Publications by authors named "Katie J De Loyde"

Purpose: Faecal incontinence (FI) is a debilitating condition, which affects approximately 2-17 % of the population. Clinical assessment, physiological testing and imaging are usually used to evaluate the pathophysiology and guide management of FI. By analysing patient characteristics, symptoms and investigative findings, the aim of this study was to identify which patient characteristics and investigations influence patient management.

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Aims: To determine the risk of withdrawal from training of Australian and New Zealand general surgical registrars, and to investigate factors associated with increased risk.

Methods: An invitation to participate in an online survey was distributed to all Australian and New Zealand general surgical registrars by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Results: 142 of 550 (26%) participants completed the survey.

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Background: Surgery remains the dominant treatment for large-bowel obstruction, with emerging data on self-expanding metallic stents.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess whether stent insertion improves quality of life and survival in comparison with surgical decompression.

Design: This study reports on a randomized control trial (registry number ACTRN012606000199516).

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Rationale, Aim And Objectives: Previous studies investigating agreement between data sources for co-morbidity and adjuvant therapy information have suggested agreement varies depending on how the information is collected. The aim of this study was to compare agreement among three data sources: patient report, clinician report and medical record.

Method: Data were collected as part of a nurse-delivered telephone intervention (the CONNECT programme).

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Background: The purpose of this study was to define prognostic factors for supraglottic laryngeal cancer that may influence management.

Methods: This ethics-approved study captured information on patients who presented with supraglottic laryngeal cancer between 1967 and 2008. Endpoints were local/ultimate failure and cancer-specific survival (CSS).

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Introduction: Medulloblastoma is the most common central nervous system tumour in children aged 0-4 years, with 75% of cases occurring in patients <16 years, and rare in adults. The intent of this audit is to review a single centre's experience and to compare outcomes with other centres' outcomes.

Methods: This Ethics approved retrospective audit evaluates the paediatric population aged <16 years who received radiotherapy as their initial or salvage treatment at the Prince of Wales Hospital Cancer Centre between 1972 and 2007.

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