South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Effect of 1% and 2% propofol on blood lipids during longterm sedation.
To compare the effects of 1% and 2% propofol on the maximum and average lipid levels, the relative frequency of hyperlipidaemia, the propofol dose required to achieve an equivalent degree of sedation, the pharmacodynamic effects at the required infusion rates, and the effect on respiratory function. ⋯ Seventy-five patients were enrolled in the study, of which 72 were evaluable for safety analysis and 58 were evaluable for efficacy analysis. The total daily dose of propofol (ml/day) in the 2% propofol group was about 60% of that in the 1% propofol group, indicating that the lipid load in the 2% propofol group had only slightly more than half the lipid load in the 1% propofol group. Thirteen of 27 patients (48%) in the 2% propofol group had abnormally.
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Editorial Review
Violence in the world and in South Africa--what is a doctor to do?
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Comparative Study
The effect of air medical transport on survival after trauma in Johannesburg, South Africa.
To assess the difference in survival of trauma patients transported to a trauma unit via either road or air in Johannesburg, South Africa. ⋯ Patients with a certain injury severity are more likely to survive if transported by air to a trauma unit.