Library Services' Knowledge Update is a weekly bulletin which includes feature articles across a wide range of topics, new physical and e-books in the Library, and websites of interest.
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A physiotherapy-led emergency department guideline (PLEDGE) for patients presenting with low back pain: pre- and post-implementation study. AUS
Emergency Medicine Australasia:2025: May 19 Full text
A cross-sectional survey reporting nurses’ perspectives of person-centred care at emergency department triage and waiting room in Australia. AUS OA
Australasian Emergency Care:2025: May 15 Full text
Evaluation of a virtual emergency care service to avoid unnecessary emergency department presentations and provide specialist-led definitive care. AUS OA
Emergency Medicine Australasia:2025: May 1 Full text
Smartphone-activated volunteer responders and survival to discharge after out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Victoria, 2018–23: an observational cohort study. AUS OA
Medical Journal of Australia:2025: May 19 Full text
Interventions to reduce readmissions after pneumonia hospitalization: A systematic review and meta-analysis. OA
Journal of Hospital Medicine:2025: May 14 Full text
Effectiveness of computerised alerts to reduce drug–drug interactions (DDIs) and DDI-related harm in hospitalised patients: a quasi-experimental controlled pre–post study. AUS OA
BMJ Quality and Safety:2025: May 11 Full text
Cost-effectiveness of adopting a postoperative delirium risk prediction tool with nonpharmacological delirium prevention interventions for surgical patients.
Age and Ageing:2025: May 134 Full text
Predictors of discharge home versus inpatient rehabilitation following total hip and knee arthroplasty—cohort study. AUS
ANZ Journal of Surgery:2025: May 15 Full text
Traffic light coding system for engaging with AI in surgery. AUS
ANZ Journal of Surgery:2025: May 14 Full text
Depression in older surgical patients: a multicentre prospective longitudinal study.
British Journal of Anaesthesia:2025: May 21 Full text
Perioperative management of patients taking glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists: Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI) multidisciplinary consensus statement.
British Journal of Anaesthesia:2025: May 15 Full text
Eligibility for semaglutide 2.4 mg in patients with acute myocardial infarction and overweight or obesity without diabetes: a real-world analysis. AUS OA
Heart, Lung and Circulation:2025: May 14 Full text
Validity, reliability, and clinical usefulness of the PC-6 Model for spiritual assessment in palliative care.
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management:2025: May 19 Full text
Incidence and characteristics of hospital-acquired pressure injuries in acute palliative care patients: a four-year analysis. AUS OA
Journal of Clinical Nursing:2025: May 19 Full text
Clozapine: old drugs require efforts to improve patient experience and access.
Lancet:2025: May 15 Full text
Music as a collaborating actor: new insights into the nature and role of music in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. STV OA
Frontiers in Psychiatry:2025: April 30 Full text
Effects of a general practitioner-led brief narrative exposure intervention on symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after intensive care (PICTURE): multicentre, observer blind, randomised controlled trial.
BMJ:2025: May 7 Full text
De-escalating and discontinuing disease-modifying therapies in multiple sclerosis. OA
Brain:2025:148(5):1459-78 Full text
Practical application of evidence-based dietary therapy in inflammatory bowel disease: The DELECTABLE Program. STV OA
Nutrients:2025: May 6 Full text
Perceived motivators and barriers to research engagement for psychologists in an Australian public healthcare service: insights from the research capacity and culture survey. AUS
Australian Health Review:2025: May 19 Full text
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