SAJCC
THE OFFICIAL SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE
August 2012 Vol. 28 No. 1
Editor Lance Michell Nursing Science Editor Nicola Fouché Assistant Editor Emma Buchanan Technical Editors Marijke Maree Robert Matzdorff Melissa Raemaekers Paula Van Der Bijl Senior News Journalist Chris Bateman Head of Publishing Robert Arendse Production Manager Emma Couzens Art Director Siobhan Tillemans Design & DTP Travis Arendse Carl Sampson Distribution Manager Edward Macdonald Sales Director Diane Smith Tel. (012) 481-2069 Associate Editors Andrew Argent (UCT) Sats Bhagwanjee (Wits) Dean Gopalan
(University Of Kwazulu-Natal) Ivan Joubert (UCT) David Linton
(Hadasa University, Jerusalem) Rudo Mathiva (Wits) Mervyn Mer (Wits) Sam Mokgokong (Medunsa) Fatima Paruk (UCT) Helen Perrie (Wits) Guy Richards (Wits) Juan Scribante (Wits) ISSN 1562-8264
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2 Editorial
Th e history and potential of ‘intelligent ventilation’
David M Linton
4 News
Articles
6 Intelligent ventilation in the intensive care unit
Sigal Sviri, Abed Bayya, Phillip D Levin, Rabia Khalaila, Ilana Stav, David M Linton
13 Endotracheal tube cuff pressure management in adult critical care units Portia Jordan, Dalena van Rooyen, Danie Venter
17 Intra-abdominal pressure at ICU admission: Evaluation as a predictor of severity and mortality in severe acute pancreatitis
Ratender Kumar Singh, Parnandi Bhaskar Rao, Arvind Kumar Baronia, Banani Poddar, Afzal Azim, Mohan Gurjar, Neha Singh, Vasudevan Senthilvel, Kamlesh Singh
22 Factors predicting mortality in elderly patients admitted to a Moroccan medical intensive care unit
Jihane Belayachi, Mina El khayari, Tarek Dendane, Naoufel Madani, Khalid Abidi, Redouane Abouqal, Amine Ali Zeggwagh
28 Abstracts
Critical4Africa, Sun City, North West Province, South Africa, 29 August - 2 September 2012 – Combined meeting of the Critical Care Society of Southern Africa (CCSSA), South African Th oracic Society (SATS), South African Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (SASPEN) and Trauma Society of South Africa (TSSA)
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