Browsing Research Articles (Surgery) by UP Author "Pretorius, Jan P."

Browsing Research Articles (Surgery) by UP Author "Pretorius, Jan P."

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  • Antimicrobial susceptibility of gram-negative pathogens isolated from patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections in South African hospitals (SMART Study 2004-2009) : impact of the new carbapenem breakpoints 
    Brink, Adrian J.; Botha, Roelof F.; Poswa, Xoliswa; Senekal, Marthinus; Badal, Robert E.; Grolman, David C.; Richards, Guy A.; Feldman, Charles; Boffard, Kenneth D.; Veller, Martin; Joubert, Ivan; Pretorius, Jan P. (Mary Ann Liebert, 2012)
    BACKGROUND: The Study for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance Trends (SMART) follows trends in resistance among aerobic and facultative anaerobic gram-negative bacilli (GNB) isolated from complicated intra-abdominal ...
  • Bony landmarks as an aid for intraoperative facial nerve identification 
    Greyling, Linda Magdalena; Glanvill, R.; Boon, J.M. (Johannes Marinus); Schabort, D.; Meiring, J.H.; Pretorius, Jan P.; Van Schoor, Albert-Neels (Wiley, 2007-10)
    Identification of the facial nerve trunk is essential during surgery of the parotid gland. Numerous landmarks have been researched and used. The relation between the facial nerve to two constant bony landmarks, the tip of ...
  • Critical care admission of South African (SA) surgical patients : results of the SA surgical outcomes study 
    Skinner, D.L.; De Vasconcellos, K.; Wise, R.; Esterhuizen, T.M.; Fourie, C.; Mahomed, A. Goolam; Gopalan, P.D.; Joubert, I.; Kluyts, Hyla-Louise; Mathivha, L.R.; Mrara, Busisiwe; Pretorius, Jan P.; Richards, Guy A.; Smith, O.; Spruyt, M.G.L.; Pearse, R.M.; Madiba, T.E.; Biccard, Bruce McIure (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017-05)
    BACKGROUND. Appropriate critical care admissions are an important component of surgical care. However, there are few data describing postoperative critical care admission in resource-limited low- and middle-income ...
  • Guideline : Appropriate use of tigecycline 
    Brink, Andries J.; Bizos, D.; Boffard, Kenneth D.; Feldman, Charles; Grolman, D.C.; Pretorius, Jan P.; Richards, Guy A.; Senekal, M.; Steyn, E.; Welkovic, N. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2010-06)
    INTRODUCTION: Tigecycline, the first of a new class of antibiotics, the glycylcyclines, was licensed in South Africa for the parenteral treatment of adult patients with complicated intraabdominal infections (cIAIs) and ...
  • The need for pharmaceutical care in an intensive care unit at a teaching hospital in South Africa 
    Bronkhorst, E.; Schellack, Natalie; Gous, A.G.S.; Pretorius, Jan P. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2014-11)
    BACKGROUND. The role of the pharmacist has evolved over the last 2 decades beyond traditional functions such as stock control and dispensing. OBJECTIVES. To describe the functions performed by a clinical pharmacist while ...
  • The open abdomen : Part 2 : Management of the open abdomen using temporary abdominal closure 
    Pretorius, Jan P.; Liebenberg, C.; Piek, D.; Smith, M. (Open Journals Systems, 2011)
    Management of the open abdomen is a complex undertaking, as it not only involves difficult wound healing but also the prevention of many serious local and systemic complications. In this article the different types of ...
  • The open abdomen : Part 3 : Management of the Grade 3 open abdomen with entero-atmospheric fistulae 
    Pretorius, Jan P.; Liebenberg, C.; Piek, D.; Smith, M. (Open Journals Systems, 2011)
    Entero-atmospheric fistulae are a disastrous complication when laparostomes have to be used in abdominal surgery. Patients must be approached from a global and localised perspective, with heavy focus on management of fluid ...
  • The open abdomen: why and when should the abdomen be left open? (Part 1 of 3) 
    Pretorius, Jan P.; Liebenberg, C.; Piek, D.; Smith, M. (Open Journals Systems, 2010)
    Intra-abdominal hypertension, abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) and poly-compartment syndrome are serious clinical problems. The key is early recognition of at risk patients so that preventative measures may be ...
  • Skin and soft-tissue infections 
    Pretorius, Jan P. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2010-06)
    No abstract available.
  • Starch safety in resuscitation 
    Hodgson, R.E.; Richards, Guy A.; Lundgren, A.C.; Spruyt, M.G.L.; Pretorius, Jan P.; Mathiva, L.R.; Dickerson, R.; Gopalan, P.D. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2013-09)
    The Western Cape Department of Health (WC DoH) has taken a decision to withdraw all intravenous fluids (IVFs) containing hydroxyethyl starch (HES) from hospitals in the Western Cape, with similar action contemplated in the ...
  • The utilisation of maggot debridement therapy in Pretoria, South Africa 
    Du Plessis, Herman J.C.; Pretorius, Jan P. (Open Journals Systems, 2011)
    Maggots are known to clean wounds by removing slough and dead tissue. This was put to therapeutic use in the last century, between the world wars, when it was in use in at least 300 hospitals in the United States and being ...