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P1.144. Preoperative Biochemical and Micronutrient Abnormalities in Oesophagogastric Surgery

Abstract Topic Esophageal Cancer: Other Background Preoperative micronutrient and biochemical abnormalities are common in patients undergoing oesophagogastric surgery. Routine laboratory panels are frequently ordered indiscriminately despite variable diagnostic yield, and the fre...

Outcomes after discharge from acute hospital to residential aged care among long-stay inpatients: a retrospective cohort study using a health service long-stay dashboard

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to describe pathway timing and 90-day outcomes for long-stay inpatients discharged to residential aged care homes (RACHs), predominantly new entrants, and to explore potentially modifiable factors associated with delays and the composite unsuccessful p...

Scaling up Genomics

Introduction: Genomic testing has substantial diagnostic and clinical value in nephrology, yet integrating testing into routine care requires service-level changes to ensure timely and equitable access. Methods: We conducted an observational cohort study at four tertiary centres,...

Effect of Testosterone Treatment on Leucocyte Telomere Length in Men: Results From a Randomised Placebo‐Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND: Lower testosterone concentrations in older men are associated with poorer health outcomes. OBJECTIVE: We examined whether, on a background of lifestyle intervention, testosterone treatment modulates leucocyte telomere length, a postulated marker of biological ageing,...

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...

Measuring Safer Opioid Use in Hospitals: Development of Consensus-Based Safety and Quality Indicators - a modified Delphi study

BACKGROUND: A significant contributor to preventable medication related harm is opioids. Within Australian hospitals, opioids have contributed to deaths, hospital admissions, and in-hospital related harm. Given these harms, there is a need to ensure opioids are used safely and th...

Co-designing ‘Focus on Frailty’, a digital frailty education course for hospitals: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ perspectives

Frailty is associated with negative outcomes and adverse events in hospitals; however, limited formal education on frailty exists in this setting. Healthcare professionals across disciplines have expressed a need and want for frailty education and training. This study aimed to ex...

Development and Validation of the Melanoma Cancer Awareness Measure

<ns5:p>Background In the UK, the time taken to recognise a melanoma symptom and seek medical attention is the third longest of all cancers. There is no validated measure to assess public awareness of melanoma. We aimed to develop and validate a reliable Melanoma Cancer Awareness...

Role of consolidative surgery after chemotherapy in recurrent/metastatic adrenal cortical cancer (ACC): Princess Margaret Cancer Centre experience

Recurrent/Metastatic (R/M) ACC is aggressive with few effective treatment options. The role of surgery after chemotherapy remains unclear. Moreover, prognostic factors in R/M ACC are not well defined. R/M ACC patients treated at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (2002–2019) were re...