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Alistair is an Associate Professor in the ANZIC-RC, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, and a consultant intensivist in The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne. Following completion of a PhD at University College Dublin, Alistair commenced with the ANZIC-RC in 2007 and has worked on a number of its large multi-centre randomised controlled trials. He is currently one of the Chief Investigators on the EPO-TBI (Erythropoietin in Traumatic Brain Injury) Study and is actively involved with the POLAR-RCT (Prophylactic hypOthermia trail to Lessen trAumatic bRain injury Randomised Control Trial) Study and the PHARLAP Study. His areas of interest include traumatic brain injury (TBI), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and mechanical ventilation. Alistair has completed over 10 years of training in Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine. He was awarded the Fellowship of the College of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (FCARCSI) in 2002, and the Fellowship of the College of Intensive Care Medicine Australia and New Zealand (FCICM) in 2010. Alistair is also a Victorian Neurotrauma Initiative (VNI) Early Career Practitioner Fellow.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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ROSETTA: Red BlOod Cell TranSfusion in ECMO - a piloT TriAl
Buscher, H., McQuilten, Z., Hodgson, C., Nichol, A., Burrell, A., Dennis, M., Southwood, T., Wood, E., Mo, A., Flint, A. & Hopkins, C.
21/02/25 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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A national platform for improving quality of nutrition care for critically ill adults and children
Ridley, E., Peake, S., Marshall, A., Udy, A., Hodgson, C., Nichol, A., Ayton, D., Chapple, L. S., Freeman-Sanderson, A., Tatucu, O., Bailey, M., Butt, W., Fetterplace, K., King, V., Winderlich, J., Higgins, L., Ferrie, S., Haines, K., Elliott, A. L., Doola, R. & Williams, P.
Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia), Central Adelaide Local Health Network Incorporated (CALHN) (South Australia), Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service, Alfred Hospital, Western Health, Cabrini Health Limited, Gold Coast Health Service DIstrict, Children's Health Queensland, Mackay Base Hospital, Metro South Hospital and Health Service (Queensland), Monash Children's Hospital, Royal Darwin Hospital, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hospital
1/08/23 → 31/07/27
Project: Research
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RECOMMEND: Generating new evidence to reduce complications and improve the safety and efficacy of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients with severe cardiac and respiratory failure: THE RECOMMEND Platform Trial
Hodgson, C., Cooper, J., McQuilten, Z., Fraser, J. F., Higgins, L., Heritier, S., Pellegrino, V., Nair, P., Ryan, L., Fan, E., Serpa Neto, A., Burrell, A., Orford, N., Askew, J., Dennis, M., Anderson, S., Dicker, C., Livingstone, C., Brodie, D., Buscher, H., Nichol, A., Young, M. & Udy, A.
1/02/23 → 31/01/28
Project: Research
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A coordinated multiplatform randomised trial for hospitalised patients with COVID-19
Webb, S., Tong, S. Y. C., McQuilten, Z., Davis, J. S., Nichol, A., Totterdel, J., Higgins, L., Hammond, N., Cheng, A., Roberts, J. A., Burrell, A., Denholm, J. T., Venkatesh, B., McKenzie, A. E. & McArthur, C.
1/06/22 → 31/05/27
Project: Research
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PRECISE Study: PRecision Ecmo in CardIogenic Shock Evaluation
Burrell, A., Hodgson, C., Fraser, J., Stub, D., Shekar, K., Marasco, S., Pellegrino, V., Dennis, M., Higgins, L., Kasza, J., Nair, P., Nichol, A., Serpa Neto, A., McQuilten, Z., Combes, A., Kaye, D. M., Fan, E., Buscher, H., O'Sullivan, J. F., Young, M., Plummer, M. P., Gattas, D., Litton, E. & Cruz, S. M.
1/06/22 → 31/05/26
Project: Research
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Adverse events during and after early mobilisation: A post hoc analysis of the TEAM trial
Broadley, T., Serpa Neto, A., Bailey, M., Bellomo, R., Brickell, K., Buhr, H., Gabbe, B. J., Gould, D. W., Harrold, M., Hurford, S., Iwashyna, T. J., Nichol, A. D., Presneill, J. J., Schaller, S. J., Sivasuthan, J., Tipping, C. J., Webb, S., Young, P. J., Higgins, A. M. & Hodgson, C. L., May 2025, In: Australian Critical Care. 38, 3, 7 p., 101156.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Nutrition delivery during hospitalisation after critical illness in Australia and New Zealand: a multicentre, prospective observational study
Ridley, E. J., Ainscough, K., Bailey, M., Baskett, R., Bone, A., Campbell, L., Capel, E., Chapple, L. A., Cheng, A., Deane, A. M., Doola, R., Ferrie, S., Fetterplace, K., Gilder, E., Higgins, A. M., Hodgson, C. L., King, V., Marshall, A. P., Nichol, A., Peake, S., & 7 others, Feb 2025, In: Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 38, 1, 14 p., e13385.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Actual Cost of Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing Study
Nanjayya, V. B., Higgins, A. M., Morphett, L., Thiara, S., Jones, A., Pellegrino, V. A., Sheldrake, J., Bernard, S., Kaye, D., Nichol, A. & Cooper James, D., Jul 2024, In: Critical Care Explorations. 6, 7, 10 p., e1121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Association Between Early External Ventricular Drain Insertion and Functional Outcomes 6 Months Following Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Taylor, J. D., Bailey, M., Cooper, D. J., French, C., Menon, D. K., Nichol, A. D., Pisica, D., Udy, A., Volovici, V. & Higgins, A. M., Jun 2024, In: Journal of Neurotrauma. 41, 11, p. 1364–1374 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Author Correction: Mortality outcomes with hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in COVID-19 from an international collaborative meta-analysis of randomized trials(Nature Communications, (2021), 12, (1), 10.1038/s41467-021-22446-z)
Axfors, C., Schmitt, A. M., Janiaud, P., van’t Hooft, J., Abd-Elsalam, S., Abdo, E. F., Abella, B. S., Akram, J., Amaravadi, R. K., Angus, D. C., Arabi, Y. M., Azhar, S., Baden, L. R., Baker, A. W., Belkhir, L., Benfield, T., Berrevoets, M. A. H., Chen, C. P., Chen, T. C., Cheng, S. H., & 74 others, Dec 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 2 p., 1075.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
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