Lower respiratory tract infection admissions and deaths among children under 5 years in public sector facilities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (2019 - 2021)

Autor: K Kehoe, E Morden, N Zinyakatira, A Heekes, H E Jones, S R Walter, T Jacobs, J Murray, H Buys, M T Redaniel, M-A Davies

Publikováno v: South African Medical Journal, Vol 114, Iss 3 (2024)

Background. The COVID‐19 pandemic resulted in the implementation of strict public health and social measures (PHSMs) (including mobility restrictions, social distancing, mask‐wearing and hand hygiene), limitations on non‐essential healthcare se

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A review of blood transfusions in a trauma unit for young children

Autor: M Salverda, M van Dijk, E Beltchev, H Buys, A Numanoglu, A B van As

Publikováno v: South African Medical Journal, Vol 107, Iss 3, Pp 227-231 (2017)

Background. Trauma is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Blood transfusions play an incremental role in the acute phase, yet practice varies owing to variations in transfusion thresholds and concerns about potential complications

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Examining the reliability of ICD-10 discharge coding in Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital administrative database

Autor: Rudzani Muloiwa, Landon Myer, A Daniels, H Buys

Publikováno v: South African Medical Journal; Vol. 111 No. 2 (2021); 137-142
SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, Volume: 111, Issue: 2, Pages: 137-142, Published: FEB 2021

Background. Discharge diagnostic data from hospital administrative databases are often used to inform decisions relating to a variety of vital applications. These may include the allocation of resources, quality-of-care assessments, clinical research

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https://www.ajol.info/index.php/samj/article/view/231273

The prevalence of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry confirmed paediatric poisoning at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

Autor: H Buys, Norbertta Washaya, Pete Smith, Rudzani Muloiwa, Alicia Evans

Publikováno v: BMC Pediatrics, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
BMC Pediatrics
Article number: 42

Background Paediatric poisoning is a common presentation to emergency departments worldwide. There is a paucity of data on the role of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), in the management of paediatric poisoning in low-and mid

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https://doaj.org/article/adc10d73789d4011b1de21cc9a388e1b

Clinical use and indications for head computed tomography in children presenting with acute medical illness in a low- and middle-income setting

Autor: Rudzani Muloiwa, Tracy Kilborn, H Buys, Pamela Rudo Machingaidze

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 9, p e0239731 (2020)

BackgroundComputed tomography (CT) imaging is an indispensable tool in the management of acute paediatric neurological illness providing rapid answers that facilitate timely decisions and interventions that may be lifesaving. While clear guidelines e

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7521723