By Associate Professor Stephen Edward Asha

Journal articles

Tran-Nguyen S; Asha SE, 2024, 'A collaborative pharmacist-led intervention to prevent hospital readmissions among elderly patients discharged from the emergency department: a retrospective cohort study', Scientific Reports, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-64968-8

Partyka C; Asha S; Berry M; Ferguson I; Burns B; Tsacalos K; Gaetani D; Oliver M; Luscombe G; Delaney A; Curtis K, 2024, 'Serratus Anterior Plane Blocks for Early Rib Fracture Pain Management: The SABRE Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA Surgery, 159, pp. 810 - 817, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2024.0969

Asha SE; Prageshan J; Seidman Z, 2024, 'Derivation of a clinical decision rule to exclude cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in emergency department patients: A retrospective cohort study', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 36, pp. 288 - 294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.14350

Bruton L; Nichols M; Looi S; Evens T; Bendall JC; Davis KJ; Adarkar K; Arnold J; Asha S; Chan T; Curtis K; Deans C; Dee K; Dinh M; Dwyer D; Faddy S; Foster-Percy R; Johnson J; Langcake M; Middleton J; Pople G; Stanford R; Stolzenhein G; Tzannes A; Willis J, 2024, 'Evaluating soft collars in pre-hospital cervical spine immobilisation: A cohort study on neurological outcomes, patient comfort and paramedic perspectives', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.14464

Curtis K; Kourouche S; Asha S; Buckley T; Considine J; Middleton S; Mitchell R; Munroe B; Shaban RZ; Lam M; Fry M, 2022, 'Effect of an intervention for patients 65 years and older with blunt chest injury: Patient and health service outcomes', Injury, 53, pp. 2939 - 2946, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2022.04.024

Kourouche S; Curtis K; Munroe B; Asha SE; Carey I; Considine J; Fry M; Lyons J; Middleton S; Mitchell R; Shaban RZ; Unsworth A; Buckley T, 2022, 'Implementation of a hospital-wide multidisciplinary blunt chest injury care bundle (ChIP): Fidelity of delivery evaluation', Australian Critical Care, 35, pp. 113 - 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2021.04.003

Oh J; Asha SE, 2022, 'The HEART score to identify emergency department patients suspected of an acute coronary syndrome who can be removed from cardiac monitoring: A retrospective chart review', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 34, pp. 29 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13818

Curtis K; Kourouche S; Asha S; Considine J; Fry M; Middleton S; Mitchell R; Munroe B; Shaban RZ; D'Amato A; Skinner C; Wiseman G; Buckley T, 2021, 'Impact of a care bundle for patients with blunt chest injury (ChIP): A multicentre controlled implementation evaluation', PLoS ONE, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256027

Asha SE; Curtis K; Healy G; Neuhaus L; Tzannes A; Wright K, 2021, 'Neurologic outcomes following the introduction of a policy for using soft cervical collars in suspected traumatic cervical spine injury: A retrospective chart review', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 33, pp. 19 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13646

Sanchez S; Miller M; Asha S, 2020, 'Assessing the validity of two-dimensional carotid ultrasound to detect the presence and absence of a pulse', Resuscitation, 157, pp. 67 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.10.002

Jones P; Kelly AM; Keijzers G; Klim S; Holdgate A; Graham CA; Craig S; Kuan WS; Laribi S; McNulty R; Tan C; Cowell DL; Jain N; Devillecourt T; Forrester A; Lee K; Chalkley D; Gillett M; Lozzi L; Asha S; Duffy M; Watkins G; Stone R; Rosengren D; Thone J; Martin S; Orda U; Thom O; Kinnear F; Eley R; Ryan A; Morel D; May C; Furyk J; Thomson G; Smith S; Smith R; Maclean A; Grummisch M; Meyer A; Meek R; Rosengarten P; Chan B; Haythorne H; Archer P; Wilson K; Knott J; Ritchie P; Bryant M; MacDonald S; Lee T; Mahlangu M; Mountain D; Rogers I; Otto T; Stuart P; Bament J; Brown M; Greven-Garcia R; Scott M; Cheri T; Nguyen M; Wong CP; Wong TW; Leung LP; Man CK; Saiboon IM; Rahman NH; Lee WY; Yue Lee FC; Russell K; Lawoko C, 2020, 'Chronic disease management in emergency department patients presenting with dyspnoea', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 32, pp. 1067 - 1070, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13625

Schuetze H; Rees R; Asha S; Eagar K, 2020, 'A tool to identify potential primary care presentations in the hospital emergency department', EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 30, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000605268701278&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Kelly AM; Van Meer O; Keijzers G; Motiejunaite J; Jones P; Body R; Craig S; Karamercan M; Klim S; Harjola VP; Verschuren F; Holdgate A; Christ M; Golea A; Graham CA; Capsec J; Barletta C; Garcia-Castrillo L; Kuan WS; Laribi S; McNulty R; Tan C; Cowell DL; Jain N; Devillecourt T; Forrester A; Lee K; Chalkley D; Gillett M; Lozzi L; Asha S; Duffy M; Watkins G; Stone R; Rosengren D; Thone J; Martin S; Orda U; Thom O; Kinnear F; Eley R; Ryan A; Morel D; May C; Furyk J; Thomson G; Smith S; Smith R; Maclean A; Grummisch M; Meyer A; Meek R; Rosengarten P; Chan B; Haythorne H; Archer P; Wilson K; Knott J; Ritchie P; Bryant M; MacDonald S; Lee T; Mahlangu M; Mountain D; Rogers I; Otto T; Stuart P; Bament J; Brown M; Greven-Garcia R; Scott M; Cheri T; Nguyen M; Wong CP; Wong TW; Leung LP; Man CK; Saiboon IM; Rahman NH; Lee WY; Lee FCY; Russell SK; Lawoko C; Al Dandachi G; Maignan M; Hermand DC; Tessier C; Roy PM; Bucco L; Duytsche N; Garmilla P; Carbone G; Cosentini R; Truță S; Hrihorișan N; Cimpoeșu D; Rotaru L; Petrică A; Cojocaru M, 2020, 'Get with the guidelines: management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in emergency departments in Europe and Australasia is sub-optimal', Internal Medicine Journal, 50, pp. 200 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14323

Brown SGA; Ball EL; Perrin K; Asha SE; Braithwaite I; Egerton-Warburton D; Jones PG; Keijzers G; Kinnear FB; Kwan BCH; Lam KV; Lee YCG; Nowitz M; Read CA; Simpson G; Smith JA; Summers QA; Weatherall M; Beasley R, 2020, 'Conservative versus interventional treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax', New England Journal of Medicine, 382, pp. 405 - 415, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1910775

Marinus Batt N; Radford A; Milinis K; Asha S, 2020, 'Correlating pulmonary embolism severity with short term mortality to risk stratify for outpatient management', Acute Medicine, 19, pp. 69 - 75

Asha SE; Doyle S; Paull G; Hsieh V, 2020, 'The incidence of airway haemorrhage in manual versus mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation', Emergency Medicine Journal, 37, pp. 14 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2019-208568

Schütze H; Rees R; Asha S; Eagar K, 2019, 'Development and evaluation of a code frame to identify potential primary care presentations in the hospital emergency department', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 31, pp. 982 - 988, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13293

Wong EKC; Lee PS; Ansary S; Asha S; Wong KKH; Yee BJ; Ng AT, 2019, 'Role of venous blood gases in hypercapnic respiratory failure chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients presenting to the emergency department', Internal Medicine Journal, 49, pp. 834 - 837, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14186

Jiang O; Asha SE; Keady J; Curtis K, 2019, 'Position of the abdominal seat belt sign and its predictive utility for abdominal trauma', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 31, pp. 112 - 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13187

Lewis ET; Dent E; Alkhouri H; Kellett J; Williamson M; Asha S; Holdgate A; Mackenzie J; Winoto L; Fajardo-Pulido D; Ticehurst M; Hillman K; McCarthy S; Elcombe E; Rogers K; Cardona M, 2019, 'Which frailty scale for patients admitted via Emergency Department? A cohort study', Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 80, pp. 104 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2018.11.002

Cardona M; O'Sullivan M; Lewis ET; Turner RM; Garden F; Alkhouri H; Asha S; Mackenzie J; Perkins M; Suri S; Holdgate A; McCarthy S; Hillman K; Gallego Luxan B, 2019, 'Prospective validation of a checklist to predict short‐term death in older patients after emergency department admission in Australia and Ireland', Academic Emergency Medicine, 26, pp. 610 - 620, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acem.13664

Cardona M; Lewis ET; Turner RM; Alkhouri H; Asha S; Mackenzie J; Perkins M; Suri S; Holdgate A; Winoto L; Hillman K; McCarthy S; Gallego Luxan B, 2018, 'Efficacy of a tool to predict short-term mortality in older people presenting at emergency departments: protocol for a multi-centre cohort study', Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 76, pp. 169 - 174, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2018.02.014

Cardona M; Lewis ET; Kristensen MR; Skjøt-Arkil H; Ekmann AA; Nygaard HH; Jensen JJ; Jensen RO; Pedersen JL; Turner RM; Asha S; Garden F; Alkhouri H; Holdgate A; McCarthy S; Hillman K; Gallego Luxan B, 2018, 'Predictive validity of the CriSTAL tool for short-term mortality in older people presenting at emergency departments: a prospective study', European geriatric medicine, 9, pp. 891 - 901, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41999-018-0123-6

Curtis K; Van C; Lam M; Asha S; Unsworth A; Clements A; Atkins L, 2017, 'Implementation evaluation and refinement of an intervention to improve blunt chest injury management—A mixed-methods study', Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26, pp. 4506 - 4518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13782

Kelly AM; Keijzers G; Klim S; Graham CA; Craig S; Kuan WS; Jones P; Holdgate A; Lawoko C; Laribi S; Cowell DL; Jain N; De Villecourt T; Lee K; Chalkley D; Lozzi L; Asha SE; Duffy M; Watkins G; Rosengren D; Thone J; Martin S; Orda U; Thom O; Kinnear F; Watson M; Eley R; Ryan A; Morel DG; Furyk J; Smith RD; Grummisch M; Meek R; Rosengarten P; Chan B; Haythorne H; Archer P; Wilson K; Knott J; Ritchie P; Bryant M; MacDonald S; Mahlangu M; Scott M; Cheri T; Nguyen M; Chor MS; Wong CP; Wong TW; Leung LP; Man CK; Rahman NH; Lee WY; Lee FCY; Goh SE; Russell K, 2017, 'An Observational Study of Dyspnea in Emergency Departments: The Asia, Australia, and New Zealand Dyspnea in Emergency Departments Study (AANZDEM)', Academic Emergency Medicine, 24, pp. 328 - 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acem.13118

Shetty SH; Assem Y; Khedekar RG; Asha S; Arora M, 2017, 'Indian Orthopaedic surgeons are less burned out than their Western colleagues', Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery, 4, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jajs.2017.03.005

Kelly AM; Holdgate A; Keijzers G; Klim S; Graham CA; Craig S; Kuan WS; Jones P; Lawoko C; Laribi S; McNulty R; Cowell DL; Jain N; De Villecourt T; Lee K; Chalkley D; Lozzi L; Asha SE; Duffy M; Watkins G; Rosengren D; Thone J; Martin S; Orda U; Thom O; Kinnear F; Watson M; Eley R; Ryan A; Morel DG; Furyk J; Smith RDB; Grummisch M; Meek R; Rosengarten P; Chan B; Haythorne H; Archer P; Wilson K; Knott J; Ritchie P; Bryant M; MacDonald S; Mahlangu M; Scott M; Cheri T; Nguyen M; Chor MSY; Wong CP; Wong TW; Leung LP; Man CK; Saiboon IM; Rahman NH; Lee WY; Lee FCY; Goh SE; Russell K, 2016, 'Epidemiology, prehospital care and outcomes of patients arriving by ambulance with dyspnoea: An observational study', Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 24, pp. 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13049-016-0305-5

Curtis K; Asha SE; Unsworth A; Lam M; Goldsmith H; Langcake M; Dwyer D, 2016, 'ChIP: An early activation protocol for isolated blunt chest injury improves outcomes, a retrospective cohort study', Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal, 19, pp. 127 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aenj.2016.06.002

Oh JJ; Asha SE; Curtis K, 2016, 'Diagnostic accuracy of flexion-extension radiography for the detection of ligamentous cervical spine injury following a normal cervical spine computed tomography', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 28, pp. 450 - 455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12612

Qurashi S; Chinnappa J; Rositano P; Asha S, 2016, 'SuperPATH® Minimally Invasive Total Hip Arthroplasty - An Australian Experience', Reconstructive Review, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.15438/rr.6.2.139

Oh JJ; Asha SE, 2016, 'Utility of flexion-extension radiography for the detection of ligamentous cervical spine injury and its current role in the clearance of the cervical spine', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 28, pp. 216 - 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12525

Brown SGA; Ball EL; Perrin K; Read CA; Asha SE; Beasley R; Egerton-Warburton D; Jones PG; Keijzers G; Kinnear FB; Kwan BCH; Lee YCG; Smith JA; Summers QA; Simpson G, 2016, 'Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of invasive versus conservative management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax', BMJ Open, 6, pp. e011826, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/BMJOPEN-2016-011826

Asha SE; Miers JW, 2015, 'A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of D-dimer as a Rule-out Test for Suspected Acute Aortic Dissection', Annals of Emergency Medicine, 66, pp. 368 - 378, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.02.013

Asha SE; Cooke A, 2015, 'Sensitivity and Specificity of Emergency Physicians and Trainees for Identifying Internally Concealed Drug Packages on Abdominal Computed Tomography Scan: Do Lung Windows Improve Accuracy?', Journal of Emergency Medicine, 49, pp. 268 - 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.02.009

Asha SE; Kerr A; Jones K; McAlpine A, 2015, 'Benztropine for the relief of acute non-traumatic neck pain (wry neck): A randomised trial', Emergency Medicine Journal, 32, pp. 616 - 619, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2014-204317

Asha SE; Cooke A; Walter E; Weaver J, 2015, 'Three-month outcome of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome using point-of-care cardiac troponin-T testing compared with laboratory-based cardiac troponin-T testing: A randomised trial', Emergency Medicine Journal, 32, pp. 601 - 607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2014-203958

Kelly AM; Keijzers G; Klim S; Graham CA; Craig S; Kuan WS; Jones P; Holdgate A; Lawoko C; Laribi S; McNulty R; Tan C; Cowell DL; Jain N; Devillecourt T; Forrester A; Lee K; Chalkley D; Gillett M; Lozzi L; Asha S; Duffy M; Watkins G; Stone R; Rosengren D; Thone J; Martin S; Orda U; Thom O; Kinnear F; Eley R; Ryan A; Morel D; May C; Furyk J; Thomson G; Smith S; Smith R; Maclean A; Grummisch M; Meyer A; Meek R; Rosengarten P; Chan B; Haythorne H; Archer P; Wilson K; Knott J; Ritchie P; Bryant M; MacDonald S; Lee T; Mahlangu M; Mountain D; Rogers I; Otto T; Stuart P; Bament J; Brown M; Greven-Garcia R; Scott M; Cheri T; Nguyen M; Chi-Pang Wong ; Wong TW; Ling-Pong Leung ; Man CK; Saiboon IM; Rahman NH; Lee WY; Lee FCY; Russell K; Anne-Maree Kelly , 2015, 'Asia, Australia and New Zealand Dyspnoea in Emergency Departments (AANZDEM) study: Rationale, design and analysis', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 27, pp. 187 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12397

Asha SE; Higham M; Child P, 2015, 'Sensitivity and specificity of CT scanning for determining the number of internally concealed packages in 'body-packers'', Emergency Medicine Journal, 32, pp. 387 - 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-203389

Unsworth A; Curtis K; Asha EE, 2015, 'Treatments for blunt chest trauma and their impact on patient outcomes and health service delivery', Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13049-015-0091-5

Asha SE; Chan ACF; Walter E; Kelly PJ; Morton RL; Ajami A; Wilson RD; Honneyman D, 2014, 'Impact from point-of-care devices on emergency department patient processing times compared with central laboratory testing of blood samples: A randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis', Emergency Medicine Journal, 31, pp. 714 - 719, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-202632

Asha SE; Ajami A, 2014, 'Improvement in emergency department length of stay using a nurse-led 'emergency journey coordinator': A before/after study', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 26, pp. 158 - 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12201

Asha SE; Curtis KA; Taylor C; Kwok A, 2013, 'Patient-controlled analgesia compared with interval analgesic dosing for reducing complications in blunt thoracic trauma: A retrospective cohort study', Emergency Medicine Journal, 30, pp. 1024 - 1028, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2012-201980

Arora M; Asha S; Chinnappa J; Diwan AD, 2013, 'Review article: Burnout in emergency medicine physicians', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 25, pp. 491 - 495, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12135

Asha SE; Ajami A, 2013, 'Improvement in emergency department length of stay using an early senior medical assessment and streaming model of care: A cohort study', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 25, pp. 445 - 451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12128

Asha SE; Pryor R, 2013, 'Validation of a method to assess range of motion of the cervical spine using a tape measure', Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 36, pp. 538 - 545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2013.07.005

Nichols M; Acker J; Bendall J; Asha SE, 2013, 'Evaluating the incidence of unrecognised oesophageal intubation by paramedics', Journal of Paramedic Practice, 5, pp. 212 - 218, http://www.paramedicpractice.com/

Asha SE; Kwok A; Curtis KA; Taylor C, 2012, 'Patient-controlled analgesia compared with interval analgesic dosing for reducing complications in blunt thoracic trauma: A retrospective cohort study', Emergency Medicine Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2012-201980

Qureshi R; Asha SE; Zahra M; Howell S, 2012, 'Factors associated with failure to follow up with a general practitioner after discharge from the emergency department', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 24, pp. 604 - 609, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-6723.2012.01610.x

Jamali S; Asha SE, 2012, 'Reproducibility of the Seated Reduction Technique for Anterior Shoulder Dislocation When Performed by Doctors with Minimal Experience in the Technique', Emergency Medicine: Open Access, 02, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2165-7548.1000109

Fry M; Fong J; Asha S; Arendts G, 2011, 'A 12-month evaluation of the impact of Transitional Emergency Nurse Practitioners in one metropolitan Emergency Department', Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal, 14, pp. 4 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aenj.2010.10.001

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