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Royal Hobart Hospital
Recent research
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Patterns of re-presentations to Tasmanian emergency departments for suicidal behaviour
Objective: To examine sociodemographic and episode-of-care characteristics among individuals presenting with suicidal behaviour who re-present to emergency departments in Tasmania, Australia. Methods: Emergency department presentations related to suicidal behaviour from 1 January...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Reducing Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Use in Adult Acute Care: A Systematic Review
ABSTRACT Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are the most frequently inserted invasive device in acute care, yet up to 52% remain unused, exposing patients to avoidable risks and increasing healthcare costs. Despite growing awareness of inappropriate PIVC use, unnecessary in...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Motor speech markers of Alzheimer’s risk
Abstract Motor changes are increasingly recognized as part of the Alzheimer’s disease (AD) phenotype, yet motor speech function and its clinical utility for early AD risk stratification remain underexplored. This cross-sectional study investigated whether measures of motor speech...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Summary Most patients treated for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) fail to achieve measurable residual disease (MRD) negativity. The role of maintenance with the immunomodulatory drug lenalidomide in these patients is unclear. A randomised multicentre phase III trial (ACTRN126...
- Health & Medicine
Introduction: Multimorbidity and polypharmacy are highly prevalent among patients receiving hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT). Lifestyle Medicine (LM) interventions improve health outcomes in chronic disease management, but their implementation in tertiary hospital settings rema...