Rory Maguire, Alexa Seal, Kerin Fielding Background Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a potentially disastrous complication of shoulder, hip, and knee joint replacements, associated with significant increases in morbidity and mortality, and economic burden. Literature suggests that PJI mortality is associated with preoperative morbidity...

Cameron Sowter, A/Prof Nicholas Williams Introduction Obesity is a worsening public health issue; over two-thirds of Australians are classified as overweight or obese (1,2). Every five-point increase in body mass index above 25 is associated with a 20% increase in all-cause mortality (3). Bariatric...

T. Pearson, E. Ju, R. Elliott, J. Ellsmore, L. Bennett, B. Barks, S. Krishnan, P. Plunkett, L. Bruce. Abstract Neck of femur (NOF) fractures represent a significant health burden to the elderly community and a costly resource strain on the health system. Wagga Wagga...

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...

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...

Wong J, Williams N Abstract Surgical site infection (SSI) is a recognised operative complication which may prolong length of hospital admission, unplanned readmissions, and increased clinical and economic burden in the setting of in and outpatient settings. Preoperative skin disinfection is known to eliminate...

Jasmin Roberts, Barbara Taylor, David Buckley, Paul Finucane, Wagga Wagga Base Hospital & Murrumbidgee Local Health District Introduction Early surgical intervention is known to optimise outcomes following a femoral neck fracture. However, early surgery is not always feasible, for example when people live remotely...

Maria Joseph, MBBS/MD1; Raquel Alvarado, PhD1; Ann McCormack, FRACP, MBBS, PhD2,3; Benjamin Jonker, FRACS, MBBS4,5,6; Mark Winder, FRACS, MBBS4; Richard J. Harvey, FRACS, MD, PhD1,7 1. Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, Applied Medical Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 2. Department...

Dr Saksham Gupta, Dr David Buckley Abstract Horses are important sources of recreation, companionship and serve as working animals for rural Australians. A 12-month retrospective analysis was performed for all horse-injured patients who presented to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital. The majority of patients were...

Nina Li1, Andrew Cheng2,3 1. Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2. Department of Intensive Care, St George Hospital, Liverpool, NSW, Australia 3. St George & Sutherland Clinical School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Background An...