PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF MELIOIDOSIS AT ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL DURING THE 2009-2010 WET SEASON; COMPARISONS WITH THE PRECEDING 20 YEARS by Parameswaran, U, Yeo, T, Anstey, N, Davis, J, Price, R, Huffam, S, Hajkowicz, K, McDonald, M, Tong, S, Spencer, E, Barber, B, Gray, E, Mcgloughlin, S, Whiting, S, Cheng, A, Markey, P, Krause, V, White, H, Davies, J, Freeman, K, Baird, R, Stephens, D, Goldrick, P, Ward, L, Mayo, M

Indigenous art-themed personalised theatre caps improve patient perioperative experience and perceived staff communication in the operating theatre: a quality improvement project at Royal Darwin Hospital in Australia by Benjamin Peake, Alexander Smirk, Guy Debelak

“…Methodology Surgical patients and operating theatre staff at Royal Darwin Hospital in Australia were surveyed before and after the introduction of Indigenous art-themed personalised (name and role) theatre caps in October 2021 and January 2022. …”
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Building health workforce capacity in Northern Australia by Mark Mayo, Kalinda Griffiths, Robyn Marsh, Raelene Collins, Kelly McCrory, Jayde Hopkins, Sophie Bowman-Derrick, Heidi Smith-Vaughan, Michael Johnston

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Massive haemoptysis in a woman with left lower lobe pulmonary artery interruption—A rare clinical presentation by Sanjiwika L. Wasgewatta, Subash S. Heraganahally, Ram H. Ghimire, Aijye Lim, Phillip Carson

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Disparity in distribution of inpatient hospital services in Australia by Joshua R. Francis, Shelley Verma, Dennis Bonney

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Professional registration for tracking student placement workplace locations by Chris Rissel, Leigh Moore, Sue Lenthall, Jessie Anderson, Narelle Campbell

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Chronic Pulmonary Melioidosis Masquerading as lung malignancy diagnosed by EBUS guided sheath technique by Kyi Kyi Zaw, Sanjiwika L. Wasgewatta, Kin Keung Kwong, David Fielding, Subash S. Heraganahally, Bart J. Currie

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Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea and aspiration pneumonitis following initiation of continuous positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea by Sanjiwika Lalanjani Wasgewatta, Nathan Manning, Michael Redmond, Diane Howard, Subash Shanthakumar Heraganahally

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Scurvy: A case report of rare orthopaedic complications associated with multi-nutritional deficiencies by Melissa Carroll, Joseph Yoon, Patrick Elliott

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Comparison and outcomes of emergency department presentations with respiratory disorders among Australian indigenous and non-indigenous patients by Subash S. Heraganahally, Ram H. Ghimire, Timothy Howarth, Oshini M. Kankanamalage, Didier Palmer, Henrik Falhammar

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An unusual cause of progressive dyspnoea, pulmonary nodules and pleural effusions by Sudharsan Venkatesan, Bharti Ramnani, Sonja Klebe, Lin Mo

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A survey of remote Aboriginal horticulture and community gardens in the Northern Territory by Andrew Hume, Kerin O'Dea, Julie K. Brimblecombe

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Transition of pediatric patients with bronchiectasis to adult medical care in the Northern Territory: A retrospective chart audit by Kobi L. Schutz, Kobi L. Schutz, Nicholas Fancourt, Anne B. Chang, Anne B. Chang, Peter Morris, Rachel Buckley, Edwina Biancardi, Kathryn Roberts, James Cush, Subash Heraganahally, Subash Heraganahally, Gabrielle B. McCallum

“…Twenty-six participants had turned 18 years, yet there was no evidence in the medical records of any young person attending an adult respiratory clinic at the Royal Darwin Hospital or being seen by the adult outreach respiratory clinic.ConclusionThis study demonstrates an important gap in the documentation of delivery of care, and the need to develop an evidence-based transition framework for the transition of young people with bronchiectasis from pediatric to adult medical care services in the NT.…”
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Hepatitis D is rare or non‐existent in hepatitis B virus‐infected Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory by Jane Davies, Steven Y.C. Tong, Joshua S. Davis

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Pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation on coronary computed tomography angiography associates with male sex and Indigenous Australian status by Jeremy Yuvaraj, Egynne Lim, Tony Vo, David Huynh, Cheniqua Rocco, Nitesh Nerlekar, Kevin Cheng, Andrew Lin, Damini Dey, Stephen J. Nicholls, Nadarajah Kangaharan, Dennis T.L. Wong

“…We retrospectively obtained a cohort 54 Indigenous patients age- and sex-matched to 54 non-Indigenous controls (age: 46.5 ± 13.1 years; male: n = 66) undergoing CCTA at the Royal Darwin Hospital and Monash Medical Centre. Patient groups were defined to investigate the interaction of ethnicity and sex: Indigenous + male, Indigenous + female, control + male, control + female. …”
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Histopathology pattern and survival analysis of patients with kidney biopsy in the top end of Northern Australia from 2007 to 2020 by Kim Ling Goh, Asanga Abeyaratne, Shahid Ullah, Chris Rissel, Kelum Priyadarshana

“…Abstract Aim Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) is the main tertiary hospital that has performed more than 600 biopsies since its establishment. …”
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Delayed Diagnosis of Whipple’s Disease Complicated by Jarisch–Herxheimer Reaction to Ceftriaxone Treatment: A Case Report and Literature Review by Marcus C. C. Clarke, Ric N. Price

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Splenic trauma in the Northern Territory; the impact of an interventional radiology service on splenic trauma management and outcomes by Ashleigh Spittle, Alex Britcliffe, Mark Joh Hamilton

“…Methods: A single-centre retrospective cohort study was conducted at the Royal Darwin Hospital, using the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre database. …”
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A project to validate the GLU test for preterm birth prediction in First Nations women by Matthew S. Payne, John P. Newnham, Jane C. Thorn, Lindi Masson, Gilda Tachedjian, Sarah Holder, Agatha Kujawa, Martin Lee, Dorota A. Doherty, Margaret Peel, Holger W. Unger, Kiarna Brown

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Check the Ear. The Importance of Ear Examinations in Assessment of Intracranial Subdural Empyema by Joseph Yoon, Michael Redmond

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