Publications by authors named "Megan Grinlinton"
Aims: Obesity is a significant health issue. Te Whatu Ora Waitematā serves a population of 650,000 patients across the North Shore, Waitākere and Rodney areas. The Waitematā bariatric service at North Shore Hospital was introduced in October 2001.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Upper gastrointestinal (GI) signet ring cell carcinomas (SRCC) confer a poor prognosis. The benefit of operative intervention for this patient group is controversial in terms of overall survival.
Aim: To investigate factors relating to survival in patients with upper GI SRCC.
Article Synopsis
- The Red Blanket Protocol (RBP) is a communication strategy designed to improve the speed and safety of surgical interventions for patients who are unstable due to emergencies.
- A study at Middlemore Hospital compared outcomes of patients before and after RBP implementation, focusing on time to surgery, blood product usage, and survival rates.
- Results showed that the median time from the emergency department to surgery decreased significantly with RBP, but survival rates and clinical outcomes were similar between the two groups, indicating a need for further research.
Background: Phyllodes tumour (PT) is a rare breast neoplasm and little is known about its epidemiological risk factors. The literature suggests a higher incidence of PT in Asian patients and other minority ethnic groups. The purpose of this study was to identify whether there was a difference in incidence, grade and age at presentation for patients with PT among minority ethnic groups when compared with European patients in Aotearoa New Zealand (AoNZ).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Duodenal web is a rare pathology presenting infrequently in adults. Diagnosis is challenging and definitive management is commonly delayed. We present a case of a patient with a late diagnosis of duodenal web, who underwent laparotomy, intraoperative gastroscopy and surgical removal of the web performed by two general surgeons.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This study aimed to profile the clinical characteristics of patients presenting to Middlemore Hospital with cellulitis in order to identify factors that are associated with an increased length of stay (LOS).
Methods: Retrospective clinical data were collected for all patients aged 18 and above who were admitted with cellulitis to Middlemore Hospital General Surgical Department between 1 January and 31 March 2014. Comorbidities, laboratory results and medical conditions were included in the investigation.