Publications by authors named "Paul Goldrick"
We report on the international retrieval of a critically ill, ventilated, coronavirus disease 2019-positive patient from Dili, East Timor, into the intensive care unit of the Royal Darwin Hospital in Australia. The patient had severe respiratory failure, and the medical team in Dili was struggling to maintain adequate oxygenation with a fraction of inspired oxygen of 1 most of the time. This occurred during an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 in East Timor, placing strain on the local health system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective The Northern Territory has the highest incidence of haemodialysis care for end-stage kidney disease in Australia. Although acute kidney injury (AKI) is a recognised risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), the effect of AKI causing incident haemodialysis (iHD) is unknown. Audits identifying antecedents of iHD may inform health service planning.
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- The study focused on the effects of the H1N1 pandemic on Indigenous people in Northern Territory, analyzing community, hospital, and ICU levels from June to August 2009.
- There were 918 reported cases, with Indigenous individuals significantly more likely to be hospitalized for H1N1 compared to non-Indigenous individuals (269 vs. 29 per 100,000).
- The findings suggest that greater resources and better health conditions are needed for Indigenous populations during pandemics, highlighting the importance of vaccination and healthcare planning.
Objective: To formally document the effectiveness of tegaserod as a prokinetic agent in intensive care patients.
Methods: The audit was designed in consultation with the Northern Territory Drug and Therapeutics Committee. Tegaserod was added to the feeding protocol and prokinetic algorithm in the ICU, and a prospective audit was performed of patients receiving the medication between May and September 2006.