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Volume 38 Number 1 Year 2022

11 articles in this issue 

V K Saingur,S Naaz,E Ozair,A Asghar

Background. Airway irritation caused by prolonged inflation of endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff results in post-intubation morbidities.Objective. We aimed to study intracuff lidocaine and alkalisedlidocaine on sedation or analgesia requirements of p... see more

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D Hopkinson,K Akuamoah-Boateng,P Banguti,J P Mvukiyehe,C Zerfoss,T Eng,E Tuyishime,K Hertel,D Starling,A Bethea,B Moses,A Syed

Background. Emerging critical care systems have gained little attention in low- and middle-income countries. In sub-Saharan Africa, only 4% of the healthcare workforce is trained in critical care, and mortality rates are unacceptably high in thi... see more

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L J Solomon

Mortality prediction models, which this author prefers to call outcome-risk assignment models, are ubiquitous in critical care practice. They are designed to assess the risk of dying for any given patient by assigning risk based on indices of physiol... see more

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N J Conradie,C Vincent-Lambert,W Stassen

Background and objective. Critical care transport (CCT) involves the movement of critically ill patients between healthcare facilities. South Africa (SA), like other low- to middle-income countries, has a relative shortage of ICU beds, making CC... see more

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M-C F Kilba,S Salie,B M Morrow

Background. Extubation failure contributes to poor outcome of mechanically ventilated children, yet the prevalence and risk factors have been poorly studied in South African (SA) children.Objective. To determine the prevalence, risk factors... see more

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K Rangai,A Ramkillawan,M T D Smith

Background. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on healthcare systems globally as most countries were not equipped to deal with the outbreak. To avoid complete collapse of intensive care units (ICUs) and health systems as a whole,... see more

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E Ndlovu,C Filmalter,J Jordaan,T Heyns

Background. Professional quality of life, measured as compassion satisfaction, is a prerequisite for nurses working in intensive care units where patients rely on their care. Nurses who experience compassion satisfaction, or good professional qu... see more

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S Pazi,G Sharp,E van der Merwe

Background. A scoring system based on physiological conditions was developed in 1984 to assess the severity of illness. This version, and subsequent versions, were labelled Simplified Acute Physiology Scores (SAPS). Each extension addressed limitatio... see more

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N Yachad,K D Naidoo

Background. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common cause of paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admissions in South Africa. Optimal care of these patients includes the prevention and control of post-traumatic seizures (PTS) in order to minim... see more

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