Thromboprophylaxis an update of current practice

An Update of Current Practice in Hypospadias Surgery

Today, a multiple number of surgical techniques, modifications, and combinations of techniques are used to improve cosmetic and functional outcomes and to minimise the procedure burden for the patient. Nevertheless, controversy exists regarding the ideal management of hypospadias. This update is based on current literature following a systematic review using MEDLINE. # 2016 European Association...

Erectile dysfunction – an update of current practice and future strategies

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is defined as the inability to achieve and maintain a penile erection adequate for satisfactory sexual intercourse.1 Up to 150 million men worldwide suffer from ED and this figure is likely to double by the year 2025.2 A number of studies have attempted to characterise the true prevalence of ED. In a Danish study, Ventegodt reported that 5.4% of all patients had a decr...

An update on current concepts of the epidemiology of bovine Pestivirus infection in cattle

Orthopaedic thromboprophylaxis: limitations of current guidelines.

Thromboprophylaxis remains a controversial subject. A vast amount of epidemiological and trial data about venous thromboembolism has been published over the past 40 years. These data have been distilled and synthesised into guidelines designed to help the practitioner translate this extensive research into 'evidence-based' advice. Guidelines should, in theory, benefit patient care by ensuring t...

Current state of medical thromboprophylaxis in Australia.

BACKGROUND Australia has two published national guidelines for general medical thromboprophylaxis (MT), but the two differ in detail and the basis for patient selection remains uncertain. Several aspects of current guidelines are controversial, as is the proposed design of a dedicated prescribing box in the National Inpatient Medication Chart. AIM To discuss and comment on the current standin...