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 ...

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Modern equipment and surgical techniques have enabled endoscopic procedures in smaller patients, making thoracoscopy a possibility for a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, even in very young patients.1,2 ...

OBJECTIVES: Cardiac surgery involving cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with neurologic deterioration. Several interventions, including anesthetic techniques, have been designed to limit ischemic brain damage and have ...

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Failure to recognise the signs of sudden cardiac arrest or impending cardiac arrest will lead to delayed intervention. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) must be initiated without delay, irrespective of the level of skill ...

BACKGROUND: Paediatric caudal anaesthesia is an established technique. Commercially, only one paediatric caudal part-tasktrainer (PTT) exists. In the South African context, access to caudal block simulation training is ...

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 ...

BACKGROUND : Data on the factors that influence mortality after surgery in South Africa are scarce, and neither these data nor data on risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality after surgery are routinely collected. Predictors ...

OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect of different levels of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on pulse pressure variation (PPV). DESIGN: An observational study. SETTING: Operating theatres of a tertiary training ...