Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine
Volume 2, Issue 2
July 2020
ISSN 2618-0189 is for the print version.
ISSN 2618-0197 is for the online version.
Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine is a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal created to share scientific research from the School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and from Clinical Medicine departments at other institutions in South Africa and internationally. Our objective is to be the primary diffusion portal for Clinical Medicine scientists from southern Africa, using standards that accredit the process of scientific publication.
Published by Wits University Press
5th Floor, University Corner, Braamfontein 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa.
E-mail: Pravin.Manga@123456wits.ac.za
web: https://journals.co.za/content/journal/wjcm
Editor: Prof Pravin Manga
Associate Editors: Prof Raquel Duarte
Prof Saraladevi Naicker
Dr Caroline Dickens
Editorial Board:
| Prof Daynia Ballot | Head of School of Clinical Medicine |
| Dr Desmond Lines | Anaesthesia and Critical Care |
| Dr Richard Cooke | Family Medicine and Rural Health |
| Prof Jeanine Vellema | Forensic Medicine |
| Prof Colin Menezes | Internal Medicine |
| Prof Girish Modi | Neurosciences |
| Prof Mboyo Vangu | Radiation Sciences |
| Prof Ashraf Coovadia | Paediatrics |
| Prof Hendrik Lombard | Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Prof Christopher Szabo | Psychiatry |
| Prof Martin Smith | Surgery |
| Prof Ames Dhai | Bio-ethics |
Table of Contents
ARTICLES
1 Editorial 1
Pravin Manga
2 Clinical Characteristics of the First 100 COVID-19 Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa 3
Jarrod Zamparini, Jacqui Venturas, Erica Shaddock, Jason Edgar, Vivendra Naidoo, Adam Mahomed, Mervyn Mer, Stefan Bolon, Oliver Smith, Feroza Motara, Abdullah Laher, Muhammed Moola, Nina Diana and Ismail Kalla
3 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Psychiatric Sequelae in South Africa: Anxiety and Beyond 13
Ugasvaree Subramaney, Andrew Wooyoung Kim, Indhrin Chetty, Shren Chetty, Preethi Jayrajh, Mallorie Govender, Pralene Maharaj and EungSok Pak
4 Respiratory Failure – Review of Basic Sciences and Application in COVID-19 21
John Tilley
5 The COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on the Nephrology Community in South Africa 29
Johan Nel and Rafique Moosa
6 Neurological Involvement with COVID-19 Review 33
Andre Mochan and Girish Modi
7 The Impact of Restricting Access to Primary Care Services at the Beginning of Lockdown to Prevent the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Gauteng 39
Michele Torlutteri
8 Early Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Planning Utilisation and Termination of Pregnancy Services in Gauteng, South Africa: March–April 2020 43
Tsholofelo Adelekan, Belete Mihretu, Witness Mapanga, Sithembile Nqeketo, Lawrence Chauke, Zuko Dwane and Laurel Baldwin-Ragaven
9 In Service of the Patient and Not the Virus: A Pragmatic Assessment of the Approach to Transplantation in South Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic 51
Lliam Brannigan and Jean Botha
10 Has Glycaemic Control in Diabetes Mellitus Improved Since the Introduction of Point-of-Care Glycated Haemoglobin A1c? 55
Adams Constance and Raal Frederick
11 Enteral Nutrition in the Unstable Burns Patients 61
Rooi Adelaide, Ndobe Elias, Muganza Adelin, Mannell Aylwyn and Nel Marietha
12 Unusual Histopathologies of the Appendix 65
Lusanda Jonas, Ifongo Bombil and Aylwyn Mannell
13 Tracheoesophageal Fistula Post Ingestion of Oxtail Bone 69
Ifongo Bombil, Ramazani Adelin Muganza and Ahmed Saloojee