Internal medicine journal
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Internal medicine journal · Mar 2023
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients with 1, 2 and 3 doses of Vaccination against COVID-19 in Australia.
Vaccination has been shown to be highly effective in preventing death and severe disease from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Currently, few studies have directly compared vaccinated and unvaccinated patients with severe COVID-19 in the intensive care unit (ICU). ⋯ We found COVID-19 infection can cause severe disease and death in vaccine recipients, though comorbid status and older age were significant contributors to mortality. Organ support requirements and the number of deaths were highest in the unvaccinated cohort.
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Internal medicine journal · Mar 2023
How to reduce processing times for site-specific assessments from 29 to 5 days using a common-sense approach: it does not have to be that hard.
Researchers have reported limitations with research governance processes across Australia. This study aimed to streamline research governance processes across a local health district. Four basic principles were applied to remove non-value-adding and non-risk-mitigating processes. Average processing times were reduced from 29 to 5 days and end-user satisfaction was improved, all within the same staffing levels.
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Internal medicine journal · Mar 2023
My Health Record (and E-scripts): essential new resource for physicians-a personal perspective.
From a personal perspective of an endocrinologist in private practice: Integration of the My Health Record into everyday clinical practice is time- and cost-saving, allows for more accurate record keeping and most importantly improves overall patient care. The main deficiency at present is incomplete uptake by medical specialists in private and public practice, as well as pathology and imaging service providers. We will all reap the benefits as these entities become engaged and contribute towards making this electronic medical record truly universal.