BACKGROUND While child maltreatment is recognised as a global problem, solid epidemiological data on the prevalence of child maltreatment and risk factors associated with child maltreatment is lacking in Australia and internationally. There have been recent calls for action to improve the evidence-base capturing and describing child abuse, particularly those data captured within the health sect...

BACKGROUND Studies have rarely explored suicides completed following discharge from both general and psychiatric hospital settings. Such research might identify additional opportunities for intervention. AIMS To identify and summarise Scottish psychiatric and general hospital records for individuals who have died by suicide. METHOD A linked data study of deaths by suicide, aged ≥15 years fr...

BACKGROUND Up to now, costs attributable to adverse events (AEs) and preventable AEs in the Netherlands were unknown. We assessed the total direct medical costs associated with AEs and preventable AEs in Dutch hospitals to gain insight in opportunities for cost savings. METHODS Trained nurses and physicians retrospectively reviewed 7,926 patient records in 21 hospitals. Additional patient inf...

This study was undertaken to analyse admission data on all patients seen in the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital Trauma Unit during the period 24 April 1984 - 31 March 1989. Data were retrieved from computerised records completed on admission and were reviewed descriptively. Variations in age, sex and population group pattern for different causes of injury were evaluated together with...

BACKGROUND The association between air pollution and cardiovascular diseases is well known, but previous studies only assessed mortality and hospital admissions in North America, Europe, and Northeast Asia. Few studies have been conducted in less-developed countries in regions with a tropical climate. This study evaluated whether short-term exposures to fine particulate matter (PM(10)) and ozon...

The physical activity benefits of urban cycling could make an important contribution to health1, but safety fears prevent many people from riding.2 Because only a minority of bike crashes are investigated by police, local governments receive little feedback about the safety of the roads and cycleways they manage.3 The NSW Bike Plan 2010 contains a target to increase the share of short trips tak...

OBJECTIVE To compare the incidence of complications and the duration of hospitalization of patients undergoing bariatric surgery admitted to the intensive care unit or a post-surgical hospitalization unit. METHODS This retrospective observational study included 828 patients admitted between January 2010 and February 2015 during the immediate postoperative period of bariatric surgery in a hosp...