Emergency Department Collaborative Research Group
We are the overarching group for research conducted in the Emergency Department. Our vision is to integrate research seamlessly into clinical practice and education while shaping new guidelines and policy.
In 2024, our group achieved significant milestones, including the publication of over 91 articles in peer-reviewed journals, involvement in more than 150 research projects, and…
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Latest Emergency Department Research News
More than $1.7 million in upgrades to Gold Coast University Hospital’s triage areas are now complete, further supporting patient safety and…
The motivation of our Emergency Department Collaborative Research Group remains the same with every study: Keep patient care at the centre of its…
Dr Gerben Keijzers is a Senior Staff Specialist Emergency Physician at the Gold Coast University Hospital Emergency Department.
Dr Keijzers…
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Current projects
Most children with asthma presenting to an emergency department (ED) are managed with inhaled medications and oral steroids. Infrequently, some…
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Children sometimes present to an emergency department with severe illness which requires the insertion of a breathing tube into their windpipe and…
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Publications
Factors associated with difficult intravenous access in the paediatric emergency department: A prospective cohort study.
Dunstan, L., Sweeny, A.L., Lam, C., Goucher, B., Watkins, S., George, S. and Snelling, P.J., 2024. Factors associated with difficult intravenous access in the paediatric emergency department: A prospective cohort study. Emergency Medicine Australasia.
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cardiac Related Emergency Department Presentations in Queensland: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Hall, E.J., Keijzers, G., Ranse, J., Sweeny, A.L., Crilly, J., and The Covered-Covid Study Investigators.
Opioid Administration and Reduction of Pediatric Ileocolic Intussusception
Burke, K., Shavit, I., Cohen, D.M., MacDowell, D., Mistry, R.D., Mintegi, S., Craig, S., Roland, D., Miller, M.R., Ali, S., George., S. and Poonai, N.,
