Research 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.
Partial descending thoracic aortic replacement for chronic Type B dissection
Repair of chronic Type B aortic dissection can be technically challenging. Here we describe a technique for the partial replacement of the descending thoracic aorta that minimises operative risk and avoids full replacement of the thoraco-abdominal aorta. This approach can be considered when there is heterogeneous perfusion of abdominal viscera by the true and false…
Outcomes of cardiac surgery in chronic kidney disease
Objective: To identify predictors of early and late outcomes of cardiac surgery in patients with chronic kidney disease. Methods: Patients (n=545) with serum creatinine≥200 μmol/L or renal dialysis were identified from databases maintained by the largest Sydney cardiothoracic surgical units with data consistent with the Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons data definitions. The patient…
Epidemiology of infective endocarditis before versus after change of international guidelines: a systematic review
Introduction: All major international guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis (IE) have undergone major revisions, recommending antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) restriction to high-risk patients or foregoing AP completely. We performed a systematic review to investigate the effect of these guideline changes on the global incidence of IE. Methods: Electronic database searches were performed using Ovid Medline, EMBASE…
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Provision of Adult Cardiac Surgery at a Dedicated COVID Hospital in Australia
Background: Internationally, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in fewer cardiac surgical procedures being performed and an increase in the proportion of non-elective cases. To date there has been no study examining the impact of COVID-19 on the provision of cardiac surgery in Australia. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact…
