Internal medicine journal
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Internal medicine journal · Jul 2022
Observational StudyDetermining the association between the type of intervention for ischaemic heart disease and mortality and morbidity in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Association between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and ischaemic heart disease (IHD) is well known. Clinically, because of the use of intra-arterial contrast, coronary angiograms are sometimes not performed to avoid further deterioration in kidney function among CKD patients. ⋯ In this observational study, intervention for IHD was associated with increased survival with no change in renal disease progression in comparison with medically managed patients.
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Internal medicine journal · Jul 2022
Comment Letter Case ReportsReply to chicken or the egg: an unusual presentation of Crohn disease.
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Internal medicine journal · Jul 2022
COVID-19 pandemic 2020 - A tertiary Melbourne hospital's experience.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected different parts of Australia in distinct ways across 2020 and 2021. In 2020, Melbourne was the epicentre of COVID-19. As one of the key tertiary centres caring for the patients affected by the outbreaks, the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) managed the majority of the Victorian inpatient caseload. ⋯ The experience of this health service in 2020 demonstrated changing demographics over time, with associated differences in outcomes; notably marked mortality in older populations, frequent complications and limited inter-site transfer possible with mobilised resources.