The Central African journal of medicine
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To describe the status of ethics review as pertaining to medical research in Zimbabwe, to compare this with international guidelines, and thus to identify potential improvements in the process. ⋯ A focus on research ethics education for researchers and IREC members, as well as ensuring appropriate respect for IREC review, are opportunities for improvement in the process.
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To find out if the status of a patient on arrival in the intensive care unit had any bearing on the immediate ICU outcome and if there are any correctable factors. ⋯ Some simple measures could be undertaken to improve immediate ICU outcome in surgical patients in a resource limited environment, such as improving the ambient temperature in OT during surgery and standardising transportation to PICU.