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.

Falling hospital and postdischarge mortality following CABG in New South Wales from 2000 to 2013

Brieger DB, Ng ACC, Chow V, D'Souza M, Hyun K, Bannon PG, Kritharides L Open Heart 2019;6(1):e000959 PMID: 31168375 Abstract Objectives: To describe changes in mortality among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in New South Wales (NSW)...

Mental illness and surgery: do we care?

McBride KE, Solomon MJ, Steffens D, Bannon PG, Glozier N ANZ J Surg 2019 Jun;89(6):630-631 PMID: 31179630 Abstract

Commentary: Colorectal lung metastases and the scalpel versus the beam

Cao C, Huang J J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2019 Apr; PMID: 31043314 Abstract

Incidence, management and outcomes of intraoperative catastrophes during robotic pulmonary resection

Cao C, Cerfolio RJ, Louie BE, Melfi F, Veronesi G, Razzak R, Romano G, Novellis P, Shah S, Ranganath N, Park BJ Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2019 Jun; PMID: 31255610 Abstract BACKGROUND: Intraoperative catastrophes during robotic anatomical pulmonary resections are potentially...

Patch and unload

Edelman JJ, Kitahara H, Thourani VH J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2019 Jul; PMID: 31277811 Abstract

Research as the gatekeeper: introduction ofrobotic-assisted surgery into the public sector

McBride KE, Steffens D, Solomon MJ, Anderson T, Young J, Leslie S, Thanigasalam R, Bannon PG Aust Health Rev 2019 Jul; PMID: 31306613 Abstract Within Australia, robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) has largely been undertaken within the private sector, and predominately...

Valve-in-Valve TAVR: State-of-the-Art Review

Edelman JJ, Khan JM, Rogers T, Shults C, Satler LF, Ben-Dor II, Waksman R, Thourani VH Innovations (Phila) 2019 Aug;14(4):299-310 PMID: 31328655 Abstract An increasing number of surgically implanted bioprostheses will require re-intervention for structural valve...

Impact of pulmonary function on pulmonary complications after robotic-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy

Cao C, Louie BE, Melfi F, Veronesi G, Razzak R, Romano G, Novellis P, Ranganath NK, Park BJ Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019 Jul; PMID: 31332434 Abstract OBJECTIVES: Percentage-predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) and diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide...

Early first-generation Trifecta valve failure: a case series and a review of the literature (Commentary)

Kitahara H, Edelman JJ, Thourani VH Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2019 Jul; PMID: 31344345 Abstract

Minimally invasive surgical approaches to left main and left anterior descending coronary artery revascularization are superior compared to first- and second-generation drug-eluting stents: a network meta-analysis

Indja B, Woldendorp K, Black D, Bannon PG, Wilson MK, Vallely MP Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019 Jun; PMID: 31219544 Abstract OBJECTIVES: There are a number of minimally invasive approaches to revascularization of coronary artery disease that involve the left main or...

Outcomes of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory cardiogenic shock: systematic review and meta-analysis

Wilson-Smith AR, Bogdanova Y, Roydhouse S, Phan K, Tian DH, Yan TD, Loforte A Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2019 Jan;8(1):1-8 PMID: 30854307 Abstract Background: Despite advances in management techniques and medical therapy, refractory cardiogenic shock remains a...

Knowledge and attitudes of theatre staff prior to the implementation of robotic-assisted surgery in the public sector

McBride KE, Steffens D, Duncan K, Bannon PG, Solomon MJ PLoS ONE 2019;14(3):e0213840 PMID: 30870503 Abstract BACKGROUND: The use of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) is becoming increasingly prevalent across a range of surgical specialties within public hospitals around...

Commentary: Left ventricular free wall rupture: Patch and unload?

Edelman JJ, Kitahara H, Thourani VH J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2019 Mar; PMID: 30955957 Abstract

Is wall shear stress ready to become a prime-time clinical tool?-measurement of post-surgical patterns in patients undergoing aortic valve and thoracic aortic replacement using 4-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging

Carelli MG, Seco M, Bannon PG, Grieve SM J Thorac Dis 2019 Mar;11(Suppl 3):S440-S442 PMID: 30997242 Abstract

Commentary: Technology to make the invisible “visible”: Novel optical visualization system for off-pump artificial chordae implantation

Kitahara H, Edelman JJ, Thourani VH J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2019 Mar; PMID: 31014663 Abstract

Silent Brain Infarcts Following Cardiac Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Indja B, Woldendorp K, Vallely MP, Grieve SM J Am Heart Assoc 2019 May;8(9):e010920 PMID: 31017035 Abstract Background Silent brain infarcts ( SBI ) are increasingly being recognized as an important complication of cardiac procedures as well as a potential surrogate...

Commentary: Blood transfusions in transcatheter aortic valve replacement-Less is more

Kitahara H, Edelman JJ, Thourani VH J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2019 Apr; PMID: 31101351 Abstract

Addressing the ethical grey zone in surgery: a framework for identification and safe introduction of novel surgical techniques and procedures

Brown K, Solomon MJ, Young J, Seco M, Bannon PG ANZ J Surg 2019 Jun;89(6):634-638 PMID: 30974516 Abstract While the introduction of new surgical techniques can radically improve patient care, they may equally expose patients to unforeseen harms associated with...

Pruritus and Patient Reported Outcomes in Non-Dialysis CKD

Sukul N, Speyer E, Tu C, Bieber BA, Li Y, Lopes AA, Asahi K, Mariani L, Laville M, Rayner HC, Stengel B, Robinson BM, Pisoni RL, Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2019 Apr; PMID: 30975656 Abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Among patients on hemodialysis, pruritus has been...

Summary of the 2018 Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) for transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Rogers T, Khan JM, Edelman JJ, Waksman R Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2018 Dec;19(8):964-970 PMID: 30344056 Abstract Medicare coverage for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in the United States (US) is governed by the 2012 National Coverage Determination (NCD...

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...

Intraoperative tremor in surgeons and trainees

Verrelli DI, Qian Y, Wilson MK, Wood J, Savage C Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2016 Sep;23(3):410-5 PMID: 27241047 Abstract OBJECTIVES: Tremor may be expected to interfere with the performance of fine motor tasks such as surgery. While tremor is readily quantified...

Familial non-syndromal thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections – Incidence and family screening outcomes

Robertson EN, van der Linde D, Sherrah AG, Vallely MP, Wilson M, Bannon PG, Jeremy RW Int. J. Cardiol. 2016 Oct;220:43-51 PMID: 27372041 Abstract BACKGROUND: Non-syndromal thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (ns-TAAD) is a genetic aortopathy, with uncertain...

Acute limb ischemia eight months after a Bentall procedure

Yoon PD, Byrom M, Lukins H J Card Surg 2016 Aug;31(8):531-2 PMID: 27349604 Abstract

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