https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Pain assessment and analgesic management in patients admitted to intensive care: an Australian and New Zealand point prevalence study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:53341 Wed 22 Nov 2023 10:19:52 AEDT ]]> Daily step count and the need for hospital care in subsequent years in a community-based sample of older Australians https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30882 Wed 17 Nov 2021 16:28:18 AEDT ]]> Meeting the nutrient reference values on a vegetarian diet https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:19362 Wed 11 Apr 2018 17:21:46 AEST ]]> A systematic approach to workplace-based assessment for international medical graduates https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:22258 Wed 11 Apr 2018 16:35:43 AEST ]]> Hot water immersion v icepacks for treating the pain of Chironex fleckeri stings: a randomised controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30917 Wed 11 Apr 2018 13:49:58 AEST ]]> Natural history, definitions, risk factors and burden of otitis media https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7948 Wed 11 Apr 2018 13:06:03 AEST ]]> Women’s uptake of Medicare Benefits Schedule mental health items for general practitioners, psychologists and other allied mental health professionals https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:9187 Wed 11 Apr 2018 11:46:16 AEST ]]> Iron and vegetarian diets https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:19355 Wed 11 Apr 2018 11:43:16 AEST ]]> Zinc and vegetarian diets https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:19358 Wed 11 Apr 2018 11:20:47 AEST ]]> Protein and vegetarian diets https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:19372 Wed 11 Apr 2018 09:59:48 AEST ]]> Using opioids in general practice for chronic non-cancer pain: an overview of current evidence https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29740 Wed 06 Apr 2022 13:59:22 AEST ]]> The increasing importance of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30743 Thu 24 Mar 2022 11:34:27 AEDT ]]> Testing for type 2 diabetes in Indigenous Australians: guideline recommendations and current practice https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30629 Thu 17 Mar 2022 14:38:40 AEDT ]]> Workplace-based assessment for international medical graduates: at what cost? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18312 Thu 16 Aug 2018 10:05:45 AEST ]]> Anxiety and depression among long-term survivors of cancer in Australia: results of a population-based survey https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:6995 Sat 24 Mar 2018 10:46:17 AEDT ]]> Coeliac disease: review of diagnosis and management https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:31133 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:44:39 AEDT ]]> Understanding statistical principles in correlation, causation and moderation in human disease https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:31219 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:43:21 AEDT ]]> Tobacco use and measuring nicotine dependence among urban indigenous pregnant women https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7845 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:42:27 AEDT ]]> Knowledge and attitudes regarding smoking during pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7195 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:42:22 AEDT ]]> In reply: anxiety and depression among long-term survivors of cancer in Australia: results of a population-based survey (letter) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7922 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:42:20 AEDT ]]> Health experts reject industry-backed funding for alcohol research (letter) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7743 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:41:55 AEDT ]]> Interventions to circumvent intensive care access block: a retrospective 2-year study across metropolitan Melbourne (letter) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7700 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:41:39 AEDT ]]> Asthma in older adults: a holistic, person-centred and problem-oriented approach (editorial) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:8406 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:40:57 AEDT ]]> "Barking up the right tree": challenges for health care reform https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:8262 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:40:36 AEDT ]]> Transparency in pricing arrangements for medicines listed on the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7012 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:38:05 AEDT ]]> CHAMP: a novel collaboration between public health and the media https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7020 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:38:04 AEDT ]]> Population rates of bone densitometry use in Australia, 2001-2005, by sex and rural versus urban location https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7059 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:38:04 AEDT ]]> Treatment of type B insulin resistance with immunoglobulin: novel use of an old therapy (letter) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7019 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:38:04 AEDT ]]> Patients with skin disease and their relationships with their doctors: a qualitative study of patients with acne, psoriasis and eczema https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:6982 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:37:51 AEDT ]]> Australia's pharmaceutical cost sharing policy: reducing waste or affordability ? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7008 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:37:49 AEDT ]]> Secondary prevention among cardiac patients not referred to cardiac rehabilitation (letter) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7001 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:37:47 AEDT ]]> Depression in advanced physical illness: diagnostic and treatment issues https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:8325 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:36:55 AEDT ]]> ASID (HICSIG) position statement: infection control guidelines for patients with influenza-like illnesses, including pandemic (H1N1) influenza 2009, in Australian health care facilities https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7639 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:36:02 AEDT ]]> The dark side of the moon https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7637 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:36:01 AEDT ]]> Inappropriate implantable defibrillator discharges from lead failure (letter) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7909 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:35:10 AEDT ]]> Peer physical examination: time to revisit?: in reply (letter) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7177 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:34:19 AEDT ]]> Coeliac disease: to screen or not to screen, that is the question (editorial) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7178 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:34:14 AEDT ]]> The 'alcopops' tax: heading in the right direction (editorial) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7180 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:34:14 AEDT ]]> Colorectal cancer screening: ensuring benefits outweigh the risks (editorial) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7248 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:33:51 AEDT ]]> Deconstructing cancer: what makes a good-quality news story? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:8454 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:33:35 AEDT ]]> Chronic hepatitis B and C infection in children in New South Wales https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:8273 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:33:28 AEDT ]]> The media and public health: complexity, controversy and combat https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:15343 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:25:41 AEDT ]]> Tiger snake (Notechis spp) envenoming: Australian Snakebite Project (ASP-13) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14406 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:24:53 AEDT ]]> How generalisable are results of studies conducted in practice-based research networks?: a cross-sectional study of general practitioner demographics in two New South Wales networks https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14496 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:21:40 AEDT ]]> The influence of depression on treatment for methamphetamine use https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:16031 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:21:18 AEDT ]]> Life-threatening hypokalaemia associated with ibuprofen-induced renal tubular acidosis https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14870 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:21:10 AEDT ]]> Snakebite in Australia: a practical approach to diagnosis and treatment https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14441 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:21:00 AEDT ]]> Paroplocephalus envenoming: a previously unrecognised highly venomous snake in Australia https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14440 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:20:58 AEDT ]]> How will we close the gap in smoking rates for pregnant Indigenous women? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14027 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:20:40 AEDT ]]> An intensive smoking intervention for pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: a randomized controlled trial (Reply to Letter) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:13993 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:20:38 AEDT ]]> An intensive smoking intervention for pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: a randomized controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:13994 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:20:35 AEDT ]]> Increased bulk-billing for general practice consultations in regional and remote areas, 2002-2008 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:15313 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:20:00 AEDT ]]> Fathers with mental illness: implications for clinicians and health services https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:15797 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:19:40 AEDT ]]> Tiger snake (Notechis spp) envenoming: Australian Snakebite Project (ASP-13) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14458 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:19:19 AEDT ]]> The Papua New Guinea cholera outbreak: implications for PNG, Australia and the Torres Strait https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14671 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:19:12 AEDT ]]> The use, misuse and abuse of dabigatran https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14670 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:19:12 AEDT ]]> Low awareness of adverse drug reaction reporting systems: a consumer survey https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14683 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:19:09 AEDT ]]> Pregabalin-associated rhabdomyolysis https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14685 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:19:09 AEDT ]]> Estimated impacts of alternative Australian alcohol taxation structures on consumption, public health and government revenues https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14684 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:19:08 AEDT ]]> Challenges to a more open discussion of suicide https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14680 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:19:07 AEDT ]]> Stent insertion for palliation of advanced oesophageal carcinoma symptoms by level of socioeconomic disadvantage in urban New South Wales https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14678 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:19:07 AEDT ]]> The effects of early paternal depression on children's development https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:13627 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:15:19 AEDT ]]> Clinical effects of red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) envenoming and correlation with venom concentrations: Australian Snakebite Project (ASP-11) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10950 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:14:16 AEDT ]]> Dabigatran etexilate: a new thrombin inhibitor https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10949 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:14:16 AEDT ]]> Changes in serial laboratory test results in snakebite patients: when can we safely exclude envenoming? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10953 1.2 (abnormal) on admission, and the remaining 28 had an INR > 1.2 within 12 hours of the bite. Of 33 patients with myotoxicity, a combination of CK > 250 U/L and an abnormal aPTT identified all but two cases by 12 hours; one of these two was identified within 12 hours by leukocytosis. Nine cases of isolated neurotoxicity had a median time of onset after the bite of 4 hours (range, 35 min - 12 h). The combination of serial INR, aPTT and CK tests and repeated neurological examination identified 213 of 222 severe envenoming cases (96%) by 6 hours and 238 of 240 (99%) by 12 hours. Conclusion: Laboratory parameters (INR, aPTT and CK) and neurological reassessments identified nearly all severe envenoming cases within 12 hours of the bite, even in this conservative analysis that assumed normal test results if the test was not done.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:14:15 AEDT ]]> People at the centre of complex adaptive health systems reform https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10951 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:14:15 AEDT ]]> Thrombolysis for acute stroke in Australia: outcomes from the Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke registry (2002-2008) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10952 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:14:15 AEDT ]]> Acceptance of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccination by the Australian public https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10955 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:14:14 AEDT ]]> It's time to depolarise the unhelpful PSA-testing debate and put into practice lessons from the two major international screening trials https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10956 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:14:14 AEDT ]]> Trends in anthropometry and severity of sleep-disordered breathing over two decades of diagnostic sleep studies in an Australian adult sleep laboratory https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10954 = 40) increased from 3% in 1987 to 16% in 2007. Median AHI progressively increased from 1992-1995 to 2004-2007 (from 65 events/h to 143 events/h, P < 0001), indicating increasing disease severity. Over the same period, for every unit increase in BMI, AHI increased by 5 5 events/h for men and by 2 8 events/h for women. About 80% of the observed variance in AHI over this period was attributable to variance in BMI. Conclusion: There is a continuing trend towards increasing body weight and BMI in people undergoing diagnostic sleep studies. Our data do not support the hypothesis that increased accessibility to diagnostic services and increased awareness of sleep disorders are resulting in a decline in disease severity. These findings are consistent with the premise that worsening severity in sleep-disordered breathing is primarily attributable to increasing obesity.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:14:14 AEDT ]]> Assessing pregnant women's compliance with different alcohol guidelines: an 11-year prospective study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10525 0.01; 75% v 80% for compliance with low alcohol guidelines, P>0.01). Over 90% of women drank alcohol before pregnancy and prior alcohol intake had a strong effect on alcohol intake during pregnancy, even at low levels (RR for zero alcohol, 0.21 [95% CI, 0.16–0.28]; RR for low alcohol, 0.91 [95% CI, 0.86–0.96]). RR for compliance with guidelines was 3.54 (95% CI, 2.85–4.40) for women who were pregnant while low alcohol intake was recommended, compared with those who were pregnant while zero alcohol guidelines were in place. Conclusion: The October 2001 change in alcohol guidelines does not appear to have changed behaviour. Risks associated with different levels of alcohol intake during pregnancy need to be clearly established and communicated.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:13:58 AEDT ]]> Lost in transition? Access to and uptake of adult health services and outcomes for young people with type 1 diabetes in regional New South Wales https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10521 8.0% (79% v 62% city, 56% capital) and lowest proportion < 7% (4% v 7%, 22%) (both P < 0.001). Fewer young people made unplanned use of acute services for diabetes crisis management in the capital (24% v 49% city, 50% regional area; P < 0.001). In the regional area, routine review did not occur reliably even annually, with marked attrition of patients from adult services after the first year of contact. Conclusion: Inadequate routine specialist care, poor diabetes self-management and frequent use of acute services for crisis management, particularly in regional areas, suggest service redesign is needed to encourage young people’s engagement.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:13:58 AEDT ]]> Strategies for increasing high-quality intervention research in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health: views of leading researchers https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10518 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:13:58 AEDT ]]> Is psychological distress in people living with cancer related to the fact of diagnosis, current treatment or level of disability?: findings from a large Australian study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10533 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:13:57 AEDT ]]> A cluster randomised controlled trial to prevent injury due to falls in a residential aged care population https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10515 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:13:56 AEDT ]]> Computerised prescribing: assessing the impact on prescription repeats and on generic substitution of some commonly used antibiotics https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10532 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:13:56 AEDT ]]> Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of clostridium difficile infection https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:17178 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:06:32 AEDT ]]> Can professionalism be taught?: yes, but a more strategic approach should replace didactic methods https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:17299 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:01:46 AEDT ]]> Predictors of deferral of treatment for hepatitis C infection in Australian clinics https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:17729 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:57:45 AEDT ]]> Clinician-assisted computerised versus therapist-delivered treatment for depressive and addictive disorders: a randomised controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:17767 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:57:30 AEDT ]]> A magnetic resonance imaging-based workflow for planning radiation therapy for prostate cancer https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:17685 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:57:27 AEDT ]]> Novel insights into the pathology of upper gut symptoms: new syndromes, new diseases https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18376 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:52:42 AEDT ]]> Rates of hospitalisation for acute respiratory illness and the emergence of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus in the Hunter New England Area Health Service https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:6860 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:47:36 AEDT ]]> Ensuring the safety of new medications and devices: are naltrexone implants safe? (editorial) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:5653 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:44:05 AEDT ]]> Flying and medicine: mutual lessons https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:5665 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:44:05 AEDT ]]> Is Australia headed for an epidemic of nicotine replacement therapy addicts? (letter) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:5655 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:44:03 AEDT ]]> Supportive care of women with breast cancer: key concerns and practical solution https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29649 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:41:51 AEDT ]]> Aiming for the truth: understanding the difference between validity and precision https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29272 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:39:16 AEDT ]]> Coal workers' pneumoconiosis: an Australian perspective https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29058 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:37:18 AEDT ]]> National Health Summit on Obesity calls for Australia to take action to stem the pandemic https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:31026 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:34:51 AEDT ]]> Acute heart failure admissions in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory: the NSW HF Snapshot Study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29321 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:34:23 AEDT ]]> Non-coeliac gluten or wheat sensitivity: emerging disease or misdiagnosis? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30502 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:26:44 AEDT ]]> Mars and Venus: does gender matter in ageing? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4881 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:22:02 AEDT ]]> A food 'lifeboat': food and nutrition considerations in the event of a pandemic or other catastrophe (letter) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4715 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:21:51 AEDT ]]> Improving access to acute stroke therapies: a controlled trial of organised pre-hospital and emergency care https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4665 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:19:33 AEDT ]]> Stable post-TRUS biopsy sepsis rates and antibiotic resistance over 5 years in patients from Newcastle, New South Wales https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23078 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:12:35 AEDT ]]> A prospective cohort study of trends in self-poisoning, Newcastle, Australia, 1987-2012: plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:24683 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:10:55 AEDT ]]> Anticholinergic burden in older women: not seeing the wood for the trees? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:25011 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:10:40 AEDT ]]> The Australian snakebite project, 2005-2015 (ASP-20) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:31382 Mon 23 Sep 2019 11:16:26 AEST ]]> Self-poisoning by older Australians: a cohort study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:32045 P<0.001). Median LOS for older patients was 34 h (interquartile range [IQR], 16-75 h), longer than for younger patients (16 h; IQR, 9-25 h; P<0.001). 133 older patients (21.2%) were admitted to an ICU, compared with 1976 younger patients (11.9%; P<0.001). 24 older patients (3.8%) and 93 younger patients (0.6%) died; mortality among older patients declined over time. Hypotension and arrhythmias were more common in patients over 65. Benzodiazepines (24%) were the drugs most commonly ingested by older patients, but opioids the most frequently taken drugs in fatal cases. Toxic ingestion of cardiovascular drugs increased threefold over the 26 years; about one-third of poisonings were unintentional or iatrogenic. Recreational drugs were implicated in the admissions of four older patients (0.6%), but in 7.8% of those of people under 65. Conclusion: Older patients treated for self-poisoning differ in several important respects from patients under 65. They are more severely affected by self-poisoning: LOS is greater, and ICU admission and mortality rates are higher.]]> Mon 23 Sep 2019 10:32:35 AEST ]]>