Research

Prof Paul Myles and Dr Stefan Dieleman, Anaesthesia Research Fellow at Monash and Alfred, reviewing an echo result
The research unit is headed by Professor Paul Myles, and funded through a number of large NHMRC grants. Paul is supported by an NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship.
Our staff
- Sophie Wallace, Research Manager
- Andrea Ditoro, Research Assistant
- Aimee Neylan, Research Assistant
- Ruby Han, Research Assistant
- Mayumi Ueoka, Research Assistant
- Alice Cazalet, Office Assistant
Research trials and studies
The unit manages and participates in numerous multicentre and local clinical trials and studies at any one time.
Current and upcoming trials
ITACS
MIDAS
Vapor C
ERAS
Prospective Cohort Study of Pharmacokinetics of Cephazolin Prophylaxis in Cardia
Optimise II
DECS II
ROCKet
The TRIGS trial
A multi-centre, patient and assessor-blinded, parallel groups, randomised contro
Is preoperative TTE-evaluated diastolic dysfunction an independent outcome predi
NATO
Recently completed Studies
PADDI
Does creatinine production rate change perioperatively in patients undergoing...
Cephazolin in cardiac surgery
An evaluation of the agreement between transthoracic and trans...
RELIEF
ATACAS Trial
Recovery after Major Surgery
TRICS III Trial
METS
BALANCED
EPICS-Australasia
POISE 2
ENIGMA-II Trial
Iron NOF
LICRA
ENIGMA
B-AWARE
POISE
ISOS
Registrar projects
In addition, registrars receive specialist training in Anaesthesia, and each registrar must complete a research project as part of their specialist qualifications. During 2017, seven projects were completed, including randomised trials and audits.