The Medical journal of Australia
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Editorial Comment
The "uberisation" of mental health care: a welcome global phenomenon?
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Meta Analysis
Intravenous or oral iron for treating iron deficiency anaemia during pregnancy: systematic review and meta-analysis.
To compare the effects on perinatal maternal and neonatal outcomes of intravenous and oral iron therapy as first-line treatment of iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in pregnant women. ⋯ International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO), CRD42019120652.
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To explore associations between frailty (Clinical Frailty Scale score of 5 or more) in very old patients in intensive care units (ICUs) and their clinical outcomes (mortality, discharge destination). ⋯ Many very old critically ill patients in Australia and New Zealand are frail, and frailty is associated with considerably poorer health outcomes. Routine screening of older ICU patients for frailty could improve outcome prediction and inform intensive care and community health care planning.