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  1. Article ; Online: Is detrusor overactivity with detrusor underactivity limited to the elderly?

    Vuthiwong, Jaraspong / G Qu, Liang / Whalen, Stewart / Gani, Johan

    Neurourology and urodynamics

    2024  

    Abstract: Objective: Detrusor overactivity with detrusor underactivity (DO-DU) is classically described in frail institutionalized elderly patients, but we have also observed this diagnosis in younger populations. This research aims to identify the differences ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Detrusor overactivity with detrusor underactivity (DO-DU) is classically described in frail institutionalized elderly patients, but we have also observed this diagnosis in younger populations. This research aims to identify the differences between two age groups of DO-DU patients.
    Materials and methods: This study included DO-DU patients from a single center from 2012 to 2023. Patients were divided into two groups: the "Younger" group (aged less than 70 years) and the "Older" group (aged 70 years or older). We separately compared demographics, the number of risk factors considered to affect bladder function, clinical presentations, and urodynamic findings between these two groups in each gender.
    Results: There were 210 patients included in the analysis, with 50.48% in the younger group and 49.52% in the older group. The median ages of males and females in the younger group were 57 and 62 years, whereas the median ages of males and females in the older group were 76.5 and 76 years. Multiple sclerosis exhibited statistically significant prevalence in the younger patients (7.7% vs. 0%, p = 0.03 in males and 19.9% vs. 4.6% in females). While diabetes mellitus (DM) was more prevalent in the older males (20.0% vs. 4.6%, p = 0.01), transabdominal hysterectomy was more common in the younger females (46.3% vs. 25%, p = 0.04). 69.8% of the younger group and 71.2% of the older group have at least one risk factor that impact their bladder function. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups across various risk factor categories. The older males reported a higher incidence of urgency (78.3% vs. 58.5%, p = 0.02) and urge incontinence (61.7% vs. 32.3%, p < 0.01), while the younger females reported a higher incidence of straining during voiding on history (46.3% vs. 20.5%, p = 0.01). The younger males exhibited a greater volume of strong desire to void (385 vs. 300 mL, p = 0.01), maximal cystometric capacity (410 vs. 300 mL, p < 0.01), and a lower highest detrusor overactivity (DO) pressure (37 vs. 50.5 cmH
    Conclusion: DO-DU is not exclusive to elderly patients. It can also be diagnosed in individuals with risk factors regardless of age; therefore, clinicians need a high degree of suspicion, especially in patients who have risk factor(s) for DO and DU. A notable clinical differentiation is that older males diagnosed with DO-DU have a higher incidence of urgency and urge urinary incontinence, while younger females have a higher incidence of straining.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 604904-7
    ISSN 1520-6777 ; 0733-2467
    ISSN (online) 1520-6777
    ISSN 0733-2467
    DOI 10.1002/nau.25482
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  2. Article ; Online: Intermittent pneumatic compression devices: time to reassess the evidence.

    Lott, Natalie / Smith, Stephen / Gani, Jonathan / Reeves, Penny

    ANZ journal of surgery

    2023  Volume 93, Issue 4, Page(s) 812–814

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-27
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2050749-5
    ISSN 1445-2197 ; 1445-1433 ; 0004-8682
    ISSN (online) 1445-2197
    ISSN 1445-1433 ; 0004-8682
    DOI 10.1111/ans.18342
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  3. Article ; Online: Alpha-Blocker Prescribing Trends for Ureteral Stones

    Qu LG / Chan G / Gani J

    Research and Reports in Urology, Vol Volume 14, Pp 297-

    A Single-Centre Study

    2022  Volume 303

    Abstract: Liang G Qu,1,2,* Garson Chan,1– 3,* Johan Gani1,2,4 1Department of Urology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia; 2Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; 3Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, ... ...

    Abstract Liang G Qu,1,2,* Garson Chan,1– 3,* Johan Gani1,2,4 1Department of Urology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia; 2Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; 3Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; 4Department of Urology, Western Health, Footscray, Victoria, Australia*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Liang G Qu, Department of Urology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, Tel +61 3 9496 5000, Email dr.liang.qu@gmail.comPurpose: Recommendations for alpha-blockers have shifted in the conservative management of ureteral stones. It is unknown whether real-life practices regarding alpha-blocker prescriptions reflect updates in evidence. This study aimed to characterise alpha-blocker prescriptions for conservatively managed ureteral stones and relate this to recent literature.Methods: This was a retrospective audit, 01/01/2014 to 01/01/2019, of emergency acute renal colic presentations. Patients were included if they had a confirmed ureteral stone and were conservatively managed. The rates of alpha-blocker prescriptions were analysed using interrupted time-series analyses. May 2015 was selected as the cut-point to analyse before and after trend lines. Results were stratified by stone size and location. Tamsulosin and prazosin prescriptions were also compared.Results: This study included 2163 presentations: 70.4% were stones ≤ 5 mm and 61.4% were proximal stones. Altogether, 24.7% of presentations were prescribed alpha-blockers. There was a fall in alpha-blocker prescription rates from before to after May 2015, regardless of stone size or location (p < 0.001). Since May 2015, however, there was a monthly rate increase of 0.5% for patients with stones > 5mm.Conclusion: This study demonstrated a significant shift in rates of alpha-blocker prescriptions, possibly related to the influence of updates in available high-quality evidence.Keywords: adrenergic alpha-antagonists, ...
    Keywords adrenergic alpha-antagonists ; emergency medicine ; renal colic ; ureteric calculus ; Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology ; RC870-923
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Dove Medical Press
    Document type Article ; Online
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  4. Article: Alpha-Blocker Prescribing Trends for Ureteral Stones: A Single-Centre Study.

    Qu, Liang G / Chan, Garson / Gani, Johan

    Research and reports in urology

    2022  Volume 14, Page(s) 297–303

    Abstract: Purpose: Recommendations for alpha-blockers have shifted in the conservative management of ureteral stones. It is unknown whether real-life practices regarding alpha-blocker prescriptions reflect updates in evidence. This study aimed to characterise ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Recommendations for alpha-blockers have shifted in the conservative management of ureteral stones. It is unknown whether real-life practices regarding alpha-blocker prescriptions reflect updates in evidence. This study aimed to characterise alpha-blocker prescriptions for conservatively managed ureteral stones and relate this to recent literature.
    Methods: This was a retrospective audit, 01/01/2014 to 01/01/2019, of emergency acute renal colic presentations. Patients were included if they had a confirmed ureteral stone and were conservatively managed. The rates of alpha-blocker prescriptions were analysed using interrupted time-series analyses. May 2015 was selected as the cut-point to analyse before and after trend lines. Results were stratified by stone size and location. Tamsulosin and prazosin prescriptions were also compared.
    Results: This study included 2163 presentations: 70.4% were stones ≤5 mm and 61.4% were proximal stones. Altogether, 24.7% of presentations were prescribed alpha-blockers. There was a fall in alpha-blocker prescription rates from before to after May 2015, regardless of stone size or location (p < 0.001). Since May 2015, however, there was a monthly rate increase of 0.5% for patients with stones >5mm.
    Conclusion: This study demonstrated a significant shift in rates of alpha-blocker prescriptions, possibly related to the influence of updates in available high-quality evidence.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2649530-2
    ISSN 2253-2447
    ISSN 2253-2447
    DOI 10.2147/RRU.S372208
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  5. Article: Urodynamic findings in patients with nocturia and their associations with patient characteristics.

    Chan, Garson / Qu, Liang G / Gani, Johan

    Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada

    2022  Volume 16, Issue 9, Page(s) E455–E460

    Abstract: Introduction: This study identified associations between lower urinary tract pathology confirmed on urodynamic testing, baseline characteristics, and symptoms for adults with nocturia. Nocturia frequency was examined for predictors.: Methods: This ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: This study identified associations between lower urinary tract pathology confirmed on urodynamic testing, baseline characteristics, and symptoms for adults with nocturia. Nocturia frequency was examined for predictors.
    Methods: This retrospective study from 2012-2019 analyzed adult patients with nocturia (waking to void ≥2x/night) referred for urodynamic testing (UDS). Data on baseline characteristics, symptoms, UDS parameters, and lower urinary tract pathology were recorded. Males and females were analyzed separately, and univariable analyses were conducted, stratified by lower urinary tract pathology. Multivariable regression models were fit. Nocturia frequency was analyzed for associations with clinical parameters.
    Results: Altogether, 372 patients were included (159 men and 213 women). More men had detrusor overactivity (DO) (p<0.001) and bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) (p<0.001). DO was associated with storage symptoms (odds ratio [OR] 5.19, p<0.001), in addition to older age (p=0.009) and being male (p<0.001). Detrusor under-activity (DU) was associated with voiding symptoms (OR 1.92, p=0.004), older age (p<0.001), and being female (p=0.018). BOO was associated voiding symptoms (OR 2.09, p=0.023), younger age (p=0.018), and being male (p<0.001). The quantity of lower urinary tract symptoms was associated with DU and DO. Nocturia frequency was not associated with baseline variables or underlying pathologies. A substantial number of patients were diagnosed with DU alone (n=69, 18.7%) or associated with other diagnoses (n=108, 29.3%).
    Conclusions: Careful assessment of risk factors and symptoms may help identify underlying lower urinary tract pathology for adults with nocturia. DU is found in a significant proportion of patients with nocturia, a previously under-reported result.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-29
    Publishing country Canada
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2431403-1
    ISSN 1911-6470
    ISSN 1911-6470
    DOI 10.5489/cuaj.7792
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  6. Article ; Online: Combining sarcopenia and ASA status to inform emergency laparotomy outcomes: could it be that simple?

    Ming, Yan Joyce / Howley, Peter / Holmes, Merran / Gani, Jon / Pockney, Peter

    ANZ journal of surgery

    2023  Volume 93, Issue 7-8, Page(s) 1811–1816

    Abstract: Background: Risk assessment for emergency laparotomy (EL) is important for guiding decision-making and anticipating the level of perioperative care in acute clinical settings. While established tools such as the American College of Surgeons National ... ...

    Abstract Background: Risk assessment for emergency laparotomy (EL) is important for guiding decision-making and anticipating the level of perioperative care in acute clinical settings. While established tools such as the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program calculator (ACS-NSQIP), the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit Risk Prediction Calculator (NELA) and the Portsmouth Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enumeration of Mortality and Morbidity calculation (P-POSSUM) are accurate predictors for mortality, there has been increasing recognition of the benefits from including measurements for frailty in a simple and quantifiable manner. Psoas muscle to 3rd lumbar vertebra area ratio (PM:L3) measured on CT scans was proven to have a significant inverse association with 30-, 90- and 365-day mortality in EL patients.
    Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted of 500 patients admitted to four Australian hospitals who underwent EL during 2016-2017, and had contemporaneous abdomino-pelvic CT scans. Radiological sarcopenia was measured as PM:L3 ratios. ASC-NSQIP, NELA and P-POSSUM were retrospectively calculated. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression modelling was used to assess these ratios and scores, as well as American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) classification separated into ASA I-III and IV/V (simplified ASA), as potential predictors of 30-, 90- and 365-day mortality.
    Results: PM:L3, simplified ASA, ACS-NSQIP, NELA and P-POSSUM were each statistically significant predictors of 30-day, 90-day and 365-day mortality (P < 0.001). Logistic regression models of 30-, 90- and 365-day mortality combining PM:L3 (P = 0.001) and simplified ASA (P < 0.001) exhibited AUCs of 0.838 (0.780, 0.896), 0.805 (0.751, 0.860) and 0.775 (0.729, 0.822), respectively, which were comparable to that of ACS-NSQIP and NELA.
    Conclusion: Combining the semi-physiological parameter ASA classification with PM:L3 provides a quick and simple alternative to the more complex established risk assessment scores and is superior to PM:L3 alone.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Retrospective Studies ; Laparotomy ; Sarcopenia/complications ; Sarcopenia/diagnostic imaging ; Australia/epidemiology ; Risk Assessment ; Postoperative Complications/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-30
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2050749-5
    ISSN 1445-2197 ; 1445-1433 ; 0004-8682
    ISSN (online) 1445-2197
    ISSN 1445-1433 ; 0004-8682
    DOI 10.1111/ans.18551
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  7. Article ; Online: Venous thromboembolic prophylaxis: current practice of surgeons in Australia and New Zealand for major abdominal surgery.

    Lott, Natalie / Senanayake, Tharindu / Carroll, Rosemary / Gani, Jon / Smith, Stephen R

    BMC surgery

    2023  Volume 23, Issue 1, Page(s) 265

    Abstract: Background: Surgical prophylaxis for venous thrombo-embolic disease (VTE) includes risk assessment, chemical prophylaxis and mechanical prophylaxis (graduated compression stockings [GCS] and/or intermittent pneumatic compression devices [IPCD]). ... ...

    Abstract Background: Surgical prophylaxis for venous thrombo-embolic disease (VTE) includes risk assessment, chemical prophylaxis and mechanical prophylaxis (graduated compression stockings [GCS] and/or intermittent pneumatic compression devices [IPCD]). Although there is overwhelming evidence for the need and efficacy of VTE prophylaxis in patients at risk, only about a third of those who are at risk of VTE receive appropriate prophylaxis.
    Objective: There is debate as to the best combination of VTE prophylaxis following abdominal surgery due to lack of evidence. The aim of this survey was to understand this gap between knowledge and practice.
    Methods: In 2019 and 2020, a survey was conducted to investigate the current practice of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis for major abdominal surgery, with a focus on colorectal resections. The study received ethics approval and involved distributing an 11-item questionnaire to members of two professional surgical societies: the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ) and the General Surgeons Australia (GSA).
    Results: From 214 surgeons: 100% use chemical prophylaxis, 68% do not use a risk assessment tool, 27% do not vary practice according to patient risk factors while > 90% use all three forms of VTE prophylaxis at some stage of treatment. Most surgeons do not vary practice between laparoscopic and open colectomy/major abdominal surgery and only 33% prescribe post-discharge chemical prophylaxis. 42% of surgeons surveyed had equipoise for a clinical trial on the use of IPCDs and the vast majority (> 95%) feel that IPCDs should provide at least a 2% improvement in VTE event rate in order to justify their routine use.
    Conclusion: Most surgeons in Australia and New Zealand do not use risk assessment tools and use all three forms of prophylaxis regardless. Therfore there is a gap between practice and VTE prophylaxis for the use of mechanical prophylaxis options. Further research is required to determine whether dual modality mechanical prophylaxis is incrementally efficacious. Trial Registration- Not Applicable.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Aftercare ; Australia ; New Zealand ; Patient Discharge ; Surgeons ; Venous Thromboembolism/prevention & control ; Practice Patterns, Physicians' ; Abdomen/surgery
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2050442-1
    ISSN 1471-2482 ; 1471-2482
    ISSN (online) 1471-2482
    ISSN 1471-2482
    DOI 10.1186/s12893-023-02135-y
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  8. Article ; Online: Antiseptic Skin Agents to Prevent Surgical Site Infection After Clean Implant Surgery: Subgroup Analysis of the NEWSkin Prep Trial.

    Smith, Stephen / Abuhassanian, Ibrahim / Attia, John / Carroll, Rosemary / Lott, Natalie / Hampton, Jacob / Gani, Jon

    Surgical infections

    2023  Volume 24, Issue 9, Page(s) 818–822

    Abstract: Background: ...

    Abstract Background:
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Male ; Anti-Infective Agents, Local/therapeutic use ; Povidone-Iodine/therapeutic use ; Surgical Wound Infection/epidemiology ; Surgical Wound Infection/prevention & control ; Preoperative Care/methods ; Chlorhexidine/therapeutic use ; Ethanol
    Chemical Substances Anti-Infective Agents, Local ; Povidone-Iodine (85H0HZU99M) ; Chlorhexidine (R4KO0DY52L) ; Ethanol (3K9958V90M)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Randomized Controlled Trial ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1440120-4
    ISSN 1557-8674 ; 1096-2964
    ISSN (online) 1557-8674
    ISSN 1096-2964
    DOI 10.1089/sur.2023.250
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  9. Article ; Online: Surgeons versus radiologists: do we care what they think?

    Thomas, Jeff / Jerome, Ashly / Marr, Georgia / De Boo, Diederick Willem / Gani, Jon

    ANZ journal of surgery

    2023  Volume 94, Issue 1-2, Page(s) 103–107

    Abstract: Backgrounds: Acute surgical care nowadays usually involves access to urgent imaging. There is a paucity of data on how often the images or radiologist reports of these images are used by the surgical team. We aimed to identify the rates and timeliness ... ...

    Abstract Backgrounds: Acute surgical care nowadays usually involves access to urgent imaging. There is a paucity of data on how often the images or radiologist reports of these images are used by the surgical team. We aimed to identify the rates and timeliness of radiology images and report viewing for acute surgical admissions in an Australian tertiary university teaching hospital.
    Methods: We utilized a data set comprising radiological studies completed at our institute during a one-month period. Investigations were classified by modality and whether images or reports were available 'in-hours' or 'after-hours'. The time taken from imaging to reports available for viewing by the surgical team was calculated using timestamps derived from electronic hospital systems. Spearman's rho test was used to assess correlation between the Study Ascribable Time and time to view an image or report.
    Results: Of 40 042 investigations, 1156 (3%) satisfied study criteria. Both images and reports were viewed in 82% (n = 950/1156) of cases. CT scans had the shortest median time for image (14 min, IQR 4-47 min) and report (25 min, IQR 8-68 min) viewing. CT (95%, n = 410/430) and MRI (95%, n = 38/40) scans had the highest proportion of both images and reports viewed, regardless of whether the scan was completed 'in-hours' or 'after-hours'. X-ray reports were viewed least often (73%).
    Conclusion: This study demonstrates a high level of viewing of acute surgical radiological imaging and reports by surgical teams. The 'simpler' the study the less likely the radiology report will be viewed.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Australia ; Radiologists ; Radiography ; Hospitals, Teaching ; Surgeons
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-20
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2050749-5
    ISSN 1445-2197 ; 1445-1433 ; 0004-8682
    ISSN (online) 1445-2197
    ISSN 1445-1433 ; 0004-8682
    DOI 10.1111/ans.18761
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  10. Article ; Online: Getting back 'home' after emergency laparotomy: how many never make it?

    Holmes, Merran / Rugendyke, Anya / Ming, Yan Joyce / Howley, Peter / Gani, Jon / Pockney, Peter

    ANZ journal of surgery

    2023  Volume 93, Issue 10, Page(s) 2433–2438

    Abstract: Background: Emergency laparotomy (EL) is performed on about 15 500 patients in Australia each year. Aside from mortality there is significant concern about the possibility that previously independent patients discharged after EL will become reliant on ... ...

    Abstract Background: Emergency laparotomy (EL) is performed on about 15 500 patients in Australia each year. Aside from mortality there is significant concern about the possibility that previously independent patients discharged after EL will become reliant on long-term dependent care. This study aimed to establish the proportion of patients not returning to their pre-admission residence, a proxy for dependent care, following EL.
    Methods: Data were collected on all adult patients who underwent EL across four Australian hospitals over 2 years. A total of 113 data points were collected including pre-hospital residence, discharge destination, mortality and place of residence at 90 and 365 days.
    Results: A total of 782 patients underwent EL, the mean age was 64 years. Pre-admission, 95.5% of patients were living in their own home. Inpatient mortality was 7.0% and at discharge 72.4% of patients returned directly back to their pre-hospital residence. At 90 days, mortality was 10.5%, and 87% of patients had returned to their pre-hospital residence, including all patients under 70 years of age. By 365 days, overall mortality was 16.8%, and only 1.5% of patients (all aged >70 years) had not returned to their pre-hospital residence.
    Conclusion: Patients who survive 90 and 365 days following EL nearly all return to their pre-hospital residence, with only a very small proportion of previously independent patients entering dependent care. This should help inform shared decision-making regarding emergency laparotomy in the acute setting.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Aged ; Laparotomy ; Australia/epidemiology ; Hospitals ; Length of Stay ; Patient Discharge
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-07
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2050749-5
    ISSN 1445-2197 ; 1445-1433 ; 0004-8682
    ISSN (online) 1445-2197
    ISSN 1445-1433 ; 0004-8682
    DOI 10.1111/ans.18685
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