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Abdominal ultrasound for diagnosing abdominal tuberculosis or disseminated tuberculosis with abdominal involvement in HIV-positive individuals
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. on behalf of The Cochrane Collaboration, 2019)Background: Accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis in people living with HIV is difficult. HIV‐positive individuals have higher rates of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and the diagnosis of tuberculosis is often limited to imaging ... -
Assessment of documented adherence to critical actions in paediatric emergency care at a district-level public hospital in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2021)Introduction: The provision of high-quality care is vital to improve child health and survival rates. A simple, practice-based tool was recently developed to evaluate the quality of paediatric emergency care in resource-limited ... -
The association between hospital arrival time, transport method, prehospital time intervals, and in-hospital mortality in trauma patients presenting to Khayelitsha Hospital, Cape Town
(Elsevier, 2018)Introduction: Trauma is a leading cause of unnatural death and disability in South Africa. The aim of the study was to determine whether method of transport, hospital arrival time or prehospital transport time intervals ... -
The burden of HIV and tuberculosis on the resuscitation area of an urban district-level hospital in Cape Town
(Elsevier, 2021)Introduction: Many patients present to emergency centres with HIV and tuberculosis related emergencies. Little is known about the influence of HIV and tuberculosis on the resuscitation areas of district-level ... -
The burden of intentional self-poisoning on a district-level public hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
(Elsevier, 2018)Introduction: Intentional self-poisoning is a significant part of the toxicological burden experienced by emergency centres. The aim of this study was to describe all adults presenting with intentional self-poisoning over ... -
Estimated injury-associated blood loss versus availability of emergency blood products at a district-level public hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
(Elsevier, 2018)Introduction: International guidance suggests that injury-associated haemorrhagic shock should be resuscitated using blood products. However, in low- and middle-income countries resuscitation emphasises the use of crystalloids ... -
Haiti : the South African perspective
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2010-08)Background and problem statement. The South African response to the Haitian earthquake consisted of two independent nongovernment organisations (NGOs) working separately with minimal contact. Both teams experienced problems ... -
Poor adherence to Tranexamic acid guidelines for adult, injured patients presenting to a district, public, South African hospital
(Elsevier, 2017-06)Introduction: In South Africa’s high injury prevalent setting, it is imperative that injury mortality is kept to a minimum. The CRASH-2 trial showed that Tranexamic acid (TXA) in severe injury reduces mortality. Implementation ...
