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Publikováno v:
Southern African Journal of Critical Care, Pp 41-48 (2023)
Background. With a shortage of intensive care unit (ICU) beds and rising healthcare costs in resource-limited settings, clinicians need to appropriately triage admissions into ICU to avoid wasteful expenditure and unnecessary bed utilisation. Objec
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/5d9b3971cbf1482fab9a97630f30406d
Autor:
A G B Broadhurst, C Botha, G Calligaro, C Lee, U Lalla, C F N Koegelenberg, P D Gopalan, I A Joubert, G A Richards, B W Allwood
Publikováno v:
African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine, Pp 119-128 (2022)
The recent pandemic has seen unprecedented demand for respiratory support of patients with COVID‐19 pneumonia, stretching services and clinicians. Yet despite the global numbers of patients treated, guidance is not clear on the correct choice of mo
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/23229f4c996a47ff8bea5f9a6984e280
Publikováno v:
Southern African Journal of Critical Care; Vol. 36 No. 1 (2020); 14-17
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed healthcare resources around the world under immense pressure. South Africa, given the condition of its healthcare system, is particularly vulnerable. There has been much discussion around rational healthcare utilisati
Do South African anaesthesiology graduates consider themselves fit for purpose? A longitudinal study
Publikováno v:
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia; Vol. 27 No. 3 (2021); 125-132
Background: Before embarking on a career as an independent specialist anaesthesiologist, graduates must be assessed as being fit for purpose (FFP). Graduate self-assessment both at qualification and at a later time may be useful in assessing their fi
Publikováno v:
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia; Vol. 25 No. 2 (2019); 7-16
Background: Training of South African anaesthesiologists is based on the Canadian Medical Education Directives for Specialists (CanMEDS). However, the applicability of CanMEDS in this context has not been assessed. An expert panel participated in a D
Autor:
Mduduzi Memela, Pragasan D Gopalan
Publikováno v:
Southern African Journal of Critical Care, Vol 30, Iss 2, Pp 35-40 (2014)
Background. Most patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) for mechanical ventilation require endotracheal intubation. Cuffed endotracheal tubes (ETTs) are utilised as they provide a better seal to facilitate ventilation and minimise aspirati
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/d404f85e3c18414e814c24d059e8bede
Autor:
P D Gopalan
Publikováno v:
Southern African Journal of Critical Care; Vol. 37 No. 2 (2021)
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Publikováno v:
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia; Vol. 26 No. 1 (2020); 24-29
Background: The prevalence of preoperative anaemia (PA) in mixed surgical populations is as high as 47.8%. PA in mixed surgical populations is associated with increased postoperative mortality (PM). It is likely that the prevalence of PA and the asso
Publikováno v:
The Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society. 37(2)
In the last decade, there have been significant developments in the understanding of the hormone melatonin in terms of its physiology, regulatory role and potential utility in various domains of clinical medicine. Melatonin's purported properties inc
Autor:
Santosh Pershad, P D Gopalan
Publikováno v:
Journal of Critical Care. 50:99-110
Background The ICU is a scarce resource within a high-stress, high-stakes, time-sensitive environment where critically ill patients with life-threatening conditions receive expensive life-sustaining care under the guidance of expert qualified personn