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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"anaesthesiologists"”.
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Paediatric regional anaesthetic procedures: clinical anatomy competence, pitfalls and complications
… Africa, as well as, determine the competence of anaesthesiologists to perform these procedures based on their clinical anatomy knowledge regarding each nerve block; (2) select 5 problem procedures based on the anatomical competence that anaesthesiologists display when performing each nerve block; …
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Anesthesia care task sharing a clinical audit for the anesthesia care provided by anesthesia technologists in Wad Medani,Central Sudan
… in Sudan in 1998 to alleviate the shortage of anaesthesiologists while minimizing the anaesthesia related complications of anaesthesia technicians' practice. In the absence of a defined scope of practice and a lack of financial and legal protection, practitioners are leaving their anaesthesia …
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Physiological recovery from night-call duty - a field study of physicians
… duty differ across medical specialities. For anaesthesiologists on night-call, the mental load of constantly handling patients with life-threatening conditions may have a greater impact on their recovery compared with other specialists. In the present field study 19 anaesthesiologists were …
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Are Groote Schuur Hospital anaesthesiologist burnt out? A cross-sectional study of prevalence and risk
… surveys have been performed with South African anaesthesiologists, these have been conducted in limited samples. While Burnout is often measured, there is a paucity of research on contributory risk and protective factors. Method: A contextual, prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted. …
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The prevalence of substance use in anaesthesia practitioners in South Africa
… surrounding the 2018 South African Society of Anaesthesiologists (SASA) congress. All doctors practicing anaesthesia in South Africa were eligible. Recruitment was via an email link sent to all SASA members, as well as a web-based link at the congress. Results: A total of 1961 SASA members and …
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A quality improvement project evaluating the perioperative implementation of a hypertension management protocol by anaesthesiologists at seven government hospitals in the Western Cape. “a multi-center, cross-sectional quality improvement project: the peri-operative implementation of a hypertension protocol by anesthesiologists”
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a common risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, with a high prevalence in patients presenting for elective surgery. In limited resource environments, patients have poor access to primary care physicians, limiting the efficacy of life-style modification …
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The State of Anesthesia Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa: Statistics, Case Studies, and Ways Forward
… from the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) for anesthesia practice in the areas of staffing and physical resources is associated with poor anesthesia and surgical outcomes, which could be improved by improving training programs and increasing available physical …
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How WEIRD are the South African acute pain guidelines? An analysis of the 2015 South African acute pain guidelines
… as published by the South African Society of Anaesthesiologists (the extant protocol at the time of writing). Methods: An established, peer-reviewed and published WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democracies) / non-WEIRD protocol for categorizing clinical population datasets was …
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Global Airway Management of the Unstable Cervical Spine Survey
… data from the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists' (WFSA) Global Anaesthesia Workforce Survey. Respondents were asked about their training, experience, airway skills, current clinical setting, and availability of airway equipment, as well as their preferred airway strategy in …
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Perioperative ultrasound among South African anaesthetists: a survey of current practice and availability
… link that was sent to South African Society of Anaesthesiologists (SASA) members. Non-SASA members were recruited via departmental mailing lists or social media. Results: Of the 580 respondents, 478 were SASA members (response rate 22.9%, confidence interval 3.94) and 102 were non-SASA members. …
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A multicentre, cross-sectional study investigating the prevalence of hypertensive disease in patients presenting for elective surgery in the Western Cape, South Africa
… only flags possible perioperative challenges to anaesthesiologists, but also identifies patients at risk of long-term morbidity and mortality. Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and severity of hypertension in elective adult surgical patients in the …
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Incidence of hypoxaemia with intravenous fentanyl and midazolam sedation in adult patients undergoing oral surgery procedures
… of hypoxaemia (SpO2 ≤94%) in American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status I & II patients undergoing intravenous sedation with fentanyl and midazolam. The secondary aims included determination of the onset time of hypoxaemic events and significant risk factors for hypoxaemia. Methods: …
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Predictors of difficult intubation in obstetric cohort of patients: an analysis of the prospective obstetric airway management registry (OBAMR) (substudy – R025/2018)
… for interns, compared with 8.0 % for consultant anaesthesiologists (p=0.005). In the multivariate analysis of factors associated with hypoxaemia, body mass index (p< 0.001), room air saturation prior to preoxygenation (p=0.008), and the presence of airway oedema (p=0.027), were independently …
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SASS: South African Simulation Survey a review of simulation-based education
… by email to: i) the South African Society of Anaesthesiologists (SASA) members; and ii) known simulation education providers in South Africa. The respondents were grouped into anaesthesia and non-anaesthesia participants. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data. Ethics approval …
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The association between perioperative risk factors and the method of anaesthesia, and maternal and neonatal outcomes following caesarean delivery in Africa: a sub-study of a 7-day prospective observational cohort study
… included gestational age, American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) category, emergency surgery, eclampsia, placenta praevia, placental abruption, and ruptured uterus. Spinal anaesthesia was administered to 48/94 (51.1%) patients with eclampsia, 12/28 (42.9%) with cardiac disease, 14/19 …
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Audit of peripheral neuromuscular stimulators at the hospitals staffed by the department of anaesthesia and perioperative medicine at the University of Cape Town
… care according to the South African Society of Anaesthesiologists’ (SASA) 2018 Practice Guidelines. The authors performed an audit of peripheral nerve stimulators (PNS) functionality and availability at their institution. In the researcher’s experience the peripheral nerve stimulators (PNS) in …
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Pain induced by propofol - clinical studies on drug composition and adminstration
… Pain on injection of propofol is even ranked by anaesthesiologists as the seventh most important clinical problem in modern anaesthesia. The concentration of free propofol within the aqueous phase of the drug formula is believed to be particularly associated with injection pain. The general aim …
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Design of a Novel Video-Assisted Tube Over Tube Rigid Bronchoscope for the Removal of Foreign Bodies from the Bronchi Following Aspiration
… The testing participants were a group of anaesthesiologists who have had prior training in bronchoscopy, but do not practise the procedure. A common FB was placed inside the airway of the trainer, and both scopes were used to retrieve it. The facilitator timed the procedure and observed …