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Research without informed patient consent in incompetent patients by Dobb, G J

“…Most patients needing intensive care cannot give informed consent to participation in research. This includes the most acutely and severely ill, with the…”
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Effect of length of stay in intensive care unit on hospital and long-term mortality of critically ill adult patients by Williams, T.A., Ho, K.M., Dobb, G.J., Finn, J.C., Knuiman, M., Webb, S.A.R.

“…Critical illness leading to prolonged length of stay (LOS) in an intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with significant mortality and resource utilization…”
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Promoting Global Research Excellence in Severe Sepsis (PROGRESS): Lessons from an International Sepsis Registry by Beale, R, Reinhart, K, Brunkhorst, F. M, Dobb, G, Levy, M, Martin, G, Martin, C, Ramsey, G, Silva, E, Vallet, B, Vincent, J.-L, Janes, J. M, Sarwat, S, Williams, M. D

“…Background: The PROGRESS Registry (Promoting Global Research Excellence in Severe Sepsis) was designed to provide comparative data reflecting everyday clinical…”
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ARF, ATN or AKI? It's now acute kidney injury by Webb, S, Dobb, G

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The pressure effects of facemasks during noninvasive ventilation: a volunteer study by Munckton, K., Ho, K. M., Dobb, G. J., Das‐Gupta, M., Webb, S. A.

“…Summary Noninvasive ventilation by facemask is commonly used for patients with respiratory failure. We evaluated the pressure exerted by two types of facemask…”
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Clinical determination of brain death by Dobb, G J

“…In 2010 an article in the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 1 presented case reports of two patients who appeared to regain spontaneous respiration after they had…”
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Healthcare utilisation among patients discharged from hospital after intensive care by WILLIAMS, T. A, LESLIE, G. D, BREARLEY, L, DOBB, G. J

“…Surviving critical illness can be life-changing and presents new healthcare challenges for patients after hospital discharge. This feasibility study aimed to…”
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Effect of an episode of critical illness on subsequent hospitalisation: a linked data study by Williams, T. A., Knuiman, M. W., Finn, J. C., Ho, K. M., Dobb, G. J., Webb, S. A. R.

“…Summary Healthcare utilisation can affect quality of life and is important in assessing the cost‐effectiveness of medical interventions. A clinical database…”
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Examining the occurrence of adverse events within 72 hours of discharge from the intensive care unit by MCLAUGHLIN, N, LESLIE, G. D, WILLIAMS, T. A, DOBB, G. J

“…Adverse events have negative consequences for patients, including increased risk of death or permanent disability. Reports describe suboptimal patient care on…”
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Changes in case-mix and outcomes of critically ill patients in an Australian tertiary intensive care unit by WILLIAMS, T. A, HO, K. M, DOBB, G. J, FINN, J. C, KNUIMAN, M. W, WEBB, S. A. R

“…Critical care service is expensive and the demand for such service is increasing in many developed countries. This study aimed to assess the changes in…”
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Risk factors and outcomes of high-dependency patients requiring intensive care unit admission: a nested case-control study by GOULD, A, HO, K. M, DOBB, G

“…Intermediate-care or high-dependency units can provide a level of care that lies between the intensive care unit (ICU) and general ward, but the patients who…”
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Data linkage enables evaluation of long-term survival after intensive care by WILLIAMS, T. A, DOBB, G. J, FINN, J. C, KNUIMAN, M, LEE, K. Y, GEELHOED, E, WEBB, S. A. R

“…Outcomes of intensive care are important to the patient and for assessment of benefit. Short-term outcomes after critical illness are well described, but less…”
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Intravenous Flecainide versus Amiodarone for recent-onset atrial fibrillation by DONOVAN, K. D, POWER, B. M, HOCKINGS, B. E. F, DOBB, G. J, LEE, K.-Y

“…In a randomized, double-blind, controlled study of 98 patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) (present for > or = 30 minutes, < or = 72 hours, and a ventricular…”
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Bed availability and transfer of critically ill patients by Debb, Geoffrey J

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Critical care medicine in the Western Pacific region by Dobb, G J

“…The Western Pacific region has seen rapid recent economic development but variation in the provision and organisation of intensive care units (ICUs) between…”
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Diarrhoea during enteral feeding in the critically ill : a comparison of feeds with and without fibre by DOBB, G. J, TOWLER, S. C

“…This randomised double-blind study examined the frequency of diarrhoea in intensive care unit patients given a fibre-containing feed, Enrich, and a fibre-free…”
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Intensity of Continuous Renal-Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients by Bellomo, Rinaldo, Cass, Alan, Cole, Louise, Finfer, Simon, Gallagher, Martin, Lo, Serigne, McArthur, Colin, McGuinness, Shay, Myburgh, John, Norton, Robyn, Scheinkestel, Carlos, Su, Steve

“…This multicenter, randomized trial compared the effect of continuous renal-replacement therapy at two different levels of intensity on 90-day mortality among…”
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Intensive care in Australia and New Zealand. No nonsense "down under" by Dobb, G J

“…The year 1996 was the 21st birthday of the Australian and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting on Intensive Care. With this maturity many of the issues that…”
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Effect of a Fecal Bulking Agent on Diarrhea during Enteral Feeding in the Critically Ill by Hart, Graeme K., Dobb, Geoffrey J.

“…Diarrhea is a common complication of enteral feeding in critically ill patients. This placebo-controlled clinical trial assessed the effect of adding fiber in…”
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Structure-compressional property relations in carbon fibres by Dobb, M.G., Guo, H., Johnson, D.J., Par, C.R.

“…Microstructural features of carbon fibres based on both polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and mesophase pitch (MP) are discussed in relation to their compressional…”
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