Blacktown & Mount Druitt Hospital

From Shocks to Scopes: National Trends in Stone Surgery in Australia

ABSTRACT Introduction The surgical management of nephrolithiasis in Australia has changed markedly over the past three decades. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), once the dominant modality, has been progressively supplanted by advances in ureteroscopy (URS), flexible p...

ACPSEM guideline regarding the adoption of the IAEA TRS-398 Code of Practice Revision 1

Abstract The IAEA Technical Report Series 398 Code of Practice for the determination of absorbed dose in external beam radiotherapy was endorsed at the Engineers and Physical Scientists in Medicine (EPSM) conference in 2001 and has been widely adopted in Australia and New Zealand...

Oxygen vs Air at Birth for Moderate- to Late-Preterm Infants

Importance The optimal initial fraction of inspired oxygen (F io 2 ) for delivery room resuscitation of neonates born at 32 to 35 weeks’ gestation is unknown. Objective To compare outcomes for neonates born at 32 to 35 weeks’ gestation when initiating resuscitation with F io 2 0....

A qualitative analysis to identify implementation strategies for a deprescribing clinical practice guideline using the CFIR-ERIC Matching Tool: perspectives from consumers and professional stakeholders

Abstract Introduction Deprescribing is the planned withdrawal or dose reduction of medicines when harms outweigh benefits or when they are no longer required. Following publication of the Clinical Practice Guideline for Deprescribing in Older People in September 2025, supporting...

A serum protein–to–bilirubin ratio predicts immune-mediated hepatotoxicity in lung cancer patients treated with immune-checkpoint inhibitors

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have transformed outcomes for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but are associated with immune-related adverse events, including hepatotoxicity. Immune-mediated liver injury can necessitate treatment interruption and imm...

Beyond Knowledge Transfer: Caregivers’ Evolving Medication Information Needs Across Paediatric Oncology Treatment

AIM: To identify and describe the medication information needs and preferences of caregivers of children with cancer, and the factors that support or impede those needs being met. DESIGN: Qualitative descriptive study guided by reflexive thematic analysis. METHODS: Between Novemb...

Outcomes following dialysis and transplantation in amyloidosis: ANZDATA analysis

Abstract Background The kidneys are frequently affected by systemic amyloidosis. Despite this, contemporary survival outcomes for patients reaching kidney failure due to amyloidosis remain poorly defined relative to other causes of kidney failure. This study aims to characterise...