Prevalence and characteristics of frequent presenters to Auburn Hospital emergency department.

Objectives: Frequent presenters (FPs) to the ED are common and contribute to ED overcrowding. Our aim was to identify the proportion of FPs over a 12-month period and to investigate the sociodemographic, clinical and attendance characteristics of FPs.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study of adult patients (≥18 years) presenting to Auburn Hospital ED between 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.

Factors in an Auto-Brewery Syndrome group compared to an American Gut Project group: a case-control study.

Auto-Brewery Syndrome (ABS), also known as Gut Fermentation Syndrome, is a rare but underdiagnosed condition. While scores of case studies of ABS are published, only one previous study examined ABS patients' demographics, health history, lifestyle factors, and diet compared to a control group of household members. We designed a case-control study to identify factors that individuals with a diagnosis of ABS and those who live with them might have that differ from a larger general group.

Incidence of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Melbourne, Australia from 1937 to 2013.

Aim: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) most commonly presents in children aged 5-14 years old. Lifelong rheumatic heart disease (RHD) can result. This study investigated time trends in ARF and RHD using inpatient data from the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne (RCH).