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Books
, 2014, Regional Anaesthesia: A Pocket Guide, Oxford University Press (OUP), http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199684236.001.0001
Journal articles
, 2026, 'Comparison of a gamified versus standard virtual reality simulator to teach ultrasound-guided regional Anaesthesia: A randomised controlled trial', Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2026.112199
, 2026, 'Data annotation and its evaluation in artificial intelligence-based anatomy recognition for ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia: a clinical perspective', Frontiers in Medicine, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1823745
, 2026, 'Thoracic epidural insertion using extended reality hologram assistance: a randomised trial of regional anaesthesia skill performance on the soft embalmed Thiel cadaver', British Journal of Anaesthesia, 136, pp. 695 - 704, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2025.10.060
, 2026, 'Effects of single-injection vs. continuous brachial plexus blocks for shoulder surgeries on patient-reported outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis of randomised controlled trials', Anaesthesia, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anae.70249
, 2026, 'Generative Artificial Intelligence in Anesthesiology: Current Evidence, Clinical Applications, and the Emerging Role of Small Models', Anesthesiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000005933
, 2025, 'Preoperative focused echocardiography on patients with fractured neck of femur. ECHONOF-III trial: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial', Trials, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-09060-w
, 2025, 'Research setting in regional anaesthesia: a call for action', Anaesthesia, 80, pp. 357 - 361, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anae.16518
, 2024, 'Standardizing nomenclature in regional anesthesia: an ASRA-ESRA Delphi consensus study of upper and lower limb nerve blocks', Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 49, pp. 782 - 792, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2023-104884
, 2024, 'Development and validation of metrics for assessment of ultrasound-guided fascial block skills☆', British Journal of Anaesthesia, 133, pp. 862 - 873, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.06.039
, 2024, 'Using Virtual Reality to teach ultrasound-guided needling skills for regional anaesthesia: A randomised controlled trial', Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2024.111535
, 2024, 'Attaining expertise in regional anaesthesia training using a multifactorial approach incorporating deliberate practice', British Journal of Anaesthesia, 133, pp. 494 - 499, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.06.003
, 2024, 'Routine cognitive screening for older people undergoing major elective surgery: Benefits, risks and costs', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 52, pp. 275 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057X241232421
, 2024, 'Recall of Psychotherapy Information and Immersiveness in a Virtual Reality Application for Cancer-Related Chronic Pain', Journal of Medical Extended Reality, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jmxr.2024.0019
, 2023, 'Poorer outcomes in patients with early postoperative delirium: 120-day follow-up of the Delirium Reduction by Analgesia Management in Hip Fracture (DRAM-HF) study', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 42, pp. 736 - 741, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13239
, 2023, 'Perioperative Factors Associated with Postoperative Delirium in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis', JAMA Network Open, 6, pp. E2337239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.37239
, 2023, 'Letter to the editor regarding € Analgesic benefits of single-shot versus continuous adductor canal block for total knee arthroplasty: A systemic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials'', Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 48, pp. 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2022-104318
, 2023, 'Design and validation of a virtual reality trainer for ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia', Anaesthesia, 78, pp. 739 - 746, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anae.16015
, 2023, 'Feasibility of virtual reality-delivered pain psychology therapy for cancer-related neuropathic pain: a pilot randomised controlled trial', Anaesthesia, 78, pp. 449 - 457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anae.15971
, 2022, 'Post-operative delirium in the patient with hip fracture: The journey from hospital arrival to discharge', Frontiers in Medicine, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.1080253
, 2022, 'Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries', Lancet, 400, pp. 1607 - 1617, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01846-3
, 2022, 'Tools to assess regional anesthesia skills within a competency-based curriculum', ASRA News, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.52211/asra080122.034
, 2022, 'Age-related differences in cognition and postoperative quality of recovery after beach chair position shoulder surgery', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 50, pp. 169 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057X211020319
, 2022, 'Recommendations for effective documentation in regional anesthesia: An expert panel Delphi consensus project', Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 47, pp. 301 - 308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/RAPM-2021-103136
, 2021, 'Non-Fellowship regional anesthesia training and assessment: An international Delphi study on a consensus curriculum', Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 46, pp. 867 - 873, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2021-102934
, 2021, 'The use of dexmedetomidine to prevent delirium after major cardiac and non-cardiac surgery', Anaesthesia, 76, pp. 1296 - 1299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anae.15494
, 2021, 'SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study', British Journal of Surgery, 108, pp. 1056 - 1063, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znab101
, 2021, 'Standardizing nomenclature in regional anesthesia: An ASRA-ESRA Delphi consensus study of abdominal wall, paraspinal, and chest wall blocks', Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 46, pp. 571 - 580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2020-102451
, 2021, 'Using psychometric ability to improve education in ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia: a multicentre randomised controlled trial', Anaesthesia, 76, pp. 911 - 917, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anae.15353
, 2021, 'Virtual reality for acute and chronic pain management in adult patients: a narrative review', Anaesthesia, 76, pp. 695 - 704, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anae.15202
, 2021, 'Effect of Virtual Reality Therapy in Reducing Pain and Anxiety for Cancer-Related Medical Procedures: A Systematic Narrative Review', Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 61, pp. 384 - 394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.08.016
, 2021, 'Contemporary training methods in regional anaesthesia: fundamentals and innovations', Anaesthesia, 76, pp. 53 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anae.15244
, 2021, 'Effects of pre‐operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study', Anaesthesia, 76, pp. 1454 - 1464, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anae.15560
, 2020, 'Education and training in ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia and pain medicine', Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 33, pp. 674 - 684, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ACO.0000000000000908
, 2020, 'A multicentre audit of COVID-19 intubations in New South Wales metropolitan hospitals', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 48, pp. 417 - 419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057X20954212
, 2020, 'Anatomical variability of the musculocutaneous nerve as observed during ultrasound-guided axillary plexus nerve blocks', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 48, pp. 246 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057X20929035
, 2020, 'The effect of a multidisciplinary care bundle on the incidence of delirium after hip fracture surgery: a quality improvement study', Anaesthesia, 75, pp. 63 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anae.14840
, 2020, 'Tissue oxygenation indices of cerebrovascular autoregulation in healthy volunteers: a comparison of two NIRS devices', Neurological Research, pp. 897 - 903, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01616412.2020.1790869
, 2019, 'Anaesthetic depth and complications after major surgery: an international, randomised controlled trial', Lancet, 394, pp. 1907 - 1914, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32315-3
, 2019, 'Not so fast! the argument for a simplified adductor canal block might not be so simple after all⋯', Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 44, pp. 972 - 973, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2019-100595
, 2019, 'Adductor canal versus femoral triangle anatomical locations for continuous catheter analgesia after total knee arthroplasty: a multicentre randomised controlled study', British Journal of Anaesthesia, 123, pp. 360 - 367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2019.03.021
, 2019, 'Recommendations and resources for regional anaesthesia Fellowships in Australia and New Zealand', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 47, pp. 452 - 460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057X19861113
, 2019, 'Innate visuospatial and psychomotor ability influences early learning of flexible fibreoptic videobronchoscopy', British Journal of Anaesthesia, 123, pp. e164 - e166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2019.05.003
, 2019, 'Prioritizing research topics in regional anesthesia education', Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 44, pp. 760 - 761, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2019-100512
, 2019, 'Research priorities in regional anaesthesia education and training: An international Delphi consensus survey', BMJ Open, 9, pp. e030376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030376
, 2019, 'One-year results of the pilot multicentre randomised trial of preoperative focused cardiac ultrasound in hip fracture surgery', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 47, pp. 207 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057X19838699
, 2019, 'Noninvasive Monitoring of Dynamic Cerebrovascular Autoregulation and ‘Optimal Blood Pressure’ in Normal Adult Subjects', Neurocritical Care, 30, pp. 201 - 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12028-018-0600-2
, 2019, 'Selecting and optimising patients for total knee arthroplasty', Medical Journal of Australia, 210, pp. 135 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.12109
, 2019, 'Is cerebrovascular autoregulation associated with outcomes after major noncardiac surgery? A prospective observational pilot study', Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 63, pp. 8 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aas.13223
, 2018, 'Restrictive versus Liberal Fluid Therapy for Major Abdominal Surgery', The New England Journal of Medicine, 378, pp. 2263 - 2274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1801601