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Microbiologists uncover possible hidden culprit of hernia repair failure
Researchers at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH) have uncovered a potential hidden contributor to chronic pain and hernia mesh failure. In hernia meshes removed due to pain or failure, the team identified colonies of bacteria, known as biofilms, in 95 per cent of...
World-class care awards for innovative health projects
Four initiatives which have had a positive impact on patient care were recognised at the Central Adelaide Local Health Network’s (CALHN) World-Class Care Showcase on Wednesday. Now in its third year, the awards were established to acknowledge and celebrate the...
Greater life-space mobility linked to lower mortality, fewer falls, and improved quality of life
Adelaide researchers have found that high life-space mobility amongst residents of residential aged care services is associated with lower long-term mortality, fewer falls, and improved quality of life. Life-space mobility measures a person's ability and...
Major grant to help reduce risk of diabetes for intensive care survivors
Survivors of critical illness face the risk of developing the ‘silent killer’ of type 2 diabetes, but it’s hoped new research will help detect at-risk patients early and prevent it. Associate Professor Mark Plummer, Head of Research and Innovation in the Intensive...
Surgeons apply revolutionary burns technology to treat complex diabetic foot wounds
Vascular researchers have successfully used a revolutionary artificial skin-like template to treat complicated diabetic foot wounds, a development which could save hundreds of patients a year from foot amputations. A novel solution Reduced sensation in the feet,...
Royal Adelaide Hospital Research Renews Hope For Children’s Cancer
Children suffering from fatal paediatric brain cancer are being given renewed hope as a new treatment becomes available for the first time in Australia after extensive research led by the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH). For the first time in Australia, treatment...
Remote surveillance programme safely monitors patients, is environmentally friendly, and saves time and money.
A nurse-led remote surveillance programme for vascular patients, has boosted patient participation to 100 per cent, saved hundreds of hours of clinician and patient time, and over $1.5 million of healthcare costs. The program is the first of its kind in Australia...
Better antifungal protection at lower cost helps protect immunosuppressed transplant recipients
A study in the haematology unit at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) has found less toxicity, better total antifungal protection, and a lower overall cost by switching to a new drug pathway of fungal prevention for patients receiving an allogeneic stem cell...
E-cigarette users may be more susceptible to COVID-19 infection
Researchers at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) have found evidence that e-cigarette users may be more susceptible to COVID-19 infection than non-smokers. Both the nicotine in vapour as well as some flavourings appeared to increase key proteins which help the...
Improving hip replacements with Dr Stuart Callary
Video series: Translating Research In this episode we speak to Dr Stuart Callary about his research to improve the functional outcomes of patients who have undergone hip replacement surgery. We learn about: the problem of hip replacement failure how Dr Callary is...
From 3 weeks to 60 minutes: faster test results for HEP-C
A new finger prick testing method is allowing nurses to identify positive cases of Hepatitis C (HEP-C) at the Adelaide Remand Centre in 60 minutes, rather than three weeks. Give Hep C the Finger is a collaborative project between Viral Hepatitis Nurses from CALHN,...
CALHN staff deliver life-changing care in Timor Leste
A trio of Central Adelaide Local Health Network clinicians have recently returned from a humanitarian aid trip to Dili in Timor Leste (East Timor) providing life-changing surgical services for patients with limited access to health care. RAH surgeon and head of...
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