Overview
Background
David is a critical-care clinician-scientist currently dual training with the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM) and the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA).
He is currently employed as an ICU Registrar at the Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital (Herston, QLD), and will be an Anaesthetics Registrar at Caboolture Hospital in 2020. He is also an Honorary Fellow with The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research and School of Information Technology & Electrical Engineering.
David has a multidisciplinary background in engineering, medicine, biostatistics, and critical care medicine. He first graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (Software) in 2004, and has had industry experience with Mincom Ltd, Deutsche Bank Australia, Sun Microsystems Laboratories, in addition to private software contracting. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (Biomedical Engineering) in 2010 following a Fulbright Postgraduate Fellowship to the University of Utah's Anesthesiology Bioengineering Laboratory in 2009-2010. He completed one year of non-award studies in biostatistics at UQ in 2011, before completing his Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery in 2015.
He received general medical registration with AHPRA following completion of his medical internship at Ipswich Hospital. David then commenced a Queensland Health Junior Doctor Research Fellowship in 2017-2018 with the Burns, Trauma, and Critical Care Research Centre at the Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital.
He is currently leading trials in nicotine replacement pharmacokinetics in the critically ill, and postoperative use of clonidine to improve sleep in HDU patients (in collaboration with Professor Michael Reade and A/Prof Jeremy Cohen). He is also collaborating with the UQ Cognitive Engineering Research Group on non-clinical research relating to human factors issues associated with equipment displays for critical care medicine (in collaboration with Professor Penelope Sanderson).
Availability
- Dr David Liu is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Engineering, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The University of Queensland
Works
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2022
Journal Article
Signaling patient oxygen desaturation with enhanced pulse oximetry tones
Sanderson, Penelope M., Loeb, Robert G., Liley, Helen, Liu, David, Paterson, Estrella, Hinckfuss, Kelly and Zestic, Jelena (2022). Signaling patient oxygen desaturation with enhanced pulse oximetry tones. Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology, 56 (2), 46-57. doi: 10.2345/1943-5967-56.2.46
2021
Journal Article
The use of head-worn displays for vital sign monitoring in critical and acute care: a systematic review
Elrose, Francine, Hill, Andrew, Liu, David, Salisbury, Isaac, LeCong, Thien, Loeb, Robert G. and Sanderson, Penelope (2021). The use of head-worn displays for vital sign monitoring in critical and acute care: a systematic review. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 9 (5) e27165, e27165. doi: 10.2196/27165
2020
Journal Article
Plasma cortisol, aldosterone, and ascorbic acid concentrations in patients with septic shock do not predict treatment effect of hydrocortisone on mortality. A nested cohort study
Cohen, Jeremy, Bellomo, Rinaldo, Billot, Laurent, Burrell, Louise M., Evans, David M., Finfer, Simon, Hammond, Naomi E., Li, Qiang, Liu, David, McArthur, Colin, McWhinney, Brett, Moore, John, Myburgh, John, Peake, Sandra, Pretorius, Carel, Rajbhandari, Dorrilyn, Rhodes, Andrew, Saxena, Manoj, Ungerer, Jacobus P. J., Young, Morag J. and Venkatesh, Balasubramanian (2020). Plasma cortisol, aldosterone, and ascorbic acid concentrations in patients with septic shock do not predict treatment effect of hydrocortisone on mortality. A nested cohort study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 202 (5), 700-707. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202002-0281OC
2020
Journal Article
Prolonged versus intermittent infusion of β-Lactam antibiotics: a systematic review and meta-regression of bacterial killing in preclinical infection models
Dhaese, Sofie, Heffernan, Aaron, Liu, David, Abdul-Aziz, Mohd Hafiz, Stove, Veronique, Tam, Vincent H., Lipman, Jeffrey, Roberts, Jason A. and De Waele, Jan J. (2020). Prolonged versus intermittent infusion of β-Lactam antibiotics: a systematic review and meta-regression of bacterial killing in preclinical infection models. Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 59 (10), 1237-1250. doi: 10.1007/s40262-020-00919-6
2018
Journal Article
Detection of visual stimuli on monocular peripheral head-worn displays
Pascale, Michael T., Sanderson, Penelope, Liu, David, Mohamed, Ismail, Stigter, Nicola and Loeb, Robert G. (2018). Detection of visual stimuli on monocular peripheral head-worn displays. Applied Ergonomics, 73, 167-173. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2018.06.002
2018
Journal Article
A triple-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial of the ilioinguinal-transversus abdominis plane (I-TAP) nerve block for elective caesarean section
Staker, J. J., Liu, D., Church, R., Carlson, D. J., Panahkhahi, M., Lim, A. and LeCong, T. (2018). A triple-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial of the ilioinguinal-transversus abdominis plane (I-TAP) nerve block for elective caesarean section. Anaesthesia, 73 (5), 594-602. doi: 10.1111/anae.14222
2018
Conference Publication
Interruptions to intensive care nurses lead to clinical errors
Santomauro, C., Powell, M., Davis, C., Liu, D., Aitken, L. and Sanderson, P. (2018). Interruptions to intensive care nurses lead to clinical errors. The 42nd Australian and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting on Intensive Care, Gold Coast, Australia, 11-13 October 2017. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2017.12.038
2018
Book Chapter
Central α2-adrenoreceptor agonists in intensive care
Liu, D. and Reade, M. C. (2018). Central α2-adrenoreceptor agonists in intensive care. Annual update in intensive care and emergency medicine. (pp. 561-577) edited by Jean-Louis Vincent. Basel, Switzerland: Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-73670-9_42
2017
Journal Article
Two sides to every story: The Dual Perspectives Method for examining interruptions in healthcare
McCurdie, Tara, Sanderson, Penelope, Aitken, Leanne and Liu, David (2017). Two sides to every story: The Dual Perspectives Method for examining interruptions in healthcare. Applied Ergonomics, 58, 102-109. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2016.05.012
2016
Journal Article
Improving the detectability of oxygen saturation level targets for preterm neonates: a laboratory test of tremolo and beacon sonifications
Deschamps, Marie-Lys, Sanderson, Penelope, Hinckfuss, Kelly, Browning, Caitlin, Loeb, Robert G., Liley, Helen and Liu, David (2016). Improving the detectability of oxygen saturation level targets for preterm neonates: a laboratory test of tremolo and beacon sonifications. Applied Ergonomics, 56, 160-169. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2016.03.013
2016
Conference Publication
Continuous information displays for multiple patient monitoring
Pascale, Michael, Sanderson, Penelope, Liu, Dave, Mohamed, Ismail, Brecknell, Birgit and Loeb, Robert (2016). Continuous information displays for multiple patient monitoring. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Washington, DC, United States, 19-23 September 2016. Santa Monica, CA, United States: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. doi: 10.1177/1541931213601358
2016
Journal Article
The effectiveness of pulse oximetry sonification enhanced with tremolo and brightness for distinguishing clinically important oxygen saturation ranges: a laboratory study
Paterson, E., Sanderson, P. M., Paterson, N. A. B., Liu, D. and Loeb, R. G. (2016). The effectiveness of pulse oximetry sonification enhanced with tremolo and brightness for distinguishing clinically important oxygen saturation ranges: a laboratory study. Anaesthesia, 71 (5), 565-572. doi: 10.1111/anae.13424
2016
Conference Publication
The effect of conventional screens vs. head-mounted displays on alarm monitoring strategies
Schlosser, Paul, Sanderson, Penelope, Grundgeiger, Tobias, Liu, David and Loeb, Robert G. (2016). The effect of conventional screens vs. head-mounted displays on alarm monitoring strategies. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2016, Washington, DC, United States, 19-23 September 2016. Santa Monica, CA, United States: Human Factors an Ergonomics Society. doi: 10.1177/1541931213601357
2015
Conference Publication
Peripheral detection for abrupt onset stimuli presented via head-worn display
Pascale, Michael, Sanderson, Penelope, Liu, David, Mohamed, Ismail, Stigter, Nicole and Loeb, Robert (2015). Peripheral detection for abrupt onset stimuli presented via head-worn display. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 26-30 October 2015. Thousand Oaks, CA, United States: Sage. doi: 10.1177/1541931215591218
2013
Journal Article
Evaluation of the effect of information integration in displays for ICU nurses on situation awareness and task completion time: a prospective randomized controlled study
Koch, Sven H., Weir, Charlene, Westenskow, Dwayne, Gondan, Matthias, Agutter, Jim, Haar, Maral, Liu, David, Goerges, Matthias and Staggers, Nancy (2013). Evaluation of the effect of information integration in displays for ICU nurses on situation awareness and task completion time: a prospective randomized controlled study. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 82 (8), 665-675. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2012.10.002
2013
Conference Publication
Detecting numerical and waveform changes on a head-mounted display vs. monitor
Tear, Callum L., Fox, Mithila, Tsai, Matthew, Liu, David and Sanderson, Penelope M. (2013). Detecting numerical and waveform changes on a head-mounted display vs. monitor. HFES 2013: 57th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Diego, CA, U.S.A., 30 September-4 October 2013. Thousand Oaks, CA, United States: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/1541931213571253
2012
Journal Article
University of Queensland vital signs dataset: Development of an accessible repository of anesthesia patient monitoring data for research
Liu, David, Gorges, Matthias and Jenkins, Simon A. (2012). University of Queensland vital signs dataset: Development of an accessible repository of anesthesia patient monitoring data for research. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 114 (3), 584-589. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e318241f7c0
2012
Conference Publication
ICU nurse's evaluations of integrated information displays on user satisfaction and perceived mental workload
Koch, Sven H, Westenskow, Dwayne, Weir, Charlene, Agutter, Jim, Haar, Maral, Görges, Matthias, Liu, David and Staggers, Nancy (2012). ICU nurse's evaluations of integrated information displays on user satisfaction and perceived mental workload. MIE 2012: XXIV Conference of the European Federation for Medical Informatics, Pisa, Italy, 26-29 August, 2012. Amsterdam, Netherlands: I O S Press. doi: 10.3233/978-1-61499-101-4-383
2010
Journal Article
Monitoring with head-mounted displays: A clinical evaluation in the operating room
Liu, David, Jenkins, Simon A., Sanderson, Penelope M., Fabian, Perry and Russell, W. John (2010). Monitoring with head-mounted displays: A clinical evaluation in the operating room. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 110 (4), 1032-1038. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181d3e647
2009
Journal Article
Patient monitoring with head-mounted displays
Liu, David, Jenkins, Simon A and Sanderson, Penelope M (2009). Patient monitoring with head-mounted displays. Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, 22 (6), 796-803. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e32833269c1
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating head-worn displays for alarm prioritisation and situation awareness in multiple patient contexts
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Penelope Sanderson
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2018
Master Philosophy
Using Sonification to Improve Monitoring of Oxygen Saturation of Premature Neonates Receiving Oxygen Support
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Penelope Sanderson
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