A descriptive study of the use of cardiac point of care ultrasound (PoCUS) in public emergency centres in Cape Town

Autor: Ushira Ganas, Jacques J. Malan, Stevan R. Bruijns

Publikováno v: African Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 239-242 (2020)

Introduction: The indications for cardiac point of care ultrasound (PoCUS) vary somewhat in different parts of the world, and training programs may also differ. We set out to describe the self-reported cardiac PoCUS indications and imaging windows us

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Blood cultures taken from patients attending emergency departments in South Africa are an important antibiotic stewardship tool, which directly influences patient management.

Autor: Boyles TH; Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Observatory, 7925, Cape Town, South Africa. tomboyles@yahoo.com., Davis K; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. Kelly.davis@utsouthwestern.edu., Crede T; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Thomas.crede@westerncape.gov.za., Malan J; Department of Emergency Medicine, Victoria Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. gunhog@hotmail.com., Mendelson M; Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Observatory, 7925, Cape Town, South Africa. marc.mendelson@uct.ac.za., Lesosky M; Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. maia.lesosky@uct.ac.za.

Publikováno v: BMC infectious diseases [BMC Infect Dis] 2015 Oct 06; Vol. 15, pp. 410. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Oct 06.