Ruan Vlok Background Hypoxaemia increases the risk of intubation markedly. Such concerns are multiplied in the emergency department (ED) and during retrieval where patients may be unstable, preparation or preoxygenation time limited and the environment uncontrolled. Apnoeic oxygenation is a promising means of preventing...

Ruan Vlok Background Body Mass Index (BMI) has been shown to be associated with an obesity paradox in cardiothoracic surgical patients mortality. This is important, as it is commonplace to recommend weight loss pre-operatively.  Body Surface Area (BSA) has been shown to be a...

Ruan Vlok Introduction Out of hospital cardiac arrest is a time critical and heterogenous presentation. The most appropriate management strategies remain an issue for debate. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the association of epinephrine versus placebo with return...

Ruan Vlok Importance Currently there is no clear evidence as to which advanced airway device should be used during an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).To assess the difference in survival and neurological outcomes between endotracheal tube (ETT) intubation and supraglottic airway (SGA) devices used during...

Julia Fattore and Shruti Krishnan Background Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is a rapidly progressive, life threatening soft tissue skin infection that primarily involves the extremities, abdomen or perineum. NF generally occurs when trauma to an area compromises skin integrity, allowing the entry of harmful microorganisms....

Ramandeep Kaur Background The growing popularity of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has shown safe and efficacious results in bariatric populations, but it’s safety and effectiveness in the elderly is uncertain.  Methods A retrospective review will be performed of all patients aged >60 years who...

Erica Dean, Nina-Marie King, Jeff Donlon*, Andrew Thompson Case Report A 40-year-old lady presented with a fluctuating level of consciousness, severe hypercalcaemia, hyperglycaemia, pancreatitis and a right ankle fracture. With a provisional diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism, ultrasound and parathyroid-protocol CT were performed, but both...

Haidar Al Saffar, Joseph Suttie Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major disease burden worldwide highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and management. Of all patients suffering CAD, young patients (aged under 45) present a small but important subset requiring characterisation to prevent...

Naomi Clements, Michelle Hui, Brent Skippen Purpose To compare results of Ranibizumab vs Aflibercept for the treatment of nAMD, DMO and RVO and ascertain variations in clinical outcomes in a rural setting. Methods Retrospective observational cohort study assessing 106 eyes from 84 patients over...

Ng, E., Lo, P., Venter, A. Abstract Hospital admission with confirmed influenza in Australia in 2017 was 2.3 times the previous five-year’s average. Whilst the proportion of those admission to intensive care units were relatively low, the impact of the season included depletion of...