RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS 2023

Book Chapters:

Gray Rebecca Author (1) - Surgery and the First 8000 Days of Life. The Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery (GICS). Working Paper 1 (2023) for the Disease Control Priorities, 4th Edition

Miller Malcolm Co-author – Basic Assessment & Support in Intensive Care – February 2023 – a free educational resource from the BASIC collaboration.

Publications:

  1. Bagenal J, Lee N, Ademuyiwa AO, et al. Surgical research-comic opera no more. Lancet 2023 doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00856-5 [published Online First: 20230509]

  1. Bedwell GJ, Scribante J, Adane TD, Bila J, Biccard BM et al. Nurses’ Priorities for Perioperative Research in Africa. Anesth Analg. 2023 January 01; 136(1): 17–24. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000006060.

  1. Bedwell GJ, Chikezie PC, Siboza, F, Mqadi L, Rice ASC, Kamerman, PR, Parker R, Madden VJ. A systematic review and meta-analysis of non-pharmacological methods to manipulate experimentally induced secondary hyperalgesia. The Journal of Pain, Vol 24, No. 10 (October), 2023: pp 1759–1797

  1. Bishop DG, Fernandes NL, Dyer RA et al. Global issues in obstetric anaesthesia: perspectives from South Africa, Japan, China, Latin America and North America. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia 54 (2023) 103648

  1. Bishop D, van Dyk D, Dyer RA. Safe obstetric anaesthesia in low- and middle-income countries – a perspective from Africa. BJA Education doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2023.07.003 in press

  1. Chau A, Hofmeyr R. Hypothesis-generating procedures and unmasking novel associations in large observational studies: are we doing harm while doing good? Anaesthesia 2023 Jan;78(1): 9-13.doi: 10.1111/anae.15877. Epub 2022 Sep 30.

  1. Coetzee E, Absalom AR. Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Changes in the Elderly: Impact on Anesthetics. Anesthesiology Clin 2023 in Press

  1. Dheda KR, Centner CM, Wilson L, Pooran A, Grimwood S, Ghebrekristos YT, Oelofse S, Joubert IA, Esmail A, Tomasicchio M. Intensive Care Unit Sluice Room Sinks as Reservoirs and Sources of Potential Transmission of Carbapenem-Resistant Bacteria in a South African Tertiary Care Hospital. Infect Drug Resist. 2023;16: 5427-5432
    https://doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S418620

  1. De TK, Madden VJ, Vlaeyen JWS Onghena P. Classical conditioning for pain: the development of a customized single-case experimental design. Journal of trial and error.2022 (2) 1:62-74

  1. Ernstzen DV, Parker R, Ras T et al. Clinical recommendations for chronic musculoskeletal pain in South African primary health care. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med 2023;15(1), a3929. https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v15i1.3929

  1. Fandim JV, Hinman RS, Øverås CK, Parker R et al. One step at a time. Shaping consensus on research priorities and terminology in telehealth in musculoskeletal pain: an international modified e-Delphi study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2023) 24, 783 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06866-0

  1. Fernandes NL, Lilaonitkul M, Subedi A, Owen MD. Global obstetric anaesthesia: bridging the gap in maternal health care inequities through partnership in education. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia 55 (2023) 103646

  1. Gerber C. Method of anesthesia and perioperative risk factors, maternal anesthesia complications and neonatal mortality following cesarean delivery in Africa: a sub-study of a 7-day prospective observational cohort study. Accepted for publication in J Anaesthesia & Analg. 

  1. Gray R, Desalu R, Gathuya Z et al. The narrative must change: Ethical research tenets do not change when you cross borders. Pediatric Anesthesia 2023; 33:773-774 Letter to the Editor

  1. Hannington M, Nel D, Miller M, Nicol A, Navsaria P. The impact of thromboelastography on patients with penetrating abdominal trauma requiring intensive care. S Afr J Surg 2023;61(2) 36-41

  1. Hofmeyr R, Lubbe D. How we do it: endoscopic tracheal dilatation technique using a supraglottic airway device and non-occlusive balloon. J Laryngol Otol 2023;137: 219–221. https://doi.org/10.1017/ S0022215122001426

  1. Hofmeyr R, McGuire J, Park K, Proxenos M, Peer S, Lehmann M, Lubbe D. Prospective Observational Trial of a Nonocclusive Dilatation Balloon in the Management of Tracheal Stenosis. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2022 Aug 1;36(8):3008-14.

  1. Hofmeyr R.  Anaesthesia outside a hospital setting.  SAJAA Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia. 2022;28(3): S50

  1. Hofmeyr R, Stegmann G, Llewellyn R. The Editor, SAJAA. Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia. 2022;28(2):78

  1. Impact of malnutrition on early outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, multicentre, prospective cohort study. Lancet Glob Health 2023;11(3): e341-e49. doi: 10.1016/s2214-109x(22)00550-2

  1. Jagga WM, Biccard B, Bailly J, et al. Point of care ultrasound findings in critically ill SARS-COV2 patients in an HIV endemic, resourced constrained setting. Heliyon 2023;9(6): e16519. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16519

  1. Kachapila M, Monahan M, Ademuyiwa AO, et al. Exploring the cost-effectiveness of high versus low perioperative fraction of inspired oxygen in the prevention of surgical site infections among abdominal surgery patients in three low- and middle-income countries. BJA Open 2023; 7:100207. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjao.2023.100207

  1. Kifle F, Kifleyohanes T, Moore J, et al. Indications, Challenges, and Characteristics of Successful Implementation of Perioperative Registries in Low Resource Settings: A Systematic Review. World J Surg 2023;47(6):1387-96. doi: 10.1007/s00268-023-06909-6 [published Online First: 20230119]

  1. Kisten S, Jooma Z, Kallenbach T, Motshabi P. Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on anaesthetists in an academic institution in South Africa. South Afr J Anaesth Analg.2023;29(3):107-112

  1. Kluyts HL, Bedwell GJ, Cloete E, Biccard BM et al. Determining the Minimum Dataset for Surgical Patients in Africa: A Delphi Study. World J Surg (2023) 47:581-592

  1. Kovacheva V P, Armero W, Zhou G, Bishop D, Dyer R, Carvalho B. Investigation of the Optimum Baseline Blood Pressure for Spinal Anesthesia to Guide Vasopressor Management for Elective Cesarean Delivery: A Case-Control Design. Cureus (2023): e. oi:10.7759/cureus.

  1. Lewis JS, Kashif M, Maan A, Ciampi De Andrade D, Casey M et al.  Global Series: Complex regional pain syndrome: abstracts from the International Association for the Study of Pain complex regional pain syndrome SIG virtual symposia 2021. Pain Rep. 2023 Jan 16;8(1): e1056. doi: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000001056.

  1. Limakatso K, Cashin AG, Williams S, Devonshire J, Parker R et al. The effects of graded motor imagery and its components on phantom limb pain and disability: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Canadian Journal of Pain.
    doi:     https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2023.2188899     

  1. Limakatso K. Managing acute phantom limb pain with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2023 May 21;17(1):209.

doi: 10.1186/s13256-023-03915-z.

  1. Marcucci M, Painter TW, Conen D, et al. Hypotension-Avoidance Versus Hypertension-Avoidance Strategies in Noncardiac Surgery: An International Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Intern Med 2023 doi: 10.7326/m22-3157 [published Online First: 20230425]

  1. Meyer HM, Goobie SM. Can identifying disparities in neonatal transfusion practices in low and middle resource countries improve postoperative outcomes through patient blood management? Pediatric Anesthesia 2023; 00:1-2 Editorial

  1. Moseley GL, Pearson N, Reezigt R, Madden VJ et al. Considering Precision and Utility When we Talk About Pain. Comment on Cohen et al. The Journal of Pain 2023 (24) 1:178-181

  1. Omer KA, Mlauzi R, Basera W McGuire J, Meyer H et al. Low incidence of pulmonary hypertension in children with suspected obstructive sleep apnea: A prospective observational study. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 171 (2023)111648

  1. Perumal R, Naidoo K, Naidoo A, Letsoalo MP, Esmail A, Joubert I, Denti P, Wiesner L, Padayatchi N, Maartens G, Dheda K. The impact of enteral feeding and therapeutic monitoring of rifampicin with dose escalation in critically ill patients with tuberculosis. Int J Infect Dis. 2023 Jan;126: 174-180. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.11.033. Epub 2022 Dec 1

  1. Peters SM, Nel D, Cairncross L, Hofmeyr R, Arends P, Chigumadzi F, Watson J, Anthony D, Davids M, Ganief Z, Panieri E. The Western Cape Surgical Recovery Project: experience at Groote Schuur Hospital. South African Health Review. 2022 Dec 1;2022(1):1-9.

  1. Powell WF Jr, Echeto-Cerrato MA, Gathuya Z, Gray RM et al. Delivery of Safe Pediatric Anesthesia Care in the First 8000 days: Realities, Challenges, and Solutions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. World J Surg 2023https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-023-07229-5

  1. Rashan A, Beane A, Ghose A, Biccard B et al. Mixed methods study protocol for combining stakeholder-led rapid evaluation with near real-time continuous registry data to facilitate evaluations of quality of care in intensive care units. Wellcome Open Research 2023, 8:39

  1. Reardon C, Wadley A, Parker R. Context counts: Investigating pain management interventions in HIV-positive men living in a rural area. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med 2023;15(1), a3678. https://doi.org/104102/phcfm.v15i1.3678

  1. Saleh S, Masekela R, Heinz E, et al. Equity in global health research: A proposal to adopt author reflexivity statements. PLOS Glob Public Health 2022;2(3): e0000160. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000160 [published Online First: 20220330]

  1. Schultz ML, Melby A, Gray R, Evans FM, Benett S, Niescierenko ML. Pediatric procedural sedation in African clinical settings: A mixed methods study of African providers’ sedation practices. African Journal of Emergency Medicine 13 (2023) 204-209

  1. Sellers WF, James MF. Intravenous bronchodilator choices in acute severe and life-threatening asthma. Paediatrics and Child Health (United Kingdom) Volume 33, Issue 5, May 2023, Pages 119-124

  1. Seymour LM, Fernandes NL, Dyer RA, Smit MI, van Dyk D, Hofmeyr R. General Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery for Thrombocytopenia in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Findings From the Obstetric Airway Management Registry. Anesth Analg 2023;136(5)992-998

  1. Turton EW, Gibbs M, Neethling E, Swanevelder J. POCUS as part of the medical curriculum – is this the year? South Afr J Anaesth Analg. 2023;29(1):4-8

  1. Van der Walt J, Parker R. LSD and Psilocybin for Chronic Nociplastic Pain: A Narrative review of the literature supporting the use of classic psychedelic agents in chronic pain (accepted SAMJ - will be published in November 2023)

  1. Van Dyk D, Llewellyn R, Gordon P, Brink J. OBITUARY Sylvia Annigje Magdalena Heijke (1955-2022). SAMJ May2023, Vol.113, No.5

  1. Wilson JM, Madden VJ, Pester BD, Yoon J et al. Change in Pain During Physical Activity following Total Knee Arthroplasty: Associations With Improved Physical Function and Decreased Situational Pain Catastrophizing. Innovation in Aging. 2023; igad045

  1. Wise R, Bishop D, Gibbs M. Patient Blood Management: Evidence-Based Decision-Making and Blood Management. Global Perspectives and Practices in Transfusion Medicine in Press