An analysis of referral patterns of traumatic brain injury at Groote Schuur Hospital Trauma Centre by N Parker, T Navsaria, M Lopez, L Marineau, R Maine, K Chu, T Govender, D McPherson, P Navsaria

“…To describe the referral patterns and outcomes of patients with TBI referred to Groote Schuur Hospital Trauma Centre. Methods. This was a retrospective audit of all patients admitted to the Trauma Centre who had a brain CT scan for suspected TBI between 1 February 2022 and 31 March 2022. …”
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Two decades of recipient and donor referrals for heart transplantation to Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa: A retrospective study by R Kanyongo, G Calligaro, B Cupido, J Scherman, A Brooks, C Ofoegbu, N Da Silva, A Ryan, M Mofamadi, K Seele, P Human, J Brink, P Zilla, T Pennel

“…To provide an audit of heart transplant referrals to Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, over a 23-year period, focusing on patient demographics, indications for referral, waiting-list dynamics, and transplant referral outcomes. …”
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The clinical utility of tissue polymerase chain reaction, tissue culture and tissue histology in blood culture-negative infective endocarditis in South Africa – insights from the Groote Schuur Hospital Infective Endocarditis Registry by W Endres, P Mkoko, M Ntsekhe

“…We analysed data from the Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) Infective Endocarditis Registry, a prospective observational study of adult patients with infective endocarditis. …”
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Reforming healthcare training: Ending the compulsory community service policy by M Sonderup, E Panieri, S Pillay, J Morgan, T Moolman-Timmermans, M Nortje, A Osman

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Kidney transplant utilising donors after circulatory death: The first report from the African continent by T du Toit, K Manning, L Bertels, G Hoffman, D Thomson, Z A Barday

“… Background. At Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, the number of deceased organ donors has declined over the past 2 decades, necessitating a more liberal approach to donor selection. …”
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Factors influencing in-hospital mortality for salvage percutaneous transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting in cirrhotic patients with recalcitrant variceal bleeding after... by J E J Krige, E G Jonas, M Setshedi, S J Beningfield, U K Lotze, M M Bernon, S Burmeister, J C Kloppers

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Identification and validation of a novel autoantibody biomarker panel for differential diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Metoboroghene O. Mowoe, Metoboroghene O. Mowoe, Hisham Allam, Joshua Nqada, Marc Bernon, Karan Gandhi, Sean Burmeister, Urda Kotze, Miriam Kahn, Christo Kloppers, Suba Dharshanan, Zafirah Azween, Pamela Maimela, Paul Townsend, Eduard Jonas, Jonathan M. Blackburn, Jonathan M. Blackburn

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A tale of two kidneys, and the case for machine perfusion in South Africa by N B Leech, Z Keyser, D E Du Plessis, V Soyizwapi, L Bertels, T du Toit

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Wrong-route drug administration errors: A review of the literature by J Taylor, M Blockman

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Primary Atypical Carcinoid Tumour of the Sphenoid Sinus Rostrum by Kate A. Stephenson, Darlene E. Lubbe

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Proptosis with Increased Orbital Fat in an Obese Patient by Azhar Seedat, Shaheen Seedat, Sulaiman E. I. Moosa

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The Value of Routine Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis of Intraocular Fluid Specimens in the Diagnosis of Infectious Posterior Uveitis by Marius A. Scheepers, Karin A. Lecuona, Graeme Rogers, Catey Bunce, Craig Corcoran, Michel Michaelides

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Antiplasmodial Properties and Bioassay-Guided Fractionation of Ethyl Acetate Extracts from Carica papaya Leaves by Paula Melariri, William Campbell, Paschal Etusim, Peter Smith

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Clinical course, management and outcomes of COVID-19 in HIV-infected renal transplant recipients: A case series by L Bertels, K Manning, A Redd, T du Toit, Z Barday, E Muller

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Surgical Technique of Single-Graft Double-Bundle Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using the Peroneus Longus Tendon by Michael Held, M.D., Ph.D., F.C. Orth S.A., M.Med. Orth., David North, M.B.Ch.B., F.C. Orth S.A., M.Med. Orth., Richard von Bormann, M.B.Ch.B., F.C. Orth S.A., M.Med. Orth., Waldo Scheepers, M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc. Med.

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The state of paediatric deceased-organ donation at a South African tertiary public- sector hospital: A 14-year analysis by T Siyotula, J Barrell, K Manning, D Thomson, M McCulloch, T du Toit

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Visual Mapping of Operating Theater Team Dynamics and Communication for Reflexive Feedback and Surgical Practice Optimization by Surya Surendran, MA, Candice Bonaconsa, MSc, Vrinda Nampoothiri, PharmD, Oluchi Mbamalu, PhD, Anu George, PGDip, Swetha Mallick, MCh, Sudheer OV, MCh, Alison Holmes, MD, Marc Mendelson, PhD, Sanjeev Singh, PhD, Gabriel Birgand, PhD, Esmita Charani, PhD

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Primary Renal Hydatid in Children by Jeff John, Bernard Marais

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South African Rheumatism and Arthritis Association 2024 guidelines for the use of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs by E van Duuren, J Potts, U Brijlal, S Botha, S Didi, K Makan, M van Dam, K Chinniah, B Hodkinson

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Guidance for the gastrointestinal evaluation and management of iron deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa by W M Simmonds, Y Awuku, C Barrett, M Brand, K Davidson, D Epstein, E Fredericks, S Gabriel, S Grobler, C Gounden, L Katsidzira, V J Louw, V Naidoo, C Noel, E Ogutu, N Ramonate, N Seabi, M Setshedi, J Van Zyl, G Watermeyer, C Kassianides

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