383 results match your criteria: "The Northern Hospital[Affiliation]"
Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc
February 2025
Greater Brisbane Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Background: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) is the most common cardiac surgery, yet little is known about unplanned readmissions after CABG despite increasing clinical and policy focus on reducing readmissions. We assessed the incidence, timing, and reasons for unplanned readmission within 30 days of CABG and evaluated for variation in readmission rates across hospitals in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).
Method: We identified isolated CABG procedures from 2013 to 2017 across all public and most private hospitals in ANZ.
Emerg Med Australas
December 2024
Victorian Virtual Emergency Department, The Northern Hospital, Northern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Over recent years, emergency telehealth has developed rapidly in Australasia. From the patient's perspective, establishing trust with a healthcare provider is uniquely challenging when using the audio and video modalities commonly used in telehealth. It is crucial to consider how we may improve the delivery of care through this emerging pathway if high-quality care is to be delivered.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancers (Basel)
November 2024
Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET) is widely used in prostate cancer. Recent studies indicate hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) demonstrates PSMA PET uptake. The diagnostic accuracy of PSMA PET for HCC is not known.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Pregnancy Childbirth
October 2024
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Ann Coloproctol
October 2024
Department of General Surgery, The Northern Hospital, Epping, VIC, Australia.
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord
October 2024
Pacific Coast Vascular, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Am J Obstet Gynecol
October 2024
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia; Reproductive Epidemiology, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia; Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia; The Northern Hospital, Epping, VIC, Australia.
Objective: We aimed to report a summary of clinical outcomes following preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic conditions, by performing a systematic review of published literature on clinical pregnancy and live birth rates following preimplantation genetic testing due to a monogenic indication. Additionally, we aimed to undertake a subgroup analysis of clinical outcomes of concurrent monogenic and aneuploidy screening.
Data Sources: Three electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PubMed) were searched from inception to May 2024.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol
September 2024
Brain and Mitochondrial Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
BMC Rheumatol
August 2024
Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Background: COVID-19 can induce a systemic inflammatory response with variable clinical manifestations. Similar to various viruses, COVID-19 has been implicated in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. This article highlights the potential for infections including the SARS-CoV-2 virus to induce exacerbations of pre-existing autoimmune diseases or even potentially unmask de novo autoimmune diseases in particular anti-synthetase syndrome (ASSD) in predisposed individuals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCardiovasc Res
August 2024
Victorian Heart Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Australia.
Background: Low-dose colchicine reduces the risk of cardiovascular events after myocardial infarction (MI). The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of colchicine post-MI on coronary plaque morphology in non-culprit segments by optical coherence tomography (OCT).
Methods And Results: COCOMO-ACS was a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial that randomized 64 patients (median age 61.
J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open
August 2024
Emergency department (ED) overcrowding remains a persistent challenge in global public health, leading to detrimental outcomes for patients and healthcare professionals. Traditional approaches to improve this issue have been insufficient, prompting exploration of novel strategies such as virtual care interventions. Our team developed the first comprehensive statewide virtual ED in Australia, the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department, offering an alternative to in-person care for non-life-threatening emergencies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFANZ J Surg
October 2024
Division of General Surgery, Colorectal Unit, The Northern Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
J Phys Act Health
July 2024
Department of Epidemiology and International Health Institute, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
Background: The prevalence of obesity-related cardiometabolic disease in Samoa is among the highest globally. While physical activity is a modifiable risk factor for obesity-related disease, little is known about physical activity levels among adult Samoans. Using wrist-worn accelerometer-based devices, this study aimed to characterize physical activity among Samoan adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrenat Diagn
May 2024
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
Background: Emerging evidence supporting the use of valaciclovir to reduce fetal infection after maternal primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection has stimulated interest in routine CMV serological screening in pregnancy. It is important to understand the healthcare consumer perspective of a CMV infection during pregnancy to minimize unintended harms of screening.
Methods: We conducted a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with Australian women who had a lived experience of CMV infection following serological testing during pregnancy.
Blood Cancer J
March 2024
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
J Surg Case Rep
March 2024
Division of General Surgery, The Northern Hospital, 185 Cooper Street, Epping, VIC 3076, Australia.
Robot-assisted laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy with barbed sutures has become increasingly utilized due to known benefits of minimally invasive surgery. It is equally as important to recognize the unusual life-threatening complications which may arise in patients presenting with an acute abdomen up to several weeks post-robotic surgery. A 54-year-old woman presented with acute, sudden onset abdominal pain and underwent a diagnostic laparoscopy for suspected small bowel ischemia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Cardiovasc Drugs
March 2024
The Harley Street Heart and Vascular Center, Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore, 258500, Singapore.
This article reviews available evidence regarding hypertension management in the Asia-Pacific region, focussing on five research questions that deal with specific aspects: blood pressure (BP) control, guideline recommendations, role of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors in clinical practice, pharmacological management and real-world adherence to guideline recommendations. A PubMed search identified 2537 articles, of which 94 were considered relevant. Compared with Europeans, Asians have higher systolic/diastolic/mean arterial BP, with a stronger association between BP and stroke.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord
September 2024
Vascular Surgery, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Background: The overall goal of this report is to provide a high-level, practical approach to managing venous outflow obstruction (VOO).
Methods: A group of vascular surgeons from Australia and New Zealand with specific interest, training, and experience in the management of VOO were surveyed to assess current local practices. The results were analyzed and areas of disagreement identified.
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
March 2024
Department of Cardiology, The Northern Hospital Epping, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol
January 2024
Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Objective: infection (CDI) is the commonest cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea and undergoes standardized surveillance and mandatory reporting in most Australian states and territories. Historically attributed to nosocomial spread, local and international whole genome sequencing (WGS) data suggest varied sources of acquisition. This study describes genotypes isolated at a tertiary center in Melbourne, Australia, their likely source of acquisition, and common risk factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCell Rep Med
December 2023
Personalised Oncology Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia; Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia; Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3050, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia. Electronic address:
Predictive drug testing of patient-derived tumor organoids (PDTOs) holds promise for personalizing treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), but prospective data are limited to chemotherapy regimens with conflicting results. We describe a unified framework for PDTO-based predictive testing across standard-of-care chemotherapy and biologic and targeted therapy options. In an Australian community cohort, PDTO predictions based on treatment-naive patients (n = 56) and response rates from first-line mCRC clinical trials achieve 83% accuracy for forecasting responses in patients receiving palliative treatments (18 patients, 29 treatments).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Pregnancy Childbirth
December 2023
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
Respir Med Case Rep
November 2023
Faculty of Medicine Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Balaclava Road, Macquarie Park, NSW, 2019, Australia.
Radiation therapy can result in injury to the lung parenchyma and central airways; the latter is less well documented in the literature. Here, we describe a 65-year-old Caucasian male, who developed focal endobronchial nodules and right main bronchial stenosis suggesting tumour recurrence, 32 months following curative intent concurrent chemoradiation therapy for Stage 3B squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. Computed tomography and positron emission tomography results are detailed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRespir Med Case Rep
November 2023
Faculty of Medicine Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Balaclava Road, Macquarie Park, NSW, 2019, Australia.
Radiation therapy can result in injury to the lung parenchyma and central airways; the latter is less well documented in the literature. Here, we describe a 65-year-old Caucasian male, who developed focal endobronchial nodules and right main bronchial stenosis suggesting tumour recurrence, 32 months following curative intent concurrent chemoradiation therapy for Stage 3B squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. Computed tomography and positron emission tomography results are detailed.
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