Southern African Journal of Critical Care  

 

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Karen Kindness,Petra Brysiewicz

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major healthcare problem related to morbidity and mortality in Intensive Care Units1. Purpose To evaluate how nurses implement the Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Protocol (MRSAP) in a s... see more

Gregory Ronald Tintinger,Cobus Laubscher,Cecile Balkema,Heidi Fickl,Ronald Anderson

Objectives. The current study was designed to evaluate the role of Soluble Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells (s-TREM-1) measured in samples of endotracheal aspirates from critically-ill, intubated patients as a marker of inflammation or pneum... see more

 

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Heleen Van Aswegen,Celie Eales,Guy Richards,Jacques Goosen,Piet Becker

Objectives. To establish whether survivors of penetrating trunk trauma recover adequately and spontaneously following critical illness. Materials and methods. A prospective observational study was conducted. Intubated and ventilated males and females with... see more

William Lancelot Michell

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