Internal Medicine Journal
The Internal Medicine Journal is the official peer-reviewed publication of the College's Adult Medicine Division.
RACP members and staff have full access to Journal articles online, as well as Accepted Articles (unedited but citable articles available before publication in an issue).
Member access
The public can view Internal Medicine Journal abstracts online and have the option to purchase full-text articles from the Wiley Online Library.
Latest Issue
Internal Medicine Journal: Volume 56, Issue 10, October 2026
In this issue:
- Remifentanil versus fentanyl for analgo-sedation
- Dealing with aggressive patients
- Stress in referees during a football match
- Would patients over 65 accept vaccination while hospitalised?
- Specialist hypertension clinics
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Editor's choice
Remifentanil versus fentanyl for analgo-sedation
Background: Remifentanil-based sedation may help reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation and ICU stay for critically ill patients, but evidence on its cost-effectiveness remains limited and inconsistent.
Aims: This review evaluated the available evidence on the economic impact of remifentanil in mechanically ventilated ICU patients, with the aim of assessing its value for money and identifying areas where further research is needed.
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Spotlight
Dr Paul Bridgman
Editor-in-Chief
Paul is from Otago in the south of New Zealand. After training in Edinburgh and Boston he returned to
Aotearoa as a general and echo cardiologist.
Paul is now Clinical Director of Cardiology in
Christchurch. He is highly involved with the Cardiac Society and with the RACP. He has been both Chairman and Treasurer of the Cardiac Society in Aotearoa.
Following the Christchurch
earthquakes, Paul gained extensive media coverage for his research interest in broken heart
syndrome.
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