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Reducing medical device alarms by an order of magnitude: A human factors approach by Koomen, Erik, Webster, Craig S, Konrad, David, van der Hoeven, Johannes G, Best, Thomas, Kesecioglu, Jozef, Gommers, Diederik AMPJ, de Vries, Willem B, Kappen, Teus H

“…The intensive care unit (ICU) is one of the most technically advanced environments in healthcare, using a multitude of medical devices for drug administration,…”
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Experiences and outcomes of patients participating in a perioperative shared decision-making pathway by Omundsen, Heidi C, Franklin, Renee L, Omundsen, Mark S, Richardson, Trevor R

“…The Complex Decision Pathway (CDP) is a novel perioperative shared decision-making pathway that was established in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand in 2018…”
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A comprehensive audit of difficult airway trolleys in selected Victorian hospitals by Tang, Yaodong, Pham, Teresa, Bradley, William PL, Brewster, Fiona M, Brewster, David J

“…This study aimed to assess the availability, design, and contents of difficult airway trolleys in hospitals in Victoria, Australia. A survey audit was…”
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MET call prevention by Bradley, William PL, Reilly, Simon, Smith, Alexander D

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A comment on the clinical experience of cardiothoracic anaesthesia trainees in a tertiary Australian hospital by Tan, Lay Teng, Rapchuk, Ivan L

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Intraoperative ‘pressure field’ haemodynamic monitoring in a patient with severe aortic regurgitation having laparoscopic robot-assisted colorectal surgery by Martis, Walston R, Allen, Charles, Ahmed, Rajib, Ismail, Hilmy, Woodford, Stephen, Riedel, Bernhard

“…Laparoscopic robot-assisted colorectal surgery can pose significant haemodynamic challenges for patients with severe aortic regurgitation. The increased…”
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A case of cardiorespiratory collapse following bilateral sub-Tenon’s blocks from brainstem anaesthesia by Cai, Steven C, Dempster, Anne-Marie (Amie) W, Chua, Alfred WY

“…Sub-Tenon’s block has a superior safety profile and life-threatening complications such as cardiovascular collapse and brainstem anaesthesia are extremely…”
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Survival in hostile environments: The fight to understand and protect against acceleration-induced visual disturbance and loss of consciousness in pilots of powered, heavier-than-air aircraft by Featherstone, Peter J, Ball, Christine M

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Skin injury: Associations with variables related to perfusion and pressure by Roberts, Christopher J, Popies, Jennifer A, Razzak, Abrahim N, Fang, Xi, Falcucci, Octavio A, Pearson, Paul J, Szabo, Aniko

“…Skin injuries are a major healthcare problem that are not well understood or prevented in the critically ill, suggesting that underappreciated variables are…”
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Anaesthesia healthcare workers’ interactions with COVID-19-positive and -suspect patients: A multi-site observational study from Queensland, Australia by Chin, Adrian, Woods, Christine, Pelecanos, Anita M, Tognolini, Angela, Chawla, Gunjan, Bell, Sheridan, Rapchuk, Ivan L, Wang, Jimmy, Eley, Victoria A

“…Occupationally acquired COVID-19 is a hazard for healthcare workers (HCWs). In four hospitals of the Metro North Hospitals and Health Service in Queensland,…”
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Promoting behavioural change by educating anaesthetists about the environmental impact of inhalational anaesthetic agents: A systematic review by Nolan, Brieana C, Hoskins, Michael J, Phillips, Bríd, Evans, Kiah L

“…Of the total carbon footprint of Australia, 7% is attributed to healthcare. In the UK, inhalational agents make up 5% of the healthcare carbon footprint. This…”
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A cross-sectional study of the relationship between iron deficiency anaemia and chronic pain by Wyssusek, Kerstin H, Woods, Christine A, Minard, Emily T, Lee, Julie, Pelecanos, Anita, Gray, Paul

“…Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia are frequently under-recognised in chronic conditions with non-specific symptoms, including fatigue. This study…”
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Dr Gilbert Reynolds Troup: A founder of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists by Cooper, Michael G

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JG Farrell and The Lung: An early description of intensive care delirium in literature by O’Connell, John G, Condon-English, Finbarr J, O’Brien, Brian P

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‘On the inhalation of the vapour of Æther, with cases’: The first paper on anaesthesia read before a medical society in Australia by Haridas, Rajesh P

“…On 7 September 1847, in Melbourne in the Port Phillip District of the Colony of New South Wales, David John Thomas (1813–1871) presented a paper, ‘On the…”
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Maximising environmental sustainability on the return to in-person conferencing: Report from a 2500-person anaesthesia meeting in Sydney, Australia by Lalor, Fran, Cameron, Shanel L, Selak, Tanya, Dieleman, Stefan JM

“…The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted medical conferences, where restrictions on public gatherings resulted in the postponement or cancellation of in-person…”
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Urinary chloride excretion in critical illness and acute kidney injury: a paediatric hypothesis-generating cohort study post cardiopulmonary bypass surgery by Mattke, Adrian C, Johnson, Kerry E, Ariyawansa, Krishanti, Trnka, Peter, Venugopal, Prem S, Coman, David, Schibler, Andreas, Gibbons, Kristen

“…Renal chloride metabolism is currently poorly understood but may serve as both a diagnostic and a treatment approach for acute kidney injury. We investigated…”
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Two sides to every story: Reappraising the early history of liver transplantation at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge by Featherstone, Peter J

“…Over the course of the past six decades, liver transplantation has evolved to become the treatment of choice for chronic end-stage liver disease and some cases…”
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Reference value models for predicting preoperative six-minute walk test in patients scheduled for abdominal and pelvic cancer surgery by Makker, Preet Gs, Koh, Cherry, Solomon, Michael J, Ansari, Nabila, Pillinger, Neil, Denehy, Linda, Riedel, Bernhard, Edbrooke, Lara, Crowe, Jess, Wijeysundera, Duminda N, Cuthbertson, Brian H, Steffens, Daniel

“…Preoperative assessment of functional capacity with the six-minute walk test (6MWT) allows for estimation of surgical risk and targeted triage to…”
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Two episodes of delayed emergence in a healthy young man by Nielsen, James R, Keshava, Anil

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