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Research

2021 Publications

2021 Publications

  1. Alsenani M, F AA, Ford J, Earnest A, Hashem W, Chowdhury S, et al. Comparison of trauma management between two major trauma services in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Melbourne, Australia. BMJ Open. 2021;11(5):e045902.

  2. Amanat M, Naghdi K, Saeedi Moghaddam S, Ahmadi N, Rezaei N, Saadat S, et al. The Trend of Interpersonal Violence Mortality at National and Provincial Levels in Iran From 1990 to 2015. J Interpers Violence. 2021;36(21-22):10239-66.

  3. Amos T, Bannon-Murphy H, Yeung M, Gooi J, Marasco S, Udy A, Fitzgerald M. ECMO (extra corporeal membrane oxygenation) in major trauma: A 10 year single centre experience. Injury. 2021;52(9):2515-21.

  4. Bhandarkar P, Patil P, Soni KD, O'Reilly GM, Dharap S, Mathew J, et al. An Analysis of 30-Day in-Hospital Trauma Mortality in Four Urban University Hospitals Using the Australia India Trauma Registry. World J Surg. 2021;45(2):380-9.

  5. Bornstein SL, Elton LG, Kennedy F, Sosefo M, Daniel P, Sanau E, et al. Rising to the challenge: The emergency nursing response to COVID-19 in the Pacific. Australas Emerg Care. 2021;24(1):1-3.

  6. Brewster DJ, Groombridge CJ, Gatward JJ. Consensus statement: Safe Airway Society principles of airway management and tracheal intubation specific to the COVID-19 adult patient group. Med J Aust. 2021;214(1):46-.e1.

  7. Brichko L, Gaddam R, Roman C, O'Reilly G, Luckhoff C, Jennings P, et al. Rapid Administration of Methoxyflurane to Patients in the Emergency Department (RAMPED) Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Methoxyflurane Versus Standard Care. Acad Emerg Med. 2021;28(2):164-71.

  8. Cameron PA, O'Reilly GM, Mitra B, Mitchell RD. Preparing for reopening: An emergency care perspective. Emerg Med Australas. 2021;33(6):1124-7.

  9. Cameron PA. Editorial for injury. Injury. 2021;52(7):1653-4.

  10. Clements W, McMahon GA, Joseph T, Goh GS, Kuang RJ, Smit V, Varma D. Risk stratification of emergency department patients with acute pulmonary thromboembolism: Is chest pain a reason to investigate? J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2021;65(7):864-8.

  11. Dankiewicz J, Cronberg T, Lilja G, Jakobsen JC, Levin H, Ullén S, et al. Hypothermia versus Normothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. N Engl J Med. 2021;384(24):2283-94.

  12. Devaney B, Pilcher D, Mitra B, Watterson J. Does equipoise exist amongst experts regarding the role of hyperbaric oxygen treatment for necrotising soft tissue infection? ANZ J Surg. 2021;91(4):485-7.

  13. Downing M, Hicks A, Braaf S, Myles D, Gabbe B, Cameron P, et al. Factors facilitating recovery following severe traumatic brain injury: A qualitative study. Neuropsychol Rehabil. 2021;31(6):889-913.

  14. Earnest A, Palmer C, O'Reilly G, Burrell M, McKie E, Rao S, et al. Development and validation of a risk-adjustment model for mortality and hospital length of stay for trauma patients: a prospective registry-based study in Australia. BMJ Open. 2021;11(8):e050795.

  15. Gabbe BJ, Stewart I, Veitch W, Beck B, Cameron P, Russ M, et al. Long-term outcomes of major trauma with unstable open pelvic fractures: A population-based cohort study. Trauma. 2021;23(2):111-9.

  16. Gagnon MA, Bérubé M, Mercier É, Yanchar N, Cameron P, Stelfox T, et al. Low-value injury admissions in an integrated Canadian trauma system: A multicentre cohort study. Int J Clin Pract. 2021;75(10):e14473.

  17. Giummarra MJ, Xu R, Guo Y, Dipnall JF, Ponsford J, Cameron PA, et al. Driver, Collision and Meteorological Characteristics of Motor Vehicle Collisions among Road Trauma Survivors. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(21).

  18. Gong J, Singer Y, Cleland H, Wood F, Cameron P, Tracy LM, Gabbe BJ. Driving improved burns care and patient outcomes through clinical registry data: A review of quality indicators in the Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand. Burns. 2021;47(1):14-24.

  19. Groombridge C, Maini A, Mathew J, O'Keeffe F, Noonan M, Smit V, et al. Orbital decompression. Emerg Med Australas. 2021;33(3):552-4.

  20. Groombridge C, Maini A, O'Keeffe F, Noonan M, Smit V, Mathew J, Fitzgerald M. Resuscitative thoracotomy. Emerg Med Australas. 2021;33(1):138-41.

  21. Groombridge CJ, Maini A, Mathew J, Kim Y, Fitzgerald M, Smit V, O'Reilly G. Comparing methods to secure a tracheal tube placed via a surgical cricothyroidotomy: a randomised controlled study in cadavers. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2021;29(1):104.

  22. Groombridge CJ, Maini A, Olaussen A, Kim Y, Fitzgerald M, Smit V. Unintended consequences: The impact of airway management modifications introduced in response to COVID-19 on intubations in a tertiary centre emergency department. Emerg Med Australas. 2021;33(4):728-33.

  23. Gryffydd L, Mitra B, Wright BJ, Kinsella GJ. Cognitive performance in older adults at three months following mild traumatic brain injury. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2021;43(5):481-96.

  24. Haskins B, Nehme Z, Cameron PA, Smith K. Cardiac arrests in general practice clinics or witnessed by emergency medical services: a 20-year retrospective study. Med J Aust. 2021;215(5):222-7.

  25. Howard I, Cameron P, Castrén M, Wallis L, Lindström V. Multi-method versus single method appraisal of clinical quality indicators for the emergency medical services. Int J Qual Health Care. 2021;33(1).

  26. Irfan FB, Castren M, Bhutta ZA, George P, Qureshi I, Thomas SH, et al. Ethnic differences in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest among Middle Eastern Arabs and North African populations living in Qatar. Ethn Health. 2021;26(3):460-9.

  27. Jennings N, Lowe G, Tori K. Nurse practitioner locums: a plausible solution for augmenting health care access for rural communities. Aust J Prim Health. 2021;27(1):1-5.

  28. Jones P, Haustead D, Walker K, Honan B, Gangathimmaiah V, Mitchell R, et al. Review article: Has the implementation of time-based targets for emergency department length of stay influenced the quality of care for patients? A systematic review of quantitative literature. Emerg Med Australas. 2021;33(3):398-408.

  29. Jones P, Walker K, Bissett I, Gangathimmaiah V, Honan B, Haustead D, et al. Should the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine advocate for time-based targets as a quality indicator? A Quality Indicator Critical Appraisal evaluation. Emerg Med Australas. 2021;33(4):767-8.

  30. Knights E, Gorman V, Mitra B, Gray R. Emergency department nurse call back: A quality improvement project. Int Emerg Nurs. 2021;56:101001.

  31. Laging BL, Nay R, Bauer M, Laging R, Walker K, Kenny A. Advance Care Planning Practices in the Nursing Home Setting: A Secondary Analysis. Gerontologist. 2021;61(8):1307-16.

  32. Lowthian JA, Green M, Meyer C, Cyarto E, Robinson E, Mills A, et al. Being Your Best: protocol for a feasibility study of a codesigned approach to reduce symptoms of frailty in people aged 65 years or more after transition from hospital. BMJ Open. 2021;11(3):e043223.

  33. Ly J, Roman CP, Luckhoff C, Cameron PA, Dooley MJ, Mitra B. Introduction of a modified analgesic ladder in the emergency depart-ment: Effect on oxycodone use for back pain. J Opioid Manag. 2021;17(1):55-61.

  34. Makovec Knight J, Nguyen JVK, Mitra B, Willmott C. Soft-shell headgear, concussion and injury prevention in youth team collision sports: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2021;11(6):e044320.

  35. McDonald SJ, O'Brien WT, Symons GF, Chen Z, Bain J, Major BP, et al. Prolonged elevation of serum neurofilament light after concussion in male Australian football players. Biomark Res. 2021;9(1):4.

  36. McLeod J, Ball H, Gunn A, Howard T, Fitzgerald MC, Cameron PA, Mitra B. Impact of In-hospital and Outreach models for regional P.A.R.T.Y. Program participants. Emerg Med Australas. 2021;33(4):640-6.

  37. Mitchell R, Bue O, Nou G, Taumomoa J, Vagoli W, Jack S, et al. Validation of the Interagency Integrated Triage Tool in a resource-limited, urban emergency department in Papua New Guinea: a pilot study. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2021;13:100194.

  38. Mitra B, Bernard S, Gantner D, Burns B, Reade MC, Murray L, et al. Protocol for a multicentre prehospital randomised controlled trial investigating tranexamic acid in severe trauma: the PATCH-Trauma trial. BMJ Open. 2021;11(3):e046522.

  39. Mitra B, Fogarty M, Cameron PA, Smith K, Bernard S, Burke M, et al. Cardiovascular and liver disease among pre-hospital trauma deaths: A review of autopsy findings. Trauma. 2021;23(4):301-7.

  40. Mitra B, Ruggles T, Seah J, Miller C, Fitzgerald MC. Delayed intracranial hemorrhage after trauma. Brain Inj. 2021;35(4):484-9.

  41. Morris ME, Haines T, Hill AM, Cameron ID, Jones C, Jazayeri D, et al. Divesting from a Scored Hospital Fall Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT): A Cluster Randomized Non-Inferiority Trial. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021;69(9):2598-604.

  42. Nevill A, Kuhn L, Thompson J, Morphet J. The influence of nurse allocated triage category on the care of patients with sepsis in the emergency department: A retrospective review. Australas Emerg Care. 2021;24(2):121-6.

  43. Nichol A, Bellomo R, Ady B, Nielsen N, Hodgson C, Parke R, et al. Protocol summary and statistical analysis plan for the Targeted Therapeutic Mild Hypercapnia after Resuscitated Cardiac Arrest (TAME) trial. Crit Care Resusc. 2021;23(4):374-85.

  44. Olaussen A, Abetz JW, Smith K, Bernard S, Gaddam R, Banerjee A, et al. Paramedic streaming upon arrival in emergency department: A prospective study. Emerg Med Australas. 2021;33(2):286-91.

  45. O'Reilly GM, Curtis K, Kim Y, Rushworth N, Mitra B, Tee J, et al. Establishing determinants and quality indicators for getting home alive following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: the Australian Traumatic Brain Injury National Data Project. Emerg Med Australas. 2021;33(6):1121-3.

  46. O'Reilly GM, Fitzgerald MC, Curtis K, Mathew JK. Making trauma registries more useful for improving patient care: A survey of trauma care and trauma registry stakeholders across Australia and New Zealand. Injury. 2021;52(10):2848-54.

  47. O'Reilly GM, Mitchell RD, Mitra B, Akhlaghi H, Tran V, Furyk JS, et al. Epidemiology and clinical features of emergency department patients with suspected and confirmed COVID-19: A multisite report from the COVID-19 Emergency Department Quality Improvement Project for July 2020 (COVED-3). Emerg Med Australas. 2021;33(1):114-24.

  48. O'Reilly GM, Mitchell RD, Mitra B, Akhlaghi H, Tran V, Furyk JS, et al. Epidemiology and clinical features of emergency department patients with suspected COVID-19: Insights from Australia's 'second wave' (COVED-4). Emerg Med Australas. 2021;33(2):331-42.

  49. O'Reilly GM, Mitchell RD, Mitra B, Akhlaghi H, Tran V, Furyk JS, et al. Outcomes for emergency department patients with suspected and confirmed COVID-19: An analysis of the Australian experience in 2020 (COVED-5). Emerg Med Australas. 2021;33(5):911-21.

  50. Perkins M, Casalaz S, Mitra B, Gabbe B, Brown J, Oxley J, et al. Identify the key characteristics of pedestrian collisions through in-depth interviews: a pilot study. Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2021;28(2):135-40.

  51. Porgo TV, Moore L, Assy C, Neveu X, Gonthier C, Berthelot S, et al. Development and Validation of a Hospital Indicator of Activity-Based Costs for Injury Admissions. Value Health. 2021;24(4):530-8.

  52. Punchihewa N, Rankin D, Ben-Meir M, Brichko L, Turner I. Trends in presentations to a private emergency department during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Aust Health Rev. 2021;45(6):690-5.

  53. Roberts JD, Groombridge C, Fitzgerald M. Intrathoracic but extra-pleural chest tube placement; an unusual case of chest tube malposition in the trauma setting. Trauma Case Rep. 2021;32:100461.

  54. Roman C, Cloud G, Dooley M, Mitra B. Involvement of emergency medicine pharmacists in stroke thrombolysis: A cohort study. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2021;46(4):1095-102.

  55. Saeednejad M, Zafarghandi M, Khalili N, Baigi V, Khormali M, Ghodsi Z, et al. Evaluating mechanism and severity of injuries among trauma patients admitted to Sina Hospital, the National Trauma Registry of Iran. Chin J Traumatol. 2021;24(3):153-8.

  56. Sarang B, Bhandarkar P, Raykar N, O'Reilly GM, Soni KD, Wärnberg MG, et al. Associations of On-arrival Vital Signs with 24-hour In-hospital Mortality in Adult Trauma Patients Admitted to Four Public University Hospitals in Urban India: A Prospective Multi-Centre Cohort Study. Injury. 2021;52(5):1158-63.

  57. Sato N, Cameron P, McLellan S, Beck B, Gabbe B. Association between anticoagulants and mortality and functional outcomes in older patients with major trauma. Emerg Med J. 2021.

  58. Schnekenburger M, Mathew J, Fitzgerald M, Hendel S, Sekandarzad MW, Mitra B. Regional anaesthesia for rib fractures: A pilot study of serratus anterior plane block. Emerg Med Australas. 2021;33(5):788-93.

  59. Schumann J, Perkins M, Dietze P, Nambiar D, Mitra B, Gerostamoulos D, et al. The prevalence of alcohol and other drugs in fatal road crashes in Victoria, Australia. Accid Anal Prev. 2021;153:105905.

  60. Sharrock MK, Shannon B, Garcia Gonzalez C, Clair TS, Mitra B, Noonan M, et al. Prehospital paramedic pleural decompression: A systematic review. Injury. 2021;52(10):2778-86.

  61. Soni KD, Khajanchi M, Raykar N, Sarang B, O'Reilly GM, Dharap S, et al. Does in-hospital trauma mortality in urban Indian academic centres differ between "office-hours" and "after-hours"? J Crit Care. 2021;62:31-7.

  62. Tabary M, Ahmadi S, Amirzade-Iranaq MH, Shojaei M, Sohrabi Asl M, Ghodsi Z, et al. The effectiveness of different types of motorcycle helmets - A scoping review. Accid Anal Prev. 2021;154:106065.

  63. Thorn S, Lefering R, Maegele M, Gruen RL, Mitra B. Early prediction of acute traumatic coagulopathy: a validation of the COAST score using the German Trauma Registry. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2021;47(2):333-41.

  64. Tracy LM, Cameron PA, Singer Y, Earnest A, Wood F, Cleland H, Gabbe BJ. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis practice and its association with outcomes in Australia and New Zealand burns patients. Burns Trauma. 2021;9:tkaa044.

  65. Tracy LM, Cleland H, Cameron PA, Gabbe BJ. Pain assessment following burn injury in Australia and New Zealand: Variation in practice and its association on in-hospital outcomes. Australas Emerg Care. 2021;24(1):73-9.

  66. Van Praag DLG, Wouters K, Van Den Eede F, Wilson L, Maas AIR. Neurocognitive correlates of probable posttraumatic stress disorder following traumatic brain injury. Brain Spine. 2021;2:100854.

  67. Vasudeva M, Mathew JK, Groombridge C, Tee JW, Johnny CS, Maini A, Fitzgerald MC. Hypocalcemia in trauma patients: A systematic review. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021;90(2):396-402.

  68. Walker K, Honan B, Haustead D, Mountain D, Gangathimmaiah V, Forero R, et al. Review article: Have emergency department time-based targets influenced patient care? A systematic review of qualitative literature. Emerg Med Australas. 2021;33(2):202-13.

  69. Yeung T, O'Reilly G, Mitra B, Olaussen A. Lunacy in a tertiary emergency department: A 3-year cohort study of the association between moon cycles and occupational violence and aggression. Emerg Med Australas. 2021;33(2):250-4.