Guidelines & Recommendations
Lung transplantation in South Africa: Indications, outcomes and disease-specific referral guidelines
G L Calligaro,1,2 BSc Hons (Phys), MB BCh, Dip PEC (SA), MMed, FCP (SA), Cert Pulm (SA); J Brink,3 MB ChB, FC Cardio (SA); P Williams,4 MB BCh, FCP (SA), DTM&H, FCCP; A Geldenhuys,4 MB ChB, FC Cardio (SA), MMed; M Sussman,4 MB BCh, FC Cardio (SA); T Pennel,3 MB ChB, FC Cardio (SA), PhD
Position statement for adult and paediatric spirometry in South Africa: 2022 update
D M Maree,1 ND Clin Tech (SA); R A Swanepoel,1 BTech; F Swart,1 ND Clin Tech (SA); D M Gray,2 MB ChB, FRACP, Cert Pulm (SA) Paeds, PhD; R Masekela,3 MB BCh, MMed (Paeds), Cert Pulm (SA) Paeds, PhD; B W Allwood,1 MB BCh, FCP (SA), MPH, Cert Pulm (SA), PhD; R N van Zyl-Smit,4 MB ChB, FRCP (UK), FCP (SA), MMed (Int), Cert Pulm (SA), PhD; C F N Koegelenberg,1 MB ChB, MMed (Int), FCP (SA), FRCP (UK), Cert Pulm (SA), PhD
Position statement on endoscopic lung volume reduction in South Africa: 2022 update
C F N Koegelenberg,1 MB ChB, MMed (Int), FCP (SA), FRCP (UK), Cert Pulm (SA), PhD ; R N van Zyl-Smit,2 MB ChB, MMed, FCP (SA), Cert Pulm (SA), PhD; K Dheda,3 MB ChB, FCP (SA), FCCP, PhD, FRCP (UK); B W Allwood,1 MB ChB, FCP (SA), MPH, Cert Pulm (SA), PhD; M J Vorster,3 MB ChB, MMed (Int), FCP (SA); D Plekker,4 MB ChB, MMed (Int), FCP (SA), Cert Pulm (SA); D-J Slebos,5 MD, PhD; K Klooster,5 PhD; P L Shah,6 MB BS, FRCP (UK); F J F Herth,7 MD, FCCP, ACCP
A position statement and practical guide to the use of particulate filtering facepiece respirators (N95, FFP2 or equivalent) for South African health workers exposed to respiratory pathogens including Mycobacterium tuberculosis and SARS-CoV-2
K Dheda,1,2 MB BCh, FCP (SA), FCCP, PhD, FRCP (Lond); S Charalambous,3,4 MB BCh, MSc, PhD; A S Karat,5 MRCP (UK), PhD; A von Delft,6,7 MB ChB; U G Lalloo,8,9 MB ChB, FCPS (SA), FCCP, MD, DoH; R van Zyl Smit,10 MB ChB, MRCP, FCP, MMed, PhD; R Perumal,1 MB ChB, MMed, MPhil, MPH, FCP (SA), Cert Pulm (SA); B W Allwood,11 MB ChB, FCP (SA), Cert Pulm (SA), PhD; A Esmail,12 MD, FCP (SA); M L Wong,13 MB BCh, DCH (SA), FCP (SA), FCCP, FRCP (Lond); A G Duse,14 MB BCh, MScMed, MMed, FCPath (SA) Micro, DTM&H; G Richards,15 MB ChB, PhD; C Feldman,16 MB BCh, DSc, PhD, FRCP, FCP (SA); M Mer,17 MB BCh, Dip PEC (SA), FCP (SA), MMed (Int Med), Cert Critical Care (SA), FRCP (Lond), FCCP, PhD; K Nyamande,18 MB ChB, FCP (SA), Cert Pulm (SA), FCCP, PhD; U Lalla,11 MB ChB, FCP (SA), MMed (Int), Cert Crit Care (SA) Phys; C F N Koegelenberg,11 MBChB, MMed (Int), FCP (SA), FRCP (UK), Cert Pulm (SA), PhD; F Venter,19 MB ChB, FCP (SA), PhD; H Dawood,20 MB BCh, FCP (SA), MSc, LLM, DTM&H; S Adams,21 MB ChB, MMed, PhD, FCPHM (SA); N A B Ntusi,22 MB ChB, FCP (SA), DPhil, MD; H-M van der Westhuizen,7,23 MB ChB; M-Y S Moosa,24,25 MB ChB, FCP (SA), PhD; N A Martinson,26,27 MB BCh, DCH, MFGP, MPH; H Moultrie,28,29 MB BCh, MSc; J Nel,30 MB ChB, FCP (SA), Cert ID (SA), DTM&H; H Hausler,31 MD CM, MPH, PhD; W Preiser,32 Dr Med, Dr Med Habil, DTM&H (LSHTM), MRCPath (UK), MASSAf; L Lasersohn,33,34,35 MB BCh, DA (SA), FCA (SA), Cert Crit Care (SA); H J Zar,36 MB BCh, FCPaeds, FRCP (Edinburgh), PhD; G J Churchyard,3,4,37 MB BCh, FCP (SA), MMed, PhD
South African Thoracic Society statement on obstructive airways disease and COVID-19
R van Zyl-Smit, MB ChB, FCP (SA), MMed, Dip HIV Man (SA), Cert Pulm (SA), PhD, ATSF Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine and UCT Lung Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa richard.vanzyl-smit@uct.ac.za C Feldman, MB ChB, FCP (SA), DSc, FRCP, PhD Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa G Richards, MB ChB, PhD, FCP (SA), FRCP Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa S Abdool-Gaffar, MB ChB, FCP (SA) Kingsway Hospital, Amanzimtoti, South Africa U Lalloo, MB ChB, FCP (SA), MD, DOH, FCCP, FRCP Durban University of Technology, Enhancing Care Foundation and Busamed Gateway Private Hospital, Durban, South Africa I Kalla, MB ChB, FCP (SA), Cert Pulm (SA), PhD Durban University of Technology, Enhancing Care Foundation and Busamed Gateway Private Hospital, Durban, South Africa C F N Koegelenberg, MB ChB, FCP (SA), MMed (Int), FRCP (UK), Cert Pulm (SA), PhD Division of Pulmonology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa K Dheda, MB ChB, FCP (SA), FCCP, FRCP (UK), PhD Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity, Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine and UCT Lung Institute and South African MRC/UCT Centre for the Study of Antimicrobial Resistance, University of Cape Town, South Africa Department of Infection Biology, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med 2020;26(3):117-118. https://doi. org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2020.v26i3.111
Guidelines for the management of asthma in adults and adolescents: Position statement of the South African Thoracic Society – 2021 update
U G Lalloo,1 MB ChB, FCP (SA), MD, DOH, FCCP, FRCP; I S Kalla,2 MB BCh, PhD, FCP (SA), FCCP (USA), Cert Pulm (SA), Cert Crit Care (SA); S Abdool-Gaffar,3 MB ChB, FCP (SA); K Dheda,4 MB BCh, FCP (SA), FRCP (UK), PhD, DSc; C F N Koegelenberg,5 MB ChB, MMed (Int Med), FCP (SA), FRCP (UK), Cert Pulm (SA), PhD; M Greenblatt,6 MB BCh, FCP (SA), FCCP; C Feldman,2 MB BCh, DSc, PhD, FRCP, FCP (SA); M L Wong,2 MB BCh, DCH (SA), FCP (SA), FCCP, FRCP; R N van Zyl-Smit,4 MB ChB, Dip HIV (Man), MMed, FCP (SA), Cert Pulm (SA), PhD, ATSF, FRCP (UK); on behalf of the Asthma Working Group of the South African Thoracic Society
Diagnosis and management of community-acquired pneumonia in children: South African Thoracic Society guidelines
H J Zar,1,2 PhD; D P Moore,3 PhD; S Andronikou, PhD;1,4 A C Argent,1 MD (Paediatrics); T Avenant,5 FCPaed (SA); C Cohen,6 PhD; R J Green,5 PhD; G Itzikowitz,1 MSc; P Jeena,7 FCPaed (SA); R Masekela,7 PhD; M P Nicol,8 PhD; A Pillay,7 Cert ID Paed (SA); G Reubenson,9 FCPaed (SA); S A Madhi,10,11 PhD
Coronavirus disease 2019: Lessons, risks and challenges
G A Richards,1 MB BCh, PhD, FCP (SA); S Stacey,2 MB BCh, FCP(SA)
Diagnosis of COVID-19: Considerations, controversies and challenges
K Dheda,1,2 MB BCh, FCP (SA), FRCP (UK), PhD; S Jaumdally,1 MPH, PhD; M Davids,1 BSc (Hons), PhD; J-W Chang,1 BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD; P Gina,1 MB BCh, FCP (SA); A Pooran,1 BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD; E Makambwa,1 MB BCh, FCP (SA); A Esmail,1 MD, FCP (SA); E Vardas,3 BSc (Hons), MB BCh, DTM&H, DPH, MMed (Virology), FC Path Clinical Virology; W Preiser,4,5 Dr Med, Dr Med Habil,WP, DTM&H, MRCPath
Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—A position statement of the South African Thoracic Society: 2019 update
J Thorac Dis 2019. doi:10.21037/jtd.2019.10.65
Recommendations for lung cancer screening in Southern Africa
J Thorac Dis 2019. doi:10.21037/jtd.2019.08.66
POSITION STATEMENT OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN THORACIC SOCIETY (SATS) ON THE CONDUCT OF LUNG FUNCTION TESTING DURING THE CORONA VIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Prof. U.G. Lalloo Prof. & Coenie Koegelenberg (SATS President)
POSITION STATEMENT OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN THORACIC SOCIETY (SATS) ON THE USE OF NEBULISERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
a/Prof. Richard van Zyl-Smit & Prof. Coenie Koegelenberg
South African guideline for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults
J Thorac Dis 2017;9(6):1469-1502. DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.05.31
Cystic fibrosis consensus document
Fifth Edition, 2017
South African tobacco smoking cessation clinical practice guideline
S Afr Med J 2013;103(11):869-876. DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.7484
Recommendations for the management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in South Africa: a position statement of the South African Thoracic Society
J Thorac Dis 2016;8(12):3711-3719. DOI:10.21037/jtd.2016.12.05
Recommendations for the use of bronchial thermoplasty in the management of severe asthma
S Afr Med J 2015;105(9):726-732. DOI:10.7196/SAMJnew.8207
Recommendations for the use of endoscopic lung volume reduction in South Africa: Role in the treatment of emphysema
S Afr Med J 2015;105(10):810-815. DOI:10.7196/SAMJnew.8147
Guideline for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 2011 update
S Afr Med J 2011;101(1):61-73 © South African Medical Journal
Guideline for office spirometry in adults, 2012
S Afr J Med 2013;103(1);52-61 © South African Medical Journal
South African guideline for the diagnosis, management and prevention of acute viral bronchiolitis in children
S Afr Med J 2010;100(5):320-325 © South African Medical Journalal
Guideline: Appropriate use of Tigecycline
S Afr Med J 2010;100(6):388-394 © South African Medical Journal
Guideline for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of paediatric ventilator-associated pneumonia
S Afr Med J 2009;99: © South African Medical Journal
Guideline for the management of chronic asthma in children - 2009 update
S Afr Med J 2009;99(12):898-912 © South African Medical Journal, Allergy Society of South Africa
Guideline for Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults
S Afr Med J 2007;97(12):1296-1306. Part 2: December 2007 © South African Medical Association
Influenza guideline for South Africa - Update
S Afr Med J 2008;98(3):224-230 © South African Medical Association
Guideline for the management of nosocomial infections in South Africa
S Afr Med J 2006;96(7):642-652. Part 2: Jul 2006 © South African Medical Association
Guidelines for the management of chronic Asthma in adolescents and adults
SA Fam Pract 2007;49(5):19-31 © South African Thoracic Society
Guideline for Office Spirometry in adults
S Afr Med J 2004;94(7):559-587. Part 2: July 2004 © South African Medical Association
Community-acquired Pneumonia in Childhood
S Afr Med J 2005;95(12):5977-990. Part 2: Dec 2005 © South African Medical Association
Management of Chronic Asthma in children - Update
(Summary chart) S Afr Med J May 2000;90(5) Suppl: 524-539
Adult Pneumococcal vaccination
S Afr Med J Nov 1999;89(11) Suppl: 1222-1230
Adult Influenza vaccination
S Afr Med J Nov 1999;89(11) Suppl: 1216-1222