Internal medicine journal
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Internal medicine journal · Apr 2023
Attitudes, practices, and experiences of medical specialists towards email communication with their patients.
The medical profession has been slow in embracing email as a means of improving communication with patients. ⋯ There is a want and need for comprehensive and accessible professional guidance on email use with patients. Our results indicate opportunities to inform good clinical practice in respect of doctor-patient relationships, clinical workloads and risk management. There is also a need for formal guidelines on emailing with patients. The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the need for such guidelines.
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Internal medicine journal · Apr 2023
Multicenter StudyFamily satisfaction with ICU communication during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective multi-centre Australian study.
Virtual communication has become common practice during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic because of visitation restrictions. ⋯ There was low overall family satisfaction with ICU care and virtual communication strategies adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Efforts should be targeted for improving factors with virtual communication that cause low family satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Internal medicine journal · Apr 2023
Prospective associations between pain at multiple sites and falls among community-dwelling older Australians.
Pain at multiple sites is prevalent among older people. However, studies investigating the relationship between pain and falls focus largely on single-site pain. ⋯ Falls risk should be ascertained for older people with pain, irrespective of whether they present with a single or multiple sites pain. Nevertheless, older adults with multisite pain may require additional attention as they appear to have a significantly elevated risk of multiple falls.
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Internal medicine journal · Apr 2023
The basis and implications of diverging approaches to colorectal adenoma surveillance in the West.
Algorithms for the surveillance of colorectal adenomas have recently undergone revision in Australia and abroad. Despite a shared evidence base, significant differences are observed and optimal intervals for surveillance remain controversial. We sought to explore their differences in relation to current evidence, practical aspects and how we may improve our own approach to adenoma surveillance in Australia.
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Internal medicine journal · Apr 2023
Preventability of Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalised Patients.
Hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. ⋯ Approximately one out of 10 hospital-acquired VTE are preventable. Hospitals should focus on measuring and reporting VTE that are preventable to provide a more accurate measure of the burden of VTE that can be reduced by improving care.