Wellington ICU Research

Wellington ICU has a strong research interest with links to the Clinical Trials Group of the Australian & New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS), the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre and the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand.

The unit participates in multi-centre & multi-national clinical trials that we believe will benefit both our patients and the advancement of knowledge in Intensive Care Medicine.

All trials that we participate in have prior Ethics Committee approval and trial participation is only by agreement of all the Senior Medical Staff.

The research nursing team work within the unit to ensure that data collection is accurate and that trial enrolment and treatment protocols are adhered to.

The research team have produced a brochure providing information for patients & their families.
This can be downloaded using the button to the right.. Please ask a nurse if you would like a printed copy.

Research in ICU
Information for Patients

The Intensive Care Foundation is a charitable organisation formed by ANZICS in 1990. It works to raise money in New Zealand & Australia to improve the care of critically ill patients through research & the education of health professionals responsible for intensive care. More information on their vital work they do can be found by clicking the logo to the left.

CURRENT & UPCOMING TRIALS

The HOTorNOT trial
The EPO-TBI trial: Erythropoietin in Traumatic Brain Injury
The DahLIA trial: Dexmedetomidine to Lessen ICU Agitation
The ZORO trial: Intravenous Zanamivir versus Oral Oseltamivir in Adults with Influenza
The HEAT trial: Permissive HyperthErmiA Through avoidance of Paracetamol in sepsis trial
Relative’s and staff’s experience of the moment of death in the Intensive Care Unit
The TRANSFUSE trial: comparing standard issue blood with freshest available
The ADRENAL trial: steroids in adult ICU patients with severe sepsis
The TEAM trial: early activity & mobility in ventilated ICU patients
CTG Point Prevalence Study
The ICON audit: an audit of international ICU practice
The TRANSFUSE trial: standard vs fresher red blood cell use in Intensive Care
The BLING2 trial: continuous vs intermittent beta-lactam dosing in critically ill patients
The PHARLAP trial: Permissive Hypercapnia, Alveolar Recruitment & Limited Airway Pressures in ventilated patients with ARDS

If you are a staff member of Wellington ICU looking for more information on current or upcoming trials, please use the button to the right or the menu bar at the top of the page.

TRIAL PROTOCOLS