Vol 18, No 6 (2012)

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Editorial
Editorial
Christina Lundgren
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Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 18, No 6 | a581 | 01 November 2012

Special Reports
Commentary: Anaesthesia-related maternal deaths in South Africa
Chris C Rout, Zane Farina
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Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 18, No 6 | a582 | 01 November 2012

Special Reports
Anaesthesia-related maternal deaths in South Africa: Chapter Seven of the 5th Saving Mothers Report 2008-2010
Chris C Rout, Zane Farina
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Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 18, No 6 | a583 | 01 November 2012

Review Articles
The role of biomarkers and B-type natriuretic peptide in diagnosis and perioperative risk prediction
Nura Afshani, Bruce M Biccard, Robert A Dyer
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Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 18, No 6 | a584 | 01 November 2012

Original Research
Calculation of comparative utilisation and cost: a South African perspective on intravenous vs. inhalational anaesthesia for procedures of differing duration
Erna Ryksen, B J S Diedericks
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Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 18, No 6 | a585 | 01 November 2012

Original Research
The use of lumbar X-rays to facilitate neuraxial anaesthesia during knee replacement surgery in patients who have had previous spinal surgery
A P Coetzer, R V P De Villiers
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Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 18, No 6 | a586 | 01 November 2012

Original Research
Haemodynamic and anaesthetic advantages of dexmedetomidine
Subramanian Hari Rao, B Sudhakar, P K Subrahmanyam
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Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 18, No 6 | a587 | 01 November 2012

Original Research
The effect of positive end-expiratory pressure on pulse pressure variation
Francois J Smith, Marlize Geyser, Igne Schreuder, Pieter J Becker
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Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 18, No 6 | a588 | 01 November 2012

Original Research
A placebo-controlled comparison of ketamine with pethidine for the prevention of postoperative shivering
Asif Maqbool Dar, Syed Mohammad Qazi, Suhail Sidiq
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Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 18, No 6 | a589 | 01 November 2012

Case Studies
Transient aphasia following spinal anaesthesia in an orthopaedic patient
Bindra Tripat, Gupta Ruchi, Thukral Sonika
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Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 18, No 6 | a590 | 01 November 2012

Case Studies
Combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia for an elective Caesarean section in a patient with achondroplasia
Ambrose Rukewe, Imran Oludare Morhason-Bello, Akinola Fatiregun, Mathias Orji
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Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 18, No 6 | a591 | 01 November 2012

Letter to the Editor
Who is responsible for premedication?
André Coetzee
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Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 18, No 6 | a592 | 01 November 2012

Letter to the Editor
A technique to facilitate lung collapse in the presence of an occlusive endobronchial tumour
Dheeraj Kapoor, Sonali Kaushal, Lakesh K Anand, Usha Dalal
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Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 18, No 6 | a593 | 01 November 2012

Obituary
Dr Stephanus Vermaak “Steph†Potgieter
Prof Johan Diedericks
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Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 18, No 6 | a594 | 01 November 2012

Obituary
Prof Patrick Anthony Foster
Prof Jeff Coetzee, A R Coetzee, B Murray
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Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 18, No 6 | a595 | 01 November 2012