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(F1000 Research Ltd, 2022)Acute kidney injury (AKI) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients, particularly critically ill patients. It poses a public health challenge in resource-constrained settings due to ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-08)BACKGROUND. Suboptimal antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence is associated with viral resistance, opportunistic infections and increased mortality. OBJECTIVES. To determine the rates of ART non-adherence and its associations, ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016-09)BACKGROUND. Identification and prevention of any avoidable factor (AVF) associated with pregnancy may reduce critical illnesses and the need for intensive care unit (ICU) admission. OBJECTIVES. To determine AVFs that ...
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(American Society for Microbiology, 2023-04)Fosmanogepix (FMGX), a novel antifungal available in intravenous (IV) and oral formulations, has broad-spectrum activity against pathogenic yeasts and molds, including fungi resistant to standard of care antifungals. This ...
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(Public Library of Science, 2021-07)Sepsis and septic shock are key contributors to mortality in critically ill patients and thus prompt recognition and management thereof is central to achieving improved patient outcomes. Early initiation of appropriate ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2023-12)BACKGROUND : Despite a high burden of disease that requires critical care services, there are a limited number of intensivists in South Africa (SA). Medical practitioners at district and regional public sector hospitals ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-07)The CCSSA PBM Guidelines have been developed to improve patient blood management in critically ill patients in southern Africa. These consensus recommendations are based on a rigorous process by experts in the field of ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group , 2019-08)BACKGROUND: In South Africa (SA), intensive care is faced with the challenge of resource scarcity as well as an increasing demand for intensive care unit (ICU) services. ICU services are expensive, and practitioners in ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-08)We thank Singh and Moodley for their detailed commentary on the Critical Care Society of Southern Africa (CCSSA) guidelines on ‘Allocation of scarce critical care resources during the COVID-19 public health emergency in ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-12)Triage and rationing of scarce intensive care unit (ICU) resources are an unavoidable necessity. In routine circumstances, ICU triage is premised on the best interests of an individual patient; however, when increased ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-12)Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy constitute a global problem. While they are reported to complicate 5 - 10 % of pregnancies, it is considered that the incidence is rising, owing to a number of factors including ...
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(Elsevier, 2022-03)INTRODUCTION : The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019 is a global pandemic that is threatening the health and wellbeing of people worldwide. To date there have been more ...
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(BMJ Publishing Group, 2022-07)INTRODUCTION : Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a decline in renal function lasting hours to days. The rising global incidence of AKI, and associated costs of renal replacement therapy, is a public health priority. With the ...
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(South African Medical Association, 2022-09)BACKGROUND. Antibiotic dosing in critically ill patients is complicated by variations in the pharmacokinetics of antibiotics in this group. The dosing of imipenem/cilastatin is usually determined by severity of illness and ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017-07)BACKGROUND : Glycaemic control constitutes an important component in the management of critically ill patients. As such, all healthcare workers involved in the management of critically ill patients need to ensure that ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018)The occurrence of sepsis in the critically ill population is a dreaded phenomenon when taking into consideration the devastating complications associated with the disease. Despite its high incidence and unacceptably high ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-08)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 ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-05)BACKGROUND : Inadequately controlled labour pain is associated with numerous deleterious physiological and psychological effects. Epidural labour analgesia is accepted as the gold standard. OBJECTIVES : To establish the ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2022-03)BACKGROUND. Although mortality is the primary measure of critical care outcome, the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of survivors is often diminished. There is a paucity of South African research on HRQOL in intensive ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018)BACKGROUND. Successful extubation of mechanically ventilated patients is essential for the physiotherapist to succeed in respiratory rehabilitation of the patient. Delay in the weaning process increases the complication ...
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