The New Zealand medical journal
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To outline competencies to guide smoking cessation delivery by health workers in New Zealand. ⋯ The New Zealand smoking cessation competencies provide a basis for guiding expectations of the measurable knowledge and skills all workers providing smoking cessation should attain. Their utility should be evaluated and reviewed after at least a year.
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To review investigations of reported cases of Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) performed by the National Tissue Typing laboratory since 2004. ⋯ Preliminary data on TRALI investigations concur with overseas studies. Raising awareness of this hazard of transfusion and a consistent approach in investigation of TRALI will allow us to gain further insight into this complication in New Zealand and consequently explore strategies to prevent such adverse transfusion reactions.
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In recent years, with the introduction of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) or Fast-Track protocols, perioperative care for colonic surgery has changed significantly. This is the experience of a single surgeon within a public hospital in New Zealand. ⋯ With a systematic, multidisciplinary approach, it is possible to implement and maintain a fast-track programme in a New Zealand public hospital.