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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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.
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Current projects
Prior research conducted by the PREDICT network has identified that there is substantial variation in practice patterns in Australasia in relation…
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This study is conducted in collaboration with the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre (ANZIC-RC). It is endorsed by the…
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Publications
Bedside Ultrasound Conducted in Kids with distal upper Limb fractures in the Emergency Department (BUCKLED): a protocol for an open- label non-inferiority diagnostic randomised controlled trial
Snelling, P.J., Keijzers, G., Byrnes, J., Bade, D., George, S., Moore, M., Jones, P., Davison, M., Roan, R. and Ware, R.S., 2021. Bedside Ultrasound Conducted in Kids with distal upper Limb fractures in the Emergency Department (BUCKLED): a protocol for an open-label non-inferiority diagnostic randomised controlled trial. Trials, 22(1), pp.1-12.
Resuscitation in Paediatric Sepsis Using Metabolic Resuscitation–A Pilot Randomized Controlled Pilot Study in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (RESPOND PICU): Study Protocol and Analysis Plan.
Schlapbach, L.J., Gibbons, K., Ridolfi, R., Harley, A., Cree, M., Long, D., Buckley, D., Erickson, S., Festa, M., George, S. and King, M. 2021. Resuscitation in Paediatric Sepsis Using Metabolic Resuscitation–A Pilot Randomized Controlled Pilot Study in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (RESPOND PICU): Study Protocol and Analysis Plan. Frontiers in pediatrics, 9, p.379.
Parental and healthcare professional concern in the diagnosis of paediatric sepsis: a protocol for a prospective multicentre observational study.
Sever, Z., Schlapbach, L.J., Jessup, M., George, S. and Harley, A., 2021. Parental and healthcare professional concern in the diagnosis of paediatric sepsis: a protocol for a prospective multicentre observational study. BMJ open, 11(9), p.e045910.
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