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Strategies for recovery of a surgical service in the COVID-19 era by Nel, D

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a massive backlog of elective cases. Delays in the provision of “elective” surgical care have dire consequences for the…”
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Emerging markers of cancer cachexia and their relationship to sarcopenia by Lipshitz, Melanie, Visser, J., Anderson, R., Nel, D. G., Smit, T., Steel, H. C., Rapoport, B.

“…Purpose Emerging biomarkers of cancer cachexia and their roles in sarcopenia and prognosis are poorly understood. Baseline assessments of anthropometrics,…”
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The role of supply chain risk mitigation strategies to manage supply chain disruptions by Nel, Jacobus D

“…Abstract only…”
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Relationships of emerging biomarkers of cancer cachexia with quality of life, appetite, and cachexia by Lipshitz, M., Visser, J., Anderson, R., Nel, DG, Smit, T., Steel, HC, Rapoport, BL

“…Purpose Quality of life (QoL), appetite, cachexia, and biomarkers [albumin, hemoglobin (Hb), neutrophils, lymphocytes, platelets, C-reactive protein (CRP),…”
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Surgery for Pheochromocytoma: A Single-Center Review of 60 Cases from South Africa by Nel, D., Panieri, E., Malherbe, F., Steyn, R., Cairncross, L.

“…Background There is a paucity of data on the presentation and surgical management of pheochromocytoma in developing nations, particularly in Africa. Methods…”
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The introduction of competency-based medical education for postgraduate training in South Africa by Nel, D, Burch, V, Adam, S, Ras, T, Mawela, D, Buch, E, Green-Thompson, L

“…Specialist training has increasingly become the subject of public discourse, with greater demands for accountability from various stakeholders in safe delivery…”
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Liver transient elastography values in healthy South African children by Rose, Penelope C, Cotton, Mark F, Otwombe, Kennedy, Innes, Steve, Nel, Etienne D

“…Transient elastography (TE) is a rapid noninvasive ultrasound-based technology that measures liver stiffness as a surrogate for liver fibrosis and controlled…”
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Revisiting the Difficult Airway with special reference to the new Difficult Airway Society Guidelines by D. Nel

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Four-oil intravenous lipid emulsion effect on plasma fatty acid composition, inflammatory markers and clinical outcomes in acutely ill patients: A randomised control trial (Foil fact) by Donoghue, V., Schleicher, G.K., Spruyt, M.G.L., Malan, L., Nel, D.G., Calder, P.C., Blaauw, R.

“…Data in critically ill patients on the effect of intravenous lipid emulsions (LEs), containing omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), in parenteral…”
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The tragedy of smoking, alcohol, and multiple substance use during pregnancy by Brink, L T, Springer, P E, Nel, D G, Potter, M D, Odendaal, H J

“…Background Antenatal substance use is a significant public health concern in South Africa (SA). Information on smoking, drinking and drug use during pregnancy…”
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Competency Assessment of General Surgery Trainees: A Perspective From the Global South, in a CBME-Naive Context by Nel, D., McNamee, L., Wright, M., Alseidi, A.A., Cairncross, L., Jonas, E., Burch, V.

“…•Little is known about perceptions of competency assessment outside the Global North.•Participants felt it it was essential to assess, but had been done poorly…”
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The impact of thromboelastography on patients with penetrating abdominal trauma requiring intensive care by Hannington, M, Nel, D, Miller, M, Nicol, A, Navsaria, P

“…Background: Trauma-induced coagulopathy (TIC) is a complex multifaceted process which contributes to higher mortality rates in severely injured trauma…”
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy in a resource-limited setting: a retrospective comparison of sentinel lymph node biopsy before and after the introduction of Sentimag at an academic breast unit by Yousef, M, Roodt, L, Masu, A, Nel, D, Malherbe, F

“…Background: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is performed for staging and prognostication of breast cancer (BC) in cases with a clinically and radiologically…”
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Clinical associations of fetal heart rate accelerations as derived from transabdominal fetal electrocardiograms by Odendaal, H.J., Kieser, E., Crockart, I.C., Brink, L.T., Du Plessis, C., Nel, D.G.

“…•Raw fetal electrocardiogram data were recorded noninvasively at different gestations.•Fetal heart rate patterns were derived from the stored raw…”
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Venous thromboembolism risk and prophylaxis prescription in surgical patients at a tertiary hospital in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by Nel, D., Rocher, W.D., Page, T., Rocher, M.

“…Background. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common complication during and after hospitalisation, and is regarded as the most common cause of preventable…”
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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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In utero teratogen exposure and cardiometabolic risk in 5-year-old children: a prospective pediatric study by De Smidt, J. J. A., Odendaal, H. J., Nel, D. G., Nolan, H., Du Plessis, C., Brink, L. T., Oelofse, A.

“…Aorta and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is a measure of subclinical atherosclerosis and useful to assess cardiometabolic risk in the young. The in utero…”
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Laparoscopic splenopexy for wandering spleen with absorbable mesh fixation by Nel, D, Kloppers, J.C. Kloppers, Panieri, Eugenio

“…Summary Wandering spleen is a rare condition characterised by lack of fixation of the spleen to its usual position in the left upper quadrant. Laparoscopic…”
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The association of prenatal alcohol exposure on the cognitive abilities and behaviour profiles of 4‐year‐old children: a prospective cohort study by Cluver, CA, Charles, W, Merwe, C, Bezuidenhout, H, Nel, D, Groenewald, C, Brink, L, Hesselman, S, Bergman, L, Odendaal, H

“…Objective To examine the association of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) on cognitive abilities and behaviour profiles of 4‐year‐old children. Design…”
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Food provision in early childhood development centres in Harare, Zimbabwe by Lewis, A, Smit, Y, Marais, M, Nel, D.G

“…Background. Poor nutrition practices result in malnutrition, a public health concern that affects a third of children globally. In Zimbabwe, ~27.6% of children…”
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