Table of contents (Vol 8, No 5)
EDITORIAL

New technologies may reshape health care
 

Emerging technologies in medical diagnostics may slow or even reverse the trend to increasing specialisation in health care. Three new disruptive technologies may significantly impact medical diagnostics delivery and the healthcare industry.

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By Kristen Elyssa Benke, Kurt Kont Benke

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CLINICAL AUDIT

Managing neck of femur fractures in rural hospitals
 

This audit compares neck of femur fractures managed by general surgeons at an Australian rural hospital to those with dedicated orthopaedic units. Well-equipped rural hospitals with general surgeons and appropriate facilities can manage neck of femur fractures in line with worldwide-standards and performance.

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By Cristian Udovicich, Dean Page, Molla Huq, Stephen Clifforth

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BRIEF REPORT

Cortical Venous Thrombosis
 

This brief report describes the presentation and neuroradiological features of eight patients presenting with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) and cortical venous thrombosis (CVT). Recognising cSAH as an important presentation of CVT is clinically important as anticoagulation is recommended in this clinical setting.

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By Minal Shastri, Smita Trivedi, Kaushik Rana, Dwijal Patel, Rishi Tripathi, Rushad Patell

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CASE STUDY

ansa cervicalis: anatomical variation
 

This case study describes a novel anatomical variation of the nasa cervicalis. Knowledge of anatomical variations of the ansa cervicalis is important for surgery, clinical intervention, and trauma involving the carotid region.

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By Lydia S Quadros, Lokadolalu Chandracharya Prasanna, Antony Sylvan D'souza, Amoldeep Singh, Sneha Guruprasad Kalthur

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Authors’ reply to Dengue co-infection
 

Authors’ reply: Dengue co-infection in a blood stream infection caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: A case report

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By Srirangaraj Sreenivasan, Arunava Kali, Sivaranjini Vijayan

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