Patient-reported outcomes of Children with an Anorectal Malformation.

Objective: We aimed to study the impact of anorectal malformation (ARM) type and sacral ratio on continence outcomes in children. We secondarily aimed to compare continence outcomes by age group and determine quality of life (QoL) with different bowel regimens.

Summary Background Data: Children with ARM experience dysfunctional stooling into adulthood.

Virtual arthroplasty clinic: a single centre experience: commentary on progress, cost savings and patient retention.

Background: The COVID pandemic highlights utility of remote patient follow-up. We observe a Virtual Clinic (VC) follow-up model for arthroplasty used at a metropolitan hospital. Patients aged <70 that exhibit no issues in face-to-face review (F2F) progress to VC.

The long-term quality of life outcomes in adolescents with Hirschsprung disease.

Background: Postoperative outcomes for Hirschsprung disease (HD) remain variable, with many patients affected by constipation and/or fecal incontinence. The long-term impact upon quality of life (QoL) for HD patients is unclear. We measured long-term QoL outcomes in adolescents with HD using validated questionnaires.

Australian students' perspective on interventional radiology education: A prospective cross-institutional study.

Introduction: As interventional radiology (IR) adopts an increasingly pivotal role within therapeutic medicine, it is essential that medical students gain exposure to IR so as future doctors, they can fulfil the growing demand for interventional radiologists (IRs) and make appropriate referrals to IRs. Nonetheless, several international studies have reported no or little representation of IR in medical schools. Our study aims to assess the current awareness, exposure, knowledge and attitudes about IR among Australian medical students, so as to provide preliminary data on whether IR teaching in Australian medical schools needs improvement.

Potential application of gasification to recycle food waste and rehabilitate acidic soil from secondary forests on degraded land in Southeast Asia.

Gasification is recognized as a green technology as it can harness energy from biomass in the form of syngas without causing severe environmental impacts, yet producing valuable solid residues that can be utilized in other applications. In this study, the feasibility of co-gasification of woody biomass and food waste in different proportions was investigated using a fixed-bed downdraft gasifier. Subsequently, the capability of biochar derived from gasification of woody biomass in the rehabilitation of soil from tropical secondary forests on degraded land (adinandra belukar) was also explored through a water spinach cultivation study using soil-biochar mixtures of different ratios.