Journal articles

Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) management has become increasingly complex, resulting in clinical uncertainty and practice variability. Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams (PERT) are recommended to facilitate timely, consensus-driven management in complex cases. A statewide survey was conducted in 2025 across major public hospitals in Queensland, Australia, with emergency, internal medicine or thoracic services and intensive care […]

CONCLUSIONS: A retrospective review of 1,566 treatment fractions led to the identification of a rare error which was communicated to and subsequently patched worldwide by the vendor, exemplifying the importance of post-treatment quality assurance of adaptive radiotherapy.

CONCLUSION: In this case report, we demonstrated that zone 3 mid-substance full-thickness FDP tendon ruptures can mimic Jersey finger injury as an unusual clinical presentation. Therefore, thorough clinical assessment and radiographic investigations (ultrasound or MRI) are crucial to identify precise ruptured tendon stump locations and guide primary tendon repair with minimal invasive surgical approach. As […]

CONCLUSION: A structured annual screening approach for AF is likely to be a cost-effective strategy within the Australian primary-care setting. These findings highlight the benefits of more consistent screening practices for early AF detection and stroke prevention.

Chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD), a fibrotic manifestation of chronic rejection, remains the major barrier to long-term survival after lung transplantation. CLAD is increasingly recognised as the final common pathway of diverse alloimmune injuries, augmented by non-alloimmune insults, that culminate in irreversible airway and parenchymal remodelling. Recent advances in molecular profiling, single-cell technologies, and biomarker […]

Despite offering excellent outcomes and improved transplant access, living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has persistently represented a small minority of total liver transplant volume in the United States. Conversely, the use of advanced preservation (AP) technology and expansion of donation after circulatory death has been explosive. The impact of these trends on the future of LDLT […]

CONCLUSIONS: IVI use has increased but remains underutilised. Adoption is driven primarily by procedural complexity and operator-level factors, with persistent inter-hospital variability. These findings highlight an ongoing evidence-practice gap and support system-level strategies to standardise IVI use in contemporary PCI.

CONCLUSIONS: This review found support for the effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs in reducing amphetamine- and cannabis-induced psychosis symptoms. However, a lack of studies including follow-up post-cessation of treatment meant that there is currently insufficient evidence to guide recommendations about which regimen is most effective at preventing relapse to psychosis.

On November 23, 2021, South Australia lifted border restrictions allowing passive entry of COVID-19 cases into the community. On this date the adult South Australian population was highly vaccinated and COVID-19 naïve (prior infection rate

CONCLUSION: As paediatric dietetic practice diversifies across contexts, current education and workforce governance structures are insufficient to support consistent graduate preparedness and safe transition to practice. Strengthening accreditation standards, competency standards, pre-entry education and workforce support and governance mechanisms are needed to ensure a sustainable, safe and effective paediatric dietetic workforce.

CONCLUSION: A comprehensively validated stigma scale is needed that uses non-stigmatizing, bias-free, and person-first language.

CONCLUSION: Dietitian roles in LTC homes differ globally, reflecting variations in policy and practice. Many countries lack formal guidance, while others provide detailed frameworks. These disparities are shaped by demographic, cultural, systemic, economic and workforce factors that influence how LTC is structured. Stronger international coordination and national advocacy are needed to improve recognition of dietitians' […]

Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects a greater proportion of cardiac surgery patients than previously appreciated, with pre-operative AF prevalence in Australia and New Zealand recently documented at 14.99%, substantially higher than prior international estimates of 5% to 11%. Both the European Society of Cardiology/European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (ESC/EACTS) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) […]

CONCLUSIONS: Letrozole plus ribociclib demonstrated minimal clinical activity in heavily pre-treated hormone receptor-positive, PIK3CA wild-type, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. These findings do not support further evaluation of this specific endocrine therapy and cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 inhibitor combination in this population, although alternative endocrine-based strategies targeting different biological mechanisms may warrant investigation.

CONCLUSION: Significant global variation exists, highlighting the need for standardized, evidence-based vascular care.