BACKGROUND : It is often difficult for clinicians in African low- and middle-income countries middle-income countries to access useful aggregated data to identify areas for quality improvement. The aim of this Delphi ...

Cost-effective care amidst the rapidly rising cost of medical services necessitates the implementation of a standardised multimodal analgesia plan to aid patient care. This review aims to address the physiology and ...

Cost-effective care amidst the rapidly rising cost of medical services necessitates the implementation of a standardised multimodal analgesia plan to aid patient care. This review aims to address the physiology and ...

In 2015, the World Health Organization and member states recognised surgery and anaesthesia care as a component of universal health coverage, yet 1.7 billion children and adolescents continue to lack access to safe surgical ...

BACKGROUND : Post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) have been described in healthcare workers after disease outbreaks. Anaesthetists are at high risk of exposure to COVID-19 due to the nature of the airway procedures they ...

The South African (SA) guidelines for cardiac patients for non-cardiac surgery were developed to address the need for cardiac risk assessment and risk stratification for elective non-cardiac surgical patients in SA, and ...

INTRODUCTION : Clinicians may find early identification of patients at risk for high cost of care during and after surgery useful, to prepare for focused management that results in optimal clinical outcome. The aim of the ...

Pacemakers (PM) and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are likely to be encountered by anaesthetists in South Africa in everyday practice because of increasing rates of implantation of these cardiac implantable ...

INTRODUCTION : SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in increased worldwide demand for personal protective equipment (PPE). With pressure from ongoing epidemic and endemic episodes, we assessed an adapted snorkel mask that provides full-face ...

BACKGROUND : Day case surgery offers advantages to the patient, the family and the performing institution. Children are excellent candidates since they are generally healthy and often require brief surgical interventions. ...