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The coming AI revolution in clinical trials.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology:2025:85(4):378-80 Full text
A future for the hospital-in-the-home (HITH) deteriorating patient: shifting the paradigm. AUS OA
Medical Journal of Australia:2025: January 22 Full text
What they did next: using follow-up phone calls to investigate health care access patterns of patients who take their own leave. STV
Emergency Medicine Australasia:2025:37(1):e14536 Full text
De-implementing low-value care in emergency medicine: a framework for sustainable improvement.
Emergency Medicine Australasia:2025: January 20 Full text
Exploration of hospital room design on emotions, activity, and social connections after stroke: a qualitative study of patient experiences using virtual reality. AUS OA
Disability and Rehabilitation:2025: January 22 Full text
Implications of a new clinical classification of acute myocardial infarction. OA
European Heart Journal – Acute Vascular Care:2025: January 18 Full text
Termination of resuscitation rules for in-hospital cardiac arrest.
JAMA Internal Medicine:2025: January 27 Full text
Prolonged mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients: six-month mortality, care pathways, and quality of life.
Chest:2025: January 27 Full text
Integrated care management for patients following acute stroke: a systematic review.
QJM:2025: January 24 Full text
Unique considerations in the assessment and management of traumatic brain injury in older adults.
Lancet Neurology:2025: January 22 Full text
Patient safety in anaesthesia: the European Patient Safety Foundation and the German Coalition for Patient Safety ‘Fasting Cards’ initiative.
British Journal of Anaesthesia:2025: January 30 Full text
Relative efficacy of prehabilitation interventions and their components: systematic review with network and component network meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials. OA
BMJ:2025: January 22 Full text
Oral vs intravenous antibiotics for fracture-related infections: The POvIV Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA Surgery:2025: January 22 Full text
Global estimates of prevalence of chronic painful neuropathy among patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: systematic review and meta-analysis of data from 28 countries, 2000–24. OA
Regional Anesthesia and Pain management:2025: January 29 Full text
Dapagliflozin plus calorie restriction for remission of type 2 diabetes: multicentre, double blind, randomised, placebo controlled trial. OA
BMJ:2025: January 22 Full text
Severity and long-term mortality of COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus.
JAMA Internal Medicine:2025: January 27 Full text
Three recent reports of interest from the Australian Institute of Health & Welfare:
Emergency Department Care - snapshot of presentations, waiting times and demographics in relation to Emergency Departments in Australia.
Younger People in Residential Aged Care - progress on targets to reduce the number of people in residential aged care.
Australian Hospitals at a Glance - a statistical overview based on the latest available data