Emergency Department Collaborative Research Group
We are the overarching group for research conducted in the Emergency Department. Our vision is to embed research in clinical practice and education and inform new guidelines and policy.
In 2020, our group published more than 68 articles in peer-reviewed journals, contributed to more than 60 research projects, and were part of successful grant submissions totalling more than $6.38…
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Latest Emergency Department Research News
The Fibrinogen Early In Severe Trauma Study II, known as FEISTY II has begun at Gold Coast Health.
FEISTY II represents a vital step…
Gold Coast Health will host the first ever Emergency Care Research Symposium, continuing to harness innovation to drive the best possible care for…
Violence and threatening behaviour occur regularly in our Emergency Departments with as many as 10 Code Black activations per day, which are often…
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Current projects
Acute hypoxic respiratory distress (AHRF) such as pneumonia, caused by an infection imposes the greatest health care burden on non-elective…
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High quality healthcare research underpins quality patient care. It asks patient relevant questions and measures meaningful outcomes, uses…
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This multicenter study has two primary aims; (1) we will assess Emergency Department-level variation in the use of CT scanning of the brain (CTB)…
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Publications
Gisondi, M.A., Michael, S., Li-Sauerwine, S., Brazil, V., Caretta-Weyer, H.A., Issenberg, B., Giordano, J., Lineberry, M., Olson, A.S., Burkhardt, J.C. and Chan, T.M., The Purpose, Design, and Promise of Medical Education Research Labs. Academic medicine: journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Morrow, G.B., Feller, T., McQuilten, Z., Wake, E., Ariëns, R.A., Winearls, J., Mutch, N.J., Laffan, M.A. and Curry, N., 2022. Cryoprecipitate transfusion in trauma patients attenuates hyperfibrinolysis and restores normal clot structure and stability: Results from a laboratory sub-study of the FEISTY trial. Critical Care, 26(1), pp.1-12.
Franklin, D., Babl, F.E., George, S., Oakley, E., Borland, M.L., Neutze, J., Acworth, J., Craig, S., Jones, M., Gannon, B. and S https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clim.2022.109209hellshear, D., 2023. Effect of Early High-Flow Nasal Oxygen vs Standard Oxygen Therapy on Length of Hospital Stay in Hospitalized Children With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: The PARIS-2 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA, 329(3), pp.224-234.