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Changes in surgical practice in 85 South African hospitals during COVID-19 hard lockdown by Chu, K M, Smith, M, Steyn, E, Goldberg, P, Bougard, H, Buccimazza, I

“…In preparation for the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa (SA) began a national lockdown on 27 March 2020, and many hospitals implemented measures to prepare for…”
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The developing world of pre‐operative optimisation: a systematic review of Cochrane reviews by du Toit, L., Bougard, H., Biccard, B. M.

“…Summary Pre‐operative optimisation is a heterogenous group of interventions aimed at improving peri‐operative outcomes. To understand the evidence for…”
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Estimating the surgical backlog from the COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa: A retrospective analysis of six government hospitals by Chu, K M, Marco, J, Bougard, H, Strauss, C P, Bertels, L, Victor, A E, van der Walt, L, Goliath, A, Duvenage, R

“…Background The COVID-19 pandemic reached South Africa (SA) in March 2020. A national lockdown began on 27 March 2020, and health facilities reduced…”
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Compliance to the South African ventral hernia guidelines: inaugural results from the HIG(SA) registry by Gouws, J, Nel, D, Bougard, HC, Koto, Z, Oodit, R, Kloppers, JC

“…Background: The Hernia Interest Group (HIG) of South Africa (SA), following the publication of their inguinal and ventral hernia guidelines (in 2015 and 2016…”
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Consensus statement regarding minimally invasive surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic by Panieri, E., Nel, D., Oodit, R., Bougard, H.

“…SASES is committed to providing guidelines and support to our members to ensure that patients receive the best available care. The COVID-19 pandemic has placed…”
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Building a national hernia registry in South Africa: initial ventral hernia repair results from a diverse healthcare sector by Gouws, J., Nel, D., Bougard, H. C., Sofianos, C., Reimers, G. B., Rayamajhi, S., Folscher, D. J., de Beer, R., Rademan, R. J., Donkin, I. E., Swart, N., Taran, O. S., Campbell, N. C., Kloppers, J. C.

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper was to introduce a new registry in a developing country by describing the demographics, management and 30-day outcomes of…”
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HIG (SA) Guidelines for the Management of Ventral Hernias by Oodit, Ravi

“…Ventral hernia repair is one of the most common general surgical procedures. The best opportunity for a successful outcome is the first repair. The last two…”
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LAPAROSCOPIC APPROACH TO COMBINED BILATERAL INGUINAL AND VENTRAL HERNIAS by Bougard, H

“…Herniosis is a well-documented phenomenon amongst patients who develop any hernia over their lifetime. Multiple hernias at different anatomical locations are…”
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THE OPEN RETRORECTUS AND TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINUS RELEASE by Bougard, H

“…The open retrorectus approach to the repair of incisional hernias remains the gold standard approach despite the availability of multiple options. The addition…”
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Identification of deficits in appendicitis diagnostic variables in females in South Africa --a descriptive study by Kariem, N, Owolabi, E.O, Bougard, H, Kariem, M, Gouws, J, Noor, F, Chu, K.M

“…Background: Acute appendicitis (AA) is a common surgical emergency and misdiagnosis in females is common given the potential broad differential diagnosis…”
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Estimating the surgical backlog from the COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa : a retrospective analysis of six government hospitals by Chu, K.M, Marco, J, Bougard, H, Strauss, C.P, Bertels, L, Victor, A.E, Van der Walt, L, Goliath, A, Duvenage, R

“…Background. The COVID-19 pandemic reached South Africa (SA) in March 2020. A national lockdown began on 27 March 2020, and health facilities reduced…”
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Perioperative optimization in complex abdominal wall hernias: Delphi consensus statement by Grove, T N, Kontovounisios, C, Montgomery, A, Heniford, B T, Windsor, A C J, Warren, O J

“…The incidence of incisional hernia after major abdominal surgery via a midline laparotomy is 20-41 per cent with short-term follow-up, and over 50 per cent in…”
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SIGNIFICANT CLINICAL AND PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES AT 6 MONTHS FOLLOWING HERNIA REPAIR WITH AN ABSORBABLE FIXATION DEVICE by Bougard, H, Doerhoff, C, Bringman, S, Chudy, M, Romanowski, C, Jones, P

“…Surgeons utilise various mesh fixation methods during hernia repair which may include tacks/straps and/or sutures. One of these tack/strap choices, is an…”
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HIG by de Beer, R, Oodit, R, Kloppers, J.C, Reimers, G.B, Folscher, D, Coolen, D, Koto, M.Z, Sofianos, C, Bougard, H

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Inguinal hernia guidelines 2015 : guideline by Oodit, R., Oodit, R., Koto, Z., Folscher, D., Bougard, H., Bougard, H., Grobler, S., Koto, Z., Sofianos, C.

“…Background. Inguinal hernia repair is the most frequent general surgical procedure. These guidelines aim to improve and standardise practice. They apply to…”
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