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Showing 1 to 20 of 133 for “"Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital"”.
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Referral patterns to the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
… study describes the referral patterns to the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital. The study was conducted from 1st July to 31st December 1987 and entailed the collection of all referral letters presented (9288) to the hospital and the analysis of a sample of these letters (4702). The …
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Failures At Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
… the ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure rate at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH) and assess potential factors contributing to shunt failures. Methods A retrospective review of VP shunts done at RCWMCH between August 2015 through December 2019 was performed. Operative notes, …
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Analysis of non-ventriculoperitoneal shunts at Red Cross War Memorial Children's hospital
Background: At Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCCH) it is the preferred practice to use non-ventriculoperitoneal (non-VP) shunts when the peritoneum is ineffective or contraindicated for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion, and when endoscopy is not an option. The objective of this …
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Childhood sexual abuse : the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital experience, 1986-1988
… descriptive study reviews sexually abused children who presented to the Child Abuse Team at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH) between 1 January 1986 and 31 June 1988. During this period 365 children were referred to the Child Abuse Team, of whom 357 were entered into …
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Admission trends at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town: 2004 to 2013
Background: Hospital database research has the potential to provide useful insights into health systems functioning, population health, clinical conditions and epidemiological trends thereof. This type of research is routinely done in countries that have large national hospital databases where …
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Blood stream infections in oncology patients at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town
… cause significant morbidity and mortality in children with cancer, which may be related to the cancer or treatment received. There is paucity of data on the epidemiology of bloodstream infection (BSI) in sub-Saharan Africa. To address this knowledge gap, the present study was conducted at Red …
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Audit of transfusion practice during burns surgery at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
… been developed, rendering older formulae to predict intraoperative blood loss ineffective and outdated. Currently there are no clear guidelines on when to transfuse burn victims but, the trend is towards employing a more conservative transfusion practice in an attempt to reduce transfusion …
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A prospective study of paediatric preoperative fasting times at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
… prior to procedures requiring anaesthesia, to reduce the risk of pulmonary aspiration. Children often experience excessive fasting, which is associated with negative physiological and behavioural consequences, and patient discomfort. The duration of preoperative fasting in children in South …
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A descriptive study of vancomycin usage at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town
Background: Antimicrobial stewardship principles guide the clinical use of vancomycin, but paediatric vancomycin prescribing practices have not been evaluated in South Africa. Objectives: To document the use, prescribing practices and monitoring of intravenous vancomycin and the spectrum of …
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Review of liver biopsies at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital over a six-year period
… evaluation of patients with liver diseases at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH) over a six-year period. Method: This retrospective descriptive study includes all paediatric patients who underwent liver biopsies at RCWMCH between 01/01/2018 and 30/06/2023. Results: Seventy-five …
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Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections in hospitalised children at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital : 2006 - 2011
… a significant paediatric bloodstream pathogen in children. There is little data about KP in South African children. The focus for the present study was to address this knowledge gap. Methods: This study addressed a retrospective case notes review on bloodstream Klebsiella pneumoniae infections at …
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Evaluation of children with haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital 1991-2010
… (HLH) is a rare haematological disorder in children. However, this is probably an underestimation due to the difficulty in diagnosing the disease. HLH is characterized clinically by persistent fevers, organomegaly, cytopaenias and typical biochemical derangements viz. hypertriglyceridaemia, …
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Paediatric epilepsy surgery in a middle-income country: the red cross war memorial children's hospital experience
Purpose While epilepsy surgery has been shown to reduce seizure frequency and severity and even cures seizures in children with drug-resistant epilepsy, data from middle-income countries (MIC) are lacking. Method This study is a retrospective review of children with drug-resistant epilepsy who …
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A retrospective review of acute liver failure in children admitted at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
… loss of functional parenchymal liver mass triggered by various factors. Early recognition and initiation of specific therapy may improve outcomes and reduce the need for liver transplantation, a treatment modality not universally available in resource constraint areas. There is paucity of data …
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Temperature changes in paediatric patients undergoing Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital experience
… February 2015 until April 2015 involving 200 children aged five days to 12 years. Tympanic temperatures were recorded pre- and post- MRI scan. Variables including age, height, weight, head circumference, area scanned, length of time in the scanning room and duration of scan were recorded. The …
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Demographic and aetiological factors of paediatric status epilepticus at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital: 2016-2018
… regard to aetiology and demographics of affected children in resource-limited countries. Objective: To describe the demographics and the common causes of convulsive status epilepticus in our paediatric population. Methods: A retrospective review of the clinical records of children who presented in …
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Examining the reliability of discharge ICD coding in the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital administrative database
Background: Discharge diagnostic data from hospital administrative databases are often used to inform decisions relating to a variety of vital applications. These may include the allocation of resources, quality of care assessments, clinical research and for the formulation of healthcare policy to …
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Lumbar punctures in the paediatric emergency medicine department at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital: An evaluation
… cause diagnostic uncertainty which may prolong hospital stay and result in unnecessary antibiotic treatment and increased costs to the hospital and patients. It is important to determine factors that may be effective in reducing unsuccessful LPs. There is a paucity of studies on this topic from …
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Characterisation of the germ cell tumours seen at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (1956-1995)
… tumours seen in the Pathology Department of the Red Cross Childrens Hospital since its inception in 1956 (through to the year 1995, date of commencement of the study). Study population: Infants and children from birth to 13 years of age (of all population groups, but predominantly those from the …
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Bone metabolism abnormalities in children with epilepsy at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
… are different to the ones in Africa. Methods: A hospital based case control study was undertaken at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital where children were recruited from a dedicated Epilepsy clinic and controls were obtained from a day surgical ward. Blood and urine samples were taken for …
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