Risk factors associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy within an urban indigenous population in south western Sydney

Abstract

There was a higher rate of HDP in urban indigenous women compared to the national indigenous prevalence. The family history, or individual history of hypertension was the most significant risk factors and BMI was not identified as a risk factor for HDP in this population.

Measuring the success of Medical Emergency Teams: potentially preventable deaths versus total cardiac arrest deaths. A single centre observational study

“…24 Concern has been raised regarding the cost versus benefit of recent initiatives that increase the RRT call rate. 25 The routine use of more specific RRT outcome measures may allow the targeting of more specific and cost-effective interventions at an institutional level rather than relying on a generic increase in RRT activity. More specific outcome measures may also improve the chance of future RRT research detecting improvements in patient care.…”