Therapeutic Thermal Regulation In Critical Illness
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$189,384.00
Summary
Patients who are admitted to intensive care units often develop abnormalities of their body temperature as part of their illness. Common illnesses include infections and injuries to the brain from trauma or strokes. Clinicians are unsure of how to react to these changes in temperature. My research is designed to provide high quality evidence on body temperature and the use of treatments, so that clinicians can improve patient outcomes.
Safer Fluid Resuscitation- Which (type), What (to Expect) And How (mechanisms)
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$189,384.00
Summary
Intravenous fluid administration to patients is the most common clinical intervention, often done to help sick patents get better, however paradoxically it is associated with worsening oxygen levels and increased death rates. In humans and animal I have demonstrated increased respiratory dysfunction with its administration. This study aims to understand the efficacy, compare different types of fluids and establish safer fluid administration thereby decreasing patient suffering and death rates.