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Our Research & Publications

At Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, we are dedicated to groundbreaking research and publication efforts aimed at transforming patient care. Our Trauma and Burns units, in collaboration with the University of Witwatersrand, delve into critical areas such as HIV, septic complications, and intestinal epithelial damage. We are committed to understanding and addressing trauma inflicted on patients, providing valuable insights that can save lives and enhance recovery outcomes. Join us in our mission to make a difference in healthcare through innovation and discovery.

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Archive

TRAUMA UNIT

Impact of the Soweto football derby on the trauma emergency department at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, a tertiary level hospital in South Africa.

Baggott C, Kruger D, Pretorius R. (2024)

 

PLoS One. 2024 Jul 11;19(7):e0306836. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306836. PMID: 38990814; PMCID: PMC11239021.

Stab injury to the spine with retained knife blade and aortic injury: A case report and review of the literature

Naicker, Denver; Pswaryi, Rudo. (2024)

 

Indian Spine Journal 7(1):p 104-107, January-June 2024.. | DOI: 10.4103/isj.isj_37_23

A Case Report of the Warshaw Procedure Used In Blunt Pancreatic Trauma

Laher N and Jennings VA. (2024)

 

Int J Surg Surgical Tech 2024, 8(1): 000201.

 A rare and unique experience of a blunt intrathoracic traumatic injury of the trachea and its management in South Africa: a case report.

Pswarayi RMV, Kerola AK. (2023)

 

J Trauma Inj. 2023 Dec;36(4):416-420. doi: 10.20408/jti.2023.0036. Epub 2023 Nov 30. PMID: 39381568; PMCID: PMC11309244.

Surgical exploration for penetrating neck trauma - an audit of results in 145 patients.

Laher N, Monzon-Torres B, Mauser M. (2023)

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 S Afr J Surg. 2023 Sep;61(3):17-20. PMID: 37791709.

Results of Non operative management of penetrating neck  trauma in 594 patients.

Laher N, Monzon BI and Mauser M. (2023)

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Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (2023) 7/1: 1114-1119. 

The Effect of Covid-19 Lockdown, Riots and A Hospital Fire on the Trauma Patient Load in Johannesburg.

Laher N, Pretorius R, Moeng MS (2023)

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J Surg 8: 1706.

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Le Fort III fractures: An approach to resuscitation and management.

Pswarayi R, Burns C.(2022)

 

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Aug 24;81:104513. doi:  10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104513. PMID: 36147139; PMCID: PMC9486697.

A long walk to freedom: the epidemiology of penetrating trauma in South Africa - analysis of 4 697 patients over a six-year period at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital.

Bhana M, Fru P, Plani F. (2022)

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S Afr J Surg. 2022 Jun;60(2):77-83. PMID: 35851359.

Emergency Room Thoracotomy (ERT): The Outcomes in a Level One Trauma Unit of a Developing Country.

Pswarayi R, Burns C (2022)

 

 J Surg 7: 1671. DOI: https://doi.org/10.29011/2575-9760.001671

Survey on worldwide trauma team activation requirement.

Waydhas C, Trentzsch H, Hardcastle TC, Jensen KO; World-Trauma TAcTIC Study Group.(2021).

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Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2021 Oct;47(5):1569-1580. doi: 10.1007/s00068-020-01334-z. Epub 2020 Mar 2. PMID: 32123951; PMCID: PMC8476357.

Compromised Gut Associated Lymphoid Tissue is a Risk Factor for Postoperative Septic Complications in HIV-Seropositive Trauma Patients.

Mauser, Martin & Kruger, Deirdre & Pather, Sugeshnee & Plani, Frank. (2021).

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World J Surg. 2021 Apr;45(4):1006-1013. doi: 10.1007/s00268-020-05899-z. Epub 2021 Jan 12. PMID: 33433725; PMCID: PMC7802609

Posttraumatic Natural Killer Cell Decrease is Associated with Septic Complications.

Mauser, Martin & Kruger, Deirdre & Pather, Sugeshnee & Plani, Frank. (2021).

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J Surg Res. 2022 Feb;270:94-103. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.08.036. Epub 2021 Oct 11. PMID: 34649071.

Trauma results in immune cell-induced intestinal epithelial damage with subsequently increased sepsis rate.

Mauser, Martin & Kruger, Deirdre & Pather, Sugeshnee & Plani, Frank. (2020). 

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Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. Publish Ahead of Print. 10.1097/TA.0000000000003043.

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Surgical site infection after penetrating abdominal trauma with bowel involvement: a comparison between HIV-seropositive and seronegative patients. South African journal of surgery.

Mauser, M & Bartsokas, Christos & Plani, Frank. (2019).

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S Afr J Surg. 2019 Sep;57(3):38-43. PMID: 31392863.

Postoperative CD4 counts predict anastomotic leaks in patients with penetrating abdominal trauma.

Mauser M, Bartsokas C, Brand M, Plani F. (2018). 

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Injury. 2019 Jan;50(1):167-172. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.11.028. Epub 2018 Nov 16. PMID: 30471941.

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BURNS UNIT

Burnt out: A retrospective review of paediatric burns admissions at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital 2015–2020.

Mahlaule, R., Meghraj, N., Tshuta, L., Seedat, A., Mothoane, K., Kotze, I., Miller, G., Zama, T., Scribante, J., & Patel, N. (2024).

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Burns Open, 8(2), 160-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burnso.2024.03.007

A comparative study of outcomes of burns across multiple levels of care.

Ede CJ, Kruger D, Libhaber E, Moeng M, Crawford R, Achilleos K, Kodisang C, Pabu R, Stavrou C, Uzonwa G, Njiba B, Iwuji E, Nxumalo H, Moore R. (2023)

 

Dec;49(8):1879-1885. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2023.03.005. Epub 2023 Mar 13. PMID: 37827938.

Burn Admissions Across Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Repeated Cross-sectional Survey.

Quinn L, Ahmed T, Falk H, Miranda Altamirano A, Muganza A, Nakarmi K, Nawar A, Peck M, Man Rai S, Sartori J, Philipe Molina Vana L, Wabwire B, Moiemen N, Lilford R. (2023)

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J Burn Care Res. 2023 Mar 2;44(2):320-328. doi: 10.1093/jbcr/irac096. PMID: 35802351; PMCID: PMC9981866.

Procalcitonin in the post-operative burn patient.

Masole, L., Ede, C. J., & Muganza, A. (2023).

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European Burn Journal, 4(4), 596-604. https://doi.org/10.3390/ebj4040040

Surgical Site Infection at a Central Academic Hospital in Johannesburg: A One-year Audit.

Barbakh Mohamed Khaled Eyadah, Muganza Adelin, Luvhengo Thifhelimbilu Emmanuel, Nel Marietha. (2022).

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Journal of Surgery, 10(2), 83-88. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.js.20221002.17

Risk factors for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea in a burns intensive care unit.

Hemal Gopee, Chikwendu Ede, Jeannette Wadula, Adelin Muganza. (2021)

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Burns Open, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2021, Pages 1-5, ISSN 2468-9122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burnso.2020.11.001.

Timing of excision of full-thickness burns and the effect of delay on outcome.

Elmishat, F., Muganza, A., Bombil, I., Mannell, A., & Nel, M. (2021).

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Indian Journal of Burns, 29, 26 - 30. DOI:10.4103/ijb.ijb_22_20

 Baux score as a predictor of mortality at the CHBAH adult burns unit.

Christofides, C., Moore, R., & Nel, M. (2020).

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Journal of Surgical Research, 251, 53-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2020.01.018

Enteral Nutrition in the Unstable Burns Patients.

Rooi Adelaide, Ndobe Elias and Muganza Adelin et al. (2020)

 

Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2(2):61-64. DOI: 10.18772/26180197.2020.v2n2a10. https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC-1e3fd52e6b

A guide to the management of burns during the Covid-19 pandemic in low-and middle-income countries.

Kleintjes, Wayne & Muganza, Adelin & Ede, Chikwendu & Giaquinto-Cilliers, Maria & den Hollander, Daan. (2020).

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South African Journal of Plastic & Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery & Burns. 3. 55-57. DOI 10.7196/SAJPRASB.2020.V3i3.50.

Thyroid Crisis in a Patient With Burn Injury.

Sofianos C, Redant DP, Muganza RA, Moore RL, Ferrar DS. J Burn Care Res. (2017) 

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Jul/Aug;38(4):e776-e780. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000499. PMID: 28157789.

Outcomes of Electrical Burns at Chris Hani Baragwanath Burn Centre in South Africa.

Padilha, J., Muganza, R., & Candy, G.P. (2016). 

WHASA consensus document on the management of acute burns.

Rogers, A., Giaquinto-Cilliers, M., Widgerow, A., Smart, H., Adams, S., Delectic, L., Wilson-Chandler, L., Muganza, A., Mokhobo, T., Rode, H., Brache, J., Reyes, G. C., Bouwer, B., & Seechoonparsad, P. (2015).

 

Wound Healing Southern Africa, 8(2). https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC180084

Is Platelets declines a prediction of poor outcome in severely burnt patient? A 5-year retrospective study.

Bahemania, I. A., Muganza, A., Moore, R., & Patel, M. (2015).

 

Global Journal of Human-Social Science: I Surgeries and Cardiovascular System, 15(1). Global Journals Inc.The dilemma of healing major burns in South Africa. https://medicalresearchjournal.org/index.php/GJMR/article/view/960/5-Is-piatelet-decline-a-predictor_JATS_NLM_xml#info

Microbiology and antibiotic resistance in severe burns patients: A 5 year review in an adult burns unit.

Bahemia IA, Muganza A, Moore R, Sahid F, Menezes CN. (2015)

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Burns. 2015 Nov;41(7):1536-42. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2015.05.007. Epub 2015 Jun 4. PMID: 26051799.

Microbiology and antibiotic resistance in severe burns patients: A 5-year review in an adult burns unit.

Bahemia, I. A., Muganza, A., Moore, R., Sahid, F., & Menezes, C. N. (2015). 

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Burns, 41(7), 1536-1542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2015.05.007

A Prospective Single-Centre Randomised Controlled Study to Compare the Time to Healing of Partial Thickness Burn Wounds Treated with Versajet, Biobrane and Acticoat to Conventional Therapy.

A.Muganza. (2014)

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Global Journal of Medical Research, 14(I6), 5–12. Retrieved from https://medicalresearchjournal.org/index.php/GJMR/article/view/83

The dilemma of treating major burns in South Africa. 

Rode H, Rogers A, Adams S, Kleintjes W, Whitelock-Jones L, Muganza A, Allorto N. (2013)

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S Afr Med J. 2013 Aug 13;103(9):608-9. doi: 10.7196/samj.7361. PMID: 24300673.

HIV and burns: More about... burns.

Muganza, A. (2008).

 

SA Journal of CPD, 26(9). https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC63548

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Plani, F., & Pretorius, R. (2011). Damage control. In Penetrating trauma: Practical guide to operative and peri-operative management (2nd ed.). Springer.

  2. Asensio, J., Bertelotti, R., & Pretorius, R. (2016). The syndrome of exsanguination: Reliable models to indicate damage control. In Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care. Elsevier.

  3. Pretorius, R., Plani, F., Boffard, K.D. (2017). Damage Control Surgery. In: Velmahos, G., Degiannis, E., Doll, D. (eds) Penetrating Trauma. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49859-0_43

  4. Pretorius, R. (2017). Genitourinary trauma. In AFEM Handbook of Acute and Emergency Care (2nd ed.).

  5. Pretorius, R., & Jennings, V. (2018). Spine clearance. In Pocket Critical Care: Survival Kit Critical Care (pp.650-655). Marban Libros S.L. 

  6. Pretorius, R., & Doll, D. (2018). Damage control. In Pocket Critical Care: Sancho Villar Protocol Book. Marban Libros S.L.

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