Institution
North Metropolitan Health Service
Recent research
- Health & Medicine
Management and outcomes of renal colic in pregnancy: A 10-year Australian tertiary centre experience
Objective: To describe the presentation, management and maternal-foetal outcomes of pregnant patients with symptomatic upper tract obstruction. Patients and methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed of pregnant patients managed for renal colic or symptomatic hydronephro...
- AI & Computing
Bridging the divide: addressing gaps in Australian health library services
Access to evidence-based information is vital for safe, effective health care, yet Australia's health library services are increasingly fragmented and inequitable. This perspective highlights the critical role of clinical libraries and professional librarians, revealing gaps acro...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Objectives The number of older people in Australia living with disability has grown disproportionately compared with growth in aged care services. We aimed to determine secular trends of emergency department (ED) use of older people in Western Australia (WA) who are living in the...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Background Postoperative complications are common after major cancer surgeries, occurring in 25–50% of patients. They delay recovery and adversely affect both cancer-free and overall survival. Intervention to optimise patients’ physical and psychological wellbeing before...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing to guide antidepressant prescribing is becoming increasingly available. However, its uptake into routine psychiatric practice for young people remains limited due to insufficient youth-specific evidence and uncertainty regarding optimal tria...