Guidelines
94 entriesNDOH Standard Treatment Guidelines and clinical protocols
- Gingivitis, Acute Necrotising UlcerativeSee: Necrotising periodontitis . Click here to access the pdf . Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Primary Healthcare_V1.0_26 February 2026 Chapter 11: Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV AND AIDS)_11.3 Opportunistic Infections, Treatment in Adult_11.3.9 Gingivitis, Acute Necrotising UlcerativePrimary Care→
- Gingivitis, UncomplicatedDescription General and supportive measures Medicine treatment ICD-10 code: K05.1 DESCRIPTION Inflammation of the gum margin causing the gums to separate from the teeth. Pockets form between the gums and the teeth where pus and bacteria can collect, eventually causing periodontitis, a disease in the tissue that surrounds and supports the teeth – See: Periodontitis . Characteristics ofPEML (Paeds)→
- Girl's Weight for Age ChartGirl's Weight for Age ChartPrimary Care→
- Girls Weight/Height Charts Click here for PDF of the Girls Weight-for-height, Weight-for-age, and Height-for-age charts Integrated Management of Childhood Illness 2022 Last checked for updates: June 2023IMCI→
- GlaucomaStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Glaucoma, Acute and Closed AngleEye ConditionsPrimary Care→
- Glomerular Disease and Nephritic SyndromeStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Glomerular Diseases (GN)Glomerular diseasePrimary Care→
- 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 substituteOther→
- 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.Other→
- Glucose Control : Non-Insulin TherapiesGlucose Control : Non-Insulin TherapiesOther→
- Glucose Control: Insulin TherapyGlucose Control: Insulin TherapyOther→
- Glycaemic TargetsGlycaemic TargetsOther→
- 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 achiOther→
- 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 holisOther→
- GoutStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Gout, AcuteGoutPrimary Care→
- Gout, ChronicGout, ChronicPrimary Care→
- 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 fromOther→
- Government Gazette 43258: Measures to Address, Prevent and Combat the Spread of COVID-1917 July 2020Other→
- 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.Other→
- Group B StreptococcusDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral DESCRIPTION Group B streptococcus is an encapsulated Gram-positive coccus that colonises the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts. Infection in the first 6 days of life is referred to as early-onset disease (EOD). Late-onset disease (LOD) refers to infection from day 7–89 of life. DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIAPEML (Paeds)→
- Growth DisordersDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Referral ICD-10 Code: R62 DESCRIPTION Pathological growth failure may be suspected if a child is short relative to his/her peers, his/her parents and possibly disproportionate to his/her weight. It is confirmed by a reduced growth velocity. This could be due to endocrine causes, chronic or bone disease or dysmorphic syndromes. PEML (Paeds)→
- Guidance on PrescribingVersion1 October 2020Other→
- Guidance on the Mental Health Care Act (MHCA) 17/2002 and FormsMental Health Care Act 17/2002Other→
- 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. AnOther→
- 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 participaOther→
- 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. DespiteOther→
- 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 underOther→
- 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] ,Other→
- 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/Other→
- Guidelines for Adverse Drug Reaction ReportingStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Guidelines for Adverse Drug Reaction ReportingGuidelines for Adverse Drug Reaction ReportingPrimary Care→
- Guidelines for Blood Transfusion PracticeGuidelines for Blood Transfusion PracticeOther→
- 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. IOther→
- Guidelines for Management of Diabetics on Sick DaysDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral DESCRIPTION Illness associated with fever tends to raise blood glucose because of higher levels of stress hormones, gluconeogenesis and insulin resistance. Illness associated with vomiting and/or diarrhoea may lower blood glucose, with the possibility of hypoglycaemia and the development of starvation ketoPEML (Paeds)→
- Guidelines for Motivation of a New Medicine on the National Essential Medicine ListGuidelines for Motivation of a New Medicine on the National Essential Medicine ListPrimary Care→
- 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.Other→
- 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 2020Other→
- 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 hospitalsOther→
- Guidelines for the Motivation of a New Medicine on the National Essential Medicines ListStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Coronavirus Infection in Healthcare Facilities08 May 2020Other→
- Guidelines on Commencing MorphineAn approach to symptom management to guide decision-making in the management of patients with life-threatening illnessOther→
- Guidelines on the Use of Anaesthesia Machines as ICU VentilatorsGuidance documents released by SASA around COVID-19. Issued 07 April 2020.Other→