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Describing the resistance patterns of necrotising fasciitis in acute care surgery
… (June 2015 - July 2017) of all patients who had surgery for necrotising fasciitis at an ACS unit. Results- Necrotising fasciitis accounted for 15% of all skin and soft tissue sepsis that required surgery. There were 10 male (52.6%) and nine female (47.4%) patients. The most common co-morbidity …
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Describing the resistance patterns of necrotising fasciitis in Acute Care Surgery
… (June 2015 - July 2017) of all patients who had surgery for necrotising fasciitis at an ACS unit. Results: Necrotising fasciitis accounted for 15% of all skin and soft tissue sepsis that required surgery. There were 10 male (52.6%) and nine female (47.4%) patients. The most common co-morbidity …
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Upper gastrointestinal bleed: a comparative outcomes study of pre and post implementation of management guidelines in the acute care surgery unit, Groote Schuur Hospital
… and haemoglubin trigger for transfusion) at Acute Care Surgery Unit, at Groote Schuur Hospital. Methods: This is a comparative study between a retrospective control group and a prospective cohort post implementation of a quality improvement program (QIP). Results: This study included 109 …
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An audit of the workload of an acute surgery unit in a tertiary academic hospital before and after the closure of a referring community hospital
Aim: An audit of the workload of an Acute Care Surgery Unit in a Tertiary Academic Hospital and an assessment of the impact on this Unit by the closure of a busy Community Hospital. Background: The primary mission of the Acute Care Surgery service is to provide timely surgical assessment, operative …
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Logistical factors associated with adverse outcomes following emergency surgery in an acute care surgical unit
Purpose The Acute Care Surgical Unit at Groote Schuur Hospital was established in 2010 and is the first of its kind in Africa. The aim of this study was to describe the outcomes of emergency surgical cases, as well as determine the logistical factors associated with adverse outcomes following …
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Surgeon Volume and Operative Mortality for Emergency General Surgery Operations
The relationship between surgeon-volume to operative mortality is well established for elective surgical procedures in the United States. However, the importance of this relationship in emergency operations is not understood. Using a primary dataset looking at emergent colon resections over a three …
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Percutaneous cholecystostomy placement in cases non-responsive or otherwise non-operable acute cholecystitis: a retrospective descriptive and outcomes analysis
… as a management option in patients with acute cholecystitis (AC), not suitable for cholecystectomy and not responding to best medical management. The secondary aim of this research is to investigate the feasibility and complexities of interval cholecystectomy in this cohort of patients, …
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Long-term Outcomes Following Emergency General Surgery in Older Adults
Introduction: Emergency general surgery (EGS) conditions represent a large and growing burden for patients and healthcare systems alike, particularly among older adults (age ≥ 65). While the short-term risks of EGS among older adults have been studied, little is known about long-term functional …