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Brenda Ainomugisha
Researcher at Mulago Hospital
Publications - 6
Citations - 229
Brenda Ainomugisha is an academic researcher from Mulago Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Anemia & Blood transfusion. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 6 publications receiving 200 citations. Previous affiliations of Brenda Ainomugisha include Makerere University.
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Effect of Transfusion of Red Blood Cells With Longer vs Shorter Storage Duration on Elevated Blood Lactate Levels in Children With Severe Anemia: The TOTAL Randomized Clinical Trial
Aggrey Dhabangi,Brenda Ainomugisha,Christine Cserti-Gazdewich,Henry Ddungu,Dorothy Kyeyune,Ezra Musisi,Robert O. Opoka,Christopher P. Stowell,Walter H. Dzik +8 more
TL;DR: Among children with lactic acidosis due to severe anemia, transfusion of longer-storage compared with shorter-storage RBC units did not result in inferior reduction of elevated blood lactate levels, and these findings have relevance regarding the efficacy of stored RBC transfusion for patients with critical tissue hypoxia and lactic acids due to anemia.
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Blood utilization at a national referral hospital in sub‐Saharan Africa
Elissa K. Butler,Heather A. Hume,Heather A. Hume,Isaac Birungi,Brenda Ainomugisha,Ruth Namazzi,Henry Ddungu,Isaac Kajja,Susan Nabadda,Jeffrey McCullough +9 more
TL;DR: The use of blood at a tertiary care hospital is comprehensively described to inform future efforts to strengthen blood programs in resource‐limited settings.
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Cerebral Oximetry in Ugandan Children With Severe Anemia: Clinical Categories and Response to Transfusion.
Aggrey Dhabangi,Brenda Ainomugisha,Christine Cserti-Gazdewich,Henry Ddungu,Dorothy Kyeyune,Ezra Musisi,Robert O. Opoka,Christopher P. Stowell,Walter H. Dzik +8 more
TL;DR: The level of consciousness, hemoglobin concentration, blood lactate level, and thigh muscle tSo2 level were poor predictors of cerebral oxygen saturation, and more studies are needed to evaluate the use of noninvasive cerebral tissue oximetry in the care of children with severe anemia.
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B-type natriuretic peptide and plasma hemoglobin levels following transfusion of shorter-storage versus longer-storage red blood cells: Results from the TOTAL randomized trial
Aggrey Dhabangi,Brenda Ainomugisha,Christine Cserti-Gazdewich,Henry Ddungu,Dorothy Kyeyune,Ezra Musisi,Robert O. Opoka,Christopher P. Stowell,Walter H. Dzik +8 more
TL;DR: In a randomized trial among children at risk for reduced NO bioavailability, this paper found that BNP, blood pressure, creatinine, and plasma hemoglobin were not significantly higher in patients receiving RBCs stored for 25-35 versus 1-10 days.
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Cerebral oxygenation during transfusion for profound anemia
Aggrey Dhabangi,Brenda Ainomugisha,Christine Cserti-Gazdewich,Christopher P. Stowell,Walter Sunny Dzik +4 more
TL;DR: A 5-year-old female with known sickle cell anemia presented to an urgent care facility with a hemoglobin (Hb) concentration of only 1.6 g/dL as mentioned in this paper.