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Nothing To Sneeze At! A Study Into Intra-Operative Contamination, David Graham, Benjamin Parkinson, Meghan Evans, Gerben Keijzers, Petra Derrington
Nothing To Sneeze At! A Study Into Intra-Operative Contamination, David Graham, Benjamin Parkinson, Meghan Evans, Gerben Keijzers, Petra Derrington
Gerben Keijzers
Purpose: We performed a prospective study of sneezes from orthopaedic registrars to assess the potential for intra-operative contamination from a masked surgeon, and to determine if head position can alter the potential for contamination. Type of Study: Prospective controlled trial. Methods: Four orthopaedic registrars from the Gold Coast Hospital each inhaled pepper to precipitate a sneeze. Cultures were taken with and without standard Smith & Nephew™ surgical masks, in positions directly in front and to the sides of a masked registrar. The process was repeated three times for each registrar. A control plate was left exposed to the atmosphere. A …
The Relationship Between Blood Glucose Level And Qtc Duration In The Critically Ill, Ellen Burkett, Gerben Keijzers, James Lind
The Relationship Between Blood Glucose Level And Qtc Duration In The Critically Ill, Ellen Burkett, Gerben Keijzers, James Lind
Gerben Keijzers
Objective: To determine whether hyperglycaemia is associated with prolongation of the corrected QT (QTc) interval on the electrocardiogram (ECG) in critically ill patients. Design: Single- centre, prospective observational study. Participants and setting: 197 consecutive patients admitted to the adult intensive care unit of a 570- bed teaching hospital over 10 weeks from November 2004. Main outcome measures: Correlation between QT interval (on standard 12-lead ECG taken on ICU admission, corrected with Bazett's formula) and serum glucose level (BGL) in blood collected at time of ECG; comparison of variables, including BGL, by QTc category (< or = 0.44 s or > 0.44 s); explained variance (R(2)) of …
How Would Australian Hospital Staff React To An Avian Influenza Admission, Or An Influenza Pandemic, Franco Martinese, Gerben Keijzers, Steven Grant, James Lind
How Would Australian Hospital Staff React To An Avian Influenza Admission, Or An Influenza Pandemic, Franco Martinese, Gerben Keijzers, Steven Grant, James Lind
Gerben Keijzers
Objective: To estimate the expected staff absentee rates and work attitudes in an Australian tertiary hospital workforce in two hypothetical scenarios: (i) a single admission of avian influenza; and (ii) multiple admissions of human pandemic influenza. Methods: A survey conducted at hospital staff meetings between May and August 2006. Results: Out of 570 questionnaires distributed, 560 were completed. For scenario one, 72 (13%) indicated that they would not attend work, and an additional 136 (25%) would only work provided that immunizations and/or antiviral medications were immediately available, so that up to 208 (38%) would not attend work. For scenario two, …