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Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia (PJP)Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia (PJP)→
PneumoniaPaediatrics - Pneumonia→
Pneumonia & TuberculosisThe 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.→
PoisoningPaediatric - Poisoning→
Poliovirus vaccinesPoliovirus vaccines→
Poor Obstetric HistoryThe 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.→
Populations to Whom this Guideline AppliesPOPULATIONS TO WHOM THIS GUIDELINE APPLIES This guideline covers all settings where routine sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and HIV care and treatment services are offered to HIV-uninfected and HIV-infected women, their partners and their families. It is to be used in all South African health care facilities, and by doctors, nurses and allied health workers at primary, secondary and→
Portal Hypertension and Oesophageal Varices BleedingProtocol for the Management of Patient with Portal Hypertension and Oesophageal Variceal Bleeding→
Position Statement on the Movement of Anaesthesia Practitioners Between Hospital/facility Sites during the COVID-19 PandemicGuidance documents released by SASA around COVID-19. Version 2. 15 April 2020.→
Post Cardiac Arrest CarePost Cardiac Arrest Care→
Post Cardiac Arrest Care (Return of Spontaneous Circulation)Post Cardiac Arrest Care (Return of Spontaneous Circulation)→
Post Cardiac Arrest Care: Summary AlgorithmReturn of Spontaneous Circulation→
Post Operative Care: General NotesThis 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.→
Post Operative EndophthalmitisPost Operative Endophthalmitis→
Post rt-PA: Standing OrderClick on the image to enlarge. Click here for the pdf . Angels Initiative South Africa _ Treating Doctor_Stroke patient acute treatment forms_2024→
Post rt-PA: Standing orderClick on the image to enlarge. Click here for the pdf . Angels Initiative South Africa _ Registered Nurse_Stroke Patient Acute Treatment Form_2024→
Post-Transfusing the PatientSANBS Guideline - Updated August 2023→
Post-Treatment Follow UpAll patients who successfully complete treatment need to be evaluated twice, 6 and 12 months post-treatment. During these visits a physical examination must be conducted; and a sputum must be collected for TB microscopy and TB culture. Laboratory results must be documented in the patient folder and the electronic treatment register. Individuals may develop various conditions during treatment for→
Postnatal InvestigationThe 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.→
Postoperative PainPreoperative strategies Intraoperative strategies The postoperative care unit The postoperative prescription Failure to treat postoperative and posttraumatic pain adequately result in increased psychological and physiological stress and contributes to the development of chronic pain. Perioperative clinicians are the most experienced in the management of postoperative pain and their experience in→
Postoperative RecommendationsSASA Arthroplasty Guideline Committee The postoperative period requires a collaborative approach with effective communication between surgeon, nurse, physiotherapist and anaesthetist. Most of the recommendations below are readily achievable even in low resource settings. Patients should be encouraged to eat and drink as soon as they feel ready. 40 All patients should be mobilised at least o→
Practical Allergen Avoidance and Exposure Reduction StrategiesAllergen avoidance and environmental control measures aim to decrease exposure to aeroallergens and irritants to reduce the severity of symptoms (Table 2). 37,38,39,40 The major outdoor allergens are pollens and fungal spores, while the major indoor allergens include HDM, pets, moulds and cockroaches. Avoidance measures can be cumbersome, expensive and not always practical, and hence, allergen se→
Practical Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Coronavirus Infection in Long Term Care FacilitiesApril 2020→
Practical Management of Paediatric Patients for Anaesthesia during COVID-19Issued 08 June 2020→
Practical Manual for Implementation of the National Infection Prevention and Control Strategic FrameworkPublished 26 March 2020→
Practical proposal for a group anaesthetic practice to prepare for the COVID pandemicGuidance documents released by SASA around COVID-19. Issued on 25 March 2020.→
Practice Recommendations for Sorpion Envenomation (in the Absence of Antivenom)Scope and Purpose Clinical Question: Concise statement describing the clinical dilemma Structured PICO Evidence Synthesis Approach Summary of Evidence and Contextual Considerations - Risk Stratification and Severity Grading - Role of the Poisons Information Helpline in Species Identification - Limitations of Existing Severity Scoring Systems - Differences in Clinical Presentation: Adults vs Child→
Practice Recommendations for the Use of Tranexamic Acid (TXA) in Paediatric TraumaScope and Purpose Clinical Question: Concise statement describing the clinical dilemma Structured PICO Evidence Synthesis Approach Summary of Evidence and Contextual Considerations - Safety and Pharmacological Profile - Evidence for Use in Paediatric Trauma - Current Practice in the Western Cape - Ethical and Equity Considerations Suggested Dosing and Clinical Use - Indications for Use - Dose and→
Pre-TransfusionSANBS Guideline - Updated February 2020→
Pre-Transfusion Checks and ObservationSANBS Guideline - Updated August 2023→
Pre-eclampsia and EclampsiaPre-eclampsia & Eclampsia→
Pre-operative PreparationThis 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.→
Preamble1. As the Director-General’s report to the Executive Board at its Seventy-ninth session pointed out, 2 human organ transplantation began with a series of experimental studies at the beginning of the twentieth century. The report drew attention to some of the major clinical and scientific advances in the field since Alexis Carrel was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1912 for his pioneering work. Surgica→
Precocious PubertyThis 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.→
Preface & AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements PREFACE Tuberculosis (TB), HIV and AIDS are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the country. Modelling work conducted showed that a combination of interventions implemented at scale is required to reach the 2025 End TB Strategy targets of reducing the TB incidence by 50 per cent and the TB mortality by 75 per cent. It is for this reason that the following interventions→
Prelabour Rupture of the MembranesThe 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.→
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)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.→
Preoperative EvaluationDisease specific approach to preoperative special investigations ASA category approach to preoperative special investigations Surgery or patient specific approach to preoperative special investigations Minimum pre-operative investigations American Society of Anaesthesiology grading Application of ASA grading Disease specific approach to preoperative special investigations Patient criter→
Preoperative Fasting Guidelines: for Patients Requiring General Anaesthesia for Elective ProceduresThe Paediatric Anaesthesia Community of South Africa (PACSA) has reviewed and supports the APA-ESPA-ADARPEF ‘Consensus statement on clear fluids fasting for elective pediatric general anesthesia’ along with the accompanying special interest article by Thomas M, Morrison C, Newton R, Schindler E. PACSA endorses this consensus statement, agreeing that 'based on the current convincing evidence,→
Preoperative RecommendationsPreoperative recommendations Recommendations on the day of surgery Preoperative recommendations Prehabilitation This is the process of enhancing an individual’s functional capacity to enable them to withstand a forthcoming stressor, e.g. major surgery. 8-11 This important concept is beyond the scope and focus of these guidelines and there is agreement that this will be difficult to implement univ→
Preoperative Screening ToolGuidance documents released by SASA around COVID-19. Issued 04 April 2020.→
Presenting with Pain without obvious Signs and SymptomsPresenting with pain without obvious signs and symptoms→
Preserving Renal Function and Managing Complications of Renal FailureScreening for CKD must be conducted in high risk individuals at each interaction with the healthcare system. High risk individuals in South Africa include those with: Diabetes Hypertension Urological disorders Family history of renal disease Drug addicts (“tik”, cocaine) HIV-positive individuals. The guidelines that follow are specifically aimed at CKD stages 4 and 5 (Figure 1). Table 2 describes→
Pressure CareAn approach to symptom management to guide decision-making in the management of patients with life-threatening illness→
Preterm LabourThe 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.→
PrevalenceThis guideline provides an overview of the recommended Adult ADHD assessment steps, differentials to be considered and options for treatment according to the best available evidence based guidelines.→
Prevalence & PerceptionsPrevalence Parental involvement and perceptions Prevalence The prevalence of NE decreases with increasing age. [7] Reviews conducted in Western countries revealed a prevalence of 8% among 7-year-olds, 3% among 11 - 12-year-olds, and 0.8% among 16-year-olds. [8] Higher rates of enuresis are seen in less developed countries owing to lower socioeconomic status, lack of efficient enuresis treatment,→
Preventing the Spread of InfectionSupporting the Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy Framework and the Guidelines on Implementation of the Antimicrobial Strategy in South Africa: One Health Approach and Governance, 2018→
Prevention and Treatment of AKIIn the absence of hemorrhagic shock, we suggest using isotonic crystalloids rather than colloids (albumin or starches) as initial management for expansion of intravascular volume in patients at risk for AKI or with AKI. (2B) We recommend the use of vasopressors in conjunction with fluids in patients with vasomotor shock with, or at risk for, AKI. (1C) We suggest using protocol-based management of→
Prevention and Treatment of Exit Site InfectionsThe exit site should be kept clean, dry, scab-free, crustfree, painless, and noninflamed Immobilization of the catheter and protection from trauma is essential The exit site should be cleaned every other day using aseptic technique Aqueous chlorhexidine 0.05% should be used until the site is clean and the chlorhexidine is then removed with water The exit site should be swabbed and cultured once a→