Search Results - "van Hoving, Daniel"
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Students' perceptions of Toxicolitaire ™- a digital card game for medical toxicology students
Published in Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2024)“…Toxicology students are frequently overwhelmed by the volume and complexity of information. To enhance the learning experience, medical toxicology lecturers…”
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CheXaid: deep learning assistance for physician diagnosis of tuberculosis using chest x-rays in patients with HIV
Published in NPJ digital medicine (09-09-2020)“…Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of preventable death in HIV-positive patients, and yet often remains undiagnosed and untreated. Chest x-ray is often…”
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Assault-injured youth in the emergency centres of Khayelitsha, South Africa: Baseline characteristics & opportunities for intervention
Published in Injury (01-12-2019)“…•Assault-injured patients were predominantly male (80%) and the majority of injuries were caused by stabbing (71%).•Seventy-nine percent of patients endorsed…”
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The burden of HIV and tuberculosis on the resuscitation area of an urban district-level hospital in Cape Town
Published in African Journal of Emergency Medicine (01-03-2021)“…Many patients present to emergency centres with HIV and tuberculosis related emergencies. Little is known about the influence of HIV and tuberculosis on the…”
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Antivenom supply and demand: An analysis of antivenom availability and utilization in South Africa
Published in African Journal of Emergency Medicine (01-12-2023)“…IntroductionSnakebites are a neglected tropical disease. In many areas, envenoming incidence and antivenom administration rates are unknown. This study…”
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An initiative to reduce psychiatric boarding in a Cape Town emergency department
Published in The South African journal of psychiatry (2023)“…Psychiatric boarding in Emergency Departments (ED) is a global challenge which results in long ED length of stays (LOS) with significant consequences on…”
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The association between hospital arrival time, transport method, prehospital time intervals, and in-hospital mortality in trauma patients presenting to Khayelitsha Hospital, Cape Town
Published in African Journal of Emergency Medicine (01-09-2018)“…Trauma is a leading cause of unnatural death and disability in South Africa. The aim of the study was to determine whether method of transport, hospital…”
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Temporal changes in trauma according to alcohol sale restrictions during the South African national COVID-19 lockdown
Published in African Journal of Emergency Medicine (01-12-2021)“…The South African government enforced various alcohol sale restrictions during the COVID-19 lockdown in order to reduce hospital admissions related to…”
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Current use and perceived barriers of emergency point-of-care ultrasound by African health care practitioners
Published in African Journal of Emergency Medicine (01-12-2022)“…The African Federation of Emergency Medicine (AFEM) recommends the use of emergency point-of-care ultrasound (ePOCUS) as a core skill for health care…”
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Adequacy of the emergency point-of-care ultrasound core curriculum for the local burden of disease in South Africa
Published in Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (01-04-2013)“…This prospective cross-sectional study assesses the adequacy of the current South African emergency point-of-care ultrasound (EPCUS) core curriculum against…”
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Assault-injured youth in the emergency centres of Khayelitsha, South Africa: A prospective study of recidivism and mortality
Published in African Journal of Emergency Medicine (01-12-2021)“…Violence is a major cause of death worldwide among youth. The highest mortality rates from youth violence occur in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). We…”
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The characteristics of geriatric patients managed within the resuscitation unit of a district-level emergency centre in Cape Town
Published in African Journal of Emergency Medicine (01-03-2022)“…The world's population is aging and this trend is also seen in South Africa. This increase will invariably affect acute care services. The geriatric population…”
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The burden of intentional self-poisoning on a district-level public Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
Published in African Journal of Emergency Medicine (01-09-2018)“…Intentional self-poisoning is a significant part of the toxicological burden experienced by emergency centres. The aim of this study was to describe all adults…”
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Dissemination patterns of scientific abstracts presented at the first and second African Conference of Emergency Medicine
Published in African Journal of Emergency Medicine (01-06-2019)“…Evidence based medicine is the standard of modern health care practices. Ongoing biomedical research is needed to expand existing knowledge and improve quality…”
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Emergency centre reorganization in preparation to the COVID-19 pandemic : a district hospital's dynamic adaptation response
Published in African journal of primary health care & family medicine (2020)“…The COVID-19 global pandemic forced healthcare facilities to put special isolation measures in place to limit nosocomial transmission. Cohorting is such a…”
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Estimated injury-associated blood loss versus availability of emergency blood products at a district-level public hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
Published in African Journal of Emergency Medicine (01-06-2018)“…International guidance suggests that injury-associated haemorrhagic shock should be resuscitated using blood products. However, in low- and middle-income…”
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Cross-sectional study of paediatric case mix presenting to an emergency centre in Cape Town, South Africa, during COVID-19
Published in BMJ paediatrics open (22-09-2020)“…ObjectiveTo describe and compare the effect of level 5 lockdown measures on the workload and case mix of paediatric patients presenting to a district-level…”
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Does Point-of-care Ultrasonography Change Emergency Department Care Delivered to Hypotensive Patients When Categorized by Shock Type? A Post-Hoc Analysis of an International Randomized Controlled Trial from the SHoC-ED Investigators
Published in Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) (03-11-2019)“…Introduction Our previously reported randomized-controlled-trial of point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) for patients with undifferentiated hypotension in the…”
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A retrospective review of calls to the Poisons Information Helpline of the Western Cape during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
Published in Southern African journal of infectious diseases (30-03-2022)“…Background Since the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, poison centres worldwide have reported an increase in exposures to chemicals…”
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Poor adherence to Tranexamic acid guidelines for adult, injured patients presenting to a district, public, South African hospital
Published in African Journal of Emergency Medicine (01-06-2017)“…In South Africa's high injury prevalent setting, it is imperative that injury mortality is kept to a minimum. The CRASH-2 trial showed that Tranexamic acid…”
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