Vol. 22 No. 5 (2016)

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Published: 2016-11-07

Editorial

Surgery and sedation is not safe in Africa

Bruce M Biccard

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Guest Editorial

Postoperative nausea and vomiting in South Africa – the next step

Reitze Nils Rodseth

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Research Articles

Incidence of intraoperative nausea and vomiting during spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section in two Cape Town state hospitals

B J Magni, R A Dyer, D Van Dyk, J Van Nugteren

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Outcome of traumatic brain injury in the intensive care unit: a five-year review

Kingsley Ufuoma Tobi, A L Azeez, S O Agbedia

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Cancellation of elective surgical procedures in the university teaching hospital center Yalgado Ouedraogo in Burkina Faso: incidence, reasons and proposals for improvement

Martin Lankoande, P Bonkoungou, S I S Traore, R A F Kabore, E Ouangre, P Pendeville

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Sedation practice among Nigerian radiology residents

A D Omisore, A T Adenekan, O O Ayoola, A M Owojuyigbe, B I Afolabi

23-28
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Intraoperative management of ETT and LMA cuff pressures: a survey of anaesthetists’ knowledge, attitude and current practice

A De Castro, P D Gopalan

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Case Studies

Anaesthesia for left thoracoscopic sympathectomy for refractory long QT syndrome: three case reports

Madhusudan Upadya, Julie C R Misquith, Rammoorthi Rao

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Post-laparotomy haemoptysis due to broncho-abdominal fistula caused by retained abdominal surgical swab

Georg E A Jacobs, Carl S Buss, Ross Hofmeyr

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