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Colorectal cancer in South Africa : A heritable cause suspected in many young black patients by CRONJE, L, PATERSON, A. C, BECKER, P. J

“…Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) has a low incidence among the black African population. Largely unrecognised in the scientific literature is the fact that a…”
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Iron overload and tuberculosis: a case for iron chelation therapy by CRONJE, L, BORNMAN, L

“…Elevated levels of iron impair immune defence mechanisms, and specifically the macrophage function of innate immunity. Iron enhances Mycobacterium tuberculosis…”
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A simulation-based study evaluating the preparedness of interns' post-anaesthesia rotation in managing a failed obstetric intubation scenario : is our training good enough? by Kiwalabye, I, Cronjé, L, Schoeman, S, Sommerville, T

“…Background. Difficult or failed intubation of obstetric patients may be up to 8 times higher than in general surgical patients. A decline in obstetric…”
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An audit of operating theatre utilisation and day-of-surgery cancellations at a regional hospital in the Durban metropole by Asmal, I.I., Cronjé, L., Keerath, K.

“…Background. Operating theatres account for a significant proportion of hospital costs. There is a paucity of data evaluating utilisation of South African (SA)…”
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Obstruction of mechanical heart valve prostheses: Clinical aspects and surgical management by Deviri, Ehud, Sareli, Pinhas, Wisenbaugh, Thomas, Cronje, Stephanus L.

“…One hundred patients (32 male) aged 5 months to 82 years (median 32 years) underwent 106 surgical procedures for 112 mechanical prosthetic valves obstructed by…”
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South African Paediatric Surgical Outcomes Study: a 14-day prospective, observational cohort study of paediatric surgical patients by Torborg, A, Cronje, L, Thomas, J, Meyer, H, Bhettay, A, Diedericks, J, Cilliers, C, Kluyts, H, Mrara, B, Kalipa, M, Rodseth, R, Biccard, B

“…Children comprise a large proportion of the population in sub-Saharan Africa. The burden of paediatric surgical disease exceeds available resources in Africa,…”
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Evaluating the decision-to-delivery interval in category 1 emergency caesarean sections at a tertiary referral hospital by Andisha, E, Cronje, L

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Evaluating the decision-to-delivery interval in category 1 emergency caesarean sections at a tertiary referral hospital by Andisha, E, Cronje, L

“…Background. Caesarean sections (CS) in low- and middle-income countries are still afflicted with high complication rates for both mothers and neonates. A…”
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Active biomass in activated sludge mixed liquor by Cronje, G.L., Beeharry, A.O., Wentzel, M.C., Ekama, G.A.

“…The engineering and technology of the activated sludge system are reasonably well established, with systems implemented worldwide for the biological removal of…”
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The ASOS Surgical Risk Calculator: development and validation of a tool for identifying African surgical patients at risk of severe postoperative complications by Kluyts, H-L, le Manach, Y, Munlemvo, D M, Madzimbamuto, F, Basenero, A, Coulibaly, Y, Rakotoarison, S, Gobin, V, Samateh, A L, Chaibou, M S, Omigbodun, A O, Amanor-Boadu, S D, Tumukunde, J, Madiba, T E, Pearse, R M, Biccard, B M

“…The African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS) showed that surgical patients in Africa have a mortality twice the global average. Existing risk assessment tools…”
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Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer is predicted to contribute towards colorectal cancer in young South African blacks by Cronje, L, Becker, P J, Paterson, A C, Ramsay, M

“…A disproportionately large number of young (<50 years) black patients present with colorectal cancer (CRC) in South Africia. Although a phenomenon previously…”
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Pheochromocytoma Crisis: The Use of Magnesium Sulfate by James, Michael F., Cronjé, Larissa

“…Pheochromocytoma crisis is a rare life-threatening event that may appear with a variety of clinical symptoms. We present three cases of life-threatening crisis…”
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Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer is predicted to contribute towards colorectal cancer in young South African blacks by Cronjé, L., Becker, P.J., Paterson, A.C., Ramsay, M.

“…A disproportionately large number of young (50 years), those from young black patients presented more often with a low methylation phenotype (CIMP-L) and high…”
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National priorities for perioperative research in South Africa : research by Biccard, B.M., Bishop, D.G., Kluyts, H.L., Cronje, L., Kusel, B., Oodit, R., Maswime, S., Reed, A.R., Torborg, A.M., Biccard, B.M., Reed, A.R., Alphonsus, C.S.

“…Background. Perioperative research is currently unco-ordinated in South Africa (SA), with no clear research agenda. Objective. To determine the top ten…”
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National priorities for perioperative research in South Africa : research by Biccard, B.M., Bishop, D.G., Kluyts, H.L., Cronje, L., Kusel, B., Oodit, R., Maswime, S., Reed, A.R., Torborg, A.M., Biccard, B.M., Reed, A.R., Alphonsus, C.S.

“…Background. Perioperative research is currently unco-ordinated in South Africa (SA), with no clear research agenda. Objective. To determine the top ten…”
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A meta-analysis of the efficacy of preoperative surgical safety checklists to improve perioperative outcomes by Biccard, Bruce M, Rodseth, Reitze, Cronje, Larissa, Agaba, Peter, Chikumba, Edson, Du Toit, Leon, Farina, Zane, Fischer, Stephanie, Gopalan, P Dean, Govender, Komalan, Kanjee, Jayd, Kingwill, Aidan, Madzimbamuto, Farai, Mashava, Doreen, Mrara, Busisiwe, Mudely, Magesvaran, Ninise, Ezile, Swanevelder, Justiaan, Wabule, Agnes

“…Meta-analyses of the implementation of a surgical safety checklist (SSC) in observational studies have shown a significant decrease in mortality and surgical…”
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A meta-analysis of the efficacy of preoperative surgical safety checklists to improve perioperative outcomes : research by Chikumba, E., Madzimbamuto, F., Kanjee, J., Swanevelder, J., Farina, Z., Mrara, B., Cronje, L., Ninise, E., Govender, K., Agaba, P., Kingwill, A.C., Mudely, M., Rodseth, R.N., Mashava, D., du Toit, L., Wabule, A., Biccard, B.M., Fischer, S., Gopalan, P.D.

“…Background. Meta-analyses of the implementation of a surgical safety checklist (SSC) in observational studies have shown a significant decrease in mortality…”
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A meta-analysis of the efficacy of preoperative surgical safety checklists to improve perioperative outcomes : research by Biccard, B.M., Du Toit, L., Swanevelder, J., Rodseth, R.N., Cronje, L., Farina, Z., Gopalan, P.D., Govender, K., Kanjee, J., Mudely, M., Agaba, P., Chikumba, E., Madzimbamuto, F., Wabule, A., Fischer, S., Kingwill, A.C., Mashava, D., Mrara, B., Ninise, E.

“…Background. Meta-analyses of the implementation of a surgical safety checklist (SSC) in observational studies have shown a significant decrease in mortality…”
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National priorities for perioperative research in South Africa by Biccard, Bruce M, Alphonsus, Christella S, Bishop, David G, Cronje, Larissa, Kluyts, Hyla-Louise, Kusel, Belinda, Maswime, Salome, Oodit, Ravi, Reed, Anthony R, Torborg, Alexandra M, Wise, Robert

“…Perioperative research is currently unco-ordinated in South Africa (SA), with no clear research agenda. To determine the top ten national research priorities…”
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Evaluating the decision-to-delivery interval in category 1 emergency caesarean sections at a tertiary referral hospital by Cronjé, L., Andisha, E.

“…Background. Caesarean sections (CS) in low- and middle-income countries are still afflicted with high complication rates for both mothers and neonates. A…”
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