- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas
- Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
Queensland University of Technology
2024
The Alfred Hospital
2021
North Shore Hospital
2014
Auckland City Hospital
2013
It is standard of care to treat proximal vein deep thrombosis (DVT) for a minimum 3 months. Conversely, management isolated distal DVT (IDDVT) controversial, with options including observation and repeat ultrasound scan within 1 week detect anticoagulate those propagation, or anticoagulation periods up months.The aim was assess the rates propagation venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence months diagnosis IDDVT, examine how duration treatment might influence this.Study patients were...
Surgically repairing rotator cuff tears with a higher extent of fatty infiltration (FI) is controversial. Current evidence supports performing repair in patients exhibiting Goutallier stage 3-4 FI. However, the presence retraction complicates accurate assessment using Classification, particularly on lateral Y-view. A shift toward classifying FI more medial regions may enhance precision tissue quality quantification. The objective this study was to analyze uniformity within entire...
The clinical utility of fatty meal stimulated cholescintigraphy particularly using a standardized formulation in patients with suspected functional gallbladder disorder has not been extensively studied. We present our seven-year experience an Ensure plus protocol.A retrospective study was performed on undergoing Plus for evaluation disorder. A ejection fraction (GBEF) <33% considered abnormal.Of the 173 evaluated, 57 (33%) had abnormal GBEF, 112 (65%) normal GBEF and 4 (2%) no visualization....
Purpose: EuroSCORE had been the most widely used risk model for predicting outcomes after cardiac surgery over a decade, but recent studies have found score to over-estimate operative mortality. The revised II and AusSCORE, based on an Australasian population, were recently developed. We compared prognostic utility of I, AusSCORE coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).