UCT’s Medical Faculty and Groote Schuur Hospital
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
A reduction of necrotising enterocolitis at Groote Schuur Hospital nursery.
Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is an gastro-intestinal emergency occurring almost solely in preterm, low birth weight infants. Mortality, morbidity and the complication rate are high. An increase in NEC at the Groote Schuur Hospital nursery in 2008 prompted a change of practice, resulting in a significant decrease in the condition.
متن کاملSuccess rate of myringoplasty at Groote Schuur Hospital.
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the success rate of myringoplasty surgery performed at Groote Schuur Hospital and to evaluate some of the presumed prognostic factors. DESIGN The study design was a retrospective analytical cohort. Setting. Groote Schuur Hospital (tertiary medical centre), Cape Town. Subjects. This study assessed the success rate of 341 myringoplasty operation...
متن کاملDosage adjustment in medical patients with renal impairment at Groote Schuur Hospital.
BACKGROUND Many drugs are eliminated by the kidneys and therefore may require dose adjustment in patients with renal impairment. The need for dose adjustment is frequently neglected by prescribers. METHODS We reviewed folders of patients admitted to the Groote Schuur Hospital general medical wards between January and March 2008. Patients with renal impairment, defined as an estimated glomerul...
متن کاملTwelve-month outcomes of patients admitted to the acute general medical service at Groote Schuur Hospital.
OBJECTIVES Hospitalisation for medical illness has ongoing impact on individuals, healthcare services and society beyond discharge. This study's objective was to determine the 12-month mortality and functional outcomes of patients admitted to the acute medical service at Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH). METHODS Follow-up, using the hospital records system and provincial death registry, together ...
متن کاملMedical inpatient mortality at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, 2002-2009.
BACKGROUND Despite the challenges facing healthcare in South Africa, empirical insights into the performance of healthcare services over time are scarce. METHODS We analysed first admissions of adult medical inpatients to Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, from January 2002 to July 2009. Data included age, sex, medical specialty, and date of admission and discharge. We used population group a...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: South African Medical Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2078-5135
DOI: 10.7196/samj.5648