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
Dr Gerben Keijzers is a Senior Staff Specialist Emergency Physician at the Gold Coast University Hospital Emergency Department.
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Dr Richard Pellatt has successfully secured over $27,000 in funding from the Emergency Medicine Foundation to work on the new project "Drug¡
Embedding research into clinical practice was the theme of the second Gold Coast Health Emergency Care Research Symposium held on Thursday 23rd¡
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Sepsis remains a leading cause of childhood mortality, causing >$50M in direct costs every year in Australia and New Zealand. A recent WHO¡
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Bell¡¯s palsy denotes the sudden onset of one-sided facial weakness of unknown cause. It is the third most common neurological reason for children¡
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Publications
Experience with clinical pathway for management of high grade blunt splenic injuries: a prospective study in adults at two tertiary trauma centers.
Campbell, D., Wake, E., Grieve, J., Rashid, M., Wullschleger, M. and Patel, B., 2021. Experience with clinical pathway for management of high grade blunt splenic injuries: a prospective study in adults at two tertiary trauma centers. International Surgery Journal, 8(8), pp.2374-2381.
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1156: Intensivists agree: Additional Guidelines needed for critical bronchiolitis
Zurca, A., Gonzalez-Dambrauskas, S., Junior, J.C., Vasquez-Hoyos, P., Barbosa, A., Boothe, D., Lee, J.H., Franklin, D., Pon, S., Karsies, T. and Shein, S., 2022. 1156: Intensivists agree: Additional Guidelines needed for critical bronchiolitis. Critical Care Medicine, 50(1), p.576.
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Peripheral intravenous catheter insertion and use of ultrasound in patients with difficult intravenous access: Australian patient and practitioner perspectives to inform future implementation strategies
Schults JA, Calleja P, Slaughter E, Paterson R, Rickard CM, Booker C, Marsh N, Fenn M, Kelly J, Snelling PJ, Byrnes J. 2022. Peripheral intravenous catheter insertion and use of ultrasound in patients with difficult intravenous access: Australian patient and practitioner perspectives to inform future implementation strategies. PloS one. Jun 24;17(6):e0269788.
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