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2017

Journal Article

Appraising extracorporeal life support — current and future roles in adult intensive care

Shekar, Kiran, Brodie, Daniel, Fraser, John and MacLaren, Graeme (2017). Appraising extracorporeal life support — current and future roles in adult intensive care. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 19, 5-7.

Appraising extracorporeal life support — current and future roles in adult intensive care

2017

Journal Article

Evidence of altered haemostasis in an ovine model of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support

Passmore, Margaret R., Fung, Yoke L., Simonova, Gabriela, Foley, Samuel R., Diab, Sara D., Dunster, Kimble R., Spanevello, Michelle M., McDonald, Charles I., Tung, John-Paul, Pecheniuk, Natalie M., Hay, Karen, Shekar, Kiran and Fraser, John F. (2017). Evidence of altered haemostasis in an ovine model of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. Critical Care, 21 (1) 191, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s13054-017-1788-9

Evidence of altered haemostasis in an ovine model of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support

2017

Journal Article

Successful provision of inter-hospital extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for acute post-partum pulmonary embolism

McDonald, C., Laurie, J., Janssens, S., Zazulak, C., Kotze, P. and Shekar, K. (2017). Successful provision of inter-hospital extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for acute post-partum pulmonary embolism. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia, 30, 65-68. doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2017.01.003

Successful provision of inter-hospital extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for acute post-partum pulmonary embolism

2017

Journal Article

The effects of the introduction of an adult ECMO program on statewide referral patterns, casemix and outcomes in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome or pneumonia

Mullany, Dan, Shekar, Kiran, Ziegenfuss, Marc, Joyce, Christopher, Pilcher, David, Dobson, Annette and Fraser, John F. (2017). The effects of the introduction of an adult ECMO program on statewide referral patterns, casemix and outcomes in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome or pneumonia. Intensive Care Medicine, 43 (7), 1065-1066. doi: 10.1007/s00134-017-4771-7

The effects of the introduction of an adult ECMO program on statewide referral patterns, casemix and outcomes in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome or pneumonia

2017

Conference Publication

Potential posaconazole sequestration during extracorporeal membrane oxygentation: Results from an ex-vivo experiment

Lyster, H., Pitt, T., Maunz, O., Saez, D. Garcia, Tiller, J., Leaver, N., Roberts, J., Shekar, K., Brown, D., Mills, J., Carby, M., Simon, A. and Reed, A. (2017). Potential posaconazole sequestration during extracorporeal membrane oxygentation: Results from an ex-vivo experiment. 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), San Diego, CA United States, 5-8 April 2017. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.01.055

Potential posaconazole sequestration during extracorporeal membrane oxygentation: Results from an ex-vivo experiment

2016

Journal Article

Inflammation and lung injury in an ovine model of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support

Passmore, Margaret R., Fung, Yoke L., Simonova, Gabriela, Foley, Samuel R., Dunster, Kimble R., Diab, Sara D., Tung, John-Paul, Minchinton, Robyn M., McDonald, Charles I., Anstey, Chris M., Shekar, Kiran and Fraser, John F. (2016). Inflammation and lung injury in an ovine model of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. AJP - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, 311 (6), L1202-L1212. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00296.2016

Inflammation and lung injury in an ovine model of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support

2016

Journal Article

High-throughput assay for quantification of the plasma concentrations of thiopental using automated solid phase extraction (SPE) directly coupled to LC–MS/MS instrumentation

Moosavi, Seyed Mojtaba, Shekar, Kiran, Fraser, John, Smith, Maree T. and Ghassabian, Sussan (2016). High-throughput assay for quantification of the plasma concentrations of thiopental using automated solid phase extraction (SPE) directly coupled to LC–MS/MS instrumentation. Journal of Chromatography B, 1038, 80-87. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.10.038

High-throughput assay for quantification of the plasma concentrations of thiopental using automated solid phase extraction (SPE) directly coupled to LC–MS/MS instrumentation

2016

Journal Article

Quantification of perflutren microsphere contrast destruction during transit through an ex vivo extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuit

Platts, David G., McDonald, Charles, Shekar, Kiran, Burstow, Darryl J., Mullany, Daniel, Ziegenfuss, Marc, Diab, Sara and Fraser, John F. (2016). Quantification of perflutren microsphere contrast destruction during transit through an ex vivo extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuit. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 4 (1) 7, 7. doi: 10.1186/s40635-016-0079-0

Quantification of perflutren microsphere contrast destruction during transit through an ex vivo extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuit

2016

Journal Article

Association between post-sternotomy tracheostomy and deep sternal wound infection: a retrospective analysis

Tsai, Yi-Chin, Phan, Kevin, Stroebel, Andrie, Williams, Livia, Nicotra, Lisa, Drake, Lesley, Ryan, Elizabeth, McGree, James, Tesar, Peter and Shekar, Kiran (2016). Association between post-sternotomy tracheostomy and deep sternal wound infection: a retrospective analysis. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 8 (11), 3294-3300. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.11.70

Association between post-sternotomy tracheostomy and deep sternal wound infection: a retrospective analysis

2016

Journal Article

Low preoperative selenium is associated with post-operative atrial fibrillation in patients having intermediate-risk coronary artery surgery

McDonald, C., Fraser, J., Shekar, K., Clarke, A., Coombes, J., Barnett, A., Pearse, B. and Fung, L. (2016). Low preoperative selenium is associated with post-operative atrial fibrillation in patients having intermediate-risk coronary artery surgery. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 70 (10), 1138-1143. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2016.125

Low preoperative selenium is associated with post-operative atrial fibrillation in patients having intermediate-risk coronary artery surgery

2016

Other Outputs

Sick patients, starved circuits and sticky drugs: understanding pharmacokinetics during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to optimise drug dosing and improve patient outcomes

Shekar, Kiran (2016). Sick patients, starved circuits and sticky drugs: understanding pharmacokinetics during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to optimise drug dosing and improve patient outcomes. PhD Thesis, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2016.789

Sick patients, starved circuits and sticky drugs: understanding pharmacokinetics during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to optimise drug dosing and improve patient outcomes

2016

Journal Article

Mechanical circulatory support in the new era: an overview

Shekar, Kiran, Gregory, Shaun D. and Fraser, John F. (2016). Mechanical circulatory support in the new era: an overview. Critical Care, 20 (1) 66, 66.1-66.12. doi: 10.1186/s13054-016-1235-3

Mechanical circulatory support in the new era: an overview

2016

Journal Article

Effects of volume resuscitation on the microcirculation in animal models of lipopolysaccharide sepsis: a systematic review

Obonyo, Nchafatso G., Fanning, Jonathon P., Ng, Angela S. Y., Pimenta, Leticia P., Shekar, Kiran, Platts, David G., Maitland, Kathryn and Fraser, John F. (2016). Effects of volume resuscitation on the microcirculation in animal models of lipopolysaccharide sepsis: a systematic review. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 4 (1) 38, 1-16. doi: 10.1186/s40635-016-0112-3

Effects of volume resuscitation on the microcirculation in animal models of lipopolysaccharide sepsis: a systematic review

2016

Journal Article

The complex relationship of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and acute kidney injury: causation or association?

Kilburn, Daniel J., Shekar, Kiran and Fraser, John F. (2016). The complex relationship of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and acute kidney injury: causation or association?. BioMed Research International, 2016 1094296, 1094296-14. doi: 10.1155/2016/1094296

The complex relationship of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and acute kidney injury: causation or association?

2015

Journal Article

Can physicochemical properties of antimicrobials be used to predict their pharmacokinetics during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation? Illustrative data from ovine models

Shekar, Kiran, Roberts, Jason A., Barnett, Adrian G., Diab, Sara, Wallis, Steven C., Fung, Yoke L. and Fraser, John F. (2015). Can physicochemical properties of antimicrobials be used to predict their pharmacokinetics during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation? Illustrative data from ovine models. Critical Care, 19 (1) 437, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s13054-015-1151-y

Can physicochemical properties of antimicrobials be used to predict their pharmacokinetics during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation? Illustrative data from ovine models

2015

Journal Article

Ovine platelet function is unaffected by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation within the first 24 h

Hayes, Rylan A., Foley, Samuel, Shekar, Kiran, Diab, Sara, Dunster, Kimble R., McDonald, Charles and Fraser, John F. (2015). Ovine platelet function is unaffected by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation within the first 24 h. Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis, 26 (7), 816-822. doi: 10.1097/MBC.0000000000000360

Ovine platelet function is unaffected by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation within the first 24 h

2015

Journal Article

Successful conservative management of an iatrogenic ECMO cannula--related inferior vena cava injury

Bhaskar, B., Mullany, D., Parmar, D., Ziengenfuss, M. and Shekar, K. (2015). Successful conservative management of an iatrogenic ECMO cannula--related inferior vena cava injury. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 43 (3), 418-419.

Successful conservative management of an iatrogenic ECMO cannula--related inferior vena cava injury

2015

Journal Article

Protein-bound drugs are prone to sequestration in the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuit: Results from an ex vivo study

Shekar, Kiran, Roberts, Jason A, Mcdonald, Charles I, Ghassabian, Sussan, Anstey, Chris, Wallis, Steven C, Mullany, Daniel V, Fung, Yoke L and Fraser, John F (2015). Protein-bound drugs are prone to sequestration in the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuit: Results from an ex vivo study. Critical Care, 19 (164) 164, 164. doi: 10.1186/s13054-015-0891-z

Protein-bound drugs are prone to sequestration in the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuit: Results from an ex vivo study

2015

Journal Article

The impact of acute lung injury, ECMO and transfusion on oxidative stress and plasma selenium levels in an ovine model

McDonald, Charles I, Fung, Yoke Lin, Shekar, Kiran, Diab, Sara D, Dunster, Kimble R, Passmore, Margaret R, Foley, Samuel R, Simonova, Gabriela, Platts, David and Fraser, John F (2015). The impact of acute lung injury, ECMO and transfusion on oxidative stress and plasma selenium levels in an ovine model. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 30, 4-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2015.01.004

The impact of acute lung injury, ECMO and transfusion on oxidative stress and plasma selenium levels in an ovine model

2015

Journal Article

Feasibility of perflutren microsphere contrast transthoracic echocardiography in the visualization of ventricular endocardium during venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a validated ovine model

Platts, David G., Diab, Sara, Dunster, Kimble R., Shekar, Kiran, Burstow, Darryl J., Sim, Beatrice, Tunbridge, Matthew, McDonald, Charles, Chemonges, Saul, Chan, Jonathan and Fraser, John F. (2015). Feasibility of perflutren microsphere contrast transthoracic echocardiography in the visualization of ventricular endocardium during venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a validated ovine model. Echocardiography, 32 (3), 548-556. doi: 10.1111/echo.12695

Feasibility of perflutren microsphere contrast transthoracic echocardiography in the visualization of ventricular endocardium during venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a validated ovine model