The seasonality of hip fracture and its relationship with weather conditions in New South Wales

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edith M.C. Lau ◽  
Bill G. Gillespie ◽  
Lisa Valenti ◽  
Dianne O'Connell
Keyword(s):  
Hip Fracture ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
South Wales

scholarly journals Do hospitals influence geographic variation in admission for preventable hospitalisation? A data linkage study in New South Wales, Australia

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. e027639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael O Falster ◽  
Alastair H Leyland ◽  
Louisa R Jorm
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Hip Fracture ◽  
Geographic Variation ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
The State ◽  
Hospital Variation ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Preventable Hospitalisation ◽  
A Performance

ObjectivePreventable hospitalisations are used internationally as a performance indicator for primary care, but the influence of other health system factors remains poorly understood. This study investigated between-hospital variation in rates of preventable hospitalisation.SettingLinked health survey and hospital admissions data for a cohort study of 266 826 people aged over 45 years in the state of New South Wales, Australia.MethodBetween-hospital variation in preventable hospitalisation was quantified using cross-classified multiple-membership multilevel Poisson models, adjusted for personal sociodemographic, health and area-level contextual characteristics. Variation was also explored for two conditions unlikely to be influenced by discretionary admission practice: emergency admissions for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and hip fracture.ResultsWe found significant between-hospital variation in adjusted rates of preventable hospitalisation, with hospitals varying on average 26% from the state mean. Patients served more by community and multipurpose facilities (smaller facilities primarily in rural areas) had higher rates of preventable hospitalisation. Community hospitals had the greatest between-hospital variation, and included the facilities with the highest rates of preventable hospitalisation. There was comparatively little between-hospital variation in rates of admission for AMI and hip fracture.ConclusionsGeographic variation in preventable hospitalisation is determined in part by hospitals, reflecting different roles played by community and multipurpose facilities, compared with major and principal referral hospitals, within the community. Care should be taken when interpreting the indicator simply as a performance measure for primary care.

scholarly journals Relative survival after hospitalisation for hip fracture in older people in New South Wales, Australia

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. Hindmarsh ◽  
A. Hayen ◽  
C. F. Finch ◽  
J. C. T. Close
Keyword(s):  
Hip Fracture ◽  
Older People ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Relative Survival ◽  
South Wales

Drifting objects as habitat for pelagic juvenile fish off New South Wales, Australia

2004 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
pp. 675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Dempster ◽  
Michael J. Kingsford
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
Juvenile Fish ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Small Fish ◽  
Drift Algae ◽  
Odour Source ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Fish Aggregation ◽  
Drifting Algae

The importance of drifting objects to small juvenile pelagic fish was investigated off the coast of New South Wales, Australia. Distance-related and temporal patterns in the distribution of clumps of drifting algae were investigated with 5000 m2 transects at five distances from shore (0.1, 0.5, 1, 5 and 10 km), two to three times per season for 2 years. Juvenile fish associated with drift algae were collected. Clumps of algae, predominantly Sargassum spp., were most abundant in spring, which coincided with the highest abundance of alga-associated post-flexion juvenile fish. Drift algae were also most abundant close to shore, probably due to the proximity to source and the dominant onshore winds. Fish were quickly attracted to drifting artificial objects (fish aggregation device; FADs), although the magnitude of attraction varied greatly among days. The relative abundance of small fish in open waters available to colonise FADs and differing weather conditions may explain much of this variability. More fish colonised FADs with an odour source than unscented control FADs, indicating small fish may use chemical cues to locate drifting structures. We conclude that juvenile fish actively seek drifting objects as pre-settlement habitat, which may reduce predation and enhance settlement opportunities.

Incidence of hip fracture in New South Wales: are our efforts having an effect?

2004 ◽  
Vol 180 (12) ◽  
pp. 623-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soufiane Boufous ◽  
Caroline F Finch ◽  
Stephen R Lord
Keyword(s):  
Hip Fracture ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
South Wales

Monitoring bait removal in vertebrate pest control: a comparison using track identification and remote photography

2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alistair S. Glen ◽  
Chris R. Dickman
Keyword(s):  
Pest Control ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Inexpensive Method ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Vertebrate Pest ◽  
Remote Photography ◽  
Vertebrate Pest Control

The removal of non-toxic fox baits was monitored simultaneously using identification of tracks in sand plots and an inexpensive method of remote photography. During 1126 bait-nights carried out using both methods at sites in the central and northern tablelands of New South Wales, 106 baits were removed by a variety of target and non-target animals. Whereas the results of sand plots may be inaccurate or unreliable, particularly during poor weather conditions, remote photography provides results that are less open to misinterpretation.

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