Vol. 62 No. 4 (2024)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36303/SAJS.00%25a

Published: 2025-04-18

Guest Editorial

Transforming communication across surgical generations – bridging the gap

D Govender

305-306
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General Surgery

Defining the contribution of human error to adverse events in a surgical service

H Wain, DL Clarke, S Wall

307-311
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Outcomes of surgical patients in a tertiary ICU with incidental COVID-19 in comparison with COVID-19 naïve patients

M Parker, I Mia, N Ahmed, V Van Der Westhuizen, A Diayar, J Buitendag

312-317
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Time to regional surgical care in rural South Africa

T MacQuene, R Shanoada, A De Kerk , T Gaynor, R Duvenage, R Maine, K Chu

318-322
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Endocrine Surgery

Experience of a tertiary/quaternary unit with surgery for endocrine hypertension

I Bombil, RA Muganza, R Netshamutsindo

323-326
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Vascular Surgery

The adapted Caprini score as a proxy for postoperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: a tertiary hospital experience

C Moolman, M du Plessis, C Venter, R van Wyk, D Scheepers, K Kruger, C Vosloo, L Human, C van Rooyen

327-332
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Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery

Epidemiology and anatomic distribution of colorectal cancer in South Africa

A Amer, AB Boutall, ED Coetzee, P Naidu, H Moodley, WC Chen, KM Chu

333-337
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Trauma Surgery

Traumatic limb amputations in polytrauma ICU admissions

NZS Gumede, TC Hardcastle

338-341
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The epidemiological characteristics of major trauma in Pietersburg and Mankweng hospitals, Limpopo province

SN Phaleng, TC Hardcastle

342-346
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Analysis of hollow visceral injuries admitted to a level one intensive care unit in South Africa

JJP Buitendag; A Diayar; JC Fichardt, S Vieira, HJ Kruger, TC Hardcastle, GVE Oosthuizen

347-351
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Case Report

An ascaris twist

IN Palkowski

352-354
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Transabdominal laparoscopic excision of a giant retroperitoneal lymphangioma

J Liang, Q Liu, D Zhao, G Yu, X Shi, H Zhang, L Zhang

355-357
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Open surgical treatment for giant presacral tailgut cyst – a case report

Q Liu, P Guo, C Li, G Yu, J Jie

358-361
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SAJS Essay Competition

Communication across surgical generations – suturing the time gap

SM Surandernath

362-363
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The Grey Method for communication across surgical generations

D Naidoo

364-365
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Obituaries

Cedric Gordon Bremner 3 March 1929 – 9 July 2024

Ross Bremner
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CPD Questionnaire

CPD Questionnaire (V62N04)

Editorial Office
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Articles

Erratum: Incorrect affiliations

Editorial Office
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