Issue highlights

Asthma in the intensive care unit: A review of patient characteristics and outcomes

Complementary value of the shock index v. the modified shock index in the prediction of in-hospital intensive care unit admission and mortality: A single-centre experience

Clinicians’ interpretation of ventilation/perfusion lung scan reports: Where are we today?

Published: 2023-08-03

Editorials

Ventilating my thoughts on severe asthma exacerbations

M L Wong

41-42

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The usefulness of the shock index and the modified shock index in predicting patient outcomes in a tertiary emergency department in India

I S Kalla, G A Richards

43

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Bridging the gap: Communicating the results of ventilation/perfusion scans to clinicians

M S Moolla, A Doruyter, B W Allwood

44-45

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Interstitial lung disease: Does it matter what we call you, or what you look like, or how you behave?

R van Zyl-Smit, G Soin, G Calligaro

46-47

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Original Research: Articles

Asthma in the intensive care unit: A review of patient characteristics and outcomes

F Manyeruke, G L Calligaro, R Raine, R N van-Zyl Smit

48-51

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Complementary value of the Shock Index v. the Modified Shock Index in the prediction of in-hospital intensive care unit admission and mortality: A single-centre experience

S Surendhar, S Jagadeesan, A B Jagtap

52-56

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Clinicians’ interpretation of ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) lung scan reports: Where are we today?

A Ismail, M L Wong, S Dhoodhat, M D T Vangu

57-63

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Original Research: Brief Reports

The effect of inhaled nitric oxide on shunt fraction in mechanically ventilated patients with COVID‑19 pneumonia

A G P van Zyl, B W Allwood, C F N Koegelenberg, U Lalla, F Retief

64-66

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Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage in children hospitalised in a tertiary‑level hospital: A retrospective descriptive study

K Mopeli, T Mabaso, N Alli, Z Dangor, C Verwey

67-70

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Guidelines, position statements and recommendation-type articles

South African Thoracic Society position statement on the management of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in adults: 2023

A Goolam-Mahomed, S D Maasdorp, R Barnes, H Van Aswegen, A Lupton-Smith, B Allwood, G Calligaro, C Feldman, I Kalla

71-80

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Pick of the pics

What are the common causes of pneumatoceles?

Gideon Titus, Michelle Wong

81

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Breath-Taking News

Equipoise between surgical and bronchoscopic approaches to lung volume reduction in COPD

82

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Abstracts

South African Thoracic Society Congress 2023

83-95

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