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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 study
Gurunathan, 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
Conference Publication
A pragmatic informatics approach to develop knowledge tools for supporting cardiac surgical patients’ mental health needs
Smith, Susan, Strodl, Esben, Varnfield, Marlien, Kavanagh, David, Rolls, Tricia, Gurunathan, Usha, Janoschka, Bo and Naidoo, Rishendran (2024). A pragmatic informatics approach to develop knowledge tools for supporting cardiac surgical patients’ mental health needs. 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics MedInfo 2023, Sydney, NSW Australia, 8–12 July 2024. Amsterdam, Netherlands: IOS Press. doi: 10.3233/shti231219
2024
Journal Article
Preoperative renin-angiotensin system antagonists intake and blood pressure responses during ambulatory surgical procedures: a prospective cohort study
Gurunathan, 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 Zealand
Busser, 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 obesity
Gurunathan, 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 review
Gurunathan, 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 survey
Gurunathan, 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 report
Gurunathan, 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 surgery
Mao, 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 review
Dai, 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 experience
Gurunathan, 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-analysis
Cavaye, 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 approaches
Stone, 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: 720–9
Yarr, 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) study
Riedel, 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 trial
Gurunathan, 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 audit
Hodge, 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 study
Wijeysundera, 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 trial
Gurunathan, 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
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