By Associate Professor Hergen Buscher

Journal articles

Chapman JT; Breeding J; Kerr SJ; Bajic M; Nair P; Buscher H, 2021, 'CNS Complications in Adult Patients Treated With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation', Critical Care Medicine, 49, pp. 282 - 291, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000004789

Maiden MJ; Bone A; Fitzpatrick M; Hammond N; Knowles S; Gao A; Li Y; Myburgh J; Seppelt I; Grattan S; Nangla C; Duke G; Shelton A; Kokotsis N; Parker D; McGuinness S; Parke R; Gilder E; Butler M; Cowdrey KA; Ryan S; Woollett M; Duffy K; McArthur C; Newby L; Chen Y; McConnochie R; Simmonds C; Richardson A; Hill D; Dwivedi J; Saxena M; Brennan K; Hedges S; Varghese M; Abel S; Cattigan C; Elderkin T; Salerno T; Hunter S; Ramanan M; Johnson B; Swift R; Mathew J; Baby J; Gentile A; James G; Connew C; Annetts K; Sarode V; Simpson S; Ellem K; McKenna T; Rai S; van Haren F; Spiller S; Henderson S; Mehrtens J; Lukas G; Shepherd K; Percy N; Hanlon G; Barrett J; O’Donnell J; Litton E; Palermo A; Pellicano S; Eroglu E; Regli A; Bihari S; Matheson E; Shrestha T; Jin X; Laver R; French C; Bates S; Towns M; Yang Y; Winearls J; Tallott M; Martinez A; Gough M; Harvey P; Bhadange N; Ryan K; Treay S; Sosnowski K; Morrison L; Sutton J; Cooper M; Welsh D; Isabel KJ; Leditschke A; Williams T; Song R; Lai V; Girijadevi D; Liang J; Hacking D; Meyer J, 2021, 'Physical restraint of patients in Australia and New Zealand intensive care units', Intensive Care Medicine, 47, pp. 234 - 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-020-06287-w

Burrell AJC; Neto AS; Trapani T; Broadley T; French C; Udy AA; Visser A; Mattke A; Regli A; Rashid A; Tabah A; Walker A; Cheng A; Corley A; Ramnani A; Leditschke A; Eidan A; DeKeulenaer B; Mevavala B; Mulholland B; Reddi B; Richards B; Knott C; Moore C; Delzoppo C; Boschert C; Tacon C; Corrigan C; Austin D; Brewster D; Cooper D; Crosbie D; Hawkins D; Jessen E; Martinez E; Fysh E; Litton E; Oberender F; McGain F; Salt G; Eastwood G; Taori G; Thompson H; White H; Buscher H; Seppelt I; Khan I; Young J; Lavana J; Cohen J; Lugsdin J; Garlick J; Buttery J; Botha J; Santamaria J; Barrett J; Singh K; Laupland K; El-Khawas K; Estensen K; Deshpande K; White K; Fitzpatrick L; Campbell L; Ramanan M; Saxena M; Draper M; Kainer M; Kol M; Page M; Plummer M; Sterba M; Anstey M; Brain M; Maiden M; Kilminster M; Hammond N; Bhadange N; Humphreys N; Jain P; Azzi P; Secombe P; Lister P; Chan P; McCanny P; Britton P; Janin P; Runiyar R; Krishnamurthy R; Sonawane R; Tiruvoipati R; Jessup R; Totaro R; Bellomo R; Sanghavi R; Bates S; Peake S; Bihari S; George S; Waterson S, 2021, 'Rapid translation of COVID-19 preprint data into critical care practice', American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 203, pp. 368 - 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.202009-3661LE

Corley A; Lye I; Lavana J; Ahuja A; Anstey C; Haisz E; Parke R; Reynolds C; Buscher H; Pellegrino V; Fraser J, 2021, 'Hospital-acquired infection rates in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation across Australia and New Zealand', Infection, Disease & Health, 26, pp. S8 - S8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2021.09.028

Shekar K; Buscher H; Brodie D, 2020, 'Protocol-driven daily optimisation of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation blood flows: An alternate paradigm?', Journal of Thoracic Disease, 12, pp. 6854 - 6860, http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd-20-1515

Connolly S; Granger E; Hayward C; Huang D; Kerr S; McCanny P; Buscher H, 2020, 'Long-term Outcome in Severe Left Ventricular Primary Graft Dysfunction Post Cardiac Transplantation Supported by Early Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation', Transplantation, 104, pp. 2189 - 2195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000003094

Harley O; Reynolds C; Nair P; Buscher H, 2020, 'Long-Term Survival, Posttraumatic Stress, and Quality of Life post Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation', ASAIO Journal, 66, pp. 909 - 914, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000001095

Dennis M; Buscher H; Gattas D; Burns B; Habig K; Bannon P; Patel S; Buhr H; Reynolds C; Scott S; Nair P; Hayman J; Granger E; Lovett R; Forrest P; Coles J; Lowe DA, 2020, 'Prospective observational study of mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and early reperfusion for refractory cardiac arrest in Sydney: the 2CHEER study', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 22, pp. 26 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.51893/2020.1.oa3

Angus DC; Derde L; Al-Beidh F; Annane D; Arabi Y; Beane A; Van Bentum-Puijk W; Berry L; Bhimani Z; Bonten M; Bradbury C; Brunkhorst F; Buxton M; Buzgau A; Cheng AC; De Jong M; Detry M; Estcourt L; Fitzgerald M; Goossens H; Green C; Haniffa R; Higgins AM; Horvat C; Hullegie SJ; Kruger P; Lamontagne F; Lawler PR; Linstrum K; Litton E; Lorenzi E; Marshall J; McAuley D; McGlothin A; McGuinness S; McVerry B; Montgomery S; Mouncey P; Murthy S; Nichol A; Parke R; Parker J; Rowan K; Sanil A; Santos M; Saunders C; Seymour C; Turner A; Van De Veerdonk F; Venkatesh B; Zarychanski R; Berry S; Lewis RJ; McArthur C; Webb SA; Gordon AC, 2020, 'Effect of Hydrocortisone on Mortality and Organ Support in Patients with Severe COVID-19: The REMAP-CAP COVID-19 Corticosteroid Domain Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 324, pp. 1317 - 1329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.17022

Harley O; Reynolds C; Nair P; Buscher H, 2020, 'Long-Term Survival, Posttraumatic Stress, and Quality of Life post Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.', ASAIO J, 66, pp. 909 - 914, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000001095

Mccanny P; Smith MW; O'brien SG; Buscher H; Carton EG, 2019, 'Fluid Balance and Recovery of Native Lung Function in Adult Patients Supported by Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy', ASAIO Journal, 65, pp. 614 - 619, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000000860

Corley A; Lye I; Lavana JD; Ahuja A; Anstey CM; Jarrett P; Haisz E; Parke R; Pellegrino V; Buscher H; Fraser JF, 2019, 'Nosocomial infection prevalence in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): Protocol for a point prevalence study across Australia and New Zealand', BMJ Open, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029293

Dennis M; Zmudzki F; Burns B; Scott S; Gattas D; Reynolds C; Buscher H; Forrest P, 2019, 'Cost effectiveness and quality of life analysis of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for refractory cardiac arrest', Resuscitation, 139, pp. 49 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.03.021

Arabi YM; Al-Hameed F; Burns KEA; Mehta S; Alsolamy SJ; Alshahrani MS; Mandourah Y; Almekhlafi GA; Almaani M; Al Bshabshe A; Finfer S; Arshad Z; Khalid I; Mehta Y; Gaur A; Hawa H; Buscher H; Lababidi H; Al Aithan A; Abdukahil SAI; Jose J; Afesh LY; Al-Dawood A, 2019, 'Adjunctive intermittent pneumatic compression for venous thromboprophylaxis', New England Journal of Medicine, 380, pp. 1305 - 1315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1816150

Dennis M; Zmudski F; Gattas D; Buscher H; Forrest P, 2019, 'Cost and Quality of Life Analysis of Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Refractory Cardiac Arrest', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. S292 - S292, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.368

Dennis M; Forrest P; Bannon P; Scott S; Lowe D; Reynolds C; Burns B; Habig K; Nair P; Gattas D; Buscher H, 2019, 'The 2CHEER Study: (Mechanical CPR, Hypothermia, ECMO and Early Re-Perfusion) for Refractory Cardiac arrest', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. S322 - S322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.435

Imani S; Buscher H; Day R; Gentili S; Jones GRD; Marriott D; Norris R; Sandaradura I, 2018, 'An evaluation of risk factors to predict target concentration non-attainment in critically ill patients prior to empiric β-lactam therapy', European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 37, pp. 2171 - 2175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-018-3357-9

Nair P; Venkatesh B; Hoechter DJ; Buscher H; Kerr S; Center JR; Myburgh JA, 2018, 'Vitamin D Status and Supplementation in Adult Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 46, pp. 589 - 595, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057X1804600609

Tiruvoipati R; Pilcher D; Botha J; Buscher H; Simister R; Bailey M, 2018, 'Association of hypercapnia and hypercapnic acidosis with clinical outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients with cerebral injury', JAMA Neurology, 75, pp. 818 - 826, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.0123

Arabi Y; Al-Hameed F; Burns KEA; Mehta S; Alsolamy S; Almaani M; Mandourah Y; Almekhlafi GA; Al Bshabshe A; Finfer S; Alshahrani M; Khalid I; Mehta Y; Gaur A; Hawa H; Buscher H; Arshad Z; Lababidi H; Al Aithan A; Jose J; Abdukahil SAI; Afesh LY; Dbsawy M; Al-Dawood A; Rowan K; Thabane L; Garcia DA; Hegazy M; Rasool G; Rifai J; Mohamed AS; Orabi OA; Sufiani DA; Amodi EA; Alkhader M; Awad S; Cabal MRC; Valerio JS; Hassan S; Alanazi B; Alharbi K; Alenazy A; Asonto LP; Loyola KLD; Albahar A; Alamri A; Bashir S; Abdulmuthalib H; Ntinika P; Pangilinan R; Jadkareem A; Bawazeer E; Bassi S; Qushmaq I; Maghrabi K; Hijazi M; Abdelhai M; Pagunsan EJ; Vinklerova M; Shah S; Tamberg E; Smith O; Santos M; Sandhu G; Hodder J; Salway K; Jacka M; McCoshen L; Baig N; Ellis K; White M; Gregory R; Cameron R; O'Connor A; Yarad E; Bass F; Hammond N; Reynolds C; McCann K; Srivastava SK; Singh A; George J; Mehta C; Kumar A, 2018, 'Statistical analysis plan for the Pneumatic CompREssion for PreVENting Venous Thromboembolism (PREVENT) trial: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial', Trials, 19, pp. 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2534-6

Buscher H, 2018, 'Who takes the lead in critically ill patients?', European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 35, pp. 232 - 233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/EJA.0000000000000770

Buscher H; Hayward C, 2018, 'Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An Expanding Role in Cardiovascular Care', Heart Lung and Circulation, 27, pp. 3 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1443-9506(17)31472-5

Siriwardena M; Breeding J; Gopal M; Buscher H; MacDonald P; Granger E; Nair P, 2018, 'Haemodynamic Assessment of Patients Supported on Veno-Arterial Membrane Oxygenation with Concurrent Evaluation of Echocardiographic Findings', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 27, pp. S242 - S242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.448

Siriwardena M; Gopal M; Buscher H; Nair P, 2018, 'Left Atrial Analysis Using Velocity Vector Imaging Shows Dys-Synchrony and Negative Strain Values in a Patient with Severe Pulmonary Oedema Complicating Peripheral Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 27, pp. S251 - S251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.466

Siriwardena M; Breeding J; Buscher H; Granger E; MacDonald P; Nair P, 2018, 'Pulse Pressure within the First 2 Days of Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation is Predictive of Survival to Discharge, Renal Dysfunction Requiring Dialysis, and Pulmonary Oedema', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 27, pp. S123 - S123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.180

Buscher H; Zhang D; Nair P, 2017, 'A pilot, randomised controlled trial of a rotational thromboelastometry-based algorithm to treat bleeding episodes in extracorporeal life support: The tem protocol in ECLS study (tempest)', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 19, pp. 29 - 36

Sinnah F; Shekar K; Abdul-Aziz MH; Buscher H; Diab SD; Fisquet S; Fung YL; McDonald CI; Reynolds C; Rudham S; Wallis SC; Welch S; Xie J; Fraser JF; Roberts JA, 2017, 'Incremental research approach to describing the pharmacokinetics of ciprofloxacin during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 19, pp. 8 - 14

Imani S; Buscher H; Marriott D; Gentili S; Sandaradura I, 2017, 'Too much of a good thing: A retrospective study of β-lactam concentration-toxicity relationships', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 72, pp. 2891 - 2897, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkx209

Smith M; Brodie D; Thiagarajan R; Buscher H, 2017, 'Confounding variables impacting the association between duration of veno-arterial extracorporeal life support and mortality Response', CRITICAL CARE, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-017-1773-3

Tiruvoipati R; Pilcher D; Buscher H; Botha J; Bailey M, 2017, 'Effects of Hypercapnia and Hypercapnic Acidosis on Hospital Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Patients', Critical Care Medicine, 45, pp. e649 - e656, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000002332

Buscher H; Vukomanovic A; Benzimra M; Okada K; Nair P, 2017, 'Blood and Anticoagulation Management in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Surgical and Nonsurgical Patients: A Single-Center Retrospective Review', Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 31, pp. 869 - 875, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2016.10.015

Smith M; Vukomanovic A; Brodie D; Thiagarajan R; Rycus P; Buscher H, 2017, 'Duration of veno-arterial extracorporeal life support (VA ECMO) and outcome: An analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) registry', Critical Care, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-017-1633-1

Tiruvoipati R; Buscher H; Winearls J; Breeding J; Ghosh D; Chaterjee S; Braun G; Paul E; Fraser JF; Botha J, 2016, 'Early experience of a new extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal device for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 18, pp. 261 - 269, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=515405062198667;res=IELHEA%3E

Breeding J; Welch S; Buscher H; Nair P; Frost C; Newman S; Whittam S, 2015, 'A retrospective audit of insulin infusion management involving a locally developed dynamic insulin infusion guideline in a tertiary ICU', Australian Critical Care, 28, pp. 149 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2014.07.002

Nair P; Hoechter DJ; Buscher H; Venkatesh K; Whittam S; Joseph J; Jansz P, 2015, 'Prospective observational study of hemostatic alterations during adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) using point-of-care thromboelastometry and platelet aggregometry', Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 29, pp. 288 - 296, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2014.06.006

Shekar K; Fraser JF; Taccone SS; Welch S; Wallis SC; Mullany DV; Lipman J; Roberts JA, 2014, 'The combined effects of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and renal replacement therapy on meropenem pharmacokinetics: A matched cohort study', Critical Care, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-014-0565-2

Ghosh D; Williams KM; Graham GG; Nair P; Buscher H; Day RO, 2014, 'Multiple episodes of aspirin overdose in an individual patient: A case report', Journal of Medical Case Reports, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-8-374

Breeding B; Buscher H; Frost C; Nair P; Whittam S; Welch S; Newman S, 2014, 'Evaluation of a locally developed dynamic insulin infusion protocol', AUSTRALIAN CRITICAL CARE, 27, pp. 51 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2013.10.027

Herbert DG; Buscher H; Nair P, 2014, 'Prolonged venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation without anticoagulation: A case of goodpasture syndrome-related pulmonary haemorrhage', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 16, pp. 69 - 72

Al-Soufi S; Buscher H; Nguyen ND; Rycus P; Nair P, 2013, 'Lack of association between body weight and mortality in patients on veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation', Intensive Care Medicine, 39, pp. 1995 - 2002, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-013-3028-3

Buscher H; Vaidiyanathan S; Al-Soufi S; Nguyen DN; Breeding J; Rycus P; Nair P, 2013, 'Sedation practice in veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: An international survey', ASAIO Journal, 59, pp. 636 - 641, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0b013e3182a84558

Breeding J; Nair P; Nguyen N; Buscher H; Frost C; Gopal M; Pye R; Whittam S, 2013, 'Is peripheral arterial waveform analysis continuous cardiac output monitoring useful with assessment of oxygenation status for patients on veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation?', AUSTRALIAN CRITICAL CARE, 26, pp. 87 - 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2013.02.020

Breeding J; Welch S; Whittam S; Buscher H; Burrows F; Frost C; Jonkman M; Mathews N; Wong KS; Wong A, 2013, 'Medication Error Minimization Scheme (MEMS) in an adult tertiary Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 2009-2011', Australian Critical Care, 26, pp. 58 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2012.07.003

Meltzer EC; Fins JJ, 2012, 'Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for ARDS in Adults', NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 366, pp. 575 - 576, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000299991300028&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Buscher H; Nair P, 2012, 'Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for ARDS in adults [7]', New England Journal of Medicine, 366, pp. 575 - 576, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc1114604

Shekar K; Roberts J; Welch S; Buscher H; Rudham S; Burrow F; Ghassabian S; Wallis S; Levkovich B; Pellegrino V; McGuinness S; Parke R; Gilder E; Barnett A; Walsham J; Mullany D; Fung Y; Smith M; Fraser JF, 2012, 'ASAP ECMO: Antibotic, sedative and analgesic pharmacokinetics during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a multi-centre study to optimise drug therapy during ECMO', BMC Anesthesiology, 12, pp. 29 - 38, http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2253/12/29

Welch SA; Snowden LN; Buscher H, 2010, 'Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza, pregnancy and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation', Medical Journal of Australia, 192, pp. 668, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03675.x

Currie G, 2009, 'Letter to the editor', ANZ Nuclear Medicine, 40, pp. 175 - 175, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000236464600013&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Buscher H, 2006, 'Diagnosis and treatment of shock types. Recommendations of the interdisciplinary working group shock of the DIVI - Part V: Septic shock [4]', Anasthesiologie und Intensivmedizin, 47, pp. 175

Buscher H; Valta P; Boie T; Hinz J; Moerer O; Sydow M; Mudaliar MY; Burchardi H, 2005, 'Assessment of diaphragmatic function with cervical magnetic stimulation of critically ill patients', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 33, pp. 483 - 491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x0503300410

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