Outcomes of 45 μm gelatin stent surgery over 24-month follow-up.

Background: The main objectives of this study were to determine whether known risk factors for trabeculectomy failure similarly influence gelatin stent outcomes and to identify surgical factors which may optimise success.

Methods: A retrospective, observational study was conducted at a single centre in Perth, Western Australia over 24 months. Two-hundred and sixty-two eyes of 207 patients underwent XEN-45 stent surgery with various forms of glaucoma.

Early childhood feeding practices and dental caries among Australian preschoolers.

Background: Recent reviews have proposed a causal relationship between prolonged breastfeeding and early childhood caries (ECC), but the evidence to date is inconsistent, with few cohort studies and limited investigation of key confounders.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between dietary practices and early childhood caries in a birth cohort of Australian preschoolers.

Methods: Participants underwent a standardized dental examination at 2-3 y of age to determine the prevalence of ECC (based on the presence of decayed, missing, or filled tooth surfaces).

Long-Term Food Insecurity, Hunger and Risky Food Acquisition Practices: A Cross-Sectional Study of Food Charity Recipients in an Australian Capital City.

Inadequate social protection, stagnant wages, unemployment, and homelessness are associated with Australian household food insecurity. Little is known about the recipients of food charity and whether their needs are being met. This cross-sectional study of 101 food charity recipients in Perth, Western Australia, measured food security, weight status, sociodemographic characteristics and food acquisition practices.

Free Sugars Intake, Sources and Determinants of High Consumption among Australian 2-Year-Olds in the SMILE Cohort.

In the first 2 years of life, it is important to limit exposure to foods high in free sugars, in order to lay foundations for lifelong eating patterns associated with a reduced risk of chronic disease. Intake data at this age is limited, so compliance with recommendations is not known. This analysis describes free sugars intakes, food sources and determinants of high consumption among Australian children at 2 years of age.

Male sexual assault: Physical injury and vulnerability in 103 presentations.

Objectives: To i) describe the demographic and assault characteristics of males alleging recent sexual assault, ii) determine the severity and frequency of general body injury and the frequency of anal and genital injury, iii) identify vulnerability factors and assault characteristics associated with injury.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC), Western Australia.

Development and Relative Validity of a Food Frequency Questionnaire to Assess Intakes of Total and Free Sugars in Australian Toddlers.

: Dental research into early childhood caries is hindered by a lack of suitable dietary assessment tools that have been developed and validated for the population and outcomes of interest. The aim of this study was to develop and investigate the relative validity and reproducibility of the Study of Mothers' and Infants' Life Events Food Frequency Questionnaire (SMILE-FFQ), to assess the total and free sugars intakes of Australian toddlers. : The SMILE-FFQ was designed to capture the leading dietary contributors to dental caries risk in toddlers aged 18-30 months via a proxy report.

Sexual assault and general body injuries: A detailed cross-sectional Australian study of 1163 women.

Objectives: To describe the frequency and severity of general body injury in women alleging recent sexual assault and then identify demographic and assault characteristics associated with injury severity.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC), Western Australia.

Capturing sexual assault data: An information system designed by forensic clinicians and healthcare researchers.

Background: The Sexual Assault Resource Center (SARC) in Perth, Western Australia provides free 24-hour medical, forensic, and counseling services to persons aged over 13 years following sexual assault.

Objective: The aim of this research was to design a data management system that maintains accurate quality information on all sexual assault cases referred to SARC, facilitating audit and peer-reviewed research.

Methods: The work to develop SARC Medical Services Clinical Information System (SARC-MSCIS) took place during 2007-2009 as a collaboration between SARC and Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia.

Erratum: Effect of Fibre Supplementation on Body Weight and Composition, Frequency of Eating and Dietary Choice in Overweight Individuals Nutrients 2017, 9, 149.

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Response to Comments by Vuksan V. et al., Nutrients 2017, 9, 398, Regarding an Article by Solah V.A. et al., Nutrients 2017, 9, 149.

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Genital and anal injuries: A cross-sectional Australian study of 1266 women alleging recent sexual assault.

Objectives: To describe the frequency of genital and anal injury and associated demographic and assault characteristics in women alleging sexual assault.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC), Western Australia.

Effect of Fibre Supplementation on Body Weight and Composition, Frequency of Eating and Dietary Choice in Overweight Individuals.

Fibre supplementation can potentially reduce energy intake and contribute to weight loss. The mechanism may be reduced frequency of eating, resulting in reduced food consumption. The objective of this research was to determine the effectiveness of fibre supplementation with PolyGlycopleX® (PGX®), on body weight and composition, frequency of eating and dietary intake in 118 overweight adults.

Non-fatal strangulation in sexual assault: A study of clinical and assault characteristics highlighting the role of intimate partner violence.

Objective: To describe the prevalence, risk factors, signs and symptoms of non-fatal strangulation (NFS) in women referred to a Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC) following recent sexual assault.

Methods: A cross-sectional study using data routinely collected at time of forensic examination of women (age ≥ 13 years) referred to the Western Australian SARC between Jan-2009 and Mar-2015 alleging a recent sexual assault. Data on demographics, assault characteristics and forensic findings were available.

Health Service Use and Mortality of the Elderly Blind.

Purpose: To determine whether blindness in older people is associated with increased health service use and mortality.

Design: Retrospective matched cohort study from July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2010.

Participants: A blind cohort 65 years of age and older from a volunteer blind register and a cohort of age- and gender-matched controls selected randomly from the Western Australian electoral roll.

Changes in hospital and out-patient events and costs following implant naltrexone treatment for problematic alcohol use.

The harmful use of alcohol places a considerable burden on the community, both socially and financially. The aim of this study was to determine if the use of implant naltrexone is associated with a reduction in health care events and costs in patients treated for problematic alcohol use. Ninety four patients (60.

Mortality and hospital morbidity of working-age blind.

Aim: Determine whether blindness in people aged 18-65 years was associated with increased rates of mortality, hospitalisation and length of stay.

Methods: A retrospective matched cohort study of legally blind people and normally sighted controls, aged 18-65 years, comparing mortality rates and hospital morbidity records.

Results: Together, 419 blind and 419 controls accumulated 12 258 hospital separations over the 11-year study period.

A pragmatic approach to embedding patient blood management in a tertiary hospital.

Background: We describe the implementation and impact of a patient blood management program (PBMP) in an Australian teaching hospital.

Study Design And Methods: A PBMP was introduced at a single tertiary care hospital in 2009 as a pilot for the Western Australian Health Department statewide PBMP. The first 3 years of interventions aimed to make effective use of preoperative clinics, manage perioperative anemia, improve perioperative hemostasis, reduce blood sample volumes, and implement restrictive transfusion triggers and a single-unit transfusion policy.

Hospitalization rates of children who are blind.

Background: To evaluate the impact of blindness on hospitalization rates of children.

Design: Matched cohort study.

Participants: Children confirmed as legally blind (2003-2009), age- and gender-matched to control cohort of normally sighted children from the state register of births.

Prevalence of blindness in Western Australia: a population study using capture and recapture techniques.

Aim: To determine the prevalence of blinding eye disease in Western Australia using a capture and recapture methodology.

Methods: Three independent lists of residents of Western Australia who were also legally blind were collated during the capture periods in 2008-9. The first list was obtained from the state-wide blind register.

Assessing the diagnostic validity of a blind register.

Background: To validate the accuracy of clinical ophthalmic information held on the West Australian blind register.

Design: Community-based cross-sectional study.

Participants: Legally blind or severely vision-impaired people were selected randomly from the Association for the Blind of Western Australia register.

Quality of life of the most severely vision-impaired.

Background: To explore the interaction between vision impairment, perceived quality of life loss and willingness to trade remaining life for vision gain.

Design: Community-based cross-sectional study.

Participants: Legally blind or severely vision-impaired people selected randomly from the Association for the Blind of Western Australia register.

The outcome of patients on the cholecystectomy waiting list in Western Australia 1999-2005.

Background: Surgeons are noticing increasing numbers of cholecystectomy waiting list patients presenting with complications of their gallstones. In this study, we analysed the outcome of these to ascertain natural history and outcome.

Methods: Data for 5298 waiting list patients in Western Australia, from 1999 to 2006, were analysed.

The hospital mortality project: a tool for using administrative data for continuous clinical quality assurance.

The increasing demand for greater clinical accountability requires development of convenient tools to measure healthcare safety and quality, which are able to provide information contemporaneously. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of the Hospital Mortality Project, a quality assurance initiative designed to encourage and facilitate clinical accountability for hospital mortality by all clinical departments and clinicians. The project was carried out in two stages.

Providers and consumers support the Western Australian Audit of Surgical Mortality.

Background: The Western Australian Audit of Surgical Mortality (WAASM) was established in June 2001 to independently peer-review all surgical deaths in Western Australia. The objectives of this study were (i) to evaluate whether participation in the WAASM has influenced clinical and hospital practice; and (ii) to ascertain the support and relevance of the WAASM to surgeons, hospitals and consumers.

Methods: Three qualitative questionnaires were designed to evaluate the response of surgeons, hospital administrators and consumers to the WAASM.

The Western Australian Audit of Surgical Mortality: advancing surgical accountability.

Objective: To describe the peer review process of the Western Australian Audit of Surgical Mortality (WAASM), selected outcomes and recommendations.

Study Design: Prospective audit using peer review of all cases of patients who died while under the care of a Western Australian surgeon between 1 January 2002 and 30 June 2004. Audit reviews were current to 30 September 2004.