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.
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 outcomes following the use of a LITA Y graft as the primary grafting strategy. METHODS: Patients…
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 extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) from a tertiary referral hospital to an ECMO centre….
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 patient undergoing debulking of a malignant tumour of the lower airway. Due to the significant risk…
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 survival and neurological outcome, their predictors and complications. METHODS:…
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, Australia. METHOD: The comprehensive needs assessment comprised three components: a retrospective audit of the hospital ethics committee…
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 questionnaire was sent electronically to junior physicians from 4 different hospitals in…
