Publications by authors named "Z Ebrahim"
Background: Workplace-based assessment (WBA) is being introduced across postgraduate training in South Africa. This study was undertaken to inform the selection of the core procedures for WBA, by determining the most frequently performed procedures in general surgery practice. These findings may also assist academic centres undertaking curriculum review to determine whether or not they are training surgeons who are competent to meet the current local needs of society.
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- This study evaluated the adapted Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria to diagnose both overnutrition and undernutrition in hemodialysis patients, comparing it with the subjective global assessment (SGA).
- A total of 116 adult participants were surveyed in Cape Town, revealing that 20% were classified as obese, and only 4% as undernourished based on BMI, showing the complexities in diagnosing malnutrition in this population.
- The adapted GLIM criteria demonstrated good diagnostic sensitivity and specificity for undernutrition, while highlighting a notable number of patients classified as overnourished, which SGA did not identify.
Potassium disorders are one of the most common electrolyte abnormalities in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), contributing to poor clinical outcomes. Maintaining serum potassium levels within the physiologically normal range is critically important in these patients. Dietary potassium restriction has long been considered a core strategy for the management of chronic hyperkalemia in patients with CKD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Endocrinopathies and metabolic complications are common in beta thalassemia major patients receiving blood transfusions. Chelation therapy has a role in preventing or delaying such complications. However, patients may face difficulties adhering to chelation therapy for several reasons.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Globally, fiscal measures are deemed effective in combating the obesity epidemic at population level. A health promotional levy (HPL) on sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) was implemented in April 2018 in South Africa to reduce sugar consumption.
Design And Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive study investigated consumers' understanding and opinion of the HPL, and impact on consumption of SSBs.