The New Zealand Medical Journal is out tomorrow

Editorial
Medicinal Cannabis Scheme in New Zealand: lessons from international experience and our own recent drug policy reform setbacks
Marta Rychert, Chris Wilkins, Geoff Noller

Articles

The interaction between pre-operative anaemia and peri-operative blood transfusion on patient outcomes following general surgical procedure: a retrospective review
Leesa J Morton, Katy L Konrad, Teresa (Jibin) Xu, Nicholas J Lightfoot

Urinary and faecal incontinence: psychological factors and management recommendations
Kenley LJ Kuoch, Geoffrey S Hebbard, Helen E O’Connell, David W Austin, Simon R Knowles

Patient-reported quality of life for cataract surgery: prospective validation of the ‘Impact on Life’ and Catquest-9SF questionnaires in New Zealand
Sunny S Li, Stuti L Misra, Henry B Wallace, Lyn Hunt, James McKelvie

Infectious pulmonary tuberculosis in a New Zealand cancer centre
James Chancellor, Julianna Lees, Kate Grimwade, Neil de Wet, Lynnette Borissenko

The projected burden of knee osteoarthritis in New Zealand: healthcare expenditure and total joint replacement provision
Ross Wilson, J Haxby Abbott

Mate wareware: Understanding ‘dementia’ from a Māori perspective
Margaret Dudley, Oliver Menzies, Hinemoa Elder, Lisa Nathan, Nick Garrett, Denise Wilson

Availability of automated external defibrillators in Hamilton, New Zealand
Peter A O’Callaghan, Janice Swampillai, Martin K Stiles

Viewpoint

Tailoring a rapid autopsy protocol to explore cancer evolution: a patient collaboration
Cherie Blenkiron, Tamsin Robb, Kate Parker, Nicole Kramer, Simon Stables, Rexson Tse, Lucy Modahl, Esther Coats, Cris Print, Ben Lawrence

Pelvic mesh in colorectal pelvic floor surgery—implications of recent developments
Rowan J Collinson, Andrew R Moot

NOTICES
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