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Patients' perception and knowledge of anaesthesia and anaesthetists—a questionnaire survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: OR Eyelade --- University College Hospital, Nigeria JO Akinyemi --- Department of Epidemiology, Medical Statistics and Environmental Health, Nigeria IF Adewole --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, NigeriaBackground: Most surgical patients do not recognise the role played by anaesthetists in the perioperative period because of poor public knowledge of anaesthesia as a medical discipline. This study was conducted to determine patients' knowledge of anaesthesia and of the... -
The Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia Society of South Africa (CASSA) consensus paper for accreditation of anaesthetists in South Africa in perioperative echocardiography Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: A Keene --- Working Group of the Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia Society of South Africa (CASSA), S Fischer --- Working Group of the Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia Society of South Africa (CASSA), E Turton --- Working Group of the Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia Society of South Africa (CASSA), J Van Der Westhuizen --- Working Group of the Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia Society of South Africa (CASSA), A Myburgh --- Working Group of the Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia Society of South Africa (CASSA), A Milner --- Working Group of the Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia Society of South Africa (CASSA), N Mdladla --- Working Group of the Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia Society of South Africa (CASSA), J Swanevelder --- Working Group of the Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia Society of South Africa (CASSA),There is a need to develop an accreditation process for South African physicians who practise perioperative echocardiography. International level accreditation will bring legitimacy to the process of training practitioners in perioperative echocardiography and ensure standards of practice. Accreditation will be... -
An evaluation of personality traits associated with job satisfaction among South African anaesthetists using the Big Five Inventory
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: P Kisten --- Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa H Kluyts --- Department of Anaesthesiology, South AfricaBackground: Job satisfaction is a vital contributor to occupational well-being and may be instrumental in mitigating stress and the adverse effects thereof. This is particularly pertinent in anaesthesiology, which is an inherently stressful field. There are myriad factors, including personality...