Increased prehospital mortality in patients with combined burns and trauma in Canada: Analysis of a provincial trauma registry database.

Introduction: The combination of burns and non-thermal trauma may have a synergistic effect on mortality. Our objective was to determine if burn patients with concomitant trauma are at increased risk of mortality in both the prehospital and in-hospital settings.

Methods: Data were collected from a population-based provincial trauma registry (2001-2019).

"I just don't know enough": Australian perspectives on community involvement in health and medical research.

Background: There is increasing global support from governments and other funding bodies for community involvement in research, alongside a scientific and moral imperative for responsible and ethical research practice. Ninety per cent of Australian patient-led organisations in rare diseases have clearly articulated research priorities, indicating a desire among people affected by disease to be involved in research that impacts their communities. Philanthropic research, which is likely to have predominantly community-minded priorities, is worth over AU$1 billion annually and increased more than 100% between 2007 and 2017.

Central venous access device adverse events in pediatric patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: To systematically review the proportion and incidence of CVAD-associated complications in pediatric patients with cancer.

Methods: PubMed, Embase, and the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature were searched from 2012 to 2022. Cohort studies and the control arm of randomized controlled trials, which reported CVAD-associated complications in pediatric patients aged 0-18 years, were included.

Ventilator-tube holder for mobilising patients with a tracheostomy: A pilot usability study (TrachVest).

Introduction: Patients in intensive care may have a tracheostomy and be dependent on a respiratory ventilator while yet conscious and able to mobilise. Early rehabilitation is known to be key to patient recovery. However, for these patients, therapy staff members are required to manage the ventilator tubing in addition to other patient-connected equipment whilst focussing on patient mobility and progress.