Our Publications

Our primary focus at The Baird Institute is to encourage and fund research to improve the surgical outcomes and quality of life for patients facing heart or lung surgery. The funds we raise go directly to research that improves the surgical procedures associated with heart and lung surgery. Improvements can include less intrusive procedures as well as techniques that improve survival rates. Below you will find a list of publications that our surgeons and research fellows have been involved in writing.

Neural network imaging to characterize brain injury in cardiac procedures: the emerging utility of connectomics

Indja B, Fanning JP, Maller JJ, Fraser JF, Bannon PG, Vallely M, Grieve SM Br J Anaesth 2017 May;118(5):680-688 PMID: 28510745 Abstract Cognitive dysfunction is a poorly understood but potentially devastating complication of cardiac surgery. Clinically meaningful...

Acute Structural Failure of the Trifecta Aortic Valve Bioprosthesis

Zhu MZL, Newman MA, Joshi P, Passage J Heart Lung Circ 2017 Apr; PMID: 28506647 Abstract Advancements in bioprosthetic valve technology have greatly enhanced the haemodynamic performance and long-term durability of tissue valves. These features, along with the key...

Robotically Assisted Minimally Invasive Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in a Patient With Permanent Tracheostomy

Ramponi F, Flynn CD, Wilson MK Heart Lung Circ 2017 Apr; PMID: 28456599 Abstract BACKGROUND: Patients with a permanent tracheostomy requiring coronary surgery represent a unique challenge, being at increased risk of sternal wound complications, mediastinitis and stoma...

Evaluation of synthetic vascular grafts in a mouse carotid grafting model

Chan AH, Tan RP, Michael PL, Lee BS, Vanags LZ, Ng MK, Bursill CA, Wise SG PLoS ONE 2017;12(3):e0174773 PMID: 28355300 Abstract Current animal models for the evaluation of synthetic grafts are lacking many of the molecular tools and transgenic studies available to...

Systematic review and meta-analysis on the impact of pre-operative atrial fibrillation on short- and long-term outcomes after aortic valve replacement

Saxena A, Virk SA, Bowman S, Bannon PG J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2017 Mar; PMID: 28322038 Abstract BACKGROUND: This systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the impact of preoperative atrial fibrillation (preAF) on early and late outcomes after...

Long-term prognosis and cost-effectiveness of left ventricular assist device as bridge to transplantation: A systematic review

Seco M, Zhao DF, Byrom MJ, Wilson MK, Vallely MP, Fraser JF, Bannon PG Int. J. Cardiol. 2017 May;235:22-32 PMID: 28285802 Abstract BACKGROUND: This systematic review aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of left ventricular assist devices...

Management of aortic regurgitation and bilateral carotid occlusion in severe Takayasu arteritis

Ramponi F, Jeremy RW, Wilson MK J Card Surg 2017 Apr;32(4):259-261 PMID: 28271560 Abstract We present a patient with Takayasu arteritis and severe aortic valve regurgitation and bilateral carotid artery occlusions, who underwent aortic valve replacement and...

Flow mixing during peripheral veno-arterial extra corporeal membrane oxygenation – A simulation study

Stevens MC, Callaghan FM, Forrest P, Bannon PG, Grieve SM J Biomech 2017 Apr;55:64-70 PMID: 28262284 Abstract Peripheral veno-arterial extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an artificial circulation that supports patients with severe cardiac and respiratory...

Neurocognitive and Psychiatric Issues Post Cardiac Surgery

Indja B, Seco M, Seamark R, Kaplan J, Bannon PG, Grieve SM, Vallely MP Heart Lung Circ 2017 Feb; PMID: 28237537 Abstract Neurocognitive and psychiatric complications are common following cardiac surgery and impact on patient quality of life, recovery from surgery,...

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With and Without Manipulation of the Ascending Aorta: A Network Meta-Analysis

Zhao DF, Edelman JJ, Seco M, Bannon PG, Wilson MK, Byrom MJ, Thourani V, Lamy A, Taggart DP, Puskas JD, Vallely MP J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2017 Feb;69(8):924-936 PMID: 28231944 Abstract BACKGROUND: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains the standard of treatment...

Interesting anatomical anomaly predisposing to gallbladder torsion

Kozman MA, Parikh RN, Fisher OM ANZ J Surg 2017 Feb; PMID: 28219119 Abstract

A case of mitral annuloplasty band dehiscence

Lin L, Sherrah A, Vallely M, Simmons L Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2017 Feb; PMID: 28204114 Abstract

Composite Y-Grafting Using the Left Internal Thoracic Artery: Survival and Angiography in 198 Cases

Robinson BM, Paterson HS, Denniss AR Heart Lung Circ 2016 Dec; PMID: 28117146 Abstract BACKGROUND: Extended left internal thoracic artery (LITA) harvesting allows maximal grafting to the anterior and lateral walls with a single ITA conduit. This study evaluates...

The expanding role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation retrieval services in Australia

Edelman J, Wilson MK, Vallely MP, Bannon PG, McKay G, Robertson SJ, Hislop R, Wong C, Cartwright BL, Forrest P, Torzillo PJ Anaesth Intensive Care 2017 01;45(1):92-93 PMID: 28072941 Abstract Herein we detail the cases of three patients transferred on veno-arterial...

Elective use of veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and high-flow nasal oxygen for resection of subtotal malignant distal airway obstruction

Fung R, Stellios J, Bannon PG, Ananda A, Forrest P Anaesth Intensive Care 2017 01;45(1):88-91 PMID: 28072940 Abstract We describe the use of peripheral veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) and high-flow nasal oxygen as procedural support in a...

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory cardiac arrest: A multicentre experience

Dennis M, McCanny P, D'Souza M, Forrest P, Burns B, Lowe DA, Gattas D, Scott S, Bannon P, Granger E, Pye R, Totaro R, Int. J. Cardiol. 2017 Mar;231:131-136 PMID: 27986281 Abstract AIM: To describe the ECPR experience of two Australian ECMO centres, with regards to...

Assessing surgical research at the teaching hospital level

McBride KE, Young JM, Bannon PG, Solomon MJ ANZ J Surg 2017 Jan;87(1-2):70-75 PMID: 27880987 Abstract BACKGROUND: To undertake a comprehensive needs assessment to determine the baseline of surgical research activity at a tertiary referral hospital in Sydney,...

Improvements in left ventricular ejection fraction and quality of life in patients with heart failure who undergo coronary artery bypass surgery

Lal S, Turner L, Powell C, Wilson M, Bannon P Int. J. Cardiol. 2016 Nov;222:671-3 PMID: 27522375 Abstract

Patient Safety During Chest Drain Insertion-A Survey of Current Practice

Villanueva C, Doyle M, Parikh R, Manganas C J Patient Saf 2016 Sep; PMID: 27653495 Abstract OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to identify the degree of awareness of the current guidelines and common practices for pleural drain insertion.METHODS: A 10-item...

Modified Valsalva Maneuver for Venous Cannulation in Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Minimal Incision Mitral Valve Surgery

Rajaratnam K, Tak C, Alexander S, Passage J Innovations (Phila) 2016 May-Jun;11(3):219-21 PMID: 27532301 Abstract A 69-year-old man underwent minimal incision mitral valve repair for severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation. The echocardiography showed that he had...