Foothills Medical Centre

A Scoping Review of Psychological Distress Outcomes in NICU Healthcare Providers

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a demanding work environment that provides medical care for acutely ill and premature infants while supporting parents experiencing significant stress and psychological distress. This scoping review is the first to examine quantitative r...

Prevention of altitude illness in adults: preparing people for travel to high altitude

### What you need to know Altitude illness is a collective term for syndromes that can occur in unacclimatised people who travel to destinations higher than 2500 metres above sea level.1,2,3 Altitude illness is potentially life threatening; however, it is preventable and manageab...

The Björck classification of the open abdomen revisited: clarifying concepts for modern complex abdomen management

Abstract Introduction The open abdomen (OA) has become an integral component of modern acute care, trauma, and vascular surgery. Since 2009, the Björck classification, amended in 2016, has provided a common language for describing the status and progression of the OA and remains...