| Prof. Anthony J. Rodrigues Publications |
| 1 | 2005 | Towards A Framework For ICT Uptake In Developing Countries
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OBJECTIVE: To study infections complicating ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt surgery in children with non-tumour hydrocephalus at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. DESIGN: A retrospective survey. SETTING: Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi between January 1982 and December 1991. SUBJECTS: Three hundred and forty five patients who underwent V-P shunt placement for non-tumour hydrocephalus. RESULTS: Three hundred and forty five patients underwent V-P shunt placement for non-tumour hydrocephalus. There were 107 infection episodes involving 85 patients. The ages of these patients ranged from three months to 12 years. Most of the patients had congenital hydrocephalus. The infection rate was high (24.6%) although comparable to infection rates reported for clean surgery in the hospital. Fever, septic wounds and features of shunt malfunction were the main presenting features. Bacteriological studies confirmed Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase negative staphylococci as the two most commonly isolated micro-organisms. CONCLUSION: This study emphasises need to reduce infection rate in ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery at the Kenyatta National Hospital. Definitive surgical treatment for hydrocephalus was in most cases delayed and this problem was also observed during revision of infected shunts. Late presentation was often due to ignorance and the fact that many patients went for traditional forms of treatment first before going to hospital. |
| 2 | 2005 | Anatomy Of The Lateral Base Of The Skull: Development Of A Method Of Study
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| 3 | 2004 | Global Knowledge And The Information Society: Illusion Or Reality For Developing Countries?
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OBJECTIVE: To study infections complicating ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt surgery in children with non-tumour hydrocephalus at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. DESIGN: A retrospective survey. SETTING: Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi between January 1982 and December 1991. SUBJECTS: Three hundred and forty five patients who underwent V-P shunt placement for non-tumour hydrocephalus. RESULTS: Three hundred and forty five patients underwent V-P shunt placement for non-tumour hydrocephalus. There were 107 infection episodes involving 85 patients. The ages of these patients ranged from three months to 12 years. Most of the patients had congenital hydrocephalus. The infection rate was high (24.6%) although comparable to infection rates reported for clean surgery in the hospital. Fever, septic wounds and features of shunt malfunction were the main presenting features. Bacteriological studies confirmed Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase negative staphylococci as the two most commonly isolated micro-organisms. CONCLUSION: This study emphasises need to reduce infection rate in ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery at the Kenyatta National Hospital. Definitive surgical treatment for hydrocephalus was in most cases delayed and this problem was also observed during revision of infected shunts. Late presentation was often due to ignorance and the fact that many patients went for traditional forms of treatment first before going to hospital. |
| 4 | 2004 | An Integrated Regional ICT Policy For The East Africa Community (EAC): Impact On A Possible Information Revolution.
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| 5 | 2004 | A Novel Framework For E-Commerce Diffusion And Adoption And Supporting Digital Documentation Options
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| 6 | 2004 | A Conceptual Framework For Sustainable E-government Lead Researcher: IUCEA Co-ordinated Project Funded By UNECA: VarsityNet 2003-2004
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| 7 | 2004 | Health Informatics: Implications Of Evaluation Models For Developing Countries. Importance Of Mathematical Modelling Of Biological & Biomedical Processes. Eds. Livingston L.S., Mugisha J.Y.T. & Kasozi J.
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| 8 | 2004 | An Integrated Regional ICT Policy For The East Africa Community (EAC): Impact On A Possible Information Revolution.
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| 9 | 2003 | IT Development In A University Environment: A Case Of The Institute Of Computer Science, University Of Nairobi
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| 10 | 1999 | Ensuring Quality Information: Integrity, Security And Privacy.
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| 11 | 1995 | Trends In Informatics Education
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| 12 | 1994 | Error Analysis Of Dynamical Model In Epidemiology
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| 13 | 1993 | An Accurate Epidemiological Model
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| 14 | 1992 | Training Of Information Analysts At The Institute Of Computer Science, University Of Nairobi
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| 15 | 1992 | Computer-based Information Systems In Their Social Context: Use Of Different Perspectives
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| 16 | 1992 | Communications Research For Development: The Experience Of The Nairobi ESANET Node
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| 17 | 1992 | Kenyan PACSAT Licensing Experience.
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| 18 | 1990 | Error Estimates For Recursive Pad
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| 19 | 1990 | Information Technology With A Development Perspective.
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| 20 | 1989 | Management Of Technological Change: Kenya Case Study", With Rodrigues, A. J. And Scott, R. J. P.
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| 21 | 1989 | An Appraisal Of The Postgraduate Diploma In Computer Science Of The University Of Nairobi, Institute Of Computer Science
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| 22 | 1986 | State Of The Art Computer Science In East And Central Africa
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| 23 | 1981 | Uniform Derivative Convergence Of Diagonal Pad
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| 24 | 1980 | Convergence Of Pad
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| 25 | 1977 | An Error Analysis And Convergence Of A Quadrature Formula To Invert Laplace Transforms.
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| 26 | 1976 | Properties Of Constants For A Quadrature Formula To Evaluate Bromwich
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