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A children's hospital in a medical center
Thesis (M.Arch.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture, 1947.
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Referral patterns to the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
… 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 results indicated: * The …
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Aspect of tuberculosis case management at Red Cross Children's Hospital
Aim: To describe the spectrum of tuberculosis in children <15 years of age attending Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital between January 2006 and December 2008. Methods: A retrospective review of a paper-based Notifications Register and a database of culture-confirmed tuberculosis were …
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Failures At Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
… 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, discharge summaries and …
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Wilms' tumour outcomes at Red Cross Children's Hospital 1979-2003
… and palliation. RESULTS: There were 188 children with unilateral Wilms' tumour and 20 with bilateral Wilms' tumour. Among those with unilateral Wilms' tumour fifty seven (30.3%) were stage I, 33 (17.6%) were stage II, 60 (31.9%) were stage III and 38 (20.2%) were stage IV. Twenty-four …
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Psychosocial preoperative preparation in a non-children's hospital without child life supports
<p>On average, 6 million children undergo general anesthesia for surgery annually in the United States (Shah et al., 2021).Anesthesia can be one of the most stress provoking experiences, with 40% to 60% of children displaying emotional and behavior stress before surgery (Boles, 2016). Psychosocial …
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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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Nursing staff absenteeism at the Red Cross Children's Hospital and it's financial implications
… suggest that it is also a problem for Red Cross Children's Hospital (RCCH). This dissertation describes the investigation into absenteeism among nurses at RCCH that was conducted by the writer in the year 2004. The writer reviewed attendance records for the year 2003. The main findings from the …
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End of life decision making in a children's hospital : ethical and practice implications
Aims: To evaluate end of life practices among hospitalised children who died of HIV/AIDS. Design: Retrospective chart review. Setting: A public, secondary and tertiary children's teaching hospital in a developing country. Patients: A consecutive series of in-patient deaths among HIV-infected …
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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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Neurocognitive outcome of HIV-infected children on antiretroviral therapy at Red Cross Children's Hospital
… component of the overall care of HIV-infected children. Antiretroviral therapy may arrest or even reverse neurocognitive and motor deficits associated with HIV infection.
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Impact of measles epidemic at Red Cross Children's Hospital, 2009-2010 : a retrospective record review
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.
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Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia at a tertiary children's hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
… (SAB), however, has not been well documented in children in South Africa. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at a children's hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, to investigate the epidemiology of SAB from 2007-2011. The incidence, clinical presentation, risk factors, management and …
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Pelvic osteotomies for exstrophy : a review of techniques and outcomes at Red Cross Children's Hospital
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 28-31).
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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
… was drawn up at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in an effort to rationalise preoperative blood ordering. The aim of this audit was to assess how well the implemented guideline was adhered to, and how accurately the guideline predicted the need to have blood products available …
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A prospective study of paediatric preoperative fasting times at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
… 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 Africa is unknown. Objectives. The aim of …
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A descriptive study of vancomycin usage at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town
… bacteria isolated on microbiological culture in children treated with intravenous vancomycin during a 12-month period at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH). Methods: A retrospective audit of intravenous vancomycin use in children admitted to RCWMCH during 2019. Results: All 158 …
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