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The Critical Care Society of Southern Africa Consensus Guideline on ICU Triage and Rationing (ConICTri) by Joynt, G M, Gopalan, D P, Argent, A A, Chetty, S, Wise, R, Lai, V K W, Hodgson, E, Lee, A, Joubert, I, Mokgokong, S, Tshukutsoane, S, Richards, G, Menezes, C, Mathivha, R L, Espen, B, Levy, B, Asante, K, Paruk, F

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The effect of the SARS-CoV2 pandemic and lockdown on non-Covid ICU admissions: Experience from a South African tertiary hospital by Murphy, S, Zwane, K, Williams, K, Omar, S

“…Background. Future pandemic planning involves analysing past experiences. We compared intensive care unit (ICU) admissions during the SARS- CoV-2 pandemic…”
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Relevance and application of clinical practice guidelines in different settings by Blaauw, R

“…In clinical practice, we are inundated with many guidelines from various parts of the world. Well-constructed practice guidelines are supposed to be formulated…”
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Is scolding analogous to positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)? by Singhal, S, Verma, M, Bhatia, G

“…The residency programme transforms medical students from novices to competent physicians/academic teachers. Being a professional course, it requires not only…”
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Cochrane Corner: The use of anticoagulants in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 by Gloeck, N, Jaca, A, Kredo, T, Calligaro, G

“…In this Cochrane Corner, we highlight the main findings of a Cochrane Review by Flumignan et al. entitled ‘Anticoagulants for people hospitalised with…”
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The missed art of care? by Lupton-Smith, Alison

“…They are standing around my bed talking about my heart rate and blood pressure, concerned because it is so high. I know why it is high…”
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Critical care nurses’ experiences of communication-vulnerable patients in the intensive care unit and the influence on rendering compassionate care by Kuyler, A, Heyns, T, Johnson, E

“…\r\nBackground\r\nInterventions administered to critically ill patients, including mechanical ventilation, sedation or other treatments may hinder…”
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CO2 gap changes compared with cardiac output changes in response to intravenous volume expansion and/or vasopressor therapy in septic shock by Faris, F, El-Houfi, A, El Shahat, M, Khalid, H, Al-Azab, A

“…Background. The difference in partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2) between mixed or central venous blood and arterial blood, known as the ∆PCO2 or CO2…”
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A review of the role of testosterone in the care of the critically ill patient by Stevenson, R, Bishop, D G, Rodseth, R N

“…Testosterone is an anabolic and androgenic steroid hormone therapeutically used to produce male sex characteristics. It has also been shown to have a…”
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Bedside critical care training: A quasi-experimental study in the paediatric emergency department of a referral hospital in Nigeria by Abiodun, M T, Ochaba, E A, Kpongo-Ogieva, A

“…\r\nBackground\r\nThere is a need for critical care services outside intensive care units (ICUs), especially in emergency departments (EDs). However, there is…”
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Core competencies in critical care for general medical practitioners in South Africa: A Delphi study by Maasdorp, S D, Paruk, F, De Vasconcellos, K, Grion, C, Joubert, I, Joynt, G M, Kalafatis, N, Lapinsky, S E, Lipman, J, Malbrain, M L N G, Mrara, B, Richards, G A, Spruyt, M G L, van der Merwe, E, Vincent, J L, van der Merwe, L J

“…\r\nBackground\r\nDespite a high burden of disease that requires critical care services, there are a limited number of intensivists in South Africa (SA)…”
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The utility of brain natriuretic peptide as a prognosticating marker in critical care patients by Naidoo, A, De Vasconcellos, K

“…\r\nBackground\r\nBrain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is an established biomarker of morbidity and mortality in cardiac failure. Data also suggest potential…”
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Outcomes of traumatic brain injury patients in an adult intensive care unit of a South African regional hospital, without on-site neurosurgical service: A retrospective quantitative study on the neurological improvement at discharge by Sallie, A, Wise, R

“…Background. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mortality and disability. The South African (SA) province of Kwazulu-Natal faces challenges in…”
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Patient perceptions of ICU physiotherapy: ‘Your body needs to go somewhere to be recharged … ’ by Karachi, F, van Nes, M B, Gosselink, R, Hanekom, S

“…\r\nBackground\r\nPatient satisfaction is an essential concept to consider for the improvement of quality care in healthcare centres and hospitals and has been…”
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Groote Schuur Hospital neurosurgical intensive care unit: A 2-year review of admission characteristics by Rashid, S, Joubert, I, Semple, P

“…\r\nBackground\r\nAt Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH), the neurosurgical intensive care unit (NsICU) is a 6-bed unit headed by a specialist neurosurgeon with…”
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Guidelines for the hospital role of the clinical nurse in antimicrobial stewardship: A scoping review by Rout, J, Essack, S, Brysiewicz, P

“…Background. Antimicrobial stewardship aims to optimise the use of antimicrobial medicines to preserve the efficacy of these medicines and to contain…”
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Moral distress among critical care nurses when excecuting do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders in a public critical care unit in Gauteng by Ntseke, S, Coetzee, I, Heyns, T

“…\r\nBackground\r\nA critical care unit admits on a daily basis patients who are critically ill or injured. The condition of these patients’ may deteriorate to…”
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The organisational response of a hospital critical care service to the COVID-19 pandemic: The Groote Schuur Hospital experience by Michell, W. L, Joubert, I. A, Peters, S, Fredericks, D. L, Miller, M. G. A, Piercy, J. L, Arnold-Day, C, Thomson, D. A, van Zyl-Smit, R. N, Calligaro, G, Strathie, G, Semple, P. L, Hofmeyr, R, Peters, D, Dheda, K

“…Background. There are limited data about the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19)-related organisational responses and the challenges of expanding a critical care…”
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Alarms in the ICU: A study investigating how ICU nurses respond to clinical alarms for patient safety in a selected hospital in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa by Ramlaul, A, Chironda, G, Brysiewicz, P

“…Background. Advances in technology have facilitated the implementation of improved alarm management systems in the healthcare sector. There is a need to…”
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Clinical features and outcomes of patients with myasthenia gravis admitted to an intensive care unit: A 20-year retrospective study by Morar, R, Ma, Fatoumata, Seedat, F, Richards, G A

“…\r\nBackground\r\nThere are limited data on the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) admitted to the intensive care…”
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