Vascular & Hyperbaric Unit, Eugene Marais Hospital

04/03/2026

Newest ESVS Guidelines

04/03/2026

https://youtu.be/4GybKf2WlEg?si=Sf0wAYvCTafdFfRE

Mastering Endovascular Techniques Chapter 61 Endovascular Management of Thoracic Aortic TraumaThis video details the modern transition from invasive open sur...

25/02/2026

https://youtu.be/wgg6CxM9nIk?si=STt-3cypqf23Fm0F

Mastering Endovascular Techniques Chapter 47 Suprarenal vs Infrarenal FixationThis video examines the technical nuances and clinical outcomes of endovascular...

15/01/2026

Dr Tielman Johannes Roos Scholtz (1887 - 1932)

If I recall correctly, I was a registrar in General Surgery, when I was told this story by Dr "Lang Loubie" (J Loubser), a well loved and highly respected part-time Consultant, while scrubbing for a surgical procedure at the Pretoria Academic Hospital. The story resembled an urban legend, but Dr Loubie was better known for his love of philosophy, rather than story telling.

Twenty five years later, I came across an obituary contianed in the S.A.Medical Journal of 26 November 1932 . The following is based on the information obtained from that obituary. Coincidence? Dr Loubie might have ascribed it to "synchronicity"

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/die-tragedie-van-dr-tielman-scholtz-n-dokter-se-opoffering-weir-gt2bf

14/01/2026

Charles Theodore Dotter

This infographic examines the life and legacy of Charles Theodore Dotter, the visionary physician widely recognised as the father of interventional radiology. The original article, cited below, explores how Dotter’s mechanical ingenuity and "radical" willingness to experiment led to the invention of the safety guidewire, percutaneous arterial stenting, and his landmark achievement, the first transluminal angioplasty in 1964. Beyond his technical milestones, the narrative highlights a recurring theme of innovation over surgery, documenting Dotter's lifelong pursuit to replace the traditional scalpel with catheter-based therapies to reduce patient risk. The source also provides a colorful portrait of Dotter’s flamboyant personality and personal passions, illustrating how his unconventional approach and perseverance eventually transformed the medical landscape despite years of skepticism from his peers.

Payne MM. Charles Theodore Dotter. The father of intervention. Tex Heart Inst J. 2001;28(1):28-38. PMID: 11330737; PMCID: PMC101126.

04/01/2026

Does hyperbaric oxygen therapy help for recovery in athletes? Have a listen to this deep dive in a meta-analysis

Meta-analysis of the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on exercise-induced fatigue in athletes after exerciseThis research article presents a systematic re...

28/12/2025

A spotlight on a few inspirational people doing amazing things in their 90s and beyond

24/12/2025

15 minutes @ 2.5 km/h. Just do it!

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24/12/2025

23/12/2025

070 Nuwe en Ontwikkelende Aorta Endovaskulêre Toestelle

Hierdie bron bied 'n omvattende oorsig van die nuutste evolusie in endovaskulêre toestelle wat gebruik word vir die minimaal-indringende herstel van die aorta. Die teks word gestruktureer volgens spesifieke anatomiese streke—insluitend die aortaboog, torakale en abdominale segmente—en evalueer hoe tegnologiese vordering in materiaal en ontplooiingstelsels tradisionele oop chirurgie grootliks vervang het. 'n Sentrale tema is die verskuiwing na toegewyde vertakte en gefenestreerde prostese, wat chirurge in staat stel om komplekse siektes naby kritiese vertakkingsvate te behandel terwyl bloedvloei na vitale organe behou word. Ten slotte dien die hoofstuk as 'n kliniese gids wat die voordele, tegniese sukseskoerse en veiligheidsprofiele van beskikbare sowel as opkomende tegnologieë vergelyk, terwyl dit ook waarsku oor die belangrikheid van deurlopende toesig na produkbekendstelling.

23/12/2025

069 Non-aortiiese Stents en Stentprosteses

Hierdie teks bied ’n omvattende oorsig van die gebruik van stente en stent-oortreksels in bloedvate buite die aorta, met ’n spesifieke fokus op hoe hierdie toestelle met die biologie van die vaatwand inisselwerk. Dit verduidelik die evolusie van minimaal-indringende chirurgie en beklemtoon dat die keuse van ’n toestel bepaal word deur faktore soos radiale krag, buigsaamheid en presisie, sowel as die spesifieke anatomiese ligging van die letsel. Die outeurs bespreek die kritiese verskille tussen ballon-ontplooibare en self-ontplooibare stente, terwyl hulle ook die risiko's van komplikasies soos neointimale hiperplasie en in-stent vernouing ondersoek. Deur te kyk na gevorderde tegnologieë soos medikasie-vrystellende stente en bio-afbreekbare materiale, dien die bron as ’n kliniese gids vir die optimalisering van resultate in moderne vatsirurgie.

23/12/2025

068 Bio-vervaardigde Vaskulêre Prostesess

Hierdie teks bied ’n omvattende oorsig van die evolusie en die huidige stand van bio-ontwerpte vaatprotese, met die fokus op die soeke na die ideale kunsmatige slagaar. Die outeurs bespreek die historiese verskuiwing vanaf outogene bloedvate en sintetiese materiale na gevorderde regeneratiewe medisyne, wat poog om die nadele van infeksie en swak duursaamheid te oorkom. Sleuteltemas sluit in die ontwikkeling van weefsel-gemanipuleerde vaatprotese (TEVGs) wat gebruik maak van bio-afbreekbare steiers, menslike selle en moderne metodes soos 3D-biodrukwerk. Die uiteindelike doel van hierdie navorsing is om "van-die-rak-beskikbare" vate te skep wat na inplanting deur die gasheer se eie selle herbevolk word, sodat dit as lewende, funksionele weefsel binne die menslike liggaam kan funksioneer.