Volume 29(4); 2023

Research

Ventilator-associated pneumonia in an academic intensive care unit in Johannesburg, South Africa

S Mazwi, S A van Blydenstein, M Mukansi

Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med. 2023; 29(4): 10.7196/AJTCCM.2023.v29i4.154. Published online 2023 Nov 27. doi: 10.7196/AJTCCM.2023.v29i4.154

PMCID:: PMC10699432

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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in South Africa: Experience from a single centre in the private sector

N L F van Zijl, J T Janson, M Sussman, A Geldenhuys

Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med. 2023; 29(4): e211. Published online 2023 Nov 27. doi: 10.7196/AJTCCM.2023.v29i4.211

PMCID:: PMC10795019

Article PDF–389K

Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: A single-centre retrospective study in Johannesburg, South Africa

G Titus, S Hassanali, C Feldman

Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med. 2023; 29(4): e1017. Published online 2023 Nov 27. doi: 10.7196/AJTCCM.2023.v29i4.1017

PMCID:: PMC10795020

Article PDF–417K

Pick of the Pics

Should a drain be inserted?

M J Mpe

Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med. 2023; 29(4): e719. Published online 2023 Nov 27.

PMCID:: PMC10795017

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Brief Report

Pleural fluid residue as a diagnostic tool for cytology-negative malignant pleural effusion: A proof-of-concept study

L E Nyanti, N-C Huan, H Y Ramarmurty, T Renganathan, M A bin Abdul Aziz, J L Low, K T Rosli, S Letcheminan, M G Lansing, K K Sivaraman Kannan

Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med. 2023; 29(4): e1149. Published online 2023 Nov 27. doi: 10.7196/AJTCCM.2023.v29i4.1149

PMCID:: PMC10795016

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Correspondence: Cases

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis diagnosis after re‑evaluation for chronic cough unresponsive to empirical antituberculosis therapy

H Ghammo, M Tau, B Thomas, T Fathuse, C Ekpebegh, T Dubula, N Ndlovu

Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med. 2023; 29(4): e1186. Published online 2023 Nov 27. doi: 10.7196/AJTCCM.2023.v29i4.1186

PMCID:: PMC10795015

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Editorials

Ventilator-associated pneumonia is ubiquitous and troublesome

Richard I Raine

Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med. 2023; 29(4): e1611. Published online 2023 Nov 27. doi: 10.7196/AJTCCM.2023.v29i4.1611

PMCID:: PMC10795014

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Bridging hope: South Africa’s ECMO reporting journey begins

G Calligaro, D Thomson

Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med. 2023; 29(4): e1727. Published online 2023 Nov 29. doi: 10.7196/AJTCCM.2023.v29i4.1727

PMCID:: PMC10795018

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The hidden epidemic of post-tuberculosis bronchiectasis

Rubeshan Perumal

Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med. 2023; 29(4): e1728. Published online 2023 Nov 27. doi: 10.7196/AJTCCM.2023.v29i4.1728

PMCID:: PMC10795013

Article PDF–143K

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