Paediatric tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy in a rural setting: a retrospective study over a period of 6-years.

Background: Swan Hill District Health (SHDH) provides Otolaryngological services to outer regional Victoria. A preoperative checklist determines eligibility for tonsillectomy, and the role of preoperative investigations such as oximetry. Visiting specialists who provide T&A also remain on-site for 24 h post-surgery.

Pre-operative low muscle mass is associated with major complications and lower recurrence-free survival after gastric cancer surgery.

Background: Low muscle mass (LMM) has been associated with post-operative morbidity. This study aimed to examine the relationship between pre-operative LMM and major post-operative complications and survival in patients undergoing curative resection for gastric cancer.

Methods: A single-centre retrospective cohort study was conducted on consecutive patients who underwent surgical resection for gastric adenocarcinoma between 2008 and 2018.

Health economic analysis of curative-intent gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma and the costs related to post-operative complications.

Background: The management of post-gastrectomy complications requires considerable resources and is likely associated with a substantial economic burden. The objectives of this study were to perform a cost analysis of admissions following gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma and then to quantify the financial impact of post-operative complications.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted in patients that underwent a gastrectomy from 2008 to 2019.