L-Point Entry, Juxtapedicular, and Endplate-Parallel Trajectory (L-JET) Screw Fixation: A Novel ...

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The impact of point-of-care transthoracic echocardiography on management of patients presenting for emergency surgery in a resource-limited setting by Munsie, Robert David

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Comparison of haemoglobin values measured at point of care with the standard laboratory value by Johnson, Marianne

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Point-of-care electroencephalography for prediction of postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing elective surgery: protocol for a prospective cohort study

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Epidural analgesia for coronary artery bypass graft surgery by Riedel, Bernard J C J

“…This resurgence was brought about by laboratory-based evidence that TEA-induced sympatholysis may be cardioprotective through the promotion of myocardial blood flow to areas at-risk and subsequent early, small clinical studies suggesting that TEA was feasible, and possibly also beneficial in CABG surgery [Joachimsson et. al, 1989; Liem (1-3) et. al, 1992; Stenseth et. al, 1994]. …”
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Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in penetrating abdominal trauma by Moydien, Mahammed Riyaad

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Outcomes of uveitic cataract surgery in a cohort of South African children by Kennedy, Clare

“…Surgical management approach remains a point of controversy. The purpose of this study was to determine the peri- and postoperative outcomes of uveitic cataract surgery in a cohort of South African children. …”
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Pain and fertility outcomes post endometriosis surgery at Groote Schuur hospital by Kalwiba, Christian

“…Thirty percent of women operated primarily for infertility conceived spontaneously within 2 years. Nine point three percent of patients were reoperated with a mean duration from primary to second surgery of 3 years ± 1.3. …”
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A biomechanical investigation into the effects of decompressive surgery, on the stability of the lumbosacral joint in the dog

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Flow velocity measurement in haemodialysis access using 4D MRI by Downs, Jennifer

“…Images were then processed using Supertool in Matlab, and flow velocities at predetermined points on the brachial artery and cephalic vein, graft and fistula were calculated. …”
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Five-year review of breast-conserving therapy (BCT) for breast carcinoma: Surgical margins, re-excision and local recurrence in a single tertiary center by Nashidengo, Pueya Mekondjo

“…As per category of the resection margins, 68.9% of patients with positive margins had repeat surgery (48.3% re-excision and 20.6% mastectomy). 31.1% of patients with positive margins did not have repeat surgery despite the indication due to advanced age, loss to follow up or residual tumour on the deep chest wall margin. 80.8% patients completed radiotherapy treatment post breast-conserving surgery. …”
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Penetrating Abdominal Trauma: Spectrum of disease in a Level 1 Trauma Centre by Sander, Anthony

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A prospective, longitudinal, observational study to assess the health-related quality of life of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in the South African context by Kotze, Urda Karin

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Novel Approaches to Global Benchmarking of Risk-Adjusted Surgical Outcomes by Spence, Richard Trafford

“…Background Despite the existence of multiple validated risk-assessment and quality benchmarking tools in surgery, their utility outside of High Income Countries is limited. …”
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A descriptive study of the use of troponin I testing at a Cape Town district hospital by Gibson, Joshua Glynn

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An audit of the workload of an acute surgery unit in a tertiary academic hospital before and after the closure of a referring community hospital by Moodie, Quintin Keith

“…This is demonstrated for example by evidence that some colorectal surgeons refer diseases of the appendix to the general surgeon, reflecting the narrow point of care that is being practiced in certain fields of surgery. …”
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The vascular anatomy of the forehead related to forehead flaps and its application in plastic and reconstructive surgery by Kleintjes, Wayne George

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Penetrating traumatic cardiac injury : experience in the current era from a high-volume tertiary hospital. by Koen, Johan Gerhard

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Acetabular reconstruction using a ?Cone Cup? prosthesis in a series of 13 patients by Klopper, Schalk

“…Background Endoprosthetic reconstruction of major pelvic bone loss in oncology and revision arthroplasty surgery is associated with high complication rates. …”
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