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Research

Research Publications 2018-Current

Research in the field of trauma is vital to continually improve patient outcomes together with improving the trauma system, making trauma care more efficient and cost effective. Research is also a key function of the Westmead Trauma Service. The service has a reputable history of producing quality research which has assisted in the improvement of the clinical management of the trauma patient.

The Trauma Service participates in multicentre trials which underpins our current treatment of the trauma patient and is always happy to participate and discuss any research proposals.

Please contact us if you have any research you are interested in.

 

  1. Niranjan N, Samarasinghe P, Di Mascio D, Hsu JM. Blunt thoracic aortic injury resulting in free rupture into the pleural space and cardiac arrest, managed successfully with endovascular stenting. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Mar 29;15(3):e248211. PMID: 35351753; PMCID: PMC8966516
  2. Chen AZL, Lee TH, Hsu J, Pang T. ‘The Armor Phenomenon’ in Obese Patients with Penetrating Thoracoabdominal Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Feb 21. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35195099
  3. Marasco SF, Balogh ZJ, Wullschleger ME, Hsu J, Patel B, Fitzgerald M, Martin K, Summerhayes R, Bailey M. Rib fixation in non-ventilator-dependent chest wall injuries: A prospective randomized trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Jun 1;92(6):1047-1053. Epub 2022 Jan 25. PMID: 35081599
  4. Beneru D, Hsu J, Coggins AR. The use of point-of-care blood gases for critically injured patients at a Level 1 trauma center. J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2021;14:53-4
  5. Sedaghat N, Chiong C, Tjahjono R, Hsu J. Early Outcomes of Surgical Stabilisation of Traumatic Rib Fractures: Single-Center Review With a Real-World Evidence Perspective. J Surg Res. 2021 Apr 7;264:222-229. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.02.026. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33838406
  6. Coggins AR, Vivekanandamoorthy N, Byth K, Aleemullah T, Selvendran ST, Watkins RJ, Shetty AL, Devjak L, Hsu JM. Utility of venous blood gases for the assessment of traumatic shock: a prospective observational study. Emerg Med J. 2021 Mar 31:emermed-2020-209751. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2020-209751. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33789938
  7. Dinh K, Limmer A, Ngai C, Cho T, Young N, Hsu J. Blunt thoracic aorta injuries, an Australian single centre’s perspective. ANZ J Surg. 2021 Jan 28. doi: 10.1111/ans.16601. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33506996
  8. Jacob S, Mwagiru D, Thakur I, Moghadam A, Oh T, Hsu J: Impact of societal restrictions and lockdown on trauma admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a single centre cross-sectional observational study. ANZ J Surg. 2020 Sep. doi: 10.1111/ans.16307
  9. Watkins RJ, Hsu JM: The road to survival for haemodynamically unstable patients with open pelvic fractures. Front Surg. 2020 Sep 2. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2020.00058
  10. Hsu JM, Clark PT, Connell LE, Welfare M: Efficacy of high-flow nasal prong therapy in trauma patients with rib fractures and high-risk features for respiratory deterioration: a randomized controlled trial. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2020 Jul 7;5(1):e000460. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000460. eCollection 2020.
  11. Tovmassian D, Hameed AM, Ly J, Pathmanathan N, Devadas M, Gomez D, Hsu JM: Process measure aimed at reducing time to haemorrhage control: outcomes associated with Code Crimson activation in exsanguinating truncal trauma. ANZ J Surg. 2020 Apr;90(4):481-485. doi: 10.1111/ans.15650. Epub 2020 Feb 11.
  12. Hort A, Cocco A, Hsu JM: The swing shift: Opportunity to enhance trauma training in Australia. Injury. 2020 Jan;51(1):103-108
  13. Gomez D, Larsen K, Burns BJ, Dinh M, Hsu J: Optimizing access and configuration of trauma centre care in New South Wales. Injury. 2019 May;50(5):1105-1110. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2019.02.018. Epub 2019 Feb 27
  14. Cocco AM, Bhagvan S, Bouffler C, Hsu J: Diagnostic laparoscopy in penetrating abdominal trauma. ANZ J Surg. 2019 Apr;89(4):353-356. doi: 10.1111/ans.15140. Epub 2019 Mar 14.
  15. Hirani R, Dean MM, Balogh ZJ, Lott NJ, Seggie J, Hsu JM, Taggart S, Maitz P, Survela L, Joseph A Gillett M, Irving DO: Donor white blood cell survival and cytokine profiles following red blood cell transfusion in Australian major trauma patients. Mol Immunol 2018 Nov;103:229-234. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2018.08.024. Epub 2018 Oct 10.
  16. Gomez D, Sarrami P, Singh H, Balogh ZJ, Dinh M, Hsu J: External benchmarking of trauma services in New South Wales: Risk-adjusted mortality after moderate to severe injury from 2012 to 2016. Injury 2018 Sep 23. pii: S0020-1383(18)30488-1. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.09.037. [Epub ahead of print]
  17. Murphy M, Curtis K, Lam MK, Palmer CS, Hsu J, A McCloughen: Simulation-based multidisciplinary team training decreases time to critical operations for trauma patients. Injury. 2018 May;49(5):953-958
  18. Couch AP, Ho K, Darwood R, Hsu JM: Lean psoas area does not correlate with clinical outcomes in moderately to severely injured older people. Australas J Ageing. 2018 Mar;37(1):E7-E11
  19. Murphy, M, Edwards, C, Seggie, J & Curtis, K, 2011, ‘Emergency Department Trauma Redesign in a Level 1 Trauma Centre’,Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal, vol. 14 pp. 50-58
  20. Edwards, C, Seggie, J & Murphy, M 2012, ‘Redesigning the response to patients with trauma’, EMERGENCY NURSE, Vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 31-36