Search Results - "Biccard, B M"

Risks to healthcare workers following tracheal intubation of patients with COVID‐19: a prospective international multicentre cohort study by El‐Boghdadly, K., Wong, D. J. N., Owen, R., Neuman, M. D., Pocock, S., Carlisle, J. B., Johnstone, C., Andruszkiewicz, P., Baker, P. A., Biccard, B. M., Bryson, G. L., Chan, M. T. V., Cheng, M. H., Chin, K. J., Coburn, M., Jonsson Fagerlund, M., Myatra, S. N., Myles, P. S., O’Sullivan, E., Pasin, L., Shamim, F., van Klei, W. A., Ahmad, I.

“…Summary Healthcare workers involved in aerosol‐generating procedures, such as tracheal intubation, may be at elevated risk of acquiring COVID‐19. However, the…”
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The efficacy of peri‐operative interventions to decrease postoperative delirium in non‐cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta‐analysis by Moyce, Z., Rodseth, R. N., Biccard, B. M.

“…Summary The purpose of this meta‐analysis was to determine the efficacy of peri‐operative interventions in decreasing the incidence of postoperative delirium…”
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What is the best pre‐operative risk stratification tool for major adverse cardiac events following elective vascular surgery? A prospective observational cohort study evaluating pre‐operative myocardial ischaemia monitoring and biomarker analysis by Biccard, B. M., Naidoo, P., de Vasconcellos, K.

“…Summary Although brain natriuretic peptide has been shown to be superior to the revised cardiac risk index for risk stratification of vascular surgical…”
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Dexmedetomidine and cardiac protection for non‐cardiac surgery: a meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials by Biccard, B. M., Goga, S., De Beurs, J.

“…Summary We conducted a systematic review of the effects of dexmedetomidine on cardiac outcomes following non‐cardiac surgery. We included prospective,…”
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Outcomes in vascular surgical patients with isolated postoperative troponin leak: a meta‐analysis by Redfern, G., Rodseth, R. N., Biccard, B. M.

“…Summary Although peri‐operative myocardial infarction remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality following vascular surgery, the significance of an…”
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A meta‐analysis of the utility of pre‐operative brain natriuretic peptide in predicting early and intermediate‐term mortality and major adverse cardiac events in vascular surgical patients by Rodseth, R. N., Padayachee, L., Biccard, B. M.

“…Summary We conducted a meta‐analysis of the utility of pre‐operative B‐type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N‐terminal‐pro B‐type natriuretic peptide in…”
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The pathophysiology of peri‐operative myocardial infarction by Biccard, B. M., Rodseth, R. N.

“…Summary It is generally believed that plaque rupture and myocardial oxygen supply‐demand imbalance contribute approximately equally to the burden of…”
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Relationship between the inability to climb two flights of stairs and outcome after major non‐cardiac surgery: implications for the pre‐operative assessment of functional capacity by Biccard, B. M.

“…Summary Functional capacity is an integral component of the pre‐operative evaluation of the cardiac patient for non‐cardiac surgery. Stair climbing capacity…”
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Utility of clinical risk predictors for preoperative cardiovascular risk prediction by Biccard, B.M., Rodseth, R.N.

“…Cardiovascular risk prediction using clinical risk factors is integral to both the European and the American algorithms for preoperative cardiac risk…”
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The role of brain natriuretic peptide in prognostication and reclassification of risk in patients undergoing vascular surgery by Biccard, B. M., Naidoo, P.

“…Summary The aim of this study was to determine whether measurement of pre‐operative brain natriuretic peptide can significantly improve risk stratification of…”
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A peri‐operative statin update for non‐cardiac surgery. Part II: Statin therapy for vascular surgery and peri‐operative statin trial design by Biccard, B. M.

“…Summary This is the second of two review articles evaluating peri‐operative statin therapy. In surgical patients, the utility of peri‐operative statin therapy…”
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A prospective observational study of preoperative natriuretic peptide testing in adult non-cardiac surgical patients in hospitals in Western Cape Province, South Africa by Alphonsus, C.S, Jagga, M, Crowther, M, Coetzee, E, Davies, G, Fullerton, Z, Van Zyl, H.A, Reed, A, Cloete, E, Roos, J, Roodt, F, Rodseth, R. N, Biccard, B. M

“…Background. International guidelines recommend risk stratification to identify high-risk non-cardiac surgical patients. It is also recommended that all…”
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Surgery and cardiovascular outcomes: an untapped public health benefit that potentially saves lives by Biccard, B. M.

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Establishing a South African national framework for COVID-19 surgical prioritisation by Chu, K.M, Owolabi, E.O, Smith, M, Hardcastle, T.C, Maswime, S, Geduld, H, Gopalan, P. D, Marco, J, Mendelson, M, Biccard, B. M, Cairncross, L

“…Background. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, surgical operations have been drastically reduced in South Africa (SA). Guidelines on surgical…”
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Priorities for peri‐operative research in Africa by Biccard, B.M., Biccard, BM, Torborg, AM, Madden, VJ, Plenge, U, du Toit, L, Flint, M, Forget, P, Hewitt‐Smith, A, Mohamed, A, Omigbodun, AO, Antwi‐Kusi, A, Bedada, AG, Ndonga, AK, Morais, A, Mbwele, B, Narcisse, B, Ashebir, DZ, Munlemvo, DM, Polepole, DM, Basenero, A, Smalle, IO, Madzimbamuto, FD, Ekwen, G, Kluyts, H‐L, Tumukunde, J, Elfiky, MA, Fawzy, M, Maimbo, M, Jalloh, M, Ulisubisya, MM, Ouedragogo, N, Mawandza, PDG, Sama, HD, Rakotoarison, SR, Patel‐Mujajati, U, Coulibaly, Y, Ngumi, ZWW, Zoumenou, E

“…Summary Deaths following surgery are the third largest contributor to deaths globally, and in Africa are twice the global average. There is a need for a…”
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A peri‐operative statin update for non‐cardiac surgery. Part I: The effects of statin therapy on atherosclerotic disease and lessons learnt from statin therapy in medical (non‐surgical) patients by Biccard, B. M.

“…Summary The utility of peri‐operative statin therapy is currently considered to be inconclusive. To provide a platform for more meaningful peri‐operative…”
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Optimising perioperative care for hip and knee arthroplasty in South Africa: a Delphi consensus study by Plenge, U, Nortje, M B, Marais, L C, Jordaan, J D, Parker, R, van der Westhuizen, N, van der Merwe, J F, Marais, J, September, W V, Davies, G L, Pretorius, T, Solomon, C, Ryan, P, Torborg, A M, Farina, Z, Smit, R, Cairns, C, Shanahan, H, Sombili, S, Mazibuko, A, Hobbs, H R, Porrill, O S, Timothy, N E, Siebritz, R E, van der Westhuizen, C, Troskie, A J, Blake, C A, Gray, L A, Munting, T W, Steinhaus, H K S, Rowe, P, van der Walt, J G, Isaacs Noordien, R, Theron, A, Biccard, B M

“…A structured approach to perioperative patient management based on an enhanced recovery pathway protocol facilitates early recovery and reduces morbidity in…”
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Meta-analysis of the effect of heart rate achieved by perioperative beta-adrenergic blockade on cardiovascular outcomes by Biccard, B.M., Sear, J.W., Foëx, P.

“…Acute perioperative beta-adrenergic blockade may be cardioprotective in the high-risk cardiac patient for major non-cardiac surgery. We have investigated the…”
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The influence of clinical risk factors on pre‐operative B‐type natriuretic peptide risk stratification of vascular surgical patients by Biccard, B. M., Lurati Buse, G. A., Burkhart, C., Cuthbertson, B. H., Filipovic, M., Gibson, S. C., Mahla, E., Leibowitz, D. W., Rodseth, R. N.

“…Summary The role of the revised cardiac risk index in risk stratification has recently been challenged by studies reporting on the superior predictive ability…”
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Barriers to clinical research in Africa: a quantitative and qualitative survey of clinical researchers in 27 African countries by Conradie, A, Duys, R, Forget, P, Biccard, B M

“…There is a need for high quality research to improve perioperative patient care in Africa. The aim of this study was to understand the particular barriers to…”
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