2018 MERC publications

  1. Arbabian H, Lee HM, Graudins A. Elderly patients with suspected chronic digoxin toxicity: A comparison of clinical characteristics of patients receiving and not receiving digoxin-Fab. Emerg Med Australas. 2018 Apr; 30(2):242-248.
  2. Craig S, Graudins A, Dalziel SR, Powell CV, Babl FE. A primer for clinical researchers in the emergency department: Part 6. Measuring what matters: Core outcome sets in emergency medicine research. Emerg Med Australas. 2018 Apr 2. Doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12970.
  3. Franklin D, Babl FE, Schlapbach LJ, Oakley E, Craig S, Neutze J, Furyk J, Fraser JF, Jones M, Whitty JA, Dalziel SR, Schibler A. A Randomized Trial of High-Flow Oxygen Therapy in Infants with Bronchiolitis. N Engl J Med. 2018 Mar 22; 378(12):1121-1131.
  4. Egerton-Warburton D, Gosbell A, Moore K, Wadsworth A, Richardson D, Fatovich DM. Alcohol-related harm in emergency departments: a prospective, multi-centre study. Addiction 2018; 113(4):623-632.
  5. Pouryahya P, Meyer A, Lee HM. Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) saves lives; a case report. Utility of PoCUS in diagnosis of aortic dissection. Med Emergency MJEM 2018.
  6. Jackman C, Waddell R, Fisher L, Ben-Meir M, Blecher G, Goh GS, et al. Konjac flour noodles associated with gastric outlet obstruction. Emerg Med Australas. 2018; 30(2):283-284.
  7. Wald A, Cochrane A, Blecher G, Nerlekar. N. Windsock in the heart. Emerg Med Australas. 2018 Feb; 30(1):130-131.
  8. Wong A, Gunja N, McNulty R, Graudins A. Analysis of an 8-hour acetylcysteine infusion protocol for repeated supratherapeutic ingestion (RSTI) of paracetamol. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Mar; 56(3):199-203.
  9. Wong A, Tong R L.K., Ryan L, Crozier T, Graudins A. The use of sustained low efficiency dialysis (SLED) in massive paracetamol overdose. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Mar; 56(3):229-231.
  10. Keijzers G, Egerton-Warburton D, Simpson G, Brown SGA. Consider Conservative Approach Rather Than Intervening in Moderate to Large Spontaneous Pneumothorax. Ann Emerg Med. 2018 Dec; 72(6):731-732.
  11. Meek R, Mee MJ, Egerton-Warburton D, Graudins A, Meyer A, Pouryahya P, Blecher G, Fahey J, Crow S. Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial of Droperidol and Ondansetron for Adult Emergency Department Patients With Nausea. Acad Emerg Med. 2018 Oct 28. doi: 10.1111/acem.13650.
  12. Egerton-Warburton D, McAllan F, Ramanan R, Lim ZJ, Nagle D, Dendle C, Stuart R. Human factor-designed multimodal intervention reduces the rate of unused peripheral intravenous cannula insertion. Emerg Med Australas. 2018 Sep 12. Doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13165.
  13. Keijzers G, Egerton-Warburton D, Simpson G, Brown SGA. Consider Conservative Approach Rather Than Intervening in Moderate to Large Spontaneous Pneumothorax. Ann Emerg Med. 2018 Dec; 72(6):731-732.
  14. Keijzers G, Cullen L, Egerton-Warburton D, Fatovich DM. Re: Medical student enquiries on the art of clinical inertia. Emerg Med Australas. 2018 Jun; 30(3):435-436.
  15. Keijzers G. Egerton-Warburton D. Cullen L. Glasziou P. Scott I. Croskerry P. Fatovich D. Deliberate clinical inertia: Using meta-cognition to improve decision-making. Emerg Med Australas. 30(4):585-590
  16. Egerton-Warburton D. Don’t lose sight: last drinks laws reduce violent assaults. Med J Aust. 2018 Mar 5; 208(4):166-167
  17. Egerton-Warburton D. Gosbell A. Wadsworth, A. Richardson, D. Fatovich D.A Point-Prevalence Survey Of Alcohol-Related Presentations To Australasian Emergency Departments. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2018 Apr; 42(2):218
  18. Keijzers G, Cullen L, Egerton-Warburton D, Fatovich DM. Don't just do something, stand there! The value and art of deliberate clinical inertia. Emerg Med Australas. 2018 Apr; 30(2):273-278.
  19. Egerton-Warburton D. Cullen L. Keijzers G. Fatovich D. “What the hell is water?” How To Use Deliberate Clinical Inertia In Common Emergency Department Situations. Emerg Med Australas. 2018, Jun; 30(3):426-430.
  20. Hawkins T, Greenslade JH, Suna J, Williams J, Rickard CM, Jensen M, Donohue M, Cho E, Hise CV, Egerton-Warburton D, Cullen L. Peripheral Intravenous Cannula Insertion and Use in the Emergency Department: An Intervention Study. Acad Emerg Med. 2018 Jan; 25(1):26-32.
  21. Egerton-Warburton D, Aitken P, Hutton J, Tyler H. Public Health and Emergency Medicine. Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine. 5th Edition. 2018.
  22. Wong A, Sivilotti ML, Mcnulty R, Gunja N, Graudins A. Accuracy of the paracetamol-aminotransferase product to predict hepatotoxicity in paracetamol overdose treated with a 2 bag acetylcysteine regimen. Clin Tox 2018. 56(3):182-188.
  23. Wong A, McNulty R, Gunja N, Graudins A. Analysis of an 8 hour acetylcysteine infusion protocol for repeated supratherapeutic ingestion (RSTI) of paracetamol. Clin Tox 2018. 56(3):199-203.
  24. Wong A, Tong RLK, Ryan L, Crozier T, Graudins A. The use of sustained low efficiency dialysis in massive paracetamol overdose. Clin Tox 2018. 56(3):229-231.
  25. Wong A, Landersdorfer C, Graudins, A. In reply. Euro J Clin Pharm 2018;74(2):253.
  26. Wong A, Greene SL. Successful treatment of Nerium oleander toxicity with titrated Digoxin Fab antibody dosing. Clin Tox 2018. 56(7)-678-680.
  27. Lee J, Pilgrim J, Robinson J, Gerostamoulos D, Wong A. Increasing rates of quetiapine overdose, misuse and mortality in Victoria, Australia. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2018. 187: 95-99.
  28. Wong A, Cheung B, Nejad C, Gantier M, Graudins A. Hepatotoxicity after paracetamol overdose in a patient with cystic fibrosis despite early acetylcysteine and utility of microRNA to predict hepatotoxicity. Clin Tox 2018. Oct; 56(10):904-906.
  29. Wong A, Lee C, Lee J. Agomelatine overdose and related toxicity. Toxicology Communications 2018. 2(1):62-65.
  30. Wong A, McNulty R, Taylor DM, Sivilotti MLA, Greene SL, Gunja N, Koutsogiannis Z, Graudins A. The NACSTOP trial: A multi-center, cluster-controlled trial of early cessation of acetylcysteine in acetaminophen overdose. Hepatology 2018. Aug 19. doi: 10.1002/hep.30224.
  31. Wong O, Wong A, Green SL, Graudins A. Prolonged coma resulting from massive levothyroxine overdose and the utility of N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide. (NT-proBNP). Clin Tox 2018. Nov 28:1-3.
  32. Wong A, Homer N, Dear JW, Choy KW, Doery J, Graudins A. Paracetamol metabolite concentrations following low risk overdose treated with an abbreviated 12 hour versus 20 hour acetylcysteine infusion. Clin Tox 2018. Nov 19:1-6.
  33. Nagarajan S, Wong A, Koutsogiannis Z, Greene SL. An aging methadone population: a challenge for treating doctors. Australian Journal of General Practice 2018. Accepted
  34. Gray CS, Powell CVE, Babl FE, Dalziel SR, Craig S; PREDICT (Paediatric Research In Emergency Departments International Collaborative) Research Network. Variability of outcome measures in trials of intravenous therapy in acute severe paediatric asthma: a systematic review. Emerg Med J. 2018 Nov 27. pii: emermed-2018-207929.
  35. Craig SS, Auerbach M, Cheek JA, Babl FE, Oakley E, Nguyen L, Rao A, Dalton S, Lyttle MD, Mintegi S, Nagler J, Mistry RD, Dixon A, Rino P, Kohn-Loncarica G, Dalziel SR; Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN). Preferred learning modalities and practice for critical skills: a global survey of paediatric emergency medicine clinicians. Emerg Med J. 2018 Oct 16. pii: emermed-2017-207384.
  36. Iacovou M, Craig SS, Yelland GW, Barrett JS, Gibson PR, Muir JG. Randomised clinical trial: reducing the intake of dietary FODMAPs of breastfeeding mothers is associated with a greater improvement of the symptoms of infantile colic than for a typical diet. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2018 Nov; 48(10):1061-1073.
  37. Laribi S, Keijzers G, van Meer O, Klim S, Motiejunaite J, Kuan WS, Body R, Jones P, Karamercan M, Craig S, Harjola VP, Holdgate A, Golea A, Graham C, Verschuren F, Capsec J, Christ M, Grammatico-Guillon L, Barletta C, Garcia-Castrillo L, Kelly AM; AANZDEM and EURODEM study groups. Epidemiology of patients presenting with dyspnea to emergency departments in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Eur J Emerg Med. 2018 Aug 30. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000571.
  38. Kuan WS, Craig S, Kelly AM, Keijzers G, Klim S, Graham CA, Jones P, Holdgate A, Lawoko C, Laribi S. Asthma among adult patients presenting with dyspnea to the emergency department: An observational study. Clin Respir J. 2018 Jun;12(6):2117-2125.
  39. Kelly AM, Holdgate A, Keijzers G, Klim S, Graham CA, Craig S, Kuan WS, Jones P, Lawoko C, Laribi S. Epidemiology, treatment, disposition and outcome of patients with acute exacerbation of COPD presenting to emergency departments in Australia and South East Asia: An AANZDEM study. Respirology. 2018 Jul; 23(7):681-686.
  40. Wijekoon NS, Bortagaray J, Ferguson P, Craig S. Adolescent Male With Abdominal Pain. Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Nov; 70(5):622-671.
  41. Deane HC, Wilson CL, Babl FE, Dalziel SR, Cheek JA, Craig SS, Oakley E, Borland M, Cheng NG, Zhang M, Cotterell E, Schuster T, Krieser D; PREDICT prioritisation study: establishing the research priorities of paediatric emergency medicine physicians in Australia and New Zealand. Emerg Med J. 2018 Jan; 35(1):39-45.
  42. Craig SS, Dalziel SR, Powell CVE, Graudins A, Babl FE, Lunny C. Interventions for escalation of therapy for acute exacerbations of asthma in children: an overview of Cochrane Reviews (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD012977. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012977.
  43. Thomson H, Seith R, Craig S. Downstream consequences of diagnostic error in pediatric anaphylaxis. BMC Pediatrics 2018 Feb 7; 18(1):40.
  44. Taylor L, Graudins A. Extended-release quetiapine overdose is associated with delayed onset of toxicity compared to immediate-release quetiapine overdose. Emerg Med Australas. 2018 Nov 28. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13205.
  45. Druda DF, Gone S, Graudins A. Deliberate Self-poisoning with a Lethal Dose of Pentobarbital with Confirmatory Serum Drug Concentrations: Survival After Cardiac Arrest with Supportive Care. J Med Toxicol. 2018 Aug 2. doi: 10.1007/s13181-018-0675-3.
  46. Le Page AK, Stewart AE, Roehr CC, Johnstone LM, Graudins A. The Use of Peritoneal Dialysis in Phenobarbitone Toxicity in a Critically Unwell Neonate.
    Neonatology. 2018; 113(2):117-121. doi: 10.1159/000481879.
  47. Meek R, Graudins A, Anthony S. Antiemetic treatment in the emergency department: Patient opinions and expectations. Emerg Med Australas. 2018 Feb; 30(1):36-41. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12861.
  48. Pouryahya P, Tan L, Lin ZC, Meyer A. Reliability of venous blood gas sodium, potassium and creatinine. N Z Med J. 2018 Dec 14; 131(1487):38-43.
  49. Jackman C, Waddell R, Fisher L, Ben-Meir M, Blecher G, Goh GS, Walker K. Konjac flour noodles associated with gastric outlet obstruction. Emerg Med Australas. 2018 Apr; 30(2):283-284.
  50. Cormack CJ, Coombs PR, Guskich KE, Blecher GE, Goldie N, Ptasznik  R. Collaborative model for training and credentialing point-of-care ultrasound: 6-year experience and quality outcomes. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2018 Jun; 62(3):330-336.
  51. The Australasian Resuscitation In Sepsis Evaluation: FLUid or Vasopressors In Emergency Department Sepsis, a multi-centre observational study (ARISE FLUIDS observational study): rationale, methods and analysis plan. Emerg Med Australas. 2018. DOI:10.1111/1742-6723.13223
  52. Time to Establish Pillars in Point of Care Ultrasound. Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. DOI:10.1002/ajum.12126
  53. Fasher B and Craig S. Constipation, in Cameron P, Browne GJ, Mitra B, Dalziel S, Craig S  (eds) Textbook of Paediatric Emergency Medicine (3rd edition). Elsevier, London, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-7020-7305-2 [book chapter]
  54. Hinds R and Craig S. Gastrostomies and other enteral feeding devices – trouble-shooting in the emergency department, in Cameron P, Browne GJ, Mitra B, Dalziel S, Craig S  (eds) Textbook of Paediatric Emergency Medicine (3rd edition). Elsevier, London, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-7020-7305-2 [book chapter]