| Research Project Title | Investigators | Brief Project Description | ISLHD Sites/Departments [External organisations] |
|---|---|---|---|
| An evidence-informed emergency nursing assessment framework | Belinda Munroe, Kate Curtis | Implementation and evaluation of an evidence-informed emergency nursing assessment framework in clinical practice. | Wollongong Hospital, Shellharbour Hospital, Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital, Emergency Department, Medical Records |
| Emergency Care Facility Profile Project in Rural/Regional Emergency Care | Andrew Gosbell | Rural Regional Emergency Department and Hospital-based Emergency Care Facility Profile Project. | Milton Ulladulla Hospital, Emergency Department; [Australasian College for Emergency Medicine] |
| Chest Injury Protocol (ChIP) | Kate Curtis, Belinda Munroe | A survey for identification of facilitators and barriers to implementing a new chest injury protocol (ChIP) for patients with blunt chest injury at two ISLHD sites. | Wollongong Hospital, Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital, Emergency Department, Anaesthetics, Division of Surgery, Physiotherapy, Admissions, Wollongong Hospital |
| Family experiences of organ and tissue donation | Rhonda McLaren | National study of family experiences of organ and tissue donation. | Organ and Tissue Donation Service, Wollongong Hospital; [Proof Research Pty Ltd] |
| A National Survey of attitudes and perceptions of acupuncture in perioperative care | Sumati Josh | Australian doctors’ and nurses’ attitudes and perceptions of acupuncture and acupressure practice in perioperative care - A National Survey. | Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital, Critical Care Division, Division of Surgery |
| Blood ketone levels in acute patients | Richard Morris | The demographic factors associated with blood ketone levels in acute care inpatients. | Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital, Intensive Care Service |
| Time to intubation during CPR | Sara Arcioni | Time to intubation during CPR: video versus standard laryngoscopy. | Wollongong Hospital, Intensive Care Service |
| A cluster randomised controlled trial of selective decontamination of the Digestive Tract in Critically Ill Patientsl | Martin Sterba | Intensive Care Service, Wollongong Hospital | |
| PLUS Study | Martin Sterba | A multi-centre, blinded, randomised, controlled trial to determine whether fluid resuscitation and therapy with a “balanced” crystalloid solution (Plasma-Lyte 148®) compared with 0.9% sodium chloride (saline) decreases 90-day mortality in critically ill patients requiring fluid resuscitation. | Intensive Care Service, Wollongong Hospital; [The George Institute for Global Health] |
| SuDDICU Study | Martin Sterba | A crossover, cluster randomised controlled trial of Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract in Intensive Care Unit patients in Australian and New Zealand. | Intensive Care Service, Wollongong Hospital; [The George Institute for Global Health] |
| TAME Cardiac Arrest Trial | Martin Sterba | Targeted therapeutic mild hypercapnia after resuscitated cardiac arrest: A phase III multi-centre randomised controlled trial. | [Monash University] |
| RESTORE-IMI-2 | Martin Sterba | Study A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Comparator-Controlled Clinical Trial to Study the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Imipenem/Cilastatin /Relebactam (MK-7655A) Versus Piperacillin/Tazobactam in Subjects with Hospital-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia or Ventilator-Associated Bacterial Pneumonia. | Critical Care Division; [Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.] |
| Suicide Audits | Fiona Shand | Conducting local suicide audits in four trial sites for a suicide prevention intervention in New South Wales. | Wollongong Hospital, Shellharbour Hospital, Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital, Bulli Hospital, Milton Ulladulla Hospital, Emergency Department, Mental Health Services; [Black Dog Institute] |
| Triage Accuracy and Consistency Study | Wayne Varndell, Kate Ruperto | Investigation in the consistency and accuracy of triaging. | Emergency Department, Medical Records, Wollongong Hospital, Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital |
| Arterial Blood Gases in Pre-Admission Clinic | Tim Cooper, Natalie Smith | Arterial blood gas analysis in pre-surgical admission clininc. | Anaesthetics, Wollongong Hospital, Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital |
| PEPTIC Study histamine | Martin Sterba | A multi-centre, cluster randomised, crossover, registry trial comparing the safety and efficacy of proton pump inhibitors with 2 receptor blockers for ulcer prophylaxis in intensive care patients requiring invasive mechanical intervention. | ISLHD Health; [Austin Health] |
| Pharlap Study | Alan Davey-Quinn | A multi-centre randomised controlled trial of an Open Lung Strategy including Permissive Hypercapnia, Alveolar Recruitment and Low Airway Pressure in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). | Critical Care Division; [Monash University] |
| TRIUS | Martin Sterba | A Phase 3 Randomised Double-blind study comparing TR-701 FA and Linezolid in ventilated Gram-positive Nosocomial Pneumonia. | Ambulatory and Primary Health Care, Critical Care Division; [Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.] |
| Consensus-based clinical research in emergency nursing | Kate Curtis, Julie Considine, Ramon Shaban, Marq Fry | Consensus-based clinical research priorities for emergency nursing in Australia. | Emergency Services; [University of Sydney, UTS, Deakin University] |
| Review of child injury data | Kate Curtis, Rebecca Mitchell | 10-year review of child injury hospitalisations, health outcomes and treatment costs in Australia. | Emergency Services; [University of Sydney, Macquarie University] |
| Improving health outcomes in children suffering major injury | Kate Curtis | This research is identifying the most effective treatment pathways to ensure the best possible health outcomes for seriously injured children. | [NHMRC] |
| Emergency nursing clinical assessment - HIRAID. | Belinda Munroe and Kate Curtis | Improving the accuracy and effectiveness of emergency nursing clinical assessment - HIRAID. | Emergency Services; [University of Sydney] |
| Evaluation of an evidence-based approach to improving outcomes in blunt chest injuries: (ChIP) | Kate Curtis, Belinda Munroe, Kate Ruperto, Sharyn Balzer, Dan Daly | Chest Injury Bundle of Care Protocol (ChIP) is an evaluation of an evidence-based approach to improving outcomes and reducing hospital-acquired complications in patients with blunt chest injuries. | Wollongong Hospital, Emergency Department, Intensive Care Service, Anaesthetics, Division of Surgery, Acute Pain Service, Physiotherapy; [Royal North Shore Hospital, Canterbury Hospital, Hornsby Hospital, St George Hospital ] |
| Electronic medical record (eMR) tool to improve Emergency Department to ward handover | Kate Ruperto, Kate Curtis, Janet White, Karen Tuqirl | Evaluation of the implementation of an electronic medical record (eMR) tool to improve Emergency Department to ward handover. | Wollongong Hospital, Emergency Department, Finance; [NSW Ministry of Health] |
| Soft cervical collars for cervical spine injury in ED |
Kate Curtis, Stephen Asha, Josh Lansom, Sharyn Blazer | Safety of using soft cervical collars for suspected cervical spine injury in the emergency department. |
Emergency Services; [St George Hospital, Prince of Wales, Sutherland] |
| Emergency discharge care practices for older people with cognitive impairment | Kate Curtis, Marg Fry | Improving emergency discharge care practices for older people with cognitive impairment returning to the community. | Emergency Department; [Northern Sydney Local Health District] |
| Patient information brochures for anxiety reduction: RCT | James Brinton, Kate Curtis, Soni Putnis | Does the provision of patient information brochures for adult emergency surgery patients reduce their anxiety: A multicentre randomised control study. | Emergency Department, Division of Surgery |
| Evaluation of pre-emergency admission phlebotomy | Soo-Ming Phang, Kate Curtis, Clair Nixon, Ben Wakeling, George Gray, Adam Walker | Implementation evaluation of pre-hospital phlebotomy for patients being transported by ambulance to Wollongong Hospital Emergency Department. A feasibility study. | Emergency Department |
| The impact of an extended Paediatric Trauma Support Service on acute service outcomes | Kate Curtis | Examining the impact of the introduction of an extended Paediatric Trauma Support Service on acute service outcomes and patient health related quality of life at admission, 3, 6 & 12 months post severe trauma. | Emergency Department; [Lady Cilento Hospital] |
| Towards better outcomes: Monitoring quality of care and long term clinical outcomes of severely injured patients in NSW. TORQUE | Kate Curtis | https://www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au/get-involved/institute-of-trauma-and-…. | Ambulatory and Primary Health Care, Emergency Department; [Agency for Clinical Innovation] |
| The IRISH study | Kate Curtis | Investigating the Redesign Implementation Strategy of interdisciplinary trauma team training on Health service and patient outcomes. | Emergency Department; [Westmead Hospital] |
| The National Trauma Registry, Australian Trauma Quality Improvement Program | Kate Curtis | https://www.ntri.org.au/australian-trauma-quality-improvement-program-a…. | Emergency Department; [Monash University, Alfred Health] |
| Obesity hypoventilation syndrome perioperatively | Natalie Smith, Michael Connolly, John Deady | Perioperative course of patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome. | Anaesthetics |
| Simulation Medicine | Simon Binks, Nathan Trist, Kate Molnar, Ruchit Agrawal | What is the optimal method for debriefing?: This study compared satisfaction with video-assisted debriefing versus traditional debriefing. | Wollongong Hospital, Emergency Department |
| Screening tool to identify patients at risk of transitioning from acute to chronic postsurgical pain | Buddhika Habaragamuwa | Developing a screening tool to identify patients at risk of transitioning from acute to chronic postsurgical pain, as well as those at risk of continuing opioid use in the postsurgical period. | Wollongong Hospital, Perioperative Clinic, Anaesthetics |
| Pain development after surgery | Buddhika Habaragamuwa,Sonia Markocic | Identifying people who may be at risk of developing persistent pain after surgery. | Anaesthetics |
| Neostigmine effects in healthy volunteers | Natalie Smith | Side effects of neostigmine. | Anaesthetics; [The San Hospital] |
| Teaching self-reflection to anaesthesia trainees | Natalie Smith | Development of an online learning module that can be used by any medical or other health practitioner. Testing of the module in a controlled study. | Anaesthetics |
| Allergy documentation perioperatively | Natalie Smith and Joshua Boom | Accuracy of allergy documentation perioperatively. | Anaesthetics |
| Preoperative management in obese patients | Natalie Smith, Anthony Hodsdon | Preoperative consultations with obese patients and their management. | Anaesthetics |
| Production of a patient information brochure specifically for patients with obesity | Natalie Smith, David Saunders | Anaesthetics | |
| Perhabilitation before surgery | Natalie Smith, Kasia Kulinski | Prehabilitation for patients awaiting surgery. | Anaesthetics |
| Postoperative outcomes in obese patients with 6 minute walk test | Natalie Smith | Prediction of postoperative outcomes in severely obese patients using the 6minute walk test. | Anaesthetics |
| Drug costs in anaesthesia | Natalie Smith, Justin Fong | Understanding of drug costs in anaesthesia. | Anaesthetics |
| Anaesthesia airway documentation | Kasia Kulinski, Natalie Smith | How well do anaesthetists document and predict difficult airways. | Anaesthetics |
| Troponin and postoperative risk prediction | Natalie Smith, Daniel Coric | Usefulness of postoperative troponin measurements for risk prediction. | Anaesthetics |