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Publications From The ANZICS Clinical Trials Group

ANZICS Clinical Trials Group

Wellington ICU has participated in many ANZICS CTG trials with our medical specialists acting as co-investigators.
They are listed below.

  • Early Intensive Care Sedation Predicts Long-term Mortality in Ventilated Critically Ill Patients - the SPICE Study Investigators & the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2012; 186(8):724-31, October 15 2012
  • Hydroxyethyl Starch or Saline for Fluid Resuscitation in Intensive Care - the CHEST Investigators & the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group. N Engl J Med 2012; 367:1901-1911, November 15 2012
  • Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated) in Adults with Septic Shock - the PROWESS-SHOCK Study Group. N Engl J Med 2012; 366:2055-2064, May 31 2012
  • Decompressive Craniectomy in Diffuse Traumatic Brain Injury - the DECRA Trial Investigators & the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group. N Engl J Med 2011; 364: 1493-1502, April 27 2011
  • Critical Care Services and 2009 H1N1 Influenza in Australia and New Zealand - the ANZIC Influenza Investigators. N Engl J Med 2009; 361: 1925-1934, November 12 2009
  • Hypoglycaemia and Risk of Death in Critically Ill Patients - the NICE-SUGAR Study Investigators. N Engl J Med 2012; 367: 1008-1118, September 20, 2012
  • Intensive versus Conventional Glucose Control in Critically Ill Patients - the NICE-SUGAR Study Investigators. N Engl J Med 2009; 360: 1283-1297, March 26 2009

Publications From Wellington ICU

Authors working in Wellington ICU at time of publication are listed in bold.
Most recent publications are listed first.

2013

  • Fernando J, Ikeda T, Psirides A, Young P. Admission source predicts delay to antimicrobial therapy in septic shock - a retrospective cohort study. Crit Care & Shock (20130 16:37-44
  • Schneider A, Eastwood G, Bellomo R, Bailey M, Lipcsey M, PIlcher D, Young P, Stow P, Santamaria J, Stachowski E, Suzuki S, Cz N, Pilcher J. Arterial carbon dioxide tension and outcome in patients admitted to the intensive care unit after cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 2013 Mar; doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.02.014
  • Young PJ, Baker S, Cavazzoni E, Erickson SJ, Krishnan A, Kruger PS, Rashid AH, Wibrow BA. A case series of critically ill patients with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis. Crit Care & Resuscitation. 2013 Mar;15(1):8-14
  • Psirides A, Hill J, Hurford S. A review of rapid response team activation parameters in New Zealand hospitals. Resuscitation. 2013 Jan; 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.01.022

2012

  • Young P, Saxena M, Bellomo R, Freebairn R, Hammond N, Haren F, Henderson S, McArthur C, McGuinness S, Mackle D, Myburgh J, Weatherall M, Webb S, Beasley R, and the ANZICS CTG. The HEAT trial: a protocol for a multicentre randomised placebo-controlled trial of IV paracetamol in ICU patients with fever and infection. Crit Care & Resuscitation. 2012 Dec; 14(4):290-296
  • Webb SA, Young P, Bellomo R. The "sweet spot" for physiological targets in critically ill patients. Crit Care & Resuscitation. 2012 Dec; 14(4):253-5
  • Tipping CJ, Young P, Romero L, Saxena M, Dulhunty J, Hodgson C. A systematic review of measurements of physical function in critically ill adults. Crit Care & Resuscitation. 2012 Dec; 14(4):302-11
  • Young P, Beasley R. The association between SpO2 values and mortality - interpret with caution. Resuscitation. 2012.09.40
  • Pilcher M, Young P, Weatherall M, Rahman I, Bonser R, Beasley R. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the cardioprotective effects of remote ischaemic preconditioning in open cardiac surgery. J R Soc Med. 2012 October; 105(10): 436-445
  • Young P, Hodgson C, Dulhunty J, Saxena M, Bailey M, Bellomo R, Davies A, Finfer S, Kruger P, Lipman J, Myburgh J, Peake S, Seppelt I, Streat S, Tate R, Webb S, and the ANZICS CTG. End points for Phase II trials in Intensive Care: Recommendations from the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Group consensus panel meeting. Crit Care & Resuscitation 2012; 14; 211-215
  • Mackle D. Making ICU Research Happen: a Qualitative Descriptive Study About the Role of the Research Nurse in New Zealand Level III Intensive Care Units. Master's of Nursing, Victoria University 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2545
  • Young P, Pilcher J, Patel M, Cameron L, Braithwaite I, Weatherall M, Beasley R. Delivery of titrated oxygen via a self-inflating resuscitation bag. Resuscitation. 2010.08.330
  • Williams J, Young P, Pilcher J, Weatherall M, Miller J, Beasley R, La Flamme A. Remote ischaemic preconditioning does not alter perioperative cytokine production in high-risk cardiac surgery. Heart Asia. 2012;4:1 97-101
  • Shah N, Michel J, Ashton G, Psirides A, Mahon B, Larsen P, Sasse. Do cardiovascular risk factors predict complications in patients awaiting coronary artery bypass grafting? Heart, Lung & Circulation. August 2012; 21(8):513-514
  • Michel J, Shah N, Ashton G, Psirides A, Mahon B, Larsen P, Sasse. New Zealand cardiac clinical prioritisation system: left ventricular impairment predicts ICU length of stay after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Heart, Lung & Circulation. August 2012; 21(8):503
  • Michel J, Shah N, Ashton G, Psirides A, Mahon B, Larsen P, Sasse. Does EuroSCORE predict preoperative complications in patients awaiting coronary artery bypass surgery: lessons from the clinical cardiac prioritisation system database. Heart, Lung & Circulation. August 2012; 21(8):503-504
  • Tripp D. Did an acute medical assessment unit improve the initial assessment and treatment of community acquired pneumonia: a retrospective audit. New Zealand Medical Journal 2012; 125 (1343) 60-67
  • Tripp D. Old Man's Friend? Resuscitation decisions in patients hospitalised with pneumonia. New Zealand Medical Journal 2012; 125 (1343) 68-74
  • Jefferies S, Saxena M, Young P. Paracetamol in critical illness: a review. Critical Care & Resuscitation 2012; 14; 74-80
  • Miles L, Bailey M, Young P, Pilcher D. Differences in mortality based on worsening ratio of partial pressure of oxygen to fraction to inspired oxygen corrected for immune system status an respiratory support. Critical Care & Resuscitation 2012; 14; 25-32
  • Poynter C, Garden A, Young PJ. Registrar sleep patterns and supervision during two different rosters in a tertiary Australasian intensive care unit. Critical Care & Resuscitation 2012; 14; 5-9
  • Young PJ, Dalley P, Garden A, Horrocks C, Mahon B, Miller J, Pilcher J, Weatherall M, WIlliams J, Young W, Beasley R. A pilot study investigating the effects of remote ischaemic preconditioning in high-risk cardiac surgery using a randomized controlled double-blind protocol. Basic Research in Cardiology 2012; 107(3):1-10
  • Young P, Beasley R, Bailey M, Bellomo R, Eastwood G, Nichol A, Pilcher D, Yunos N, Egi M, Hart G, Reade M, Cooper DJ. The association between early arterial oxygenation and mortality in ventilated patients with acute ischaemic stroke. Critical Care & Resuscitation 2012; 14; 14-19
  • Myers J, Psirides A, Hathaway K, Larsen P. Air Transport by the Wellington Flight Service: a descriptive analysis of inter-hospital transfers over a five year period in the Wellington region. New Zealand Medical Journal 2012 Mar; 125(1351)
  • Young PJ, Saxena M, Beasley R, Bellomo R, Bailey M, Pilcher D, Finfer S, Harrison D, Myburgh J, Rowan K. Early peak temperature and mortality in critically ill patients with or without infection. Intensive Care Medicine 2012 Jan 31
  • Pilcher J, Weatherall M, Shirtcliffe P, Bellomo R, Young P, Beasley R. The effect of hyperoxia following cardiac arrest - a systematic review and meta-analysis of animal trials. Resuscitation 2012 Jan 5

2011

  • Saxena MK, Hammond NE, Taylor C, Young P, Reade MC, Bellomo R, Myburgh J. A survey of fever management for febrile intensive care patients without neurological injury. Critical Care & Resuscitation 2011 Dec;13(4):238-43
  • Eastwood G, Bellomo R, Bailey M, Taori G, Pilcher D, Young P, Beasley R. Arterial oxygen tension and mortality in mechanically ventilated patients. Intensive Care Medicine 2011, online first 30/11/11. doi:10.1007/s00134-011-2419-6
  • Harper E. The development of intensive care nursing as a specialty at Wellington Hospital intensive care unit, Wellington, New Zealand, 1964-1989. Master's of Nursing thesis, Victoria University; 25-11-2011: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1948
  • Jefferies S, Weatherall M, Young P, Eyers S, Beasley R. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of antipyretic medications on mortality in Streptococcus pneumoniae infections. Postgrad Med J. doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2011-130217
  • Saxena MK, Hammond NE, Taylor C, Young P, Reade MC, Bellomo R, Myburgh J. A survey of fever management in febrile intensive care patients without neurological injury. Critical Care 2011, 15 (Suppl 3): p18
  • Saxena M, Young P, Beasley R, Bailey M, Bellomo R, Pilcher D, Finfer S, Harrison D, Myburgh J, Rowan K. Early peak temperature and mortality in critically ill patients with and without infection. Critical Care 2011, 15 (Suppl 3): p24
  • Young P, Saxena M, Beasley R. Fever and antipyresis in infection. Medical Journal of Australia 2011; 195(8): 458-459
  • Knott C, Psirides A, Young P, Sim D. A retrospective cohort study of the effect of medical emergency teams on documentation of advance care directives. Critical Care & Resuscitation 2011;13:167-174
  • Maher L, Young P. Cardiac arrest complicating neostigmine use for bowel opening in a critically ill patient. Critical Care & Resuscitation 2011;13:192-193
  • Jefferies S, Weatherall M, Young P, Beasley R. A systematic review of the accuracy of peripheral thermometry in estimating core temperatures among febrile critically ill patients. Critical Care & Resuscitation 2011;13:194-199
  • Hicks P, Mackle D. Cause of deaths in intensive care patients within 2 years of discharge from hospital. Critical Care & Resuscitation 2010;12(2):78-82
  • Young P, Saxena M, Eastwood GM, Bellomo R, Beasley R. Fever and fever management among intensive care patients with known or suspected infection: a multicentre prospective cohort study. Critical Care & Resuscitation 2011;13(2):97-102
  • Jefferies S, Weatherall M, Young P, Eyers S, Perrin K, Beasley R. The effect of antipyretic medications on mortality in critically ill patients with infection: a systematic review & meta-analysis. Critical Care & Resuscitation 2011;13(2):125-131

2010

  • Young P, Arnold R. Intensive care triage in Australia & New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal 2010;123(1316):4153
  • Butt A. Nursing Care of the Chronically Critically Ill: an Exploratory Descriptive Study. Master's of Nursing Thesis, Victoria University; 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1256
  • Lawton B, Wilson L, Dinsdale R, Rose S, Brown S, Tait J, Coles C, McCaw A. Audit of severe acute maternal morbidity describing reasons for transfer and potential preventability of admissions to ICU. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2010;50(4):346-351
  • Jarden R, Quirke S. Improving safety & documentation in intrahospital transport - development of an intrahospital transport tool for critically ill patients. Intensive & Critical Care Nursing 2010;26(2):101-7

2009

  • Jaconelli T, Psirides A. A fulminant rash: purpura fulminans. New Zealand Medical Journal 2009;122(1293):3558
  • Psirides A, Sturland S. Withdrawal of active treatment in intensive care - what is stopped - comparison between belief & practice. Critical Care & Resuscitation 2009; 11(3):210-214
  • Jarden R. Gastric Residual Volumes in the Adult Intensive Care Patient: a Systematic Review. Master's of Nursing, Victoria University 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1188
  • Martin J, Hicks P, Norrish C, Chavan S, George C, Stow P, Hart G. Designing & implementing an Australian & New Zealand intensive care data audit study. International Journal of Health Care & Quality Assurance 2009;22(6):572-81

2008

  • Psirides A, Hicks P. Intensive Care in an unusual setting - management of pneumonia in a chimpanzee. Critical Care & Resuscitation 2008;10(1):58
  • Hicks P, Cooper DJ. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign - International guidelines for the management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2008. An assessment by the Australian & New Zealand Intensive Care Society. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care 2008;36(2):149-151

Older

  • Walker HC, Dinsdale D, Abernethy DA. Motor neuron disease presenting as postoperative respiratory failure. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care 2006 Feb;34(1):93-6
  • Ryder-Lewis M. Going home from ICU to die - a celebration of life. Nursing in Critical Care 2005;10(3):116-121
  • Ryder-Lewis M. Reliability Study of the Sedation-Agitation Scale in an Intensive Care Unit. Master's of Nursing thesis, Victoria University; 2004: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/59
  • Flabouris A. Patient referral and transportation to a regional tertiary ICU: patient demographics, severity of illness and outcome comparison with non-transported patients. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care 1999;27:385-390

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