Journal articles

CONCLUSION: Results of this study highlight the need for more rigorous investigation for validation of modified scales and consensus within occupational therapy and multidisciplinary team in relation to reporting of sensory processing information and contribution to diagnostic criteria.

CONCLUSION: In Australia, there was an increase in the incidence of kidney failure due to diabetes among people aged ≤ 45 years in the last two decades. There was a strong relationship between the risk of kidney failure and social determinants of health, including place of residence, socioeconomic status and Indigenous status.

CONCLUSION: In patients with CKD, there are negative correlations between NCC and pNCC in uEVs and plasma potassium, which appear independent of eGFR. This suggests that the mechanism at play is distinct from the overall kidney function, and potassium supplement within a safe level may assist in natriuresis and improve cardiovascular outcomes.

Diabetes-related foot disease is arguably the world's least known major health problem and causes a disease burden larger than most well-known diseases, such as stroke and breast cancer. This burden is driven by people developing more severe stages of foot disease, such as foot ulcers and infections, and with that worsening quality of life. To […]

Chronic aortic dissection is a complex disease with a heterogenous clinical course. Specialised imaging is necessary for the long-term surveillance of this disease to identify patients who meet the criteria for intervention, and to monitor surgically treated patients for complications. Whilst computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are the most widely utilised modalities, providing a […]

Bilateral mandibular angle fractures (BMAF) are rare and complex maxillofacial injuries. This review describes the patient factors, procedural factors and post-procedural outcomes of BMAF management. PubMed and Scopus were searched for English papers from 1993 to 2023 using the strategy: (bilateral AND angle) AND (mandib* OR bmaf) AND fracture AND (management OR repair OR surgery). […]

CONCLUSIONS: Trauma patients with comorbidities suffer experience worse outcomes, yet limited research explores whether comorbidities contribute to trauma risk or emerge as a consequence. Further research is needed to clarify these relationships and guide targeted interventions.

Background: 'Downstream' adverse outcomes associated with transfusion-related immune modulation (TRIM) occur postoperatively. The potential associations between these outcomes (and costs) and perioperative transfusion are often not considered by clinicians and therefore underestimated. When considering TRIM, many advantages of intraoperative cell salvage (ICS) were previously confirmed. Methods: The main aim of this retrospective observational study was […]

Theoretical and practical guidance on how to navigate uncertainties in healthcare are scarce. Here, we draw from Gibson's ethic of openness to explore clinicians' experiences navigating uncertainty with individuals who experience low back pain (LBP) and provide guidance on avenues for navigating uncertainty in LBP and healthcare more broadly. Our analysis suggests that clinicians practice […]

CONCLUSION: GER is associated with de novo DSA development, which has implications for monitoring and anti-GER therapy after lung transplant.

PURPOSE: Children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) face a range of challenges which impact their daily functioning and that of their family. NDDs are often associated with significant mental health problems which can influence the course. The Improving Outcomes in Mental Health cohort described in […]

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CONCLUSIONS: We provide evidence that drinking water is a reservoir for MABS and may be a vector in the chain of MABS infection.

CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this randomized clinical trial of supervised exercise, erectile function in patients with prostate cancer was improved. PESM resulted in no additional improvements. Patients with prostate cancer should be offered exercise following treatment as a potential rehabilitation measure.

CONCLUSIONS: The endorsed suite of quality indicators offers essential benchmarking to enable ongoing monitoring of and improvement in the quality of lung cancer care in Queensland.