Steve Flecknoe-Brown

The University of Queensland | UQ · Rural Clinical School Research Centre

A prospective study investigated the psychological wellbeing and quality of life of older rural men after a community-based screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Five hundred and sixteen men aged 65-74 years attended the screening program; 53 had an abnormal aorta detected. These and a subsample of men with a normal aorta were followed up...

• Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) remains prevalent in Australia and worldwide, especially among high‐risk groups. • IDA may be effectively diagnosed in most cases by full blood examination and serum ferritin level. Serum iron levels should not be used to diagnose iron deficiency. • Although iron deficiency may be due to physiological demands in grow...

To evaluate the feasibility of a mobile screening service model for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in a remote population centre in Australia. Screening test evaluation. A remote regional centre (population: 20 000) in far western NSW. Men aged 65-74 years, identified from the Australian Electoral roll. A mobile screening service using directed ul...

Aim To review the operation of an Emergency Donor Panel in an isolated Australian community. Result The Panel has been in operation for 4 years. Two donors have been rejected, one due to development of cancer and one due to biological false positive hepatitis C serology. Thirty five donors remain active on the panel. No donors have sero-converted f...

Lengthy remission or cure has remained elusive for patients with many of the common haematological malignancies. Thus high dose chemotherapy followed by autologous haemopoietic stem cell transplantation is being increasingly utilised in these diseases. To assess the safety of high dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation in haemat...

To optimise collection of sufficient autologous blood for elective surgery. Prospective study of 40 patients referred for donation of autologous blood, who were booked for elective orthopaedic surgery in the period August 1992 - September 1994. Patients received recombinant erythropoietin (r-EPO) to stimulate erythropoiesis, and sufficient iron by...

Small cleaved-cell lymphoma (SCCL) is a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of low clinical grade, highly responsive to radiation and cytotoxic therapy in its early stages, but ultimately fatal as disease progresses and becomes resistant to therapy. This study reports favourable results using recombinant alpha interferon (alpha IFN) and corticosteroids (CS) in...