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A prospective cohort study of trends in selfpoisoning, Newcastle, Australia, 1987–2012: plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose
Published 2015Objective: To examine inhospital mortality and morbidity associated with self-poisoning with different drug classes over an extended period. Design, setting and participants: A prospective cohort study over 26 ...Open AccessArticle -
Discontinuities and disruptions in drug dosage guidelines for the paediatric population
Published 2018-02-07AIMSThis study investigates paediatric drug dosage guidelines withthe aim of investigating their agreement with body surface area(BSA) scaling principles.METHODSA total of 454 drug dosage guidelines listed in the AMH-CDC ...Open AccessArticle -
Co-ingested alcohol and the timing of deliberate self-poisonings
Published 2018-08-01Objective: Investigating diurnal variation in the timing of suicidal behaviours offers opportunity to better understand its various proximal risk factors. Acute use of alcohol is a potent proximal risk factor for suicidal ...Open AccessArticle -
Vasoplegic Shock treated with Methylene Blue complicated by Severe Serotonin Syndrome.
Published 2017-11-13Introduction: Management of severe vasoplegic shock in overdose can be very challenging. We describe a case of severe refractory vasodilatory shock in poisoning where methylene blue (MB) was used with success. Case Report. ...Open AccessArticle -
Acute alcohol co-ingestion and hospital-treated deliberate self-poisoning; is there an effect on subsequent self-harm?
Published 2018-03-01The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between alcohol co-ingestion in an index deliberate self-poisoning (DSP) episode with repeated DSP and subsequent suicide. A retrospective cohort study was conducted ...Open AccessArticle