Carmel Sparke

1 week ago | ausdoc.com.au | Carmel Sparke

The odds of a patient undergoing surgery avoiding morbidity after90 days seem to increase with the amount of time the surgeon and the anaesthetist had previously worked together – but it depends on the procedure. According to Canadian researchers, familiarity between the two was associated with better outcomes in spinal, gynaecological oncology, and low- and high-risk gastrointestinal surgeries.

1 week ago | ausdoc.com.au | Carmel Sparke

GPs have reported an increase in patients with a range of health issues related to an unusual source: toxic algae. Over the past couple of months, doctors along the SA coast say they have seen a rise in respiratory symptoms, conjunctivitis, asthma, rashes and gastrointestinal problems among patients. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here.

1 week ago | ausdoc.com.au | Carmel Sparke

A homemade silver solution for a flu-like illness left a patient with the permanent blues after he developed argyria, SA doctors report. The 63-year old was brought into an Adelaide ED after a fall with a prolonged floor lie of two days, complicated by urinary retention and acute kidney injury in the context of peripheral neuropathy.

1 week ago | ausdoc.com.au | Carmel Sparke

The indemnity premiums of bariatric surgeons now average $69,900 a year, a survey shows, triggering claims that the surgery’s future is unsustainable. Researchers questioned 115 surgeons working in private practice, with one revealing they were faced with a $500,000 premium. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here.

1 week ago | lighthouse.mq.edu.au | Carmel Sparke

Faculty Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences A new review by Macquarie University researchers has identified the treatments that may have a long term impact on back pain - and those that don’t. Cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness and exercise have emerged as some of the most effective individual treatments for low back pain over the long term, a meta-analysis by Macquarie University researchers shows.