Baxter, M., Denny, K.J. and Keijzers, G., 2020. Antibiotic prescribing in patients who presented to the emergency department with dog bites: A descriptive review of current practice. Emergency Medicine Australasia.
Moloney, N., Paget, S. and Keijzers, G., 2019. Kounis syndrome: Anaphylaxis causing coronary occlusion. EMA 2019 31(5):903-905.
Craig, S., Kuan, W.S., Kelly, A.M., Van, O.M., Motiejunaite, J., Keijzers, G., Jones, P., Body, R., Karamercan, M.A., Klim, S. and Harjola, V.P., 2019. Treatment and outcome of adult patients with acute asthma in emergency departments in Australasia, South East Asia and Europe: Are guidelines followed? AANZDEM/EuroDEM study. Emergency medicine Australasia: EMA.
You, H., Sweeny, A., Cooper, M.L., Von Papen, M. and Innes, J., 2019. The management of diverticulitis: a review of the guidelines. The Medical Journal of Australia, 211(9), pp.n-a.
Yap, C.Y., Taylor, D.M., Kong, D.C., Knott, J.C., Taylor, S.E. and Sedation for Acute Agitation in Emergency Department Patients: Targeting Adverse Events (SIESTA) Collaborative Study Group, 2019. Risk Factors for Sedation‐related Events During Acute Agitation Management in the Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine, 26(10), pp.1135-1143.
Prof Claire Rickard (Griffith, AVATAR)
Prof Amanda Ullman, Dr Nicole Marsh, Ms Tricia Kleidon, Prof Gerben Keijzers, Dr Jessica Schults, Prof Marie Cooke, A/Prof Joshua Byrnes, Prof Robert Ware, Prof Louise Cullen, Dr Stuart Watkins
Members of the ED Collaborative Research Group have been part of a successful partnership grant awarded by the National Health and Medical Research Council. They awarded 1.5M AUD which was matched for by national and state health partners (who contributed 2.1M)
The main aim is to improve the experience for thousands who require peripheral intravenous (IV) catheters throughout the health system. Griffith researchers will work with three Queensland partner hospitals (two metropolitan and one regional), the Queensland rural and remote education provider, and the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare on the project.
In the first stage of the three-year project, Griffith researchers with partners and stakeholders will co-design a difficult IV access ultrasound pathway and associated implementation strategies. The second stage will see a progressively trialled implementation across hospitals, with a national rollout (metropolitan, rural and remote settings) in the final stage
Peripheral intravenous cannulation (PIVC) is a vital part of modern medicine, however the use of cannulas has become prolific, with many never used. The patient risks that are associated with PIVC are well documented, including pain and even infections, which can be severe and lead to death.
PIVCs which are inserted but never used (idle PIVC), have the risks and downsides, but no potential benefits. Reducing the rate of idle PIVC may reduce the overall rate of risks, side-effects and infections associated with PIVC, but it may also lead to patients who require PIVC not receiving one.
In this study, we are looking into the reasons why clinicians decide to insert a PIVC. We aim to describe: I) the proportion of PIVCs placed that do not get used within 24 hours (idle PIVCs), II) differences between the pre-hospital setting and the emergency department and III) describe which factors are associated with clinicians’ decision making regarding PIVC.
Tian, D.H., Smyth, C., Keijzers, G., Macdonald, S.P., Peake, S., Udy, A. and Delaney, A., 2019. Safety of peripheral administration of vasopressor medications: A systematic review. Emergency Medicine Australasia.
Venkatesan, S., Myles, P.R., Bolton, K.J., Muthuri, S.G., Al Khuwaitir, T., Anovadiya, A.P., Azziz-Baumgartner, E., Bajjou, T., Bassetti, M., Beovic, B. and Bertisch, B., 2019. Neuraminidase Inhibitors and Hospital Length of Stay: A Meta-analysis of Individual Participant Data to Determine Treatment Effectiveness Among Patients Hospitalized With Nonfatal 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection. The Journal of infectious diseases. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiz152
Hamill, L.M., Thi, Y.C.E. and Keijzers, G., 2019. Picking the low‐hanging fruit: Why not choose oral antibiotics for skin and soft‐tissue infections in the emergency department. Emergency Medicine Australasia.
