Grants awarded
| 2023 Grant Awards | |
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| 2023 Research Grant Awards |
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| 2023 Education Grant Awards |
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| 2023 Professional Development Program Grant Awards |
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| 2022 projects | Chief investigator |
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| A Phase 2 safety, dose-finding and efficacy study evaluating VET tPA treatment in ARDS. | Luis Schultz Liverpool Hospital, NSW |
| Reducing Barrier Gown Use in ICUs – An Environmental Sustainability Project. | Kerrianne Huynh Sunshine Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Evaluation of a novel sleep monitoring technology in the ICU. | Laurie Showler Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria |
| Digital health to assist recovery after critical illness. | Nina Leggett Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria |
| 2021 projects | Funding | Chief investigator |
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| AUGMENTED Protein in critical illness: TARGET PROTEIN PILOT Trial | $100,000 | Lee-anne Chapple |
| Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Patient Reported Outcomes and Experience Measures (PROEMs) Program | $70,000 | Paul Secombe |
| Sepsis resuscitation and Acute Kidney Injury: a prospective nested cohort study of AKI in the ARISE FLUIDS Randomised Controlled Trial | $40,000 | Lachlan Donaldson |
| A multicentre, cluster randomised, double cross over pragmatic clinical trial comparing the safety and efficacy of enteral olanzapine with quetiapine in critically ill patients with hyperactive delirium (CALM – ICU) | $40,000 | Melissa Ankravs |
| Promoting safe, high quality care for every child: Harnessing binational knowledge and expertise to develop quality indicators for paediatric critical care | $40,000 | Jessica Schults |
| Iron and erythropoietin To Heal and Recover after Intensive Care: ITHRIVE Pilot Randomised Clinical Trial | $35,042 | Sarah van der Laan |
| Primary Health Care Use in ICU Survivors: A Data Linkage Study | $35,000 | Kelly Thompson |
| Prospective observational study of biochemically verified nicotine use in a critically ill population compared with self-reporting and collateral history | $5,500 | Stephen Surace |
| Cannabis in Paroxysmal Sympathetic hyperactivity | $4,620 | Jake Reeve |
| Learning strategies of Intensive Care Medicine trainees in Australia and New Zealand studying basic sciences and their utility – a qualitative study | $4,000 | Emily V Harman |
| 2019 projects | Funding | Chief investigator |
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| The effect of enteral glycine on plasma glycine and muscle histopathology, structure and function in the critically ill. (No. 1914) | – | Dr Rene Koopman |
| FLudrocortisone pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in septic shock. A phase II open label randomised controlled clinical trial of different dosing regimens. (No. 1934) | – | Dr James Walsham |
| Linking ANZICS CORE and the National Death Index: Perpetual, national, long term survival data to benchmark quality. (No. 1922) | – | Adjunct Clinical Prof. David Pilcher |
| ImmuneCAP: Tissue Resident Memory T-Cell response in severe Community Acquired Pneumonia. (No. 1901) | – | Dr Christopher Andersen |
| MUSCLE health in response to augmented PROtein delivery in critically ill patients (The Muscle-Pro Study) (No. 1905) | – | Dr Lee-anne Chapple |
| Biofluids induced lung injury in acute respiratory distress syndrome (No. 1916) | – | A/Prof Gianluigi Li Bassi |
| PAIN in Survivors of Intensive Care Units (The PAIN-ICU Study): A Prospective, Multi-centre Observational Cohort Study to Determine the Incidence, risk Factors and Impact of Chronic Pain in Critically Ill Adult Patients Discharged from ICU. (No. 1918) | – | Dr Benjamin Moran |
| 2018 projects | Funding | Chief investigator |
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| The ANZICS Clinical Trials Group Point Prevalence Program | $25,000 | Serena Knowles |
| The vitamin C, Hydrocortisone and Thiamine in Patients with septic shock | $48,301 | Nora Luethi |
| Plasma free cortisol and aldosterone concentrations in critically ill patients with septic shock | $19,858 | John Moore |
| Paediatric Neurodevelopment Outcomes following a randomised controlled trail of nitric oxide bypass in infants undergoing cardiac surgery | $25,862 | Debbie Long |
| feG: A means to minimise lung injury in acute respiratory distress syndrome | $10,000 | Elena Cavallaro |
| A randomised control study to examine the hemodynamic effects of resuscitation fluid temperature (warm bs room temperature) in critically ill patients | $2,460 | Simon Tan |
| 2017 projects | Funding | Chief investigator |
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| The PEPTIC study | $25,000 | Dr Paul Young |
| Pharmacokinetics of Transdermal Nicotine in the ICU. (Malcolm Fisher Intensive Care Foundation Grant) | $40,000 | A/Professor Jeremy Cohen |
| Liberal glucose Control in critically ill patient with pre-existing type 2 Diabetes (LUCID). (Fisher & Paykel Research Project Grant) | $25,000 | A/Professor Adam Deane |
| Optimising antibiotic dosing for the treatment and prevention of central nervous system infections in critically ill patients. (Smiths Medical Research Project Grant) | $35,000 | Mr Nilesh Kumta |
| Asymptomatic hypoglycaemia and cardiac rhythm disturbances in survivors of critical illness with type 2 diabetes: The HOLTER study | $26,000 | Dr Yasmine Ali Abdelhamid |
| Burnout in critical care health-care professionals. (Knapp Family Research Project Grant) | $25,000 | A/Professor Diane Chamberlain |
| Trainee Project Grants: | ||
| The effect of light and lipid on the degradation of micronutrients in total parenteral nutrition infused over 24 hours – a bench study. | $5,000 | Dr Joanna Longley |
| 2016 projects | Funding | Chief investigator |
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| Age-specific reference ranges for coagulation assays in Australian children. (Getinge Group Research Project Grant) | $11,500 | Dr Katie Moynihan |
| A safety and feasibility randomised, controlled trial comparing denosumab to placebo in critically ill patients at risk of accelerated bone loss. (Malcolm Fisher Intensive Care Foundation Grant) | $14,638 | A/Professor Neil Orford |
| Accuracy of transcutaneous oxygen saturation in critically ill children – a prospective observational study. (Fisher & Paykel Research Project Grant) | $18,000 | A/Professor Andreas Schibler |
| PROMOTE-SAH: A prospective multicentre observational study of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage in Australasian intensive care. (Medtronic Research Project Grant) | $46,571 | A/Professor Andrew Udy |
| Sleep monitoring techniques in ICU: Can motion accelerometers be proxy measures of sleep? (Knapp Family Research Project Grant) | $12,310 | Ms Lori Delaney |
| ADRENAL-HEOR: Adjunctive corticosteroid treatment in critically ill patients with septic shock – health economics and outcomes research. (Teleflex Research Project Grant) | $34,000 | Ms Kelly Thompson |
| Long-term outcomes after critical illness in children. (Mallinckrodt Research Project Grant) | $15,000 | A/Professor Luregn Schlapbach |
| 2015 projects | Funding | Chief investigator |
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| Parent initiated response to escalate care of the deteriorating child: the PARTNER project | $19,205 | Dr Fenella Gill |
| Novel methods of measuring physical function in ICU survivors (Malcolm Fisher ICF Grant) | $35,000 | Dr Elizabeth Skinner |
| Induced hypernatremia – a therapy for acute lung injury? HALT study (Fisher & Paykel Research Grant) | $32,780 | Prof. Andrew Bersten |
| A pilot, randomised, unblinded feasibility, safety and biochemical and physiological efficacy study of 20% vs 4% human albumin solution for fluid bolus therapy in critically ill adults (Baxter Healthcare Novice Research Grant) | $18,928 | Dr Johan Martensson |
| Levetiracetam pharmacokinetics in critically ill patients with severe traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid haemorrhage | $35,000 | Mr Menino Osbert Cotta |
| Survivors of ICU with diabetes type 2 and the effect of shared care follow up clinics: The SWEET-AS feasibility study | $35,000 | Dr Yasmine Ali Abdelhamid |
| Targeted temperature management for traumatic brain injury: a feasibility study of strict normothermia (Knapp Family Research Grant) | $24,080 | Dr Manoj Saxena |
| Randomised controlled feasibility trial of conservative vs usual fluid management in critically ill adults | $34,000 | A/Prof. David Gattas |
| Trainee Project Grants: | ||
| Effect of deferoxamine on iron levels and in vitro microbial growth associated with red blood cell transfusion in a canine model of haemorrhagic shock: A randomised controlled trial. | $5,000 | Dr Damian Bradley |
| Functional outcomes of the elderly (65 years and older) following admission to the Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) Intensive Care Unit (ICU). | $5,000 | Dr Kristin Hayres |
| 2014 projects | Funding | Chief investigator |
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| Pharmacokinetic Australasian Collaborative | $39,156 | Prof. Jeffrey Lipman |
| TxA levels in the PATCH-TRAUMA trial | $38,350 | Prof. Michael Read |
| Incidence, Risk Factors, Consequences and Treatment of Ventilated Patients with Nosocomial Infection with Pandrug Resistant Organisms in Hospitals in Asia (Fisher & Paykel Research Grant) | $34,000 | Dr Steve McGloughlin |
| The peptic study | $25,000 | Dr Paul Young |
| Can individualized blood pressure targets reduce the risk of new onset acute kidney injury among critically ill patients with shock – a pilot before and after feasibility study | $22,800 | Dr Rakshit Panwar |
| Identifying the Genetic Cause of Fatal Pseudomonas | $15,062 | Dr Luregn Schlapbach |
| Central venous Access device SeCurement And Dressing Effectiveness: the CASCADE pilot trial | $12,240 | A/Prof. Marion Mitchell |
| A Discrete Choice Experiment to evaluate clinician preference regarding resuscitation fluid selection | $9,500 | Mrs Naomi Hammond |
| Haemodynamic Effects of Intravenous Paracetamol in Healthy Volunteers | $7,814 | Ms Elizabeth Chiam |
| Trainee Project Grants: | ||
| Gallbladder Motility in Critical Illness | $5,000 | Dr Mark Plummer |
| The Endothelial Glycocalyx in Acute Traumatic Coagulopathy | $3,400 | Dr Elissa Milford |
| 2013 projects | Funding | Chief investigator |
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| Intestinal GLP-2 as novel target in critical illness-induced malabsorption. | $30,900 | Dr Richard Young |
| ADRENAL Consent Study – a multi-centre, prospective, observational study of the process of obtaining consent from potential participants or their substitute decision-makers in the adjunctive corticosteroid treatment in critically ill patients with septic shock. | $5,000 | Ms Heidi Buhr |
| Endothelin blockade in ex-vivo lung perfusion | $25,000 | Dr Ryan Watts |
| Gene expression profiling in critically ill patients with septic shock: a pilot study. | $11,625 | Dr Jeremy Cohen |
| Vitamin D dosing study in Intensive Care Unit patients with SIRS. | $29,000 | Dr Priya Nair |
| Therapeutic hypercapnia after cardiac arrest, a multi-centre pilot feasibility and safety randomized controlled trial. | $13,320 | Dr Glenn Eastwood |
| Prophylactic intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in high-risk cardiac surgery: The PINBALL Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial. | $34,000 | Dr Ed Litton |
| Hydrogen sulfide and substance P: novel biomarkers for sepsis. | $26,000 | A/Prof. Geoffrey Shaw |
| 2012 projects | Funding | Chief investigator |
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| The HEAT trial – a randomised placebo-controlled trial of intravenous paracetamol in febrile septic patients (Wellington Regional Hospital) | $20,000 | Dr Paul Young |
| Endotoxemic rodent diastolic dysfunction (Mater Health Services) Dr David Sturgess | $20,000 | Dr David Sturgess |
| Pathology of the kidney in septic renal failure (Royal Adelaide Hospital) | $20,000 | Dr Matthew Maiden |
| ASAP-ECMO: understanding altered pharmacokinetics to improve patient outcomes (The Prince Charles Hospital) Dr Kiran Shekar | $30,000 | Dr Kiran Shekar |
| Physiological and functional outcomes following early rehabilitation in sepsis (Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital) | $10,000 | Dr Jennifer Paratz |
| “Conservative” or “liberal” oxygen targets in mechanically ventilated patients – a pilot feasibility study (John Hunter Hospital) | $15,000 | Dr Rakshit Panwar |
| Relationship between serum 1,25(OH)D3 and inflammation and organ failure in critically ill patients with severe sepsis (Princess Alexandra Hospital) | $15,000 | Professor Bala Venkatesh |
| ICU anxiety and emotional recovery (Princess Alexandra Hospital) | $11,100 | Maria Isabel Castillo Escobar |
| 2011 projects | Funding | Chief investigator |
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| TEAM: Trial of early activity and mobility in ICU (Alfred Hospital, VIC) | $45,000 | Dr Carol Hodgson |
| Early intervention to prevent muscle weakness in intensive care: a pilot randomised controlled trial (Austin Hospital, VIC) | $40,000 | Dr Sue Berney |
| Prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia by Inhaled Heparin (IPHIVAP) (Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, QLD) | $35,000 | Associate Professor Rob Boots |
| A prospective, observational study of critical illness related changes in bone mineral density, bone turnover and calcium metabolism (Barwon Health, VIC) | $28,000 | Dr Neil Orford |
| Do thromboelastometric parameters change with increasing degree of sepsis related organ failure? (Flinders Medical Centre, SA) | $12,000 | Dr Shivesh Prakash |
| Disposition of sedative, analgesic and antibiotic drugs during simulated extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (Prince Charles Hospital, QLD). | $12,000 | Dr Kiran Shekar. |
| Effect of ECMO on long term disability in severe ARDS (Alfred Hospital, VIC). | $10,000 | Dr Vincent Pellegrino |
| Post Resuscitation fluid boluses In severe sepsis or septic shock prevalence and Efficacy (PRICE study) (Flinders Medical Centre, SA). | $7,000 | Dr Shailesh Bihari |
| 2010 projects | Funding | Chief investigator |
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| Critical Illness & Intestinal Sweet Taste Receptors. Royal Adelaide Hospital. | $45,600 | Dr Adam Deane |
| Acute kidney injury: Investigating treatments and finding new markers for its early detection in patients with traumatic brain injury. ANZICRC /Monash University. | $13,553 | Prof Rinaldo Bellomo |
| Improving Sleep for ICU Patients. University of Technology, Sydney. | $15,714 | Rosalind Elliott |
| A Life cycle assessment comparing single-use with disposable central venous catheter tray sets. Western Health. | $11,000 | Dr Forbes McGain |
| Care after death: An exploration of nursing care of the bereaved family in ICU. Monash University. | $11,490 | Ms Melissa Bloomer |
| The ANZICS CTG Point Prevalence Program. ANZICS CTG. | $31,000 | Dr Ian Seppelt |
| Magnitude and factors contributing to functional impairment among Acute Lung Injury survivors following discharge from an acute care facility. University of Newcastle / John Hunter Hospital. | $9,643 | Jenny Mackney |
| ICU Liaison Practice Variation Study. Western Health. | $12,000 | Anna Green |
| 2009 projects | Chief investigator |
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| A randomised controlled study comparing the effect of two different anticoagulation regimens on filter life during Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) – The Heparin Citrate (THC) Study. | Dr David Gattas |
| Development of a new hyperosmolar solution for use in Neurotrauma. | A/Prof Hayden White |
| MRI determination of renal blood flow during Acute Renal Failure in critically ill patients. | Prof Ronaldo Bellomo |
| Pilot RCT of Continuous Beta-lactam infusion compared with intermittent dosing in critically ill patients. | Prof Jeffrey Lipman |
| PCT guided antibiotic decision makling in ICU. | A/Prof Yahya Shehabi |
| The efficacy, cost effectiveness, and environmental impact of Selective Decontamination of the Digestive tract in critically ill patients treated in the Intensive Care Unit (The SuDDICU study). | Dr Ian Seppelt |
| Patient comfort and safety practices in ICU. | Prof D Elliott |
| 2008 projects | Chief investigator |
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| Compliance with Processes of Care in the Intensive Care Unit. | Dr Tony Burrell |
| Economic Evaluation of Resuscitation in Sepsis. | Professor Rinaldo Bellomo |
| The RELEVANT Study. | Professor D J (Jamie) Cooper |
| Mapping ICU Liaison Nurse Services in Australia. | Suzanne Eliott |
| An Audit of the Time and Costs involved in the Ethical and Governance Review Process of a Multi-Centre Clinical Trial in Australia and New Zealand – TAME Study (Time and Money Evaluation). | Belinda Howe |
| Impact of the Intensive Care Discharge Process on Patient Outcomes. | A/Prof John Santamaria |
| The effect of varying arterial carbon dioxide concentrations (PaCo2) within the normocapnic range on brain tissue oxygenation and microdialysis markers of cell injury in severe traumatic brain injury. | Professor David James Cooper |
| The ANZICS Clinical Trials Group Point Prevalence Program. | Dr Ian Seppelt |
| Haemodynamic Effects of Paracetamol. | Susan Kelly |
| 2007 projects | Chief investigator |
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| Bicarbonate in cardiac surgery. | Prof Rinaldo Bellomo |
| Heparin in severe sepsis: IL-6 as a marker of efficiency. | Dr Alistair Nichol |
| Optimal ventilation (PHARLAP) in acute lung injury. | Prof D. James (Jamie) Cooper |
| Nutritional therapy of severe acute pancreatitis. | Dr Andrew Davies |
| Reducing CSF sampling frequency to minimise ventriculitis. | A/Prof Gavin Leslie |
| Western Australia Outcome Obtained by Linkage – A study of feasibility. | Clin A/Prof Steve Webb |
| 2006 projects | Chief investigator |
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| Aminophylline in Severe Bronchiolitis. | Dr Rob Henning |
| The Australasian Resuscitation is Sepsis Evaluation (ARISE). | Peake, S |
| Heparin in Severe Sepsis. | Robertson, M |
| Hypothermia in Traumatic Brain Injury in Children (HiTBIC). | Beca, J |
| New Insights into Brain Injury in Infants Undergoing Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease. | Sherkerdemian, L |
| Probiotics & Enteral Nutrition Reducing Diarrhoea in ICU. | Leanne, J |
| 2005 projects | Chief investigator |
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| A Routine Daily Interruption to Sedation (AROUSE). | Weisbrodt, L |
| A Trial of Nebulised Heparin in Acute Lung Injury. | Dixon, B |
| Low-dose angiotesin II in experimental early and sustained septic renal dysfunction (Angiotensin II in experimental septic acute renal failure). | Bellomo, R |
| RADICAL | Iredell, J |
| Ventilation and Weaning Practices in Australia & New Zealand. | Rose, L |
| 2004 projects | Chief investigator |
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| Bispectral Index-Guided Sedation as Compared to Standard Practice of Sedation in PICU: A Prospective, Randomised, Single Blind Experimental Study. | Ramelet, A |
| Early Nasojejunal Tube to meet Energy Requirements in Intensive Care study (The ENTERIC study). | Davies, A |
| Lung Injury Associated with Cardiac Surgery. | Dixon, B |
| Preoperative Intravenous N-Acetylcsteine for the Prevention of Renal Failure in Patients with Renal Impairment Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. | Shehabi, Y |
| Review of Retrieval Services for the Critically Ill. | Flabouris, A |
| The effect of N-Acetylcysteine on renal function after cardiopulmonary bypass guidelines for nutritional support in the intensive care. | Bellomo, R |
| 2003 projects | Chief investigator |
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| A Prospective Study of Non-Invasive Ventilation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure in Australia. | Bersten, A |
| Effectiveness of the Medical Emergency Team: a randomised clinical trial. | Hilman, K |
| Kidney and Brain bioenergetics in Severe Sepsis. | Bellomo, R |
| Profiles of Gradated Compression Stockings in Intensive Care. | Limpus, A |
| Scheduled Antibiotic Cycling in Intensive Care. | Iredell, J |
| 2002 projects | Chief investigator |
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| Developing and Evaluating Evidence-Based Guidelines for Nutritional Support in the Intensive Care Unit. | Doig, G |
| Early Decompressive Craniectomy in Brain Injury (DECRA). | Cooper, DJ |
| Relationship Between Tissue Hypoxia and Apoptosis. | Venkatesh, B |
| 2001 projects | Chief investigator |
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| Therapeutic Strategies in Severe Smoke Inhalation. | Fraser, J |
| 2000 projects | Chief Investigator |
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| Tissue Oxygenation During Endotoxaemia. | Venkatesh, B |
| 1999 projects | Chief Investigator |
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| Vasoactive Drugs and Regional Circulations. | Bellomo, R |
| 1998 projects | Chief Investigator |
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| Hypertonic Saline in Head Injured Trauma Patients – a prospective controlled clinical trial. | Cooper, DJ |
| 1997 projects | Chief Investigator |
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| Investigate Haemodynamic and Respiratory Effects of Pressure-Support Ventilation. | Raper, R |
| Using Endotoxin Tolerance to Treat Septic Shock. | Presneill, J |
| 1996 projects | Chief Investigator |
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| The effects of high volume mechanical ventilation on systemic inflammation in an animal model of pneumonia. | Bernsten, AD |
| Combination Anti-cytokine Therapy in Septic Shock. | Peake, S |
| 1995 projects | Chief Investigator |
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| Nitric Oxide in Acute Brain Injury. | Finfer, S |
| 1994 projects | Chief Investigator |
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| Rapid Detection of Gram Negative Sepicaemia by PCR. | Corke, C |
| Role of Endothelin-1 in the Hypoxic Pulmonary Vascular Response to Acute Respiratory Failure. | Watkins, N |