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Organised care of acute stroke at Groote Schuur Hospital : a controlled trial
No full textIncludes bibliographical references.Background and purpose: Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) admits about 570 stroke patients annually. These patients about occupy 10% of acute medical beds. Recent investigations have demonstrated that stroke services are poorly organised Although "Organised stroke care" has been shown to improve outcomes, this has not been demonstrated locally. This study was undertaken to determine whether stroke unit care within a general medical ward improves outcomes. Study design and sampling: The study was a prospective non-randomised controlled trial, with systematic allocation by admission day. of all acute stroke admissions to the Department of Medicine from 1 January to 15 May 1996. Intervention: There were three comparison groups: in the Stroke Intervention Ward, the intervention was implemented by the author; in the Guidelines Ward, the manner in which the intervention can be set up and implemented was provided in the form of a Guidelines Booklet and in the Control Ward, stroke patients received routine care. The intervention consisted of (i) geographic/spatial unity and allocation of a designated nurse; (ii) use of a Stroke Clerking Pro forma and (iii) a multidisciplinary Team Care Plan and Post Intake Stroke Ward Round. Results: 58 patients were admitted to the Stroke Intervention Ward, 40 patients were admitted to the Guidelines Ward and 91 were admitted to the 2 Control Wards. The groups had similar baseline characteristics, except for the percentage of patients continent on admission. There were no significant differences in the Modified Barthel Index prior to admission, at discharge or at follow-up. There were no significant differences in the principal outcome measures (death, dependency, death or dependency, institutionalisation and death or institutionalisation) between the comparison groups. The median [inter-quartile range] length of hospital stay in days was significantly reduced in the Stroke Intervention Ward (6.5[5-9]) compared to the Guidelines Ward (9[7-14]) and the Control Wards (8[5-12]). The referral rates to Professionals Allied to Medicine were significantly increased in the Stroke Intervention Ward, except for referrals to the Community Liaison Sister. The referral rates to rehabilitation resources on discharge were significantly increased in the Stroke Intervention Ward, except for referrals to physiotherapy. Conclusions: Organised Stroke Care is feasible in our setting and results in improved utilisation of resources without increasing length of stay. However, principle outcome measures were not significantly altered in this study
(Faust's) Versöhnung mit dem Leben : meinen Jugendfreunden zum Andenken gewidmet / [Eberhard Rud. v. Groote]
No full text(FAUST'S) VERSÖHNUNG MIT DEM LEBEN : MEINEN JUGENDFREUNDEN ZUM ANDENKEN GEWIDMET / [EBERHARD RUD. V. GROOTE]
(Faust's) Versöhnung mit dem Leben : meinen Jugendfreunden zum Andenken gewidmet / [Eberhard Rud. v. Groote] (1)
Cover (1)
Titelseite (3)
Chapter (5)
Liebe Freunde! (7)
Vorwort. (11)
Es gibt der Lehren über die Entstehung der Welt ... (23)
Hingabe an die Kunst., S.21-55 (43)
Hingabe an die Kunst., S.56-95 (78)
II. Hingabe an die Liebe., S.96-130 (118)
II. Hingabe an die Liebe., S.131-169 (153)
III. Hingabe an die Religion., S. 170-200 (192)
III. Hingabe an die Religion., S. 201-240 (223)
III. Hingabe an die Religion., S. 241-288 (263
Lepidiota flavipennis Lea Groote Eylandt 1926
No full textLepidiota flavipennis Lea, 1926 Lepidiota flavipennis Lea, 1926: 58. Holotype (by original designation) female (Figs. 23–25): flavipennis (handwritten) Lea, TYPE (typeset) Groote Eyl. [Groote Eylandt, 13.68°S, 136.72°E] (handwritten) | Groote Eylandt N. Territory N.B. Tindale (typeset on green) | I.15472 Lepidiota flavipennis Lea Groote Eylandt (handwritten) TYPE (handwritten in red, at right angle) | SAMA Database No. 25-034463 (typeset) | my holotype label; in SAM. Paratypes: 1: Groote Eylandt, N. Territory, N.B. Tindale (typeset on green label) | Cotype (typeset) | 20694 Lepidiota flavipennis Lea Groote Eylandt (handwritten) Cotype (handwritten in red, at right angle) | my paratype label; 1 male: Groote Eylandt, N. Territory, N.B. Tindale (typeset on green label) | Cotype (typeset) | my paratype label | aedeagus on card; both in SAM. Lea (1926) described this species from three specimens, and he unequivocally designated a “Type” with the SAM registration number I.15472 (vide Article 73.1.1). It is presumably the female specimen considered as the holotype by Britton (1978) and is the one listed as the holotype by Houston & Weir (1992). The remaining two specimens in SAM were correctly considered as paratypes by Britton (1978) and Houston & Weir (1992).Published as part of Allsopp, Peter G., 2020, Clarification of the status of the types of Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) described before 1950, pp. 451-486 in Zootaxa 4885 (4) on page 463, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4885.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/429684
Groote Eylandt [?] [picture] /
No full textReproduced in: Drawings / by William Westall ... London : The Royal Commonwealth Society, [cat.] 97.; Inscription: Jany. 8th 1803 on Groote Isle, Carpentaria. S. no. 4.; Part of the collection: Drawings by William Westall.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an4565134
Spinal anaesthesia for brachytherapy for carcinoma of the cervix a comparison of two dose regimes of hypebaric bupivacaine
No full textIncludes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.The main purpose of the study was to help establish the best dose regimen of hyperbaric bupivacaine, when combined with intrathecal fentanyl, for spinal anaesthesia for brachytherapy for carcinoma of the cervix. This procedure is performed as a day case at Groote Schuur Hospital
Index to photos of African students arriving on S/S Groote Beer
No full textNew York - Aug. 13. Coverage on African students who were among more than 500 foreign students to arrive this morning aboard the S/S/ Groote Beer which was under charter to the non-profit Council on Student Travel. There were 252 Africans representing 25 sub-Saharan countries traveling under the auspices of the African Scholarship Program of American Universities and the African-American Institute. They were given four-year tuition scholarships by 139 college and university members of the African Scholarship Program of American Universities and travel grants by their respective governments. Maintenance expenses are carried by the Agency for International Development and are administered under contract by the African-American Institute
Groote Eylandt, a view [picture] /
No full textReproduced in: Drawings / by William Westall ... London : The Royal Commonwealth Society, 1962, [cat.] 98.; Inscription: Groote Is. S. no. 5.; Part of the collection: Drawings by William Westall.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an4565154
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