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Recording of resuscitation status among elderly inpatients at a major rural referral hospital
Dr Stephanie Armstrong, Dr William Boneham, Professor Paul Finucane Case Patient autonomy has been a central tenant of medical practice...
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Body Mapping: Piloting an approach to explore the experiences of young people in drug and alcohol
residential treatment Sophia Macken, Sally Nathan, Michelle Jersky, Katherine Boydell, Alexandra Gibson Introduction Commonly employed...
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Subsequent Pregnancy Maternal Physiology after Hypertensive and Normotensive Pregnancies
R Kennedy, L Roberts, A Henry Background Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are amongst the most common serious medical...
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Quality of Life Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery in a Regional Centre
Emma Thomas, Dr Denbigh Symond, Dr Nicholas Williams, Dr Alexa Seal, Dr Richard Harrison Background Health-related quality of life...
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The role of the surgeon in the era of robotics and artificial intelligence
Gabriel Atan Sanchez Abstract Since the turn of the 21st Century, an eminent revolution in minimal access surgery challenged the existing...
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Determinants of trainee satisfaction: An Australian national study
Matthew J Lennon, Amelia Tan, Claire Mok, Matthew R. McGrail, Joseph J Suttie, John Preddy Objectives Worldwide specialist trainees...
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Floating thrombi in aortic arch & brachiocephalic artery after blunt impact trauma to chest
Grant Elliott, Dr Michael McCready Abstract Intra-luminal or floating aortic thrombus is a rare clinical finding which carries a...
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Updates in Practice - Stillbirth Prevention in Australia
Meleseini Tai-Roche Abstract Stillbirth comprises the largest proportion of perinatal deaths in Australia and has been identified as an...
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Improving educational resource for smoking reduction for pregnant Aboriginal Australian and Torres
Strait Islander women in rural areas Adele Evans Abstract Currently, 47% of pregnant Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander...
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Factors predicting surgery after horse related injuries, a rural hospital’s experience
Dr Saksham Gupta, Dr David Buckley Abstract Horses are important sources of recreation, companionship and serve as working animals for...
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A study of acute surgical patients, prevalence of chronic pain and relationship to length of stay
T. Coles, C. De La Rosa Orjuela, M. Payne Introduction Preoperative pain and opioid use have been linked to increased postoperative pain...
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Social Media in Surgery: The Golden Era or the Grey Zone?
Jade Enoch, Tayla Coles Aim Social media (SM) has, quite literally, filtered into medical practice. Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter,...
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Systematic review comparing the use of aspirin with dualantiplatelet therapy...
for secondary prevention in non-cardioembolic ischaemic strokes C. Mok, T. Bemand, M. Lennon Background Antiplatelet therapy is an...
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Morbidity associated with transport specific delays in remote regions
Theoretical comparison of transport options specific to Wagga Wagga Dr Michael Valente, A/Prof Martin Jude Using cases from Wagga Wagga...
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OUCH: An evaluation of Opioid Use in Current Hospitalised surgical patients
Claire Mok, Camila De La Rosa, Aishah Bhadelia and Christopher Mumme Objectives The rise in use of prescription opioids is well described...
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Opioid prescribing practices in postoperative hip/knee joint replacements in a rural setting
C. De La Rosa Orjuela, C. Mok, A. Bhadelia, C. Mumme, I. Lemech Background Over-prescription of opioids have triggered an opioid crisis...
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Surgical treatment of periocular cancers in Wagga Wagga: A retrospective audit
Gabriel Atan Sanchez Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) are predominantly non-fatal. Their presence and treatment in the periocular region...
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Profile of people in longstay residential aged care in the Riverina region of NSW
Professor Paul Finucane, Dr Stephanie Armstrong Profile With an elderly population profile that is fourteen years ahead of national...
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Severe mitral regurgitation causing Ortner’s syndrome
Hannah Kempton, Lucy McGrath-Cadell, James Nadel, Justin Phan, Ning Song, Kate Kearney, Nicole Bart, Paul Jansz Clinical Case A...
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Case Report – Can FTD masquerade as depression?
Meleseini Tai-Roche, Gabriel Sanchez Geriatric medicine can be an eclectic mix of pathology coupled with a complex social context. We...
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