Masters Degrees (Anaesthesiology and Critical Care)

Reassessment of acute postoperative pain in a resource limited burns unit after the implementation of an analgesic management plan

Greyling, Adriaan Johann (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background Tygerberg Academic Hospital is the referral centre for all major burn wounds in adult patients in the Western Cape. Patients who underwent surgery for burns related injuries at Tygerberg ...

Postoperative pain assessment : a review of nursing practices at Tygerberg Academic Hospital

Dippenaar, Petrus Johannes (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Pain is a complex, subjective, physical and emotional experience with large individual variation. Murray et al has estimated a prevalence of 62% of severe postoperative pain in Tygerberg Academic Hospital ...

The ability of the thromboelastogram (TEG® R-time difference between kaolin and heparinase) as a point of care test to predict residual heparin activity after in vitro protamine titration

Joseph, Lauren Ann (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: Differentiation between surgical bleeding and coagulopathy is critical as re-exploration is associated with increases in mortality and morbidity. Adequate reversal of heparin with protamine ...

The prevalence of thrombocytopenia at a primary care HIV clinic in South Africa - possible implications for neuraxial anaesthesia

Steadman, Carl (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa has a high incidence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, and many of these patients will require surgery during their lives. The exact prevalence of thrombocytopenia in South ...

Airway management of a massive neonatal cervical teratoma : case report and review

Von Steiger, Ilonka (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Congenital cervical teratomas are rare tumours notorious for causing neonatal airway embarrassment. We report the multidisciplinary management of a foetus with an antenatally diagnosed massive cervical ...

A Survey to Determine the Level of Knowledge on Chronic Pain and its Management amongst Fifth year Medical students at the University of Stellenbosch

Minaar, Izette (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)

Background. Poorly controlled and undertreated chronic pain is a global phenomenon, with a significant negative impact on patients’ health and quality of life, and results in increased healthcare utilization.[1] Lack of ...

Comparison of haemoglobin values measured at point of care with the standard laboratory value

Johnson, Marianne (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Point of care (POC) haemoglobin (Hb) concentration estimations guide acute decisions on red blood cell transfusion. We studied the accuracy of three POC devices when compared to central laboratory Hb ...

The effect of high dose morphine compared to fentanyl infusion on serum levels of mast cell tryptase during cardiac surgery

Barbieri, Mia (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)

Background: Morphine directly activates cutaneous mast cells in a seemingly dose-dependent manner, resulting in the release of both histamine and tryptase into the bloodstream. Tryptase is almost exclusively stored in mast ...

Residual heparin concentrations in salvaged blood from the Sorin Xtra® autotransfusion system during cardiac surgery

Buys, Mathilde (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)

Introduction: Cell salvaging is a fundamental component of blood conservation during cardiac surgery. It entails intra-operative scavenging, washing and collection of a patient’s blood for retransfusion at completion of ...

The effect of supraclavicular brachial plexus blockade on Bispectral index (BIS): a pilot study

Naidoo, Rubendren (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)

Background: Many studies have demonstrated that neuraxial (spinal and epidural) anesthesia decreases level of consciousness.1-3 Plausible causal theories relate to afferent spinothalamic tracts suppression, rostral neuraxial ...

Die effek van lignokaien op segmentele miokardiale funksie in die oop borskas isgemiese varkhart onder algemene narkose

Moolman, Johannes, Albertus (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1991-12)

AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die effek van lae (1 mg/kg) en hoe (4mg/kg) bolusse intraveneuse lignokaYen op regionale funksie is ondersoek in 13 varkharte. Deur middel van 'n betekenisvolle vernouing van die linker afdalende ...

Intra-articular bupivacaine : a literature review including a pilot study investigating the safety of intra-articular bupivacaine to chondrocytes

Van der Merwe, Willem Jacobus (2015-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: Today, intra-articular bupivacaine injections are common practice, with very good analgesic effects. This method of analgesia is utilized by general practitioners, orthopedic surgeons and ...

An investigation into the use of condoms as ultrasound probe covers during sterile procedures

Sooraj, Nayandra Runveer (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of condoms as an alternative to commercially available ultrasound probe covers for the maintenance of sterility during ultrasound-guided medical procedures. We ...

An audit of the time spent by patients in the post anesthetic care unit before and after the introduction of a discharge criteria scoring system at Tygerberg Academic Hospital

Dwyer, Sean (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND Post anesthesia discharge criteria scoring systems have been used successfully to aid discharge from the post anesthetic care unit (PACU) for over 40 years. They do not replace, but rather act ...