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P1.153. Dietitian-Led Integration of CT Body Composition Analysis in Oesophagogastric Cancer Care

Abstract Topic Esophageal Cancer: Other Background Malnutrition and poor muscle health are prevalent in patients with oesophagogastric cancer and are associated with poor outcomes. However, body composition assessment is not routinely implemented in clinical practice. This projec...

Generalisation between motor and declarative memory sequences: A conceptual replication of Mosha & Robertson (2016).

= 125) completed a word list and motor sequence task in counterbalanced order with either a shared or distinct sequence structure. In contrast to Mosha and Robertson (2016), we found that a shared ordinal structure between the declarative and motor sequence tasks did not facilita...

Aorto‐Ostial Lesion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Clinical Characteristics, Predictors and Clinical Outcomes

ABSTRACT Background Aorto‐ostial coronary lesions represent a high‐risk subset of coronary disease because of fibrocalcific disease, elastic recoil, and difficulty achieving precise stent positioning. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of these lesions may therefore be asso...

Following the rules: which type 1 diabetes guidelines, protocols and recommendations are tertiary clinics in Australia following? A quantitative study

OBJECTIVES: This study characterises the use of type 1 diabetes (T1D) guidelines and protocols in Australian T1D clinics working with paediatric patients, and determines if management practices align with T1D-specific guidelines. METHODS: T1D clinic service leaders responded to a...

Fibrinogen Early In Severe Trauma studY II (FEISTY II): study protocol for a randomised clinical trial of fibrinogen concentrate vs cryoprecipitate in traumatic haemorrhage in Australia and New Zealand

Haemorrhage is a leading cause of preventable death amongst severe trauma patients and is often complicated by hypofibrinogenaemia. Fibrinogen replacement can be achieved using fibrinogen concentrate (FC) or Cryoprecipitate (Cryo), but comparative evidence in traumatic haemorrhag...

Impact of socioeconomic status on treatment and survival in multiple myeloma in Australia

<title>Abstract</title> Outcomes in multiple myeloma (MM) have improved significantly but remain heterogeneous. We assessed the impact of non-biological social determinants of health on treatment and survival outcomes in Australia using data from the Australian and New Zealand My...

Hypothermia in the intensive care unit after surgery: a registry based retrospective cohort study

Background Hypothermia is common in patients admitted to the ICU after surgery; however, its relationship with postoperative outcomes has not been fully explored. This study investigates the association between postoperative hypothermia in the ICU and patient mortality. Methods R...

Bedside assistant models in robotic abdominal and pelvic surgery: a systematic review of operative efficiency, training exposure, and perioperative safety

Robotic surgery depends on effective bedside assistance, yet staffing models vary between physician and non-physician assistants. We systematically reviewed comparative evidence evaluating these models in robotic abdominal and pelvic surgery. A PRISMA compliant systematic review...

Protective role of dietary antioxidant intake on long-term effects of extreme PM2.5 exposure on respiratory health

Objective: To test whether dietary antioxidants moderated effects of PM 2.5 from coal mine fire smoke on respiratory symptoms. Methods: We conducted cross-sectional analyses of diet and respiratory symptom data from 448 members of the Hazelwood Health Study Adult cohort. Individu...

Inaccuracy of self-reported migraine: insights from 601 paired assessments from a single-centre study in Australia

Both clinical and research settings may rely on accurate self-diagnosis of migraine for medical triage, population-based surveys or epidemiological studies. Unfortunately, accessing neurologists for diagnosis may be cost-prohibitive, delayed due to workforce shortages or impracti...

Treatment Goals for Primary Biliary Cholangitis, an Australian Perspective

ABSTRACT Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune liver disease that targets the small intrahepatic bile ducts with diagnosis based on elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels and the presence of anti‐mitochondrial antibodies. Untreated, it may run a progressive...

Associations between metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease and physical and mental health–related quality of life in older adults

Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a common, often overlooked liver condition. Its impact on quality-of-life in older adults is not well understood. We examined the association between MASLD and physical and mental quality of life in a well-charac...

Assessing Vancomycin‐Formyl Peptide Conjugate Binding to the Surface of Resistant Staphylococcus aureus via Flow Cytometry

Staphylococcus aureus strains have emerged with resistance mechanisms that reduce the efficacy of last resort antibiotics and evade the immune system. One strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance is to modulate host immunity to eliminate infections more effectively. This has l...