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Factors associated with frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption among selected subSaharan African populations evidence from the Cardiovascular H3Africa Innovation Resource Project
No full textEndoscopyinduced complication of barotrauma with concomitant benign pneumoperitoneum
No full textEndoscopy is widely used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in modern clinical practice. Two of the less common complications are barotrauma and benign pneumoperitoneum. In isolation, these two complications have been successfully managed conservatively. We report a case of concomitant insufflation-induced complication of barotrauma and benign pneumoperitoneum following endoscopy on a 74-year-old female who was admitted for lower gastrointestinal (GIT) bleeding. A non-therapeutic laparotomy was performed, and she had an uneventful postoperative course. Although conservative management has been documented, in confounding findings, there should be a low threshold for intervention
The incidence of perioperative critical events in paediatric at a Johannesburg academic hospital
No full textPulmonary manifestations of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies in a South African population
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