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Radical cystectomy mortality in older patients: a systematic review and meta‐analysis Open

Jake Tempo, Sameera MR Felemban, Kirby R. Qin, Marlon Perera, Joseph Ischia , et al. · 2025

Objective To perform a systematic review and meta‐analysis of post‐radical cystectomy (RC) mortality and complications in older people to aid decision‐making pertinent to RC, as bladder cancer is typically a disease of older people, yet ol…

Variation in the Definitions of Urinary Retention in Studies of Intravesical Botulinum Toxin for Idiopathic Overactive Bladder: A Narrative Systematic Review Open

Sofoklis Stavrou, Jessica A. Paynter, Thomas Albert Carins, Kirby R. Qin, Janelle Brennan · 2025

Purpose To categorise and quantify definitions of urinary retention reported in studies assessing botulinum toxin (BoNT) injections for idiopathic overactive bladder (iOAB) syndrome. Materials And Methods A narrative systematic review was …

Comparison of colorectal cancer surgery patients in intensive care between rural and metropolitan hospitals in Australia: a national cohort study Open

Jessica A. Paynter, Zakary Doherty, Chun Hin Angus Lee, Kirby R. Qin, Janelle Brennan , et al. · 2025

Purpose: A small proportion of colorectal cancer (CRC) surgical patients will require an admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) within the early postoperative period. This study aimed to compare the characteristics and outcomes of patie…

Characterization of academic output (h‐index) by Australian urologists according to gender and rurality Open

Jessica A. Paynter, Eugene Wang, Jessica Wynn, Kirby R. Qin, Janelle Brennan · 2025

Background As the number of practicing female urologists in Australia continues to increase alongside the academic development of the specialty, it is essential to examine how gender and rurality impact academic performance and expectation…

Outcomes after cystectomy in Australian rural and metropolitan hospitals by intensive care admissions Open

Jessica A. Paynter, Zakary Doherty, Kirby R. Qin, David Pilcher, Janelle Brennan · 2025

Objectives To examine demographics and in‐hospital outcomes for patients admitted to Australian intensive care units (ICUs) following cystectomy of the urinary bladder. Additionally, to compare outcomes between metropolitan and rural hospi…

Emergency Urological Surgery Performed by General Surgeons: A Systematic Review Open

Patrick Miao, Jessica A. Paynter, Kirby R. Qin, Janelle Brennan · 2024

Background: Across the world, many populations have limited access to urology care resulting in local general surgeons performing emergency urology procedures. This systematic review aims to evaluate the nature and outcomes of emergency ur…

Late erosion of an Adjustable Transobturator Male System (ATOMS®) device Open

Jessica A. Paynter, Kirby R. Qin, Justin N. Chee, Todd Manning, Janelle Brennan · 2024

Introduction This report describes late erosion of an Adjustable Transobturator Male System device which was inserted for post‐prostatectomy incontinence. The Adjustable Transobturator Male System device eroded the bulbar urethra 5 years p…

Rural general surgical provision from the perspective of twenty‐two rural general surgeons: a thematic analysis Open

Jessica A. Paynter, Kirby R. Qin, David J. Hunter‐Smith, Janelle Brennan, Warren M. Rozen · 2024

Background Australia continues to suffer from a geographical maldistribution of general surgical services with only 20% of general surgeons working rurally despite 29% of Australia's population residing outside major metropolitan centres. …

Could menopause drug fezolinetant show promise for vasomotor symptoms associated with androgen deprivation therapy? Open

Kirby R. Qin, E. Mertens, Jake Tempo, Marlon Perera, Janelle Brennan · 2024

The provision of general surgery in rural Australia: a narrative review Open

Jessica Paynter, Kirby R. Qin, Janelle Brennan, David J. Hunter‐Smith, Warren M. Rozen · 2024

Summary Rural surgery is most commonly provided by general surgeons to the 29% of people (7 million) living in rural Australia. The provision of rural general surgery to enable equitable and safe surgical care for rural Australians is a mu…

A 10-Year Multicentre Experience of Australian Penile Fracture Repair Outcomes Open

Matthew Yii, Chrisdan Gan, Kirby R. Qin, Damien Bolton, Gideon Blecher · 2024

Objectives and Methods: Penile fractures are a urologic emergency involving the rupture of the tunica albuginea of the corpora cavernosum. Geography is known to impact fracture aetiology, and higher impact aetiology is thought to predispos…

Prevalence of Renal Neoplasia in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Open

Anna M. Drake, Jessica A. Paynter, Arthur Yim, Jake Tempo, Todd Manning , et al. · 2024

Background: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a common inherited condition; however, its relationship with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) remains unclear. This paper aims to establish the prevalence of RCC a…

Pre‐rehabilitation interventions for patients with head and neck cancers: A systematic review and meta‐analysis Open

Ishith Seth, Gabriella Bulloch, Kirby R. Qin, Yi Xie, Benjamin Sebastian , et al. · 2023

Objective To investigate the effect of pre‐rehabilitation interventions such as nutrition and exercise for patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). Methods Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Cochrane databases were search…

Vasovasostomy: A systematic review and meta‐analysis comparing macroscopic, microsurgical, and robot‐assisted microsurgical techniques Open

Ishith Seth, Damien Gibson, Gabriella Bulloch, Konrad Joseph, Jevan Cevik , et al. · 2023

Background and objectives Vasovasostomy is a cost‐effective procedure for the reversal of vasectomy. A water‐tight adequately blood‐supplied mucosal anastomosis is required for better outcomes. This review aimed to compare the outcome of v…

Rural general surgeon confidence with managing vascular emergencies: A national survey Open

Jessica A. Paynter, Kirby R. Qin, Andrew O’Brien, Belinda O’Sullivan, Hasanga Jayasekera , et al. · 2023

Objective(s) Life and limb threatening vascular emergencies often present to rural hospitals where only general surgery services are available. It is known that Australian rural general surgical centres encounter 10–20 emergency vascular s…

Characterizing the female general surgery workforce in rural and regional Australia Open

Jessica A. Paynter, Belinda O’Sullivan, Kirby R. Qin, Christine Cuthbertson, Janelle Brennan · 2023

The rural general surgical workforce is vital to delivering high standards of healthcare for all Australians. Maintaining rural general surgical services will require greater recruitment of female surgeons as women are increasingly represe…

Local anaesthetic infiltration in rubber band ligation of rectal haemorrhoids: study protocol for a three-arm, double-blind randomised controlled trial (PLATIPUS trial) Open

Eleanor G. R. Watson, Kirby R. Qin, Philip Smart, Adele Burgess, Helen Mohan , et al. · 2023

Introduction Rubber band ligation (‘banding’) is a common approach for the management of symptomatic haemorrhoids. However, up to 90% of patients experience postprocedural pain, and there is no consensus regarding the optimal analgesic str…

Benign ultrasound in a young adult with pT2 seminoma – beware the malignant potential of undescended testes Open

David C. Chen, Kirby R. Qin, Marlon Perera, Justin du Plessis, Luke Gibson , et al. · 2023

Undescended testicles (UDTs) in post-pubertal males, while uncommon in high-income countries, pose a serious risk of malignancy if undetected.1, 2 While most will descend spontaneously during the first year of life (only 1% of boys have UD…

10-Year Multicentre Experience of Penile Fracture Repair Outcomes Open

Matthew Yii, Chrisdan Gan, Kirby R. Qin, Damien Bolton, Gideon Blecher · 2023

Penile fractures are the traumatic rupture of the tunica albuginea encasing the corpora cavernosum. We reviewed long-term sexual and urinary outcomes following penile fracture repair. We performed a multicentre retrospective analysis with …

Colorectal surgical management of colitis induced by vasculitis in the absence of inflammatory bowel disease: a case report and literature review Open

Jessica A. Paynter, Kirby R. Qin, Georgia Seamer, Ruchira Fernando, Janelle Brennan , et al. · 2022

Colitis caused by vasculitis is a rare and poorly understood pathology. Little evidence exists on its clinical presentation, path to diagnosis, and surgical management. In this report, we present a case report and literature review. A heal…

Aquablation in men with benign prostate hyperplasia: A systematic review and meta-analysis Open

David C. Chen, Liang Qu, Howard Webb, Kirby R. Qin, Bodie Chislett , et al. · 2022

Objective The aim of the study is to investigate improvements in lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) treated with prostatic Aquablation. Materials and methods We performed a literature search of clin…

Fournier gangrene with concurrent multifocal necrotizing fasciitis: a systematic review and case report Open

Jessica A. Paynter, Kirby R. Qin, Dongrong Situ, Chun Hin Angus Lee · 2022

Purpose: A patient presented to a regional surgical center with Fournier gangrene (FG) and concurrent multifocal necrotizing fasciitis (NF). Given the rarity, it was decided to undertake a systematic review to investigate the incidence and…

Gallbladder-associated hospital admission and cholecystectomy rates across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (20042019): Are we over-intervening? Open

Taha Mollah, Harry Christie, Marc Chia, Prasenjit Modak, Kaushik Joshi , et al. · 2022

In Australia, there has been a decline in symptomatic gallbladder-associated hospital admissions and a rise in intervention rate. Admissions and interventions have increased proportionally in NZ. There are higher rates of cholecystectomy a…

Epidemiological trends of gallbladder cancer in Australia between 1982 to 2018: A population-based study utilizing the Australian Cancer Database Open

Taha Mollah, Marc Chia, Luke Chenkan Wang, Prasenjit Modak, Kirby R. Qin · 2022

Incidence, mortality, sex, and age of GBC have significantly changed in Australia since 1982. Rising incidence of GBC in Australia warrants further investigation.

Ureteric orifice obstruction by catheter balloon Post-TURP: A rare cause of obstructive uropathy Open

Kirby R. Qin, Luke Gibson, Todd Manning, Kapil D. Sethi, Damien Bolton · 2021

Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: the COVIDSurg mortality score Open

I Dajti, José Ignacio Valenzuela, L Boccalatte, Nicolas A Gemelli, Dantwan Smith , et al. · 2021

To support the global restart of elective surgery, data from an international prospective cohort study of 8492 patients (69 countries) was analysed using artificial intelligence (machine learning techniques) to develop a predictive score f…

Long peripheral catheters: Is it time to address the confusion? Open

Kirby R. Qin, Ramesh Nataraja, Maurizio Pacilli · 2018

Long peripheral catheters are 6–15 cm peripheral dwelling catheters that are inserted via a catheter-over-needle or direct Seldinger (catheter-over-guidewire) technique. When inserted in the upper extremity, the distal tip terminates befor…

Diagnostic Dilemma: Primary Peritoneal Mesothelioma With Para-Occupational Asbestos Exposure Open

Kirby R. Qin, Divyanshu Dua · 2016

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