Detection of fever in children emergency care: comparisons of tactile and rectal temperatures in Nigerian childrenFelix O Akinbami
Department of Paediatrics, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
BMC Res Notes 3:108. 2010
..Rectal temperature was also measured and read independently by nurses and house physicians. Comparisons were made between tactile assessments and thermometer readings using a cut-off for fever, 38.0 degrees C and above...
- Increasing burden of childhood severe malaria in a Nigerian tertiary hospital: implication for control
Adebola Emmanuel Orimadegun
Department of Paediatrics, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
J Trop Pediatr 53:185-9. 2007
..There may therefore a need to review the current strategies for malaria control in Nigeria...
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase status and severity of malarial anaemia in Nigerian children
Adebola Emmanuel Orimadegun
Institute of Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan Nigeria
J Infect Dev Ctries 5:792-8. 2011
..We hypothesised that, being a haemolytic factor, Gd- makes severe malarial anaemia (SMA) more common and even more severe...
- Early home treatment of childhood fevers with ineffective antimalarials is deleterious in the outcome of severe malaria
Adebola E Orimadegun
Institute of Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Malar J 7:143. 2008
..This study evaluated the effects of pre-hospital antimalarial drugs use on the presentation and outcome of severe malaria in children in Ibadan, Nigeria...
- Comparison of neonates born outside and inside hospitals in a children emergency unit, southwest of Nigeria
Adebola Emmanuel Orimadegun
Department of Paediatrics, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
Pediatr Emerg Care 24:354-8. 2008
..To describe the effects of out-of-hospital birth on early neonatal morbidity and outcome among referred newborns...
- Contents of referral letters to the children emergency unit of a teaching hospital, southwest of Nigeria
Adebola Emmanuel Orimadegun
Department of Paediatrics, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
Pediatr Emerg Care 24:153-6. 2008
..This study was carried out to evaluate the quality of the contents of referral letters received at the pediatric emergency unit of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria...
- Utilisation of malaria preventive measures during pregnancy and birth outcomes in Ibadan, Nigeria
Olukemi O Tongo
Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 11:60. 2011
..This study sought to determine the association between malaria preventive measures utilized during pregnancy and the birth outcomes of birth weight and preterm delivery...
- Neonatal mortality in an urban population in Ibadan, Nigeria
Anthony O Adetola
Department of Paediatrics, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
Pediatr neonatol 52:243-50. 2011
..This study was undertaken to determine the neonatal mortality rate (NMR), causes of death, and associated risk factors among hospital live births in a suburban population in Nigeria...
- Effects of malaria in pregnancy on newborn anthropometry
Catherine O Falade
Clinical Pharmacology Department, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
J Infect Dev Ctries 4:448-53. 2010
..Malaria in pregnancy remains a major cause of infant mortality through its contribution to preterm delivery, low birth weight and intrauterine death...
- Esophageal, tympanic, rectal, and skin temperatures in children undergoing surgery with general anesthesia
Olayinka R Eyelade
Department of Anaesthesia, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
J Perianesth Nurs 26:151-9. 2011
..In the situation where oesophageal probe is not routine or functioning, rectal or tympanic temperatures may be used...
- Body mass composition: a predictor of admission outcomes among hospitalized Nigerian under 5 children
Felix Olukayode Akinbami
Department of Paediatrics, University College Hospital, and Department of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 19:295-300. 2010
..Malnutrition remains a public health problem and a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality among children less than 5 years, in spite of global efforts at improving nutrition...
