2019
Trends of admissions and case fatality rates among medical in-patients at a tertiary hospital in Uganda; A four-year retrospective study
Kalyesubula R, Mutyaba I, Rabin T, Andia-Biraro I, Alupo P, Kimuli I, Nabirye S, Kagimu M, Mayanja-Kizza H, Rastegar A, Kamya MR. Trends of admissions and case fatality rates among medical in-patients at a tertiary hospital in Uganda; A four-year retrospective study. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0216060. PMID: 31086371, PMCID: PMC6516645, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrend of admissionsCase fatality rateAnnual percentage changeHIV/AIDSFatality rateMedical wardsDual burdenFour-year retrospective studyHigh case fatality ratePercentage changeNon-TB pneumoniaChronic kidney diseaseDate of dischargeCause of hospitalizationMajority of patientsProportion of hospitalizationsDate of admissionProportion of admissionsRisk of deathCause of morbidityAdult medical wardsDate of deathNon-communicable diseasesNon-infectious diseasesHealth system improvement
2017
Improving inpatient medication adherence using attendant education in a tertiary care hospital in Uganda
Alupo P, Ssekitoleko R, Rabin T, Kalyesubula R, Kimuli I, Bodnar BE. Improving inpatient medication adherence using attendant education in a tertiary care hospital in Uganda. International Journal For Quality In Health Care 2017, 29: 587-592. PMID: 28934403, PMCID: PMC5890877, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzx075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care deliveryMedication adherenceClinical careCare deliveryMulago National Referral HospitalOverall medication adherencePhysician prescription practicesTertiary care hospitalInternal medicine wardsMedication adherence ratesNational Referral HospitalResource-limited countriesResource-limited settingsBaseline data collectionHealth care systemBaseline medianInpatient medicationsReferral hospitalCare hospitalMedicine wardsAdherence ratesPrescription practicesPoor adherenceStudy wardsPharmacy communication