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This two-year follow-up study evaluated the sustained impact of the AIMS suicide prevention pathway, a structured, short-term intervention delivered by the Wellbeing Team (WBT) in a large Australian metropolitan mental health service. The retrospective cohort included 232 individuals who engaged with the WBT for at least 2 weeks and were discharged to primary care. Re-presentation […]

CONCLUSIONS: Oncological outcomes, although still maturing, appear promising. Functional outcomes compare favourably against whole-gland treatment, particularly in the primary treatment setting. Focal IRE appears to have a role in salvage treatment. Comparative studies are needed to evaluate its role amongst the growing array of treatments for localised PCa.

Mold bloodstream infections are rare but highly fatal, especially with Lomentospora prolificans and Scedosporium spp. Among 84 episodes over 20 years, the 30-day mortality rate was 38%. Cancer, intensive care unit admission, and healthcare-onset infection were linked to increased mortality rates, highlighting the need for early detection and better management strategies.

CONCLUSION: This study concludes that while the EMRs improved safety, efficiency, and access to information, their design and implementation also introduced burdens that negatively affected clinician experience. EMRs significantly shape the healthcare workforce, influencing workflow, wellbeing, and professional engagement. In outpatient diabetes care, specific workflow challenges such as glycaemic data integration highlight that existing EMR […]

CONCLUSIONS: The results of this re-optimization study provide planning guidelines to guide dosimetrists and radiation oncologists on achievable OAR sparing when delivering URT.

CONCLUSIONS: Reported outcomes of patients receiving V-V ECMO after cardiac surgery are poor, despite effective correction of gas exchange. Early recognition of isolated respiratory failure and careful patient selection should be promoted. Further research is needed to optimize management in this high-risk population.

This chapter aims to provide an updated framework for whole-of-hospital neutropenic fever management, outlining best-practice principles to guide the integration of antimicrobial stewardship, infection prevention, microbiology, pharmacy and nursing within the multidisciplinary care of patients with neutropenic fever. A comprehensive literature search was performed using PUBMED, prioritising randomised controlled trials and notable observational studies since […]

This update of the Australasian consensus guidelines for the initial empiric management of neutropenic fever occurs in the context of major changes in cancer treatment paradigms, as well as advances in the management of sepsis and new models of care for infections since the last version of these guidelines in 2011. Acknowledging the important role […]

Since the publication of the Australian consensus guidelines in 2011, the routine use of prophylactic antibiotics in patients with neutropenia has remained controversial, because of concern that the risks of promoting antimicrobial resistance outweighed the level of evidence that their use reduced mortality. Populations at risk have changed over this period and now include a […]

This is the introductory chapter to the 2024 Australasian Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Neutropenic Fever in Patients with Cancer, an update of the Australian consensus guidelines published in 2011. These guidelines reflect the new treatment paradigms for cancer care (such as immunotherapy, bispecific antibodies, oral targeted therapies and CAR T) given the changing […]

In the context of significant advances in the literature, this chapter of the 2024 Australasian Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Neutropenic Fever in Patients with Cancer addresses the management of patients beyond the first 72 h, focusing on high-risk patients. A writing group - including adult and paediatric representatives across infectious diseases, microbiology, haematology, […]

CONCLUSION: MWA provides an effective and feasible nonsurgical treatment option for solitary HCCs with reported local tumour progression, overall survival, and technical success consistent with internationally published literature.

The biobehavioral family model posits that an individual's biobehavioral reactivity is influenced by their family's health. This study examined how one's mental health responds to a serious injury or illness to his or her close relative or family member using longitudinal cohort data of Australian adults sourced from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in […]

CONCLUSION: Although there was no difference in short-term revision risk in patients receiving an RA-THA versus a CO-THA, likely, the benefits from improved implant positioning are yet to be realized. This study is underpowered, and results should be interpreted with caution. The shorter HLOS observed in the RA-THA group may help offset the increase in […]