alternative in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital is recommended.

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Nkrumah, Kofi N., and Emmanuel Q. Archampong. "Fibreoptic gastro-intestinal endoscopy at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana: a historical perspective." Ghana Medical Journal 51, no. 4 (February 7, 2018): 187–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v51i4.7.

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Fibreoptic (or Flexible) endoscopy has revolutionized and completely transformed practice of gastroenterology, and many other medical specialties, over the past half century or so. At the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra the development of this facility has evolved gradually, especially involving specialists from the Departments of Medicine and Surgery since the 1970s. This article is an attempt to trace and record this journey and to highlight some of the problems and challenges yet to be overcome. It is an anecdotal account based on the authors’ recollection with attempts at verification of important dates.Keywords: fibreoptic, endoscopy, gastroscopy, colonoscopy, H. pylori, Ghana

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Dey, Ida Dzifa, Jerry Coleman, Harriet Kwarko, and Michael Mate-Kole. "Outcome of pregnancy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosis at Korle-bu Teaching Hospital." Ghana Medical Journal 50, no. 2 (July 18, 2016): 72. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v50i2.4.

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Der, E., and R. Gyasi. "The Trend of Colorectal Cancers at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital: A Retrospective Histopathological Study." Journal of Cancer and Tumor International 4, no. 1 (January 10, 2016): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/jcti/2016/24745.

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Mensah, YawBoateng, Victor Etwire, Samuel Asiamah, AfuaA J. Hesse, H. Glover-Addy, MargaretB Twum, and William Appeadu-Mensah. "Pneumatic reduction of intussusception in children at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital: An initial experience." African Journal of Paediatric Surgery 8, no. 2 (2011): 176. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0189-6725.86057.

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Tetteh, Raymond A., Edmund T. Nartey, Margaret Lartey, Aukje K. Mantel-Teeuwisse, Hubert G. M. Leufkens, Priscilla A. Nortey, and Alexander N. O. Dodoo. "Outcomes of a Postexposure Prophylaxis Program at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana." Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC) 14, no. 6 (October 25, 2013): 544–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2325957413508321.

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Swarray-Deen, Alim, Joseph D. Seffah, and Deliverance A. Antwi-Agyei. "Two cases of Pentalogy of Cantrell diagnosed antenatally at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra." Ghana Medical Journal 51, no. 4 (February 7, 2018): 191–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v51i4.8.

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Pentalogy of Cantrell is a rare congenital malformation syndrome that may be associated with other congenital anomalies. The syndrome is said to affect males and females in equal numbers and the prognosis is generally poor. We report two cases of Cantrell’s Pentalogy diagnosed antenatally at the Korle Bu teaching Hospital. The 2 cases described in this report demonstrate the complete and incomplete variant of the syndrome. The cases were referred as an omphalocoele and a detailed anomaly scan confirmed the diagnosis of Pentalogy of Cantrell. Both cases were females and neither survived beyond 24 hours. Although this condition is associated with a poor prognosis, there have been some reported cases of survival in the literature. Thus, accurate prenatal diagnosis and a multidisciplinary approach to the management may offer improved outcomes.Keywords: Foetal Anomaly, Ventral wall defect, Obstetric ultrasound, Prenatal diagnosis, Thoraco-abdominalsyndrome

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Mosuro, A. A., A. N. Agyapong, M. Opoku-Fofie, and S. Deen. "Twinning Rates in Ghana." Twin Research 4, no. 4 (August 1, 2001): 238–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/twin.4.4.238.

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AbstractThe incidence of twin births in Accra and Kumasi, the two major cities in Ghana, was investigated. In Accra, data were collected from the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital while data were collected and analyzed from the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi. Both hospitals are the leading teaching hospitals in Ghana. The data consisted mainly of single and twin births recorded in the hospitals over a period of 12 years in Accra (1988–1999) and 15 years in Kumasi (1985–1999). The study revealed an incidence of 33.4 twin births per thousand live births for Accra and 26.6 twin births per thousand live births for Kumasi. Though these values are not as high as those reported among the Yoruba tribe of southwest Nigeria, who are reported to have the highest twin birth rates in the world, the present values still rank among the highest recorded twin birth rates.

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Asah-Opoku, Kwaku, Kareem Mumuni, Vincent J. Ganu, and Ali Samba. "Postpartum implanon/nexplanon uptake in a tertiary hospital in West Africa." International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology 8, no. 5 (April 29, 2019): 1816. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20191925.

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Background: The postpartum period is viewed as an opportune period for uptake of contraception. Ghana has an unmet need for family planning of 30%. This study sought to determine the postpartum Implanon/Nexplanon uptake among women at a tertiary hospital.Methods: This was a retrospective study that analysed 391 Implanon/Nexplanon insertions between 2012 and 2015 at the reproductive health and family planning unit at the Korle-Bu teaching hospital.Results: Almost 69% (391/565) of all Implanon/Nexplanon insertions conducted between 2012 and 2015 were conducted in the postpartum period. Out of these postpartum insertions, 2.3% were done in the immediate postpartum period, 27.6% were done during the interval postpartum period and 70.1% were in the delayed postpartum period. Age and implant insertion status (first time ever or continuing) were significant determinants of postpartum Implanon/Nexplanon insertions. Compared to women less than 20 years of age, women in the age group 20-29 and 30-39 were 76% (AOR=0.24, CI=0.62-0.97) and 80% (AOR=0.20, CI=0.05-0.86) respectively less likely to have postpartum Implanon/Nexplanon insertions done. Continuing users of implant insertions were 45% (AOR=0.55, CI=0.37-0.82) less likely to have post-partum Implanon/Nexplanon insertions done compared to first ever users.Conclusions: There is a high uptake of postpartum Implanon/Nexplanon use among patients who receive implant insertions at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. However immediate postpartum Implanon/Nexplanon insertions are low. There is the need to educate women and couples on the benefits of immediate postpartum implant insertion to avoid rapid repeat pregnancies.

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Bioh, Rona, Ebenezer Badoe, Kokui Klutse, and Regina Durowaa. "Neuropsychological Deficits in Children with Epilepsy in Ghana: A Study at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital." International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal 10, no. 4 (February 1, 2018): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/indj/2017/39142.

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Agbley, Daniel, Henry Holdbrook-Smith, Michael Segbefia, Yao Ahonon, and Kissinger Marfo. "Factors affecting early re-displacement of paediatric diaphyseal forearm fractures at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital." Ghana Medical Journal 54, no. 3 (September 30, 2020): 151–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v54i3.5.

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Background: Complete fractures of the forearm have the potential to displace and angulate with overriding fracture fragments. Maintaining acceptable reduction is not always possible, and re- displacement or re-angulation is the most commonly reported complication. Factors responsible for the re-displacement after an initial acceptable reduction have not been clearly defined. The study aimed to determine the factors that influence early re-displacement of paediatric diaphyseal forearm fractures in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.Methods: A prospective study in a cohort of 72 children below the age of 12 years with diaphyseal forearm fracture attending the Orthopaedic clinic were followed with close reduction casting from April 2017-December, 2017. Factors analysed included demographics, initial fracture features and the radiographic indices of the cast quality.Results: 93.1% (67) of the fractures were because of the children falling on an outstretched arm. Majority of the children had a fracture of the distal 1/3 of the radius (n=38, 52.6%). The overall C.I was 0.8 (SD 0.1). The only significant predictor for predicting re-displacement was children falling on an outstretched hand (p-value=0.0).Conclusion: This study has shown that the degree of initial displacement and the ability to achieve good reduction with a well moulded cast, constitute the major factors for early re-displacement of paediatric forearm fracturesKeywords: cast index, intermedullary nailing, elastic stable intramedullary nail, open reduction, internal fixationFunding: Personal funding

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Nsaful, Kwesi Okumanin, Albert B. Paintsil, Jonathan C. B. Dakubo, Josephine Nsaful, Kwaku Appiah-Labi, and Edmund Nartey. "Evaluation of bacterial infection of split-thickness skin grafts at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital." Bali Medical Journal 9, no. 1 (April 1, 2020): 259. http://dx.doi.org/10.15562/bmj.v9i1.1760.

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Berry, Alexis, Mark-Young Seadey, Vincent Ganu, Divya Sharma, and Margaret Lartey. "Prevalence and types of hair disorders among dermatology patients at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana." International Journal of Women's Dermatology 5, no. 3 (July 2019): 198–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijwd.2019.04.012.

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Oppong, Samuel A., Michael Y. Ntumy, Mary Amoakoh-Coleman, Deda Ogum-Alangea, and Emefa Modey-Amoah. "Gestational diabetes mellitus among women attending prenatal care at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana." International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 131, no. 3 (August 18, 2015): 246–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.05.029.

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WORDUI, S. "POS-824 PATTERN OF RENAL DISEASES IN THE PAEDIATRIC RENAL CLINIC, KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL." Kidney International Reports 6, no. 4 (April 2021): S358. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2021.03.858.

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Adjei, Patrick, Jane Afriyie-Mensah, Vincent J. Ganu, Peter Puplampu, Bismark Opoku-Asare, Klenam Dzefi-Tettey, Maame-Boatemaa Amissah-Arthur, et al. "Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients admitted at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana." Ghana Medical Journal 54, no. 4s (December 31, 2020): 33–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v54i4s.6.

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Design: Study design was a retrospective single-center review of hospital data.Setting: The study was conducted at the COVID-19 Treatment Center of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics of the Korle-Bu Teaching hospital in Accra, Ghana.Participants and study tools: A total of fifty patients with laboratory (rRT-PCR) confirmed COVID-19 infection were involved in the study. A chart review of the medical records of the patients was conducted and the data obtained was documented using a data extraction form.Results: The median age was 53 years and most (36% (18/50)) of the patients were at least 60 years of age. Eighty percent (40/50) of the patients were symptomatic, with cough and difficulty in breathing being the commonest presenting symptoms. The mean duration of hospitalization was 12.3 ± 7.3 days. Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus were the commonest co-morbidities occurring in 52% (26/50) and 42% (21/50) of patients respectively. Fifty percent of patients developed COVID-19 pneumonia as a complication. The mortality rate was 12% (6/50).Conclusion: In this study, SARS-CoV2 infection affected older adults with hypertension and diabetes mellitus being the common comorbidities. Patients with these comorbid conditions should be counselled by their clinicians to strictly observe the COVID-19 prevention protocols to reduce their risk of acquiring the infection. There is a need to pay critical and prompt attention to the management of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia particularly among people with diabetes to improve outcomes.

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Jnr, Reginald Arthur-Mensah, Sabina Coffie, Lincoln Tetteh-Ahinakwa, and Abigail Agartha Kyei. "Levels of Fear in Patients Scheduled for Amputation at The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana." International Journal of Psychological Studies 13, no. 1 (March 1, 2021): 48. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijps.v13n1p48.

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The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence and levels of fear in patients scheduled for amputations at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Accra, Ghana. A total of 30 patients hospitalized at the surgical wards and the orthopaedic and accident center wards between November 2019 and May 2020 were included in the study. The Surgical Fear Questionnaire (SFQ) was used to measure the levels of fear in the patients the day before surgery. Findings showed that the major type of amputation was below knee amputation, 16/30 (53.3%), the main reason for amputation was due to Diabetic foot wounds, 16/30 (53.3%), the immediate reaction to the news of the amputation was sadness, 12/30 (40%). All patients were afraid. Mean (SD) SFQ-s scores were 16.23 (9.22) and mean (SD) SFQ-l scores were 19.40 (9.65). Though the levels of fear were generally low, long term fear was higher among the patients than the short-term fear consequences of the surgery. Gender was significant associated with patients’ immediate reaction to fear. Age was significantly associated with the levels of fear. We propose multidisciplinary interactions and well-thought-out rehabilitation programs to enhance patient outcomes and improve the quality of life of amputees.

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Oduro-Boatey, Collins, and Della Adzosii. "A ten-year review of chronic cor pulmonale secondary to respiratory diseases in Ghana." Tropical Doctor 47, no. 4 (June 17, 2017): 388–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0049475517713429.

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Chronic cor pulmonale is defined as right ventricular failure secondary to pulmonary hypertension. Our study reviewed all cases of chronic cor pulmonale secondary to respiratory diseases in a ten-year period (2004–20014) in the Department of Child Health, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana. Nine cases of chronic cor pulmonale were recorded during the period. The age range was 1–9 years (average age = 3 years). Obstructive sleep apnoea secondary to adenoid hypertrophy was the commonest cause of pulmonary hypertension.

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Dakubo, Jonathan C. B., Harry Akoto, Victor K. Etwire, and Simon B. Naaeder. "Ileal stricture following strangulated inguinal hernia." Tropical Doctor 37, no. 4 (October 1, 2007): 260–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/004947507782333053.

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Small intestinal stenosis due to ischaemia following strangulated hernia is uncommon as patients with external hernias have ready access to elective herniorrhaphy. Small intestinal stenosis secondary to ischaemia may lead to acute small bowel obstruction, acute-on-chronic obstruction or chronic small bowel obstruction. It may also give rise to the blind loop syndrome. Preoperative diagnosis of this condition is difficult. We report four cases of small intestinal stenosis who presented to one surgical unit at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital with acute intestinal obstruction over a period of 15 months.

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Ibrahim, J., A. Innocent, V. N. Orish, A. Stephene, F. Gladys, S. Makafiu, Kwashie K. Aba, K. W. C. Sagoe, K. Amegan-Aho, and K. T. Adiku. "Cytomegalovirus retinitis in HIV patients attending Eye/Uveitis clinic in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra -Ghana." Journal of AIDS and HIV Research 8, no. 9 (October 31, 2016): 129–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/jahr2016.0382.

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Bioh, Rona, Regina Durowaa, Bernard Kumasenu, and Belinda Yaa Asiedu. "Cognitive and Psychological Deficits in Children with Epilepsy at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana." International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal 12, no. 1 (October 19, 2018): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/indj/2018/44437.

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Barnor-Ahiaku, Edem. "Exploring the use of smartphones and tablets by medical House Officers in Korle- Bu Teaching Hospital." Ghana Medical Journal 50, no. 1 (April 7, 2016): 50. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v50i1.8.

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Owusu Darkwa, Ebenezer, Charles Antwi-Boasiako, Robert Djagbletey, Christian Owoo, Samuel Obed, and Daniel Sottie. "Serum magnesium and calcium in preeclampsia: a comparative study at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana." Integrated Blood Pressure Control Volume 10 (August 2017): 9–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/ibpc.s129106.

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Gans-Lartey, Florence, Beverley A. O'Brien, Faustina Oware Gyekye, and Donald Schopflocher. "The relationship between the use of the partograph and birth outcomes at Korle-Bu teaching hospital." Midwifery 29, no. 5 (May 2013): 461–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2012.03.002.

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Calys-Tagoe, Benedict NL, Joel Yarney, Ernest Kenu, Nana Adwoa K. Owusu Amanhyia, Ernest Enchill, and Isaac Obeng. "Profile of cancer patients’ seen at Korle Bu teaching hospital in Ghana (A cancer registry review)." BMC Research Notes 7, no. 1 (2014): 577. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-577.

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Seffah, Joseph D., and Alim Swarray-Deen. "Fetal middle cerebral artery Doppler indices and clinical application at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana." International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 134, no. 2 (April 16, 2016): 135–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.11.027.

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Nkyekyer, Kobinah. "Day-Case Laparoscopy in a Ghanaian Teaching Hospital: The Patients' Perspective." Tropical Doctor 26, no. 4 (October 1996): 147–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/004947559602600403.

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A questionnaire survey was carried out to determine the acceptability to patients of various aspects of day-case laparoscopy in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. One hundred consecutive patients were interviewed within 2 weeks after operation. Sources of dissatisfaction include inadequate explanation about the operation and its aftermath, hospital reporting time, the waiting times at various stages of the process, the mechanism for sending patients from the ward to the theatre and the total length of time spent in hospital. Almost half the patients felt they were not well enough to be sent home at the time of discharge. More than half would have preferred overnight stay post-operatively. The main causes of morbidity were dizziness, abdominal pain, shoulder pain, nausea and vomiting. To make day-case laparoscopy more acceptable to patients a dedicated day care surgery unit with formal anaesthetic cover should be established. The operation and its aftermath should be fully explained to patients well before the day of operation. Stricter criteria should be established for patient discharge, and where appropriate, patients should be allowed the option of overnight stay post-operatively.

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Asare, Eugenia V., Ivor Wilson, Amma A. Benneh-Akwasi Kuma, Yvonne Dei-Adomakoh, Fredericka Sey, and Edeghonghon Olayemi. "Burden of Sickle Cell Disease in Ghana: The Korle-Bu Experience." Advances in Hematology 2018 (December 2, 2018): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6161270.

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In Africa, sickle cell disease (SCD) is a major public health problem with over 200,000 babies born per year. In Ghana, approximately 15,000 (2%) of Ghanaian newborns are diagnosed with SCD annually. A retrospective review of medical records of all SCD patients aged 13 years and above, who presented to the sickle cell clinic at Ghana Institute of Clinical Genetics (GICG), Korle-Bu, from 1st January 2013 to 31st December 2014, was carried out, using a data abstraction instrument to document their phenotypes, demographics, attendance/clinic visits, pattern of attendance, and common complications seen. During the period under review 5,451 patients were seen at the GICG, with 20,788 clinic visits. The phenotypes were HbSS (55.7%) and HbSC (39.6%) with other sickle cell phenotypes (4.7%). Out of the 20,788 clinic visits, outpatient visits were 15,802 (76%), and urgent care visits were 4,986 (24%), out of which 128 (2.6%) patients were admitted to the Teaching Hospital for further management of their acute complications. There were 904 patient referrals (out of 5,451 patients) for specialist care; the 3 specialties that had the most referrals were Obstetrics and Gynaecology (168 patients), Orthopaedics (150 patients), and Ophthalmology (143 patients). In 2014, complications seen at KBTH included 53 patients with avascular necrosis (AVN) and 61 patients with chronic leg ulcers. Our centre has a large number of patients living with sickle cell disease. From our experience, early recognition and referral of sickle cell related complications can reduce morbidity and mortality associated with this disease. A multidisciplinary approach to care of SCD patients is therefore important.

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Der, Edmund Muonir, Solomon E. Quayson, James E. Mensah, and Yao Tettey. "Tissue schistosomiasis in accra ghana: a retrospective histopathologic review at the korle-bu teaching hospital (2004-2011)." Pathology Discovery 3, no. 1 (2015): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.7243/2052-7896-3-1.

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Nelson, F., KM Nyarko, and FN Binka. "Prevalence of Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases for New Patients Reporting to Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital." Ghana Medical Journal 49, no. 1 (April 23, 2015): 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v49i1.3.

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Samba, Ali, Kareem Mumuni, Joseph A. Adu, Promise E. Sefogah, William Kudzi, and Edmund T. Nartey. "Modern contraceptive use among women living with HIV/AIDS at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana." International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 141, no. 1 (January 31, 2018): 26–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.12440.

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Yarney, Lily, Elizabeth Yeboah, and Rachael Hansen-Garshong. "Experiences of burn patients in Ghana: A qualitative study at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra." Indian Journal of Burns 27, no. 1 (2019): 49. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijb.ijb_18_19.

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Braimah, Imoro Zeba, Christabel Enweronu-Laryea, Adziri Harold Sackey, Ernest Kenu, Kofi Agyabeng, Imelda-Odille Dziffa-Bella Ofori-Adjei, Vera Beyuo, Aaron Oku, and Vera Adobea Essuman. "Incidence and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital: a baseline prospective study." BMJ Open 10, no. 8 (August 2020): e035341. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035341.

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ObjectiveTo determine the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and any associated risk factors among preterm infants at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH).DesignProspective study.SettingLevel 3 NICU of KBTH from June 2018 to February 2019.ParticipantsEligible infants with birth weight (BW) less than 2 kg or gestational age (GA) less than 37 weeks were examined at scheduled intervals until full maturity of their retina.Outcome measuresThe primary outcome measure was cumulative incidence of ROP and secondary outcome measure was risk factors associated with ROP.ResultsOf the 401 infants, 222 were females (55.4%), mean±SD GA was 32.3±2.4 weeks (median 32, IQR 31 to 34) and mean BW 1.6±0.4 kg (median 1.5, IQR 1.3 to 1.9). The cumulative incidence of ROP was 13.7% (95% CI: 10.5 to 17.5%), with 1.8% (seven infants) having type 1 ROP. Increased risk of ROP was observed in babies with supplemental oxygen exposure (p<0.001), BW less than 1.5 kg (p=0.019), confirmed neonatal sepsis (p=0.001), nasogastric tube feeding (p=0.03) and poor pupillary dilation (0.032). A reduced risk of ROP was observed in boys (p=0.004) and after delivery by caesarean section (p=0.019).ConclusionThe rates of ROP at KBTH are comparable to other NICUs in sub-Saharan Africa. Birth weight less than 1.5 kg, confirmed neonatal sepsis, nasogastric tube feeding and poor pupil dilation were independently associated with increased incidence of ROP. ROP screening should be a part of the routine service for premature infants in Ghana.

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Mensah, Monica, and Emmanuel Adjei. "Demographic factors affecting the commitment of medical records personnel at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana." Information Development 31, no. 5 (March 18, 2014): 451–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0266666914523019.

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