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Prevalence of advance care planning practices among people with chronic diseases in hospital and community settings: a retrospective medical record audit. AUS
BMC Health Services Research:2021: April 5 Full text
Victorian healthcare experience survey 2016–2018; evaluation of interventions to improve the patient experience. AUS
BMC Health Services Research:2021: April 7 Full text
Long-term outcomes following rapid access chest pain clinic assessment: first Australian data. AUS
Heart, Lung and Circulation:2021: April 1 Full text
Association of prehospital oxygen saturation to inspired oxygen ratio with 1-, 2-, and 7-day mortality.
JAMA Network Open:2021: April 13 Full text
Single high-sensitivity troponin levels to assess patients with potential acute coronary syndromes. AUS
Heart:2021:107(9):721-27 Full text
Prognostic implications of high sensitivity Troponin T levels among patients attending emergency departments and evaluated for an acute coronary syndrome. AUS
American Journal of Medicine:2021: April 2 Full text
ICU telemedicine implementation and risk-adjusted mortality differences between daytime and nighttime coverage.
Chest:2021:159(4):1445-51 Full text
Choosing Wisely for critical care: the next five.
Critical Care Medicine:2021:49(3):472-81 Full text
Evaluation of time-limited trials among critically ill patients with advanced medical illnesses and reduction of nonbeneficial ICU treatments.
JAMA Internal Medicine:2021: April 12 Full text
Effects of fluoroquinolones on outcomes of patients with aortic dissection or aneurysm.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology:2021:77(15):1875-87 Full text
Efficacy and safety of colchicine for the prevention of major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis on 12 869 patients.
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology:2021: March 29 Full text
Association of intravenous tranexamic acid with thromboembolic events and mortality: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.
JAMA Surgery:2021: April 14 Full text
Effect of infusion set replacement intervals on catheter-related bloodstream infections (RSVP): a randomised, controlled, equivalence (central venous access device)–non-inferiority (peripheral arterial catheter) trial.
Lancet:2021:397(10283):1447-58 Full text
Guided versus standard antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lancet:2021:397(10283):1470-83 Full text
Mobilization after joint arthroplasty surgery: who benefits from standing within 12 hours? AUS
ANZ Journal of Surgery:2021: April 13 Full text
The relationship between asthma and cardiovascular disease: an examination of the Framingham Offspring Study.
Chest:2021:159(4):1338-45 Full text
Chronic breathlessness in advanced cardiorespiratory disease: patient perceptions of opioid use. STV
BMJ Palliative and Supportive Care:2021: April 9 Full text
Dietary interventions are beneficial for patients with chronic pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis. AUS
Pain Medicine:2021:22(3):694-71 Full text
Insomnia in the context of short sleep increases suicide risk.
Sleep:2021:44(4):zsaa245 Full text
Association of sleepwalking and REM sleep behavior disorder with Parkinson Disease in men.
JAMA Network Open:2021: April 13 Full text
Effect of High-frequency (10-kHz) spinal cord stimulation in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy: a randomized clinical trial.
JAMA Neurology:2021: April 5 Full text
Variation in Human Research Ethics Committee and governance processes throughout Australia: a need for a uniform approach. AUS
ANZ Journal of Surgery:2021: April 13 Full text
We have new journals for you in 2021 form Oxford University Press.
Note that for some, archive content has not been added as yet, as they were previously published by another publisher.
The Library provides McGraw-Hill's Access Medicine, an online portal of books and a multimedia library, including procedural videos.
You can also create a personal account to save CME tests and links to favourite resources.
Some of the well known books on Access Medicine include: