- Ovarian function and disorders
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
Hôpital Intercommunal de Créteil
2024
South African Medical Research Council
2023
Tygerberg Hospital
2021-2022
Stellenbosch University
2021-2022
Background Over 130 million people have been diagnosed with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and more than one fatalities reported worldwide. South Africa is unique in having a quadruple burden of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) tuberculosis, making COVID-19-related mortality particular interest the country. The aim this study was to investigate clinical characteristics associated COVID-19 patients admitted an intensive care unit (ICU) African setting....
Background. Contrary to the World Health Organization’s internationally recommended medical certificate of cause death, South African (SA) death notification form (DNF) does not allow for reporting manner permit accurate coding external causes injury deaths. Objectives. To describe cause-of-death profile from forensic pathology records collected National Cause-of-Death Validation (NCoDV) Project and compare it with profiles other sources mortality data. In particular, recording firearm use...
Respiratory diseases account for >10% of the global burden disease when measured in disability-adjusted life-years. The chronic respiratory (CRDs) increases as world's population ages, with a much greater increase low- to middle-income countries.To characterise and quantify reasons acute presentations care services at tertiary hospital Cape Town, South Africa.A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted. Casualty registers electronic record databases were reviewed determine diagnoses...
Abstract Study question Is there a need for LH surge inhibition by GnRH-antagonists in luteal phase stimulation poor ovarian responders undergoing Duostim? Summary answer Inhibition of the progesterone during duostim protocols POR appears to be effective, safe and makes unnecessary. What is known already High levels have long been shown reversibly block associated with increased estradiol levels, reducing GnRH’s pulsatility from hypothalamus. This basis progestin-only contraceptives has...