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- General PrinciplesGeneral infection control principles are as follows Spaulding’s classification Critical instruments Semi-critical instruments Non-critical instruments General infection control principles are as follows A named senior member of the anaesthesia staff should be appointed at each hospital to liaise with the infection control team and the occupational health and safety department. This is to ensure e→
- General PrinciplesAnatomical consideration Pathophysiological considerations Interventional considerations (what to do about the pain) Monitoring considerations Facilities and socioeconomical consideration Routes of administration of analgesics Management of acute nociceptive pain according to the visual analogue scale Table I: Oral and IV MME When treating any disease, including acute pain, the following factors→
- General Principles of Acute PoisoningGeneral principles of acute poisoning→
- General Stroke Treatment ChecklistClick on the image to enlarge. Click here for the pdf . Angels Initiative South Africa _ Registered Nurse General Stroke Treatment Pack_2024→
- Genital Ulcer SyndromeInfection Genital ulcer syndrome Brief outline/clinical setting STI, may be painful or painless Aetiologies/organisms Painful: HSV, Haemophilus ducreyi Painless: Syphilis, Chlamydia trachomatis, Klebsiella granulomatis (Granuloma inguinale/Donovanosis) Optimal antimicrobial selection Refer to STI guidelines algorithm Duration Alternative if allergic/not available Rationale Global Gu→
- Genito Urinary System and Sex HormonesCabergoline Levonorgestrel Intrauterine System Estrogen Testosterone Medroxyprogesterone acetate, Cyproterone acetate Cyproterone, Ethinyl estradiol Darifenacin PDE5-inhibititors Finasteride ATC Code G02CB3 Medicine Cabergoline Indication Prolactinoma, refractory/intolerant to bromocriptine NEMLC Recommendation Approved Review Indicators n/a Date Ratified 23 June 2022 ATC Cod→
- Gestational Age Assessment in NewbornsManagement guidelines for students, interns and registrars on a variety of routine and emergency situations in our neonatal service at Tygerberg Children’s Hospital. Published in 2014.→
- Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD)This booklet is intended as a practical guide to patient care for registrars, medical officers, interns and medical students attached to the gynaecology units at the University of the Witwatersrand Academic Hospitals. Anyone can use it.→
- Glossary of Neonatal TermsThese guidelines are for new interns and medical officers (registrars should also read them). Interns and MOs carry a lot of responsibility in the Rahima Moosa Neonatal Unit, particularly regarding after hours work, and newborn resuscitation. These notes should clarify some frequently-asked questions. Please read them early in your time at Rahima Moosa. The guidelines are not meant to substitute→
- Glucose CalculatorManagement guidelines for students, interns and registrars on a variety of routine and emergency situations in our neonatal service at Tygerberg Children’s Hospital. Published in 2014.→
- Glucose Control : Non-Insulin TherapiesGlucose Control : Non-Insulin Therapies→
- Glucose Control: Insulin TherapyGlucose Control: Insulin Therapy→
- Glycaemic TargetsGlycaemic Targets→
- Goal of Therapy of Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)The goal of therapy is to achieve MDA or VLDA in the global assessment of PsA, or low disease activity using DAPSA if peripheral arthritis. Treat to target Clinicians must aim to achieve MDA in all patients as soon as possible – aiming for 50% improvement in disease activity score within 3 months, and target reached by 6 months. A treat-to-target paradigm should be followed to achi→
- Goals of Critical CareThe goals of critical care must be viewed in conjunction with the long-term care goals for individual patients, societal views and resource constraints. ICU survival is no longer an ethically or financially appropriate sole goal. It is well established that many patients who survive ICU die in hospital or have long-term functional impairment. When determining appropriate goals of care, more holis→
- Governance RequirementsAdmission and refusal criteria Handover Discharge criteria Transport Infection prevention and control Antibiotic stewardship Patient blood management Morbidity and mortality Admission and refusal criteria The ICU should have written admission and refusal criteria. These should include guidelines specifying when patients are too well or too sick for ICU and are thus unlikely to benefit from→
- Government Gazette 43258: Measures to Address, Prevent and Combat the Spread of COVID-1917 July 2020→
- Group B Streptococcal InfectionThe guidelines recommend management of common obstetric conditions at primary and referral level, based on local experience and evidence-based practice. They are not intended as strict protocols nor as standard operating procedures, but rather as a guide to safe effective management of common obstetric problems. The guidelines should be most useful to interns, medical officers and registrars.→
- Guidance on PrescribingVersion1 October 2020→
- Guidance on the Mental Health Care Act (MHCA) 17/2002 and FormsMental Health Care Act 17/2002→
- Guideline DevelopmentClinical research questions Delphi process Review and research Round table congress meeting (and final Delphi) – Port Elizabeth, March 2019 Formulation of recommendations The development of the document involved a multi-step process. Experts in the field of anaesthesia and those with an interest in PBM were invited to participate after a call for interested parties through SASA communication. An→
- Guideline DevelopmentGuideline working group Clinical research questions Electronic Delphi process Review and research Round-table meeting (and Delphi 2 and 3) Formulation of recommendations The development of the document involved a multi-step process (Fig. 1). Guideline working group Experts in the field of critical care and those with an interest in blood management were invited by the primary authors to participa→
- Guideline Information and AcknowledgementsThe process Acknowledgements Competing interests Author's contributions Disclaimer: These guidelines do not aim to provide a comprehensive review of all the pertinent literature comprising the evidence base and, as such, should be utilised in conjunction with other guidelines as well as the responsibility of practitioners to maintain a high level of personal knowledge and expertise. Despite→
- Guideline for the Management of PeritonitisPrevention Strategies Important General Points Clinical Presentation Assessment Diagnosis Treatment Treatment in the First 48 hours Eosinophilic Peritonitis Recurrent Peritonitis Fungal Peritonitis Indications for Removal of the Catheter After the Catheter has been Removed For the complete guideline see Peritoneal Dialysis International 2010;30:393-423. Prevention Strategies PD units should under→
- Guidelines ReviewedBlunt and penetrating bladder injury Intraperitoneal injury Extraperitoneal injury Post-surgical bladder drainage Spontaneous (idiopathic) rupture of the urinary bladder Paediatric bladder injury Iatrogenic bladder injury Guidelines reviewed in this article include: European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines on urological trauma (2023) [7] , EAU guidelines on paediatric urology (2022) [3] ,→
- Guidelines for Administration of Commonly used Antibiotics in the Neonatal UnitNote: Pharmacy supply may change Dosing and administration recommendations for antibiotic and anti-viral therapy Drug name Dose Diluent & Preparation Infusion rate *Acyclovir Vial = 250mg 20mg/kg/dose IVI: 8 hourly <34 weeks or renal/hepatic failure: 12 hourly Sterile water for injection Reconstitute 250mg vial with 10ml sterile water for injection Final concentration: 25mg/→
- Guidelines for Blood Transfusion PracticeGuidelines for Blood Transfusion Practice→
- Guidelines for FastingPreoperative fasting for sedation is controversial. Some authorities, especially in dentistry and emergency medicine, consider it to be unnecessary. Airway reflexes are assumed to be maintained during minimal and moderate sedation, but may be lost during deep sedation. If basic or standard sedation techniques ( Basic or standard sedation ) are planned, fasting is recommended, but not mandatory. I→
- Guidelines for Quarantine and Isolation in relation to COVID-19Guidelines for managing COVID-19 contacts and cases at home and in designated facilities. Published 05 May 2020.→
- Guidelines for Symptom Monitoring and Management of Workers for COVID-19 InfectionGuideline for the early and timeous identification and diagnosis of workers at risk of COVID-19 infection as well as early referral for appropriate treatment, care and timeous return to work of affected workers. Published 19 August 2020→
- Guidelines for the Management of Agitation/aggression in Elderly Persons with a Major Neurocognitive Disorder in District or Regional HospitalsGuidelines for the management of agitation/aggression in elderly persons with a major neurocognitive disorder in district or regional hospitals→
- Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Coronavirus Infection in Healthcare Facilities08 May 2020→
- Guidelines on Commencing MorphineAn approach to symptom management to guide decision-making in the management of patients with life-threatening illness→
- Guidelines on the Use of Anaesthesia Machines as ICU VentilatorsGuidance documents released by SASA around COVID-19. Issued 07 April 2020.→
- HIV InfectionThis booklet is intended as a practical guide to patient care for registrars, medical officers, interns and medical students attached to the gynaecology units at the University of the Witwatersrand Academic Hospitals. Anyone can use it.→
- HIV InfectionHIV Infection→
- HIV Infection in PregnancyThe guidelines recommend management of common obstetric conditions at primary and referral level, based on local experience and evidence-based practice. They are not intended as strict protocols nor as standard operating procedures, but rather as a guide to safe effective management of common obstetric problems. The guidelines should be most useful to interns, medical officers and registrars.→
- HIV Testing for The HIV-Exposed InfantHIV Testing Schedule Confirmatory Testing HIV TESTING SCHEDULE Birth HIV-PCR HIV-PCR at age 10 weeks HIV-PCR at 6 months for all HIV-exposed infants Aligned with 6-month maternal HIV VL Universal 18 month rapid/ELISA for all children Whether exposed or un-exposed Aligned with 18-month maternal HIV VL Age-appropriate test at 6 weeks post-cessation of BF Age-appropriate test at any time if t→
- HIV and DiabetesHIV and Diabetes→
- HIV-Associated DeliriumHIV-Associated Delirium→
- HIV-associated Pain Principles of managing HIV-related pain Pain is a common symptom in people infected with HIV, with the prevalence ranging from approximately 30% in the early stages of infection, to 80% in those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Pain relating to HIV/AIDS may be due to the following: The effects of HIV on the peripheral or CNS (neuropathic pain). Opportunistic infections or ne→
- Haematuria in TraumaHaematuria in Trauma→
- Haematuria: Approach in ChildrenGuideline to the approach to haematuria in children→
- Haemodialysis ProceduresDialysis Prescription Dose of Dialysis Membranes Anticoagulation Dialysate Water Treatment and Purification Reprocessing of Dialysers Dialysis Prescription Both acute and chronic dialysis procedures must be performed by a dialysis trained nurse or technologist according to the nephrologist’s prescription. Dialysis units not directly supervised by a nephrologist should follow the instructions outl→
- HaemorrhageHaemorrhage→
- HaemorrhageAn approach to symptom management to guide decision-making in the management of patients with life-threatening illness→
- Haemovigilance ProgrammeSANBS Guideline - Updated August 2023→
- Haemovigilance, Risks and Adverse Reactions Associated with Blood TransfusionSANBS Clinical Guideline, 6th Edition, 2023→
- Hand HygieneRationale Recommendations Hand washing is one of the most effective infection control practices. Indications for hand hygiene: Before and after direct patient contact. Before putting on sterile gloves. Contact with body fluids, mucous membranes, open skin and wound dressings. Before making contact with a clean site after touching a contaminated site. After touching a high-touch environmental surf→
- Handover in EMSExtracted from EMSSA Practice Guidelines→