Overview
Background
Dr Mari Takashima is a nurse-statistician and clinical trialist whose research centres on medical device safety in paediatric and neonatal populations. She is a certified health informatician with expertise in clinical epidemiology, clinical trials, applied biostatistics, and health informatics.
Her research program focuses on the utilisation and safety of invasive medical devices, including vascular access devices, cardiopulmonary bypass circuits, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Her current research interests include the safety of plastic chemicals in medical devices. This emerging program investigates chemical leaching of plasticisers such as DEHP and BPA from plastic circuits and tubing used in paediatric and neonatal care, and the potential health consequences of cumulative exposure in vulnerable patients.
Availability
- Dr Mari Takashima is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Nursing, Griffith University
- Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing, Queensland University of Technology
- Masters (Research) of Clinical Epidemiology, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Griffith University
Works
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2020
Journal Article
An international survey of pediatric and neonatal clinicians' vascular access practice: PediSIG assessment of vascular access, education, and support (PAVES) catheter selection
Davis, Mary Beth Hovda, Takashima, Mari, Girgenti, Constance and Ullman, Amanda J. (2020). An international survey of pediatric and neonatal clinicians' vascular access practice: PediSIG assessment of vascular access, education, and support (PAVES) catheter selection. British Journal of Nursing, 29 (14), S40-S48. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2020.29.14.S40
2020
Journal Article
Global pediatric peripheral intravenous catheter practice and performance: a secondary analysis of 4206 catheters
Ullman, Amanda J., Takashima, Mari, Kleidon, Tricia, Ray-Barruel, Gillian, Alexandrou, Evan and Rickard, Claire M. (2020). Global pediatric peripheral intravenous catheter practice and performance: a secondary analysis of 4206 catheters. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 50, e18-e25. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2019.09.023
2020
Conference Publication
Central venous access device securement and dressing effectiveness: the cascade pilot randomised controlled trial in adult intensive care
Mitchell, Marion, Ullman, Amanda, Takashima, Mari, Davis, Chelsea, Mihala, Gabor, Powell, Madeleine, Gibson, Victoria, Zhang, Li, Bauer, Michelle, Playford, Geoffrey and Rickard, Claire (2020). Central venous access device securement and dressing effectiveness: the cascade pilot randomised controlled trial in adult intensive care. World Congress of Intensive Care, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 14-18 October 2019. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier.
2019
Journal Article
Skin complications associated with pediatric central venous access devices: prevalence, incidence, and risk
Ullman, Amanda J., Kleidon, Tricia M., Turner, Karen, Gibson, Victoria, Dean, Anna, Cattanach, Paula, Pitt, Colleen, Woosley, Julieta, Marsh, Nicole, Gavin, Nicole, Takashima, Mari and Rickard, Claire M. (2019). Skin complications associated with pediatric central venous access devices: prevalence, incidence, and risk. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 36 (5), 343-351. doi: 10.1177/1043454219849572
2019
Journal Article
Assessment of the clinical performance of nursing students in the workplace: exploring the role of benchmarking using the Australian Nursing Standards Assessment Tool (ANSAT)
Takashima, Mari, Burmeister, Elizabeth, Ossenberg, Christine and Henderson, Amanda (2019). Assessment of the clinical performance of nursing students in the workplace: exploring the role of benchmarking using the Australian Nursing Standards Assessment Tool (ANSAT). Collegian, 26 (4), 502-506. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2019.01.005
2019
Journal Article
Insertion, management, and complications associated with arterial catheters in paediatric intensive care: a clinical audit
Schults, Jessica A., Long, Debbie, Pearson, Kylie, Takashima, Mari, Baveas, Thimitra, Schlapbach, Luregn J., Macfarlane, Fiona and Ullman, Amanda J. (2019). Insertion, management, and complications associated with arterial catheters in paediatric intensive care: a clinical audit. Australian Critical Care, 33 (4), 326-332. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2019.05.003
2019
Journal Article
Relative effectiveness of revaccination with 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in preventing invasive pneumococcal disease in adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Australia
Takashima, Mari, Lambert, Stephen B., Paynter, Stuart and Ware, Robert S. (2019). Relative effectiveness of revaccination with 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in preventing invasive pneumococcal disease in adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Australia. Vaccine, 37 (12), 1638-1641. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.01.085
2019
Journal Article
The needs of families of trauma intensive care patients: a mixed methods study
Mitchell, Marion, Dwan, Toni, Takashima, Mari, Beard, Kellie, Birgan, Sean, Wetzig, Krista and Tonge, Angela (2019). The needs of families of trauma intensive care patients: a mixed methods study. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 50, 11-20. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2018.08.009
2019
Conference Publication
Neonatal observational vascular access (NOVA): an Australian audit
August, Deanne, Ullman, Amanda, New, Karen, McIntyre, Colette, Smith, Patricia, Koorts, Pieter, Irwin, Adam, Cobbald, Linda, Lack, Gill, Takashima, Mari, Foxcroft, Katie and Marsh, Nicole (2019). Neonatal observational vascular access (NOVA): an Australian audit. 3rd Congress of Joint European Neonatal Societies (jENS), Masstricht, Netherlands, 17-21 September 2019. New York, United States: Nature Publishing Group.
2018
Journal Article
Complication and failures of central vascular access device in adult critical care settings
Takashima, Mari, Schults, Jessica, Mihala, Gabor, Corley, Amanda and Ullman, Amanda (2018). Complication and failures of central vascular access device in adult critical care settings. Critical Care Medicine, 46 (12), 1998-2009. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000003370
2017
Journal Article
Randomized controlled trials in central vascular access devices: a scoping review
Takashima, Mari, Ray-Barruel, Gillian, Ullman, Amanda, Keogh, Samantha and Rickard, Claire M. (2017). Randomized controlled trials in central vascular access devices: a scoping review. PLoS ONE, 12 (3) e0174164, e0174164. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174164
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
Is there an association between chylothoracies and thromboses in neonates and infants post cardiac surgery?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Amanda Ullman
Completed supervision
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2025
Master Philosophy
The Performance of Tunnelled, Non-Cuffed Central Venous Catheters and Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters in Infants
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Amanda Ullman
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