scholarly journals Estimating the abortion rate in Australia from National Hospital Morbidity and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise A Keogh ◽  
Lyle C Gurrin ◽  
Patricia Moore
Keyword(s):  
Abortion Rate ◽  
National Hospital ◽  
Hospital Morbidity ◽  
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

Incidence of lower limb amputation in Australian hospitals from 2000 to 2010

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael P Dillon ◽  
Friedbert Kohler ◽  
Victoria Peeva
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Clinical Relevance ◽  
Contemporary Literature ◽  
Lower Limb Amputation ◽  
Limb Amputation ◽  
National Hospital ◽  
Hospital Morbidity ◽  
Partial Foot Amputation ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Over Time

Background: Contemporary literature reports that the incidence of lower limb amputation has declined in many countries. This impression may be misleading given that many publications only describe the incidence of lower limb amputations above the ankle and fail to include lower limb amputations below the ankle. Objectives: To describe trends in the incidence of different levels of lower limb amputation in Australian hospitals over a 10-year period. Study design: Descriptive. Method: Data describing the age-standardised incidence of lower limb amputation were calculated from the Australian National Hospital Morbidity database and analysed for trends over a 10-year period. Results: The age-standardised incidence of lower limb amputation remained unchanged over time ( p = 0.786). A significant increase in the incidence of partial foot amputations ( p = 0.001) and a decline in the incidence of transfemoral ( p = 0.00) and transtibial amputations ( p = 0.00) were observed. There are now three lower limb amputations below the ankle for every lower limb amputation above the ankle. Conclusion: While the age-standardised incidence of all lower limb amputation has not changed, a shift in the proportion of lower limb amputations above the ankle and lower limb amputations below the ankle may be the result of improved management of precursor disease that makes partial foot amputation a more commonly utilised alternative to lower limb amputations above the ankle. Clinical relevance This article highlights that although the incidence of lower limb amputation has remained steady, the proportion of amputations above the ankle and below the ankle has changed dramatically over the last decade. This has implications for how we judge the success of efforts to reduce the incidence of lower limb amputation and the services required to meet the increasing proportion of persons with amputation below the ankle.

Prevalence of safer needle devices and factors associated with their adoption: results of a national hospital survey

2002 ◽  
Vol 117 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond C Sinclair ◽  
Andrew Maxfield ◽  
Ellen L Marks ◽  
Douglas R Thompson ◽  
Robyn R.M Gershon
Keyword(s):  
National Hospital ◽  
Factors Associated

Comparison of two air sampling methods to monitor operating room air quality and assessment of air quality in two operating rooms with different ventilation systems in the national hospital of Sri Lanka

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tshokey Tshokey ◽  
Pranitha Somaratne ◽  
Suneth Agampodi
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Ventilation System ◽  
Surgical Site Infections ◽  
National Hospital ◽  
Air Contamination ◽  
Acceptable Method ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Laminar Air Flow

Air contamination in the operating room (OR) is an important contributor for surgical site infections. Air quality should be assessed during microbiological commissioning of new ORs and as required thereafter. Despite many modern methods of sampling air, developing countries mostly depended on conventional methods. This was studied in two ORs of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL) with different ventilation system; a conventional ventilation (CV) and a laminar air flow (LAF). Both ORs were sampled simultaneously by two different methods, the settle plate and sampler when empty and during use for a defined time period. Laboratory work was done in the Medical Research Institute. The two methods of sampling showed moderate but highly significant correlation. The OR with CV was significantly more contaminated than LAF when empty as well as during use by both methods. Overall, the difference in contamination was more significant when sampled by the sampler. Differences in contamination in empty and in-use ORs were significant in both ORs, but significance is less in LAF rooms. The consistent and significant correlation between settle plate and sampler showed that the settle plate is an acceptable method. The LAF theatre showed less contamination while empty and during use as expected. Air contamination differences were more significant when sampled with sampler indicating that it is a more sensitive method. Both CV and LAF ORs of the NHSL did not meet the contamination standards for empty theatres but met the standards for in-use indicating that the theatre etiquette was acceptable.

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