2025 Journal Article A pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic analysis of intravenous tranexamic acid in adult patients undergoing elective total hip arthroplasty (ORACLE)Gurunathan, Usha, Medcalf, Robert L., Chiang, Lily, Liu, Zikou, Liu, Xin, Keragala, Charithani B., Hernandez-Mitre, Maria Patricia, Brady, Paul, Wallis, Steven C., Roberts, Jason A., Mullany, Daniel, Nandurkar, Harshal, Eley, Victoria and Parker, Suzanne L. (2025). A pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic analysis of intravenous tranexamic acid in adult patients undergoing elective total hip arthroplasty (ORACLE). British Journal of Anaesthesia. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.12.004 |
2024 Journal Article Impact of preoperative hypercoagulability on myocardial injury in overweight and obese patients undergoing lower limb arthroplasty: An observational studyGurunathan, Usha, Hines, Joel, Pearse, Bronwyn, McKenzie, Scott, Hay, Karen, Nandurkar, Harshal and Eley, Victoria (2024). Impact of preoperative hypercoagulability on myocardial injury in overweight and obese patients undergoing lower limb arthroplasty: An observational study. Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 68 (3), 298-302. doi: 10.4103/ija.ija_911_23 |
2024 Journal Article Preoperative renin-angiotensin system antagonists intake and blood pressure responses during ambulatory surgical procedures: a prospective cohort studyGurunathan, Usha, Roe, Adrian, Milligan, Caitlin, Hay, Karen, Ravichandran, Gowri and Chawla, Gunjan (2024). Preoperative renin-angiotensin system antagonists intake and blood pressure responses during ambulatory surgical procedures: a prospective cohort study. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 138 (4), 763-774. doi: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006728 |
2023 Journal Article Perioperative pain management in thoracic surgery: a survey of practices in Australia and New ZealandBusser, Michael J., Kunju, Shakeel M. and Gurunathan, Usha (2023). Perioperative pain management in thoracic surgery: a survey of practices in Australia and New Zealand. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 51 (5), 348-358. doi: 10.1177/0310057x231172787 |
2023 Journal Article Association between thromboelastometry identified hypercoagulability and thromboembolic complications after arthroplasty: a prospective observational study in patients with obesityGurunathan, Usha, Chiang, Lily, Hines, Joel, Pearse, Bronwyn, McKenzie, Scott, Hay, Karen, Mullany, Daniel, Nandurkar, Harshal and Eley, Victoria (2023). Association between thromboelastometry identified hypercoagulability and thromboembolic complications after arthroplasty: a prospective observational study in patients with obesity. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, 29, 1-10. doi: 10.1177/10760296231199737 |
2022 Journal Article Obesity and the risk of venous thromboembolism after major lower limb orthopaedic surgery: a literature reviewGurunathan, Usha, Barras, Michael, McDougall, Catherine, Nandurkar, Harshal and Eley, Victoria (2022). Obesity and the risk of venous thromboembolism after major lower limb orthopaedic surgery: a literature review. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 122 (12), 1969-1979. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1757200 |
2022 Journal Article Patient characteristics and preferences for a surgical prehabilitation program design: results from a pilot surveyGurunathan, Usha, Tronstad, Oystein and Stonell, Christopher (2022). Patient characteristics and preferences for a surgical prehabilitation program design: results from a pilot survey. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 149 (3), 1-7. doi: 10.1007/s00432-022-04420-4 |
2022 Journal Article Coronary vasospasm in the setting of perioperative anaphylaxis: A case reportGurunathan, Usha, M Dai, Bryan, DM Cavaye, John, R Judd, Mathew, A Beuth, Jodie and Iswariah, Harish (2022). Coronary vasospasm in the setting of perioperative anaphylaxis: A case report. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 50 (6), 0310057X2210886-494. doi: 10.1177/0310057x221088602 |
2022 Journal Article Effect of obesity on post-operative outcomes following colorectal cancer surgeryMao, Derek, Flynn, David E, Yerkovich, Stephanie, Tran, Kayla, Gurunathan, Usha and Chandrasegaram, Manju D (2022). Effect of obesity on post-operative outcomes following colorectal cancer surgery. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, 14 (7), 1324-1336. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v14.i7.1324 |
2022 Journal Article Perioperative presentations of Kounis syndrome: a systematic literature reviewDai, Bryan, Cavaye, John, Judd, Mathew, Beuth, Jodie, Iswariah, Harish and Gurunathan, Usha (2022). Perioperative presentations of Kounis syndrome: a systematic literature review. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 36 (7), 2070-2076. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.01.042 |
2022 Journal Article A multimodal surgical prehabilitation programme for major abdominal cancer surgery at a tertiary metropolitan institution in Australia: our initial experienceGurunathan, Usha, King, Jessica L., French, Cameron, Iswariah, Harish, Hancock, Peter R., Holmes, Petrina, Linnane, Matthew, Mahoney, Alison J., Chandrasegaram, Manju D. and Tronstad, Oystein (2022). A multimodal surgical prehabilitation programme for major abdominal cancer surgery at a tertiary metropolitan institution in Australia: our initial experience. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 50 (3), 0310057X2110278-261. doi: 10.1177/0310057x211027891 |
2022 Journal Article NK1 receptor antagonists versus other antiemetics in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting following laparoscopic surgical procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysisCavaye, John, Dai, Bryan, Gurunathan, Karthik, Weir, Rachel M., Yerkovich, Stephanie and Gurunathan, Usha (2022). NK1 receptor antagonists versus other antiemetics in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting following laparoscopic surgical procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 38 (1), 35-47. doi: 10.4103/joacp.JOACP_464_20 |
2021 Journal Article Bias assessment in outcomes research: the role of relative versus absolute approachesStone, Jennifer C., Gurunathan, Usha, Aromataris, Edoardo, Glass, Kathryn, Tugwell, Peter, Munn, Zachary and Doi, Suhail A.R. (2021). Bias assessment in outcomes research: the role of relative versus absolute approaches. Value in Health, 24 (8), 1145-1149. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2021.02.011 |
2021 Journal Article Perioperative fluid balance and its relationship with patient outcomes. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2021; 126: 720–9Yarr, Catherine and Gurunathan, Usha (2021). Perioperative fluid balance and its relationship with patient outcomes. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2021; 126: 720–9. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 127 (3), e101-e102. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.06.021 |
2021 Journal Article A simplified (modified) Duke Activity Status Index (M-DASI) to characterise functional capacity: a secondary analysis of the Measurement of Exercise Tolerance before Surgery (METS) studyRiedel, Bernhard, Li, Michael H-G., Lee, C.H. Angus, Ismail, Hilmy, Cuthbertson, Brian H., Wijeysundera, Duminda N., Ho, Kwok M., for the METS Study Investigators, Wallace, S., Thompson, B., Ellis, M., Borg, B., Kerridge, R. K., Douglas, J., Brannan, J., Pretto, J., Godsall, M. G., Beauchamp, N., Allen, S., Kennedy, A., Wright, E., Malherbe, J., Ismail, H., Riedel, B., Melville, A., Sivakumar, H., Murmane, A., Kenchington, K., Kirabiyik, Y. ... Wijeysundera, H. C. (2021). A simplified (modified) Duke Activity Status Index (M-DASI) to characterise functional capacity: a secondary analysis of the Measurement of Exercise Tolerance before Surgery (METS) study. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 126 (1), 181-190. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.06.016 |
2020 Journal Article Effect of midazolam in addition to propofol and opiate sedation on the quality of recovery after colonoscopy: a randomized clinical trialGurunathan, Usha, Rahman, Tony, Williams, Zelda, Vandeleur, Ann, Sriram, Sweta, Harch, Jennifer, Boggett, Stuart, Hill, Cindy, Bowyer, Andrea and Royse, Colin (2020). Effect of midazolam in addition to propofol and opiate sedation on the quality of recovery after colonoscopy: a randomized clinical trial. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 131 (3), 741-750. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004620 |
2020 Journal Article Postoperative pain management and the incidence of ipsilateral shoulder pain after thoracic surgery at an Australian tertiary-care hospital: a prospective auditHodge, Anthony, Rapchuk, Ivan L. and Gurunathan, Usha (2020). Postoperative pain management and the incidence of ipsilateral shoulder pain after thoracic surgery at an Australian tertiary-care hospital: a prospective audit. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 35 (2), 555-562. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.07.078 |
2020 Journal Article Integration of the Duke Activity Status Index into preoperative risk evaluation: a multicentre prospective cohort studyWijeysundera, Duminda N., Beattie, W. Scott, Hillis, Graham S., Abbott, Tom E.F., Shulman, Mark A., Ackland, Gareth L., Mazer, C. David, Myles, Paul S., Pearse, Rupert M., Cuthbertson, Brian H., Myles, P. S., Shulman, M. A., Wallace, S., Farrington, C., Thompson, B., Ellis, M., Borg, B., Kerridge, R. K., Douglas, J., Brannan, J., Pretto, J., Godsall, M. G., Beauchamp, N., Allen, S., Kennedy, A., Wright, E., Malherbe, J., Ismail, H., Riedel, B. ... Wijeysundera, H. C. (2020). Integration of the Duke Activity Status Index into preoperative risk evaluation: a multicentre prospective cohort study. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 124 (3), 261-270. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2019.11.025 |
2019 Journal Article Association of obesity with septic complications after major abdominal surgery: A secondary analysis of the RELIEF randomized clinical trialGurunathan, Usha, Rapchuk, Ivan L., Dickfos, Marilla, Larsen, Peter, Forbes, Andrew, Martin, Catherine, Leslie, Kate and Myles, Paul S. (2019). Association of obesity with septic complications after major abdominal surgery: A secondary analysis of the RELIEF randomized clinical trial. JAMA Network Open, 2 (11) e1916345, e1916345. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.16345 |
2019 Journal Article Use of sugammadex in patients with neuromuscular disorders: a systematic review of case reportsGurunathan, Usha, Kunju, Shakeel Meeran and Stanton, Lisa May Lin (2019). Use of sugammadex in patients with neuromuscular disorders: a systematic review of case reports. BMC Anesthesiology, 19 (1) 213, 213. doi: 10.1186/s12871-019-0887-3 |