Publications by authors named "Peter M Stewart"
Background: Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage (LPL) has been proposed as an alternative, less invasive technique in the treatment of acute perforated sigmoid diverticulitis (APSD). The aim of this meta-analysis is to compare the effectiveness of LPL versus surgical resection (SR) in terms of morbidity and mortality in the management of APSD.
Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing LPL versus SR in the treatment of APSD.
Abetalipoproteinaemia (ABL), an extremely rare recessive disorder, is characterized by exceptionally low or undetectable concentrations of apolipoprotein (apo) B-containing lipoproteins. ABL results from mutations in the gene encoding microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP), a chaperone that facilitates the transfer of lipids onto apoB. Patients with ABL often present in childhood with a range of symptoms including fat malabsorption and manifestations of fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the efficacy of supplementation with zinc and vitamin A in Indigenous children hospitalised with acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI).
Design: Randomised controlled, 2-by-2 factorial trial of supplementation with zinc and vitamin A.
Setting And Participants: 187 Indigenous children aged < 11 years hospitalised with 215 ALRI episodes at Alice Springs Hospital (April 2001 to July 2002).
Background: Measurement of plasma butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) activity and inhibitor-based phenotyping are standard methods for identifying patients who experience post-succinylcholine (SC) apnea attributable to inherited variants of the BChE enzyme. Our aim was to develop PCR-based assays for BCHE mutation detection and implement them for routine diagnostic use at a university teaching hospital.
Methods: Between 1999 and 2002, we genotyped 65 patients referred after prolonged post-SC apnea.