Internal medicine journal
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Internal medicine journal · Mar 2019
Multicenter StudyBurden of skin disease in two remote primary healthcare centres in northern and central Australia.
The burden of skin infections across all age groups in remote Australian Indigenous communities is currently unknown. In a retrospective audit of 439 residents from two remote communities presenting to health clinics, skin conditions were the most common reason for presentation (1603/7392, 22%) and 330/439 (75%) residents presented at least once with a skin infection. Skin infections are an under-appreciated and dominant reason for presentation to primary healthcare centres in these indigenous communities and public health campaigns to address this should incorporate all age groups.
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Internal medicine journal · Mar 2019
Multicenter StudyOutcomes of endovascular thrombectomy with and without bridging thrombolysis for acute large vessel occlusion ischaemic stroke.
Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for management of large vessel occlusion (LVO) acute ischaemic stroke is now current best practice. ⋯ Our study supports the current practice of administering i.v. alteplase before endovascular therapy.