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Trauma and Pre-Hospital pillar

The Trauma and Pre-Hospital Pillar’s vision is to conduct research that is innovative, collaborative, regionally responsive and globally useful at an individual, population and system level.

Our aims

The Trauma Service recognises research as being an essential and valuable component of improving patient care and health outcomes.  Scientific research supports evidence-based care and integrated and adaptive clinical practice by providing an objective and defensible basis for making decisions and developing policy. In addition, through quality improvement processes which can provide the first step in the research process, delivery of care can be enhanced as well as patient outcomes.

Our team

Name Job title/s Further information
Ms Elizabeth Wake Trauma Research Coordinator LinkedIn | ResearchGate
Ms Kate Dale Nurse Practitioner, Trauma LinkedIn | ResearchGate
Prof Martin Wullschleger Director of Trauma LinkedIn | ResearchGate
Dr Don Campbell Director of Trauma LinkedIn | ResearchGate

 

Research themes

Our research covers multiples themes including:

  • haemorrhage and trauma induced coagulopathy (bleeding disorder)
  • rehabilitation
  • prevention
  • the trauma registry
  • post-discharge and acute care.

Current projects

In a severe trauma, major bleeding or haemorrhaging is associated significant morbidity and…

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Major bleeding is a leading cause of death in trauma patients. Blood product replacement is a…

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Publications

Critical evaluation of a targeted point of care ROTEM guided coagulation and haemostasis management programme in severe trauma

Walters, K., Wake, E., Campbell, D., Wullschleger, M., Chalasani, A., Ho, D., ... & Winearls, J. (2018). Australian Critical Care, 31(2), 116.


Effect of Early Sustained Prophylactic Hypothermia on Neurologic Outcomes Among Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: The POLAR Randomized Clinical Trial

Walters, K., Wake, E., Campbell, D., Wullschleger, M., Chalasani, A., Ho, D., ... & Winearls, J. (2018). Australian Critical Care, 31(2), 116.


Establishing a successful perioperative geriatric service in an Australian acute surgical unit

Styan, L., Murphy, S., Fleury, A., McGowan, B., & Wullschleger, M. (2018). ANZ journal of surgery, 88(6), 607-611.



Last updated 30 Jan 2023