Overview
Background
Professor David Sturgess is the Deputy Director of Anaesthesia (Professional Development) at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. He is also a Councillor (Non-executive Director) of the Australia and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA), as well as Medical lead & Co-chair of the Queensland Health Statewide Anaesthesia and Perioperative Network (SWAPNet).
Professor Sturgess' doctoral thesis focused upon the non-invasive evaluation of heart function during life threatening infection. This culminated in award of a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD), in the Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, from The University of Queensland. Professor Sturgess maintains a keen interest in haemodynamic monitoring and echocardiography.
The scope of his current research interests has broadened and is best collated under the theme of Perioperative Medicine. Professor Sturgess' research brings together elements of the inflammatory response, critical care equipment and inter-professional collaboration.
Postgraduate research student supervision and published collaborations include exploration of the interactions between opioids, regional anaesthesia and cancer recurrance; perioperative nutrition and hyperglycaemia; analysis and interpretation of large observational perioperative datasets; risk stratification of acute coronary syndromes using echocardiography; neuraxial anatomy and haemodynamics relevent to peripartum anaesthesia; implementation science and perioperative temperature monitoring and management.
Availability
- Professor David Sturgess is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research impacts
Professor Sturgess' expertise in perioperative care has generated impact through several avenues. He has contributed to Australian Healthcare Facility Guidelines (AusHFG), Safe Central Venous Access Checklist and Context Document (Clinical Excellence Queensland) and College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) professional standards for the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit.
Inter-professional education and collaboration has allowed impact spanning perioperative medication management, perioperative nutrition and perioperative nursing and implementation science.
Works
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2013
Conference Publication
Will my patient get stuck in ICU?
Sturgess, David (2013). Will my patient get stuck in ICU?. ANZCA Perioperative SIG Meeting, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia, 14 September 2013.
2012
Journal Article
Plasma free cortisol and B-type natriuretic peptide in septic shock
Sturgess, D.J. and Venkatesh, B. (2012). Plasma free cortisol and B-type natriuretic peptide in septic shock. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 40 (1), 95-98. doi: 10.1177/0310057X1204000109
2011
Conference Publication
Diastolic dysfunction in septic shock is an independent predictor of elevated B-type natriuretic peptide and hospital mortality
Sturgess, D., Marwick, T., Joyce, C., Jenkins, C., Jones, M., Masci, P., Stewart, D. and Venkatesh, B. (2011). Diastolic dysfunction in septic shock is an independent predictor of elevated B-type natriuretic peptide and hospital mortality. 30th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, 9-12 March 2010. London, United Kingdom: BioMed Central. doi: 10.1186/cc8626
2011
Conference Publication
Plasma free cortisol and B-type natriuretic peptide in septic shock
Sturgess, D. J. and Venkatesh, B. (2011). Plasma free cortisol and B-type natriuretic peptide in septic shock. 31st International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, 22-25 March 2011. London, United Kingdom: BioMed Central. doi: 10.1186/cc9830
2010
Journal Article
Non-invasive rodent cardiac output: comparison of a compact clinical monitor with echocardiography
Sturgess, David, Haluska, Brian, Jones, Mark and Venkatesh, Bala (2010). Non-invasive rodent cardiac output: comparison of a compact clinical monitor with echocardiography. WebmedCentral.
2010
Other Outputs
Left Ventricular Diastolic (Dys)Function in Sepsis
David Sturgess (2010). Left Ventricular Diastolic (Dys)Function in Sepsis. PhD Thesis, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland.
2010
Journal Article
A comparison of transcutaneous Doppler corrected flow time, b-type natriuretic peptide and central venous pressure as predictors of fluid responsiveness in septic shock: A preliminary evaluation
Sturgess, D. J., Pascoe, R. L. S., Scalia, G. and Venkatesh, B. (2010). A comparison of transcutaneous Doppler corrected flow time, b-type natriuretic peptide and central venous pressure as predictors of fluid responsiveness in septic shock: A preliminary evaluation. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 38 (2), 336-341. doi: 10.1177/0310057x1003800216
2010
Journal Article
Prediction of hospital outcome in septic shock: A prospective comparison of tissue Doppler and cardiac biomarkers
Sturgess, David J., Marwick, Thomas H., Joyce, Chris, Jenkins, Carly, Jones, Mark, Masci, Paul, Stewart, David and Venkatesh, Bala (2010). Prediction of hospital outcome in septic shock: A prospective comparison of tissue Doppler and cardiac biomarkers. Critical Care, 14 (2 Article R44) R44, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/cc8931
2009
Conference Publication
B-type natriuretic peptide, corrected flow time and central venous pressure as predictors of fluid responsiveness in septic shock
Sturgess, D., Pascoe, R., Scalia, G. and Venkatesh, B. (2009). B-type natriuretic peptide, corrected flow time and central venous pressure as predictors of fluid responsiveness in septic shock. 29th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, 24–27 March 2009. doi: 10.1186/cc7364
2009
Book Chapter
Haemodynamic monitoring
Sturgess, David J. and Morgan, John Thomas (2009). Haemodynamic monitoring. Oh's intensive care manual. (pp. 105-122) edited by Andrew D. Bersten and Neil Soni. Edinburgh, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann.
2008
Conference Publication
Noninvasive rodent cardiac output: comparison of a compact clinical monitor with echocardiography and proposal of a simple correction factor
Sturgess, D. J., Haluska, B. A., Jones, M. and Venkatesh, B. (2008). Noninvasive rodent cardiac output: comparison of a compact clinical monitor with echocardiography and proposal of a simple correction factor. 28th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, 18–21 March 2008. London, United Kingdom: BioMed Central. doi: 10.1186/cc6305
2008
Conference Publication
Sepsis-associated diastolic dysfunction without elevated plasma B-type natriuretic peptide
Sturgess, D. J., Haluska, B. A., Masci, P., Jones, M. and Venkatesh, B. (2008). Sepsis-associated diastolic dysfunction without elevated plasma B-type natriuretic peptide. 28th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, 18-21 March 2008. Current Science: Philadelphia, PA, United States.
2007
Book Chapter
Diastolic (Dys) function in sepsis
Sturgess, D. J., Marwick, T. H. and Venkatesh, B. (2007). Diastolic (Dys) function in sepsis. Intensive Care Medicine: Annual Update 2007. (pp. 444-454) New York, NY: Springer New York. doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-49518-7_40
2007
Journal Article
A clinician's guide to predicting fluid responsiveness in critical illness: applied physiology and research methodology
Sturgess, D., Joyce, C., Marwick, T. H. and Venkatesh, B. (2007). A clinician's guide to predicting fluid responsiveness in critical illness: applied physiology and research methodology. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 35 (5), 669-678. doi: 10.1177/0310057X0703500504
2007
Journal Article
Negative pressure pulmonary oedema with normal concentration of B- type natriuretic peptide
Sturgess, D. J., Venkatesh, B., Perry, C. and Kelly, W. (2007). Negative pressure pulmonary oedema with normal concentration of B- type natriuretic peptide. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 9 (1), 107-107.
2007
Conference Publication
Left ventricular volumes but not filling pressure are determinants of mortality in critically ill patients
Sturgess, D., Marwick, T., Joyce, C., Jones, M. and Venkatesh, B. (2007). Left ventricular volumes but not filling pressure are determinants of mortality in critically ill patients. 27th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, 27–30 March 2007. London, United Kingdom: BioMed Central. doi: 10.1186/cc5438
2007
Other Outputs
Diastolic (dys)function in sepsis
Sturgess, D. J., Marwick, T. H. and Venkatesh, B. (2007). Diastolic (dys)function in sepsis.
2007
Conference Publication
Diastology: much more than iridology!
Sturgess, David (2007). Diastology: much more than iridology!. ANZICS Queensland Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast , QLD, Australia, 25-26 August 2007.
2007
Conference Publication
Tissue Doppler imaging suggests an association between endotoxemia and impaired myocardial relaxation
Sturgess, D., Haluska, B. and Venkatesh, B. (2007). Tissue Doppler imaging suggests an association between endotoxemia and impaired myocardial relaxation. 27th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, 27-30 March 2007. London, United Kingdom: BioMed Central. doi: 10.1186/cc5198
2007
Journal Article
Tissue Doppler in critical illness: A retrospective cohort study
Sturgess, David J., Marwick, Thomas H., Joyce, Christopher J., Jones, Mark and Venkatesh, Bala (2007). Tissue Doppler in critical illness: A retrospective cohort study. Critical Care, 11 (5) R97, R97-R104. doi: 10.1186/cc6114
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Intraoperative cell salvage as an alternative to allogeneic blood transfusion: An evaluation of immune related adverse outcomes.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andre Van Zundert
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigation of lumbar interspinous ligaments
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Building up dynamic knowledge graph based on data warehouse for anaesthesia.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andre Van Zundert
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigation of lumbar interspinous ligaments
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Posterior Lumbar Anatomy as it Applies to Translaminar Neuraxial Anaesthetic Practice
Associate Advisor
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Intraoperative cell salvage as an alternative to allogeneic blood transfusion: An evaluation of immune related adverse outcomes.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andre Van Zundert
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Nutritional management of hyperglycaemia in intensive care medicine
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Josephine Forbes
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
MORPHINE AND CANCER METASTASIS
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Cabot, Professor Nick Shaw, Associate Professor Marie-Odile Parat
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