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Chest radiograph in acute respiratory infections

Author: Swingler, George H ; Zwarenstein, Merrick Date: 2005 Background: Chest radiography is widely used during the management of acute lower respiratory infections, but the benefits are unknown. Objectives: To assess the effects of chest radiography on clinical outcome in acute lower respiratory ... Read more
Clinical indicators of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) in South African children infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Author: Fatti, Geoffrey Libero Date: 2005 Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality amongst HIV-infected children in Africa. Definitive diagnostic resources for PCP in Africa are limited due to their expense and technical difficulty, however ... Read more
Descriptive study evaluating the use of the Road to Health card by doctors in a tertiary paediatric hospital setting

Author: Wiles, Jodi Isaacs Date: 2016 Background: The South African Road to Health Card (RTHC) is a parent-held personal child health record used by health professionals and parents to monitor the health and development of a child. Low possession and retention of the RTHC by ... Read more
The diagnostic ability of pediatric transthoracic echocardiography in the current era : a segmental appraisal

Author: Border, William L Date: 2009 Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) plays a crucial role in the care of pediatric patients with heart disease. However, despite numerus recent technological advances, there has been little re-assessment of its accuracy. We sought to ... Read more
Early prediction of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in newborn infants in a resource-limited setting

Author: Horn, Alan Richard Date: 2013 Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) after birth is an important cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality, particularly in resource-limited regions. Therapeutic hypothermia initiated within the first 6 hours of life, in settings that can ... Read more
The effect of a training and clinical facilitation programme for registered midwives in primary maternity settings with respect to managing labour: a pragmatic cluster randomised trial

Author: Clow, Sheila Elizabeth Date: 2015 Background: Intrapartum complications contribute to nearly half of all avoidable maternal and perinatal deaths nationally. Inadequate understanding of the labour process by midwives, poor documentation of labour monitoring and inadequate ... Read more
International collaboration, funding and association with burden of disease in randomized controlled trials in Africa

Author: Swingler, George H ; Pillay, Victoria ; Pienaar, Elizabeth D ; Ioannidis, John P A Date: 2005 OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess whether randomized controlled trials conducted in Africa with collaborators from outside Africa were more closely associated with health conditions that have a burden of disease that is of specific ... Read more
Observer variation in chest radiography of acute lower respiratory infections in children: a systematic review

Author: Swingler, George H Date: 2001 BACKGROUND: Knowledge of the accuracy of chest radiograph findings in acute lower respiratory infection in children is important when making clinical decisions. METHODS: I conducted a systematic review of agreement between and within observers ... Read more c b
Predictors of good outcome in upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB)

Author: Kalula, Sebastiana Zimba Date: 2000 Background and literature review: Introduction: Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common cause of emergency hospital admission. It is also not uncommon in patients already in hospital. The bulk of severe morbidity and mortality occurs ... Read more
Prevalence of and risk factors for falls in older people in an urban community in South Africa

Author: Kalula, Sebastiana Zimba Date: 2012 Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references. Read more
The relationship between metabolic acidosis, lactate, the lactate:pyruvate ratio, and outcome, in children with post-operative cardiogenic and septic shock

Author: Hatherill, Mark Date: 2007 Measures of the severity of metabolic acidosis (base excess) and of the severity of the underlying acid-base derangements (levels of lactate, chloride, albumin, and strong ion gap) have been used to differentiate survivors from nonsurvivors ... Read more
Risk factors for falls in older adults in a South African Urban Community

Author: Kalula, Sebastiana Zimba ; Ferreira, Monica ; Swingler, George H ; Badri, Motasim Date: 24 Feb 2016 Background: Studies on falls in older adults have mainly been conducted in high income countries. Scant, if any, information exists on risk factors for falls in the older population of sub-Saharan African countries. Methods: A cross-sectional ... Read more c b
A survey of knowledge in the case management of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in children under the age of 5 years, amongst doctors and clinical nurse practitioners (CNPS) in the Khayelitsha district of Western Cape Province

Author: Opedun, David Date: 1997 OBJECTIVE: To assess the knowledge of Doctors and Clinical Nurse Practitioners (CNPs) with regard to the case management of ARI in children under the age of 5 years in the Khayelitsha District of Western Cape Province. METHODS: The study was ... Read more
A systematic review of the symptomatic treatment of the cough in whooping cough

Author: Pillay, Victoria Date: 2002 Background: There are between 20 - 40 million cases of whooping cough annually world-wide, 90% of which occur in developing countries, resulting in an estimated 200 - 300 O00 fatalities each year. Much of the morbidity is due to the paroxysmal ... Read more
The utility of computed tomography for recent-onset partial seizures in childhood

Author: Swingler, George H ; Westwood,Anthony T R ; Iloni, Karen Date: 2006 Objectives. The objective was to evaluate the role of a paediatric surgical consultant at a primary health care facility. Design. Descriptive and prospective. Setting. In the process of planning and implementation of the 2010 health plan of ... Read more
The utility of computed tomography for recent-onset partial seizures in childhood

Author: Swingler, George H ; Westwood, Anthony T R ; Iloni, Karen Date: 2006 Objectives. To determine the diagnostic yield of computed tomography (CT) of the head in children presenting for the first time with partial seizures in a region with a high prevalence of tuberculosis and neurocysticercosis. Design. Prospective ... Read more