As humans age, some experience cognitive impairment while others do not. When impairment does occur, it is not expressed uniformly across cognitive domains and varies in severity across individuals. Translationally relevant model systems are critical for understanding the neurobiological drivers of this variability, which is essential to uncovering the mechanisms underlying the brain's susceptibility to the effects of aging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Surgical site infection (SSI) is the most common complication post caesarean section (CS) with a significant impact on women and health services. A bundle approach incorporating previously studied individual interventions has shown increased reductions in SSI.
Aim: To assess compliance with a SSI intervention bundle and to examine readmission rates for SSI.
Background And Aims: Gestational diabetes (GDM) is one of the most common medical complications of pregnancy and associated with significant perinatal and long-term morbidity. Temporary changes to the diagnostic testing for GDM have been recommended for the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to identify what proportion of women with GDM would be missed by the COVID-19 GDM screening criteria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis 5-year retrospective study aimed to investigate whether early surgical management improves outcomes in patients presenting with a tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA). Patient characteristics, investigation results and treatment outcomes were compared. 50 women were diagnosed with a TOA during the study period.
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