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2006 Report of Formal Project Officer

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This year 42 formal projects were successfully completed and 35 new proposals were submitted on a wide range of interesting topics.  The pool of reviewers has been further enlarged with several younger reviewers taking on the task with enthusiasm.

These 42 formal projects were –

No

Trainee

Project

1

S McInnes

The relative safety of forward and reverse multilevel diving profiles

2

A Hill

Case Report: Acute severe hypertension following subarachnoid block for caesarean section – sudden presentation of pre-eclampsia or paradoxical haemodynamic response to spinal anaesthesia?

3

S Vuong

Failure to wake after anaesthesia: Report of two cases due to conversion disorder

4

A A Beck

A Clinical Evaluation of Low Flow Anaesthesia using Isoflurane and an Oxford Miniature Vaporizer place In-Circuit

5

A M S Tung

COX-3: biochemistry, pharmacology, relevance to paracetamol and future prospects

6

L Aykut

A comparison of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia and intermittent subcutaneous morphine in open gynaecological surgery

7

S K Begg

Mucositis, a multi-disciplinary complication of cancer treatment

8

L-H Le

Poster – Remifentanil in Transhepatic Portal Venous Sampling of the Pancreas to Isolate Insulinomas

9

J L Reynolds

Audit of compliance with the implemented Intravenous Sedation for Diagnostic and Minor Surgical Procedures Policy at Liverpool Hospital

10

J P Woodrow

Incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting in paediatric ambulatory surgery.  Audit of 150 consecutive patients in Sydney Children’s Hospital and literature review

11

C K B Brown

Peri-operative blood transfusion requirements during ‘Heartmate’ left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation at St Vincent’s Hospital

12

M Mackintosh

The mechanisms of spinal injuries

13

C McIntosh

How much work is enough work?  A survey of attitudes towards part-time anaesthesia practice in Australia and the USA

14

H H Lam

An audit of ‘more than anticipated’ use of pain relief medications in Recovery

15

V T Bui

Anaesthetic implications of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

16

L P Bromilow

Audit of Emergency transfers from the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre to the John Radcliffe Hospital between June 2003 and august 2004

17

J Cowan

Review of neurological injuries in pregnancy and development of an algorithm for management of obstetric patients with neurological injuries after delivery

18

A Smeulders

A retrospective study of Perioperative Mortality in Patients with Fractured Neck of Femur undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty or Hemiarthroplasty

19

M S Paleologos

2 published articles ‘Persistent, progressive hypophosphataemia after voluntary hyperventilation’ & ‘Cohort Study of Vitamin C Intake and Cognitive Impairment’

20

G S Y Lee

Review article of the ProSeal™ LMA device

21

N Marshall

The Incidence and Management of Side Effects of Intrathecal and Spinal Opioids in Patients Post-Lower Segment Caesarean Section

22

K Stanton

Perioperative management of respiratory disease

23

V L Fletcher

NADH oxidoreductase activity in human and mouse cells treated with free radical generating agents

24

C W C Fong

Anaesthesia for children with Hyperleukocytosis:  A retrospective review

25

G Wong

Factors affecting the decision to request epidural analgesia in labour

26

V Hua

Training in fiberoptic intubation (FOI) – a pilot study on developing a sustainable program for Liverpool Hospital

27

P A Holz

Seizure-like activity during caesarean sections under spinal anaesthesia

28

B K Lising

Life threatening venous air embolism via anti-reflux valves

29

M J Ierino

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in the Parturient: anaesthetic implications

30

D W Y Barnett

Herbal Medicine and Pregnancy:  Pharmacology & Clinical implications

31

E M L Lee

Regional anaesthesia in developing countries – A review of literature and an illustrated report of work experience in Papua New Guinea

32

B K Sutton

Pulmonary Complications of Chronic Liver Disease and their anaesthetic implications

33

C Johnson

Website for Anaesthetic Department

34

M L Dreux

Endoscopic outcomes in a Sydney Teaching Hospital

35

M W Hayman

Master of Public Health

36

D Cardone

Propofol Infusion Syndrome

37

K M-L Woo

Evaluation of the current methods and level of information provided to pregnant women regarding their options for pain relief in labour

38

G C Hawkins

The outcome of chronic wounds following hyperbaric oxygen therapy – a prospective cohort study

39

D F Brown

Does commencing epidural infusion early in the intra-operative period have any post-operative advantages over blousing the epidural intra-operatively?

40

J R Nielsen

Adult Fibreoptic Intubation: equipment, airway anaesthesia, sedation and techniques

41

P T Oosterhuis

How accurate are our oxygen flowmeters? An investigation of the oxygen flowmeters of an urban district hospital

42

M L Andrews

Disposable Laryngoscope – Illuminance Measurement:  a pilot study