Vol. 36 No. 1 (2020) | Southern African Journal of Critical Care

Message from the CCSSA President
The greatest global critical care challenge of our time

Dean Gopalan

4-5

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Commentary: Ethical considerations for COVID-19 research

B Morrow

8-9

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Paediatric critical care during the COVID-19 pandemic

M McCulloch

10-11

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Torsade de pointes caused by hydroxychloroquine use in a patient with a severe form of COVID-19

Y Zarrouki, H Rebahi, M Rhezali, F Douirek, A Ziad, M A Samkaoui,

12-13

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The role of laboratory testing in hospitalised and critically ill COVID-19-positive patients

S Omar, D Baker, R Siebert, I Joubert, B Levy, F Paruk, P D Gopalan

14-17

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Variation in timing of decisions to withdraw life-sustaining treatment in adult ICU patients from three centres in different geographies: Do clinical factors explain the difference?

W H Seligman, N Sadovnikoff, I A Joubert, P Hutton, M Flint, A M Courtwright, K B Krishnamurthy, A M Joseph, S McKechnie

18-22

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Results from the first audit of an intensive care unit in Botswana

A O Milan, M Cox, K Molebatsi

23-27

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An audit of thyroid function testing in acutely ill patients at a South African academic hospital

E C Kruger, M Conradie, A Coetzee, M Hoffmann

46-50

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An evaluation of feeding practices and determination of barriers to providing nutritional support in a multidisciplinary South African intensive care unit

E Elmezoughi, K de Vasconcellos

57-62

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Decision-making in the ICU: An analysis of the ICU admission decision-making process using a ‘20 Questions’ approach

P D Gopalan, S Pershad, B J Pillay

28-34

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The accuracy of the FAST stroke assessment in identifying stroke at initial ambulance call into a South African private emergency call centre

K Crause, W Stassen

35-38

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Intensive-care management of snakebite victims in rural sub-Saharan Africa: An experience from Uganda

H J Lang, J Amito, M W Dünser, R Giera, R Towey

39-45

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Perceived barriers to the development of the antimicrobial stewardship role of the nurse in intensive care: Views of healthcare professionals

J Rout, P Brysiewicz

51-56

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Southern African Journal of Critical Care
Journal / Southern African Journal of Critical Care / Vol. 36 No. 1 (2020) / Articles

Editorial

Message from the CCSSA President
The greatest global critical care challenge of our time

Commentary: Ethical considerations for COVID-19 research

Paediatric critical care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Letter to the Editor

Torsade de pointes caused by hydroxychloroquine use in a patient with a severe form of COVID-19

Review

The role of laboratory testing in hospitalised and critically ill COVID-19-positive patients

Research

Variation in timing of decisions to withdraw life-sustaining treatment in adult ICU patients from three centres in different geographies: Do clinical factors explain the difference?

Results from the first audit of an intensive care unit in Botswana

An audit of thyroid function testing in acutely ill patients at a South African academic hospital

An evaluation of feeding practices and determination of barriers to providing nutritional support in a multidisciplinary South African intensive care unit

Articles

Decision-making in the ICU: An analysis of the ICU admission decision-making process using a ‘20 Questions’ approach

The accuracy of the FAST stroke assessment in identifying stroke at initial ambulance call into a South African private emergency call centre

Intensive-care management of snakebite victims in rural sub-Saharan Africa: An experience from Uganda

Perceived barriers to the development of the antimicrobial stewardship role of the nurse in intensive care: Views of healthcare professionals

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