By Professor John Myburgh

Journal articles

Myburgh J, 2006, 'An appraisal of selection and use of catecholamines in septic shock - old becomes new again', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 8, pp. 353 - 360

Myburgh J, 2006, 'Effect of baseline serum albumin concentration on outcome of resuscitation with albumin or saline in patients in intensive care units: analysis of data from the saline versus albumin flud evaluation (SAFE) study', British Medical Journal: International, 333, pp. 1044 - 1046

Myburgh J; Maas A; Murray G; Henney H; Kassem N; Legrand V; Mangelus M; Muizelaar J; Stocchetti N, 2006, 'Efficacy and safety of dexanabinol in severe traumatic brain injury: results of a phase III randomised, placebo-controlled, clinical trial', Lancet Neurology, 5, pp. 38 - 45

Myburgh J; Finfer SR; Felton T; Blundell A; Lipman J, 2006, 'Estimate of the Number of Patients Eligible for Treatment with Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated) Based on Differing International Indications: Post-hoc Analysis of an Inception Cohort Study in Australia and New Zealand', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 34, pp. 184 - 190

Myburgh J; Mitchell I; Finfer SR; Bellomo R; Higlett T, 2006, 'Management of blood glucose in the critically ill in Australia and New Zealand: a practice survey and inception cohort study', Intensive Care Medicine, 32, pp. 867 - 874

Bellomo R; Morimatsu H; French C; Cole L; Story D; Uchino S; Naka T; SAFE Study Investigators , 2006, 'The effects of saline or albumin resuscitation on acid-base status and serum electrolytes.', Crit Care Med, 34, pp. 2891 - 2897, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.CCM.0000242159.32764.86

Myburgh J; Finfer SR, 2006, 'The Normoglycemia in Intensive Care Evaluation (NICE) (ISRCTN04968275) and Survival Using Glucose Algorithm Regulation (SUGAR) Study: Design and conduct of an international multi-centre, open label, randomized controlled trial of two target ranges...', American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 172, pp. 1358 - 1359

Kulkarni A; Saxena M; Price G; O'Leary MJ; Jacques T; Myburgh JA, 2005, 'Analysis of blood glucose measurements using capillary and arterial blood samples in intensive care patients', Intensive Care Medicine, 31, pp. 142 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-004-2500-5

Myburgh J, 2005, '`Triple H` Therapy for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: Real Therapy of Chasing Numbers?', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 7, pp. 206 - 212

Kulkarni A; Saxena M; Price G; O Leary MJ; Jacques TC; Myburgh J, 2005, 'Cmparison of agreement between capillary and arterial blood glucose measurements in intensive are patients', Intensive Care Medicine, 31, pp. 142 - 145

Chapman M; Myburgh J; Kluger M; Runciman W, 2005, 'Crisis management during anaesthesia: pulmonary oedema', Quality and Safety in Health Care, 14

Myburgh J, 2005, 'Driving cerebral perfusion with pressors: how, which, when?', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 7, pp. 200 - 205

Chapman MJ; Myburgh J; Kluger M; Runciman W, 2005, 'Pulmonary oedema: crisis management druing anesthesia', Quality and Safety in Health Care, 14, pp. e8 - e11

Kluger M; Visvanathan T; Myburgh J; Westhorpe R, 2005, 'Regurgitation, vomiting and aspiration: crisis management', Quality and Safety in Health Care, 14, pp. e4 - e8

Myburgh J; Chapman MJ; Szekely SM; Osborne GA, 2005, 'Sepsis: crisis management during anaesthesia', Quality and Safety in Health Care, 14, pp. e22 - e22

Cooper DJ; Bishop N; Cade J; Finfer SR; Gallus AS; Myburgh J, 2005, 'Thromboprophylaxis for intensive care patients in Australia and New Zealand: a brief survey report', Journal of Critical Care, 20, pp. 354 - 356

Myburgh JA, 2005, 'Unravelling the ethical rules and regulations for research in intensive care medicine.', Crit Care Resusc, 7, pp. 282 - 283, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16539581

Finfer S; Bellomo R; Lipman J; French C; Dobb G; Myburgh J, 2004, 'Erratum: Adult-population incidence of severe sepsis in Australian and New Zealand intensive care units (Intensive Care Medicine (2004) 30 (589-596))', Intensive Care Medicine, 30, pp. 1252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-004-2263-z

Myburgh J, 2004, 'A comparison of Saline and Albumin for Fluid Resuscitation in the Intensive Care Unit', New England Journal of Medicine, 350, pp. 2247 - 2256

Myburgh J; Finfer SR; Bellomo R; Lipman J; French CJ; Dobb GJ, 2004, 'Adult-population incidence of severe sepsis in Australian and New Zealand intensive care units', Intensive Care Medicine, 30, pp. 589 - 596

Myburgh JA, 2004, 'Defining emerging evidence for osmotherapy in traumatic brain injury.', Crit Care Resusc, 6, pp. 161 - 163, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16556115

Myburgh J, 2004, 'Quantifying cerebral autoregulation in health and disease', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 6, pp. 59 - 67

Myburgh JA; Upton RN; Grant C; Martinez A, 2003, 'The effect of infusions of adrenaline, noradrenaline and dopamine on cerebral autoregulation under propofol anaesthesia in an ovine model', Intensive Care Medicine, 29, pp. 817 - 824, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-003-1684-4

Lucey M; Myburgh J, 2003, 'Antibiotic prophylaxis for external ventricular drains in neurosurgical patients - an audit of compliance with a clinical management protocol', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 5, pp. 182 - 185

Parker GB, 2003, 'Commentry', Evidence-Based Mental Health, 6, pp. 60 - 60

Finfer SR; Bellomo R; Myburgh J; Norton RS, 2003, 'Efficacy of albumin in critically ill patients', British Medical Journal: International, 326, pp. 559 - 560

Lucey M; Myburgh J, 2003, 'Recombinant activated Factor VII for exsanguinating haemorrhage post bilateral lung transplantation for extracorporeal lung support-dependent respiratory failure.', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 31, pp. 465 - 469

Myburgh J; Upton RN; Grant C; Martinez A, 2003, 'The effects of adrenaline, noradrenaline and dopamine infusion on cerebral autoregulation during propofol anaestheisa in an ovine model', Intensive Care Medicine, 29, pp. 817 - 824

Myburgh J; Upton RN; Grant C; Martinez A, 2003, 'The effects of infusions of adrenaline, noradrenaline and dopamine on cerebral autoregulation during isoflurane anaesthesia in an ovine model', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 31, pp. 259 - 266

Myburgh J, 2003, 'The Saline vs Albumin Fluid Evaluation (SAFE) Study (ISRCTN76588266): Design and conduct of a multi-centre, blinded randomized controlled trial of intravenous fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients', British Medical Journal: International, 326, pp. 559 - 560

French CJ; Bellomo R; Finfer SR; Lipman J; Chapman M; Boyce NW; Goldsmith D; Hawker F; Mitchell I; Whiting J; Bersten A; Hunt T; Richards B; Tallot M; Freebairn R; Clarke J; Dewse M; Joyce C; Limpus T; Sharley P; Creed S; Couchman B; Perrott J; Turner A; Robertson M; Boyce C; Marich A; Dobb G; Williams T; Pinder M; Roberts B; Myburgh J; Girling K; Green A; Rachakonda S; Simmons EG, 2002, 'Appropriateness of red blood cell transfusion in Australasian intensive care practice', Medical Journal of Australia, 177, pp. 548 - 551, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04950.x

McGregor C; Ali R; White JM; Thomas P; Gowing L, 2002, 'A comparison of antagonist-precipitated withdrawal under anesthesia to standard inpatient withdrawal as a precursor to maintenance naltrexone treatment in heroin users: Outcomes at 6 and 12 months', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 68, pp. 5 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0376-8716(02)00077-7

Myburgh JA; Upton RN; Grant C; Martinez A, 2002, 'The cerebrovascular effects of adrenaline, noradrenaline and dopamine infusions under propofol and isoflurane anaesthesia in sheep', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 30, pp. 725 - 733, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x0203000602

Myburgh J; Upton RN; Ludbrook GL; Grant C; Martinez A, 2002, 'Cerebrovascular carbon dioxide reactivity: effects of propofol or isoflurane anaesthesia', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 30, pp. 413 - 421

Myburgh J; Upton RN; Grant C; Martinez A, 2002, 'Cerebrovascular effects of infusions of adrenaline, noradrenaline and dopamine under propofol and isoflurane anaesthesia.', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 30, pp. 725 - 733

Menon DK; Matta BF; Gupta AK; Swami A; Myburgh JA; Upton RN; Cremer OL; Moons KGM; Kalkman CJ; Politis P; Zakynthinos E; Kotanidou A; Andrianakis I; Roussos C, 2001, 'Propofol use in head-injury patients [5] (multiple letters)', Lancet, 357, pp. 1708 - 1709, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(00)04841-8

Myburgh JA; Upton RN; Grant C; Martinez A, 2001, 'Epinephrine, norepinephrine and dopamine infusions decrease propofol concentrations during continuous propofol infusion in an ovine model', Intensive Care Medicine, 27, pp. 276 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001340000793

Bernard GR; Vincent JL; Laterre PF; LaRosa SP; Dhainaut JF; Lopez-Rodriguez A; Steingrub JS; Garber GE; Helterbrand JD; Ely EW; Fisher CJ; Recombinant human protein C Worldwide Evaluation in Severe Sepsis (PROWESS) study group , 2001, 'Efficacy and safety of recombinant human activated protein C for severe sepsis.', N Engl J Med, 344, pp. 699 - 709, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJM200103083441001

Myburgh JA; Upton RN, 2001, 'Propofol use in head-injury patients.', Lancet, 357, pp. 1709 - 1710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(00)04842-x

Silvester W; Bellomo R; Cole L, 2001, 'Epidemiology, management, and outcome of severe acute renal failure of critical illness in Australia.', Crit Care Med, 29, pp. 1910 - 1915, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00003246-200110000-00010

Myburgh JA, 2001, 'Osmotherapy in traumatic brain injury--overused and dangerous.', Crit Care Resusc, 3, pp. 73 - 74, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16610987

Myburgh JA, 2001, 'Treatment options for refractory intracranial hypertension: the evidence-based cupboard is bare.', Crit Care Resusc, 3, pp. 222 - 223, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16573507

Burger A; Bellomo R; Chapman M; Finfer S; Hickling K; Myburgh J, 2000, 'Low-dose dopamine in patients with early renal dysfunction: A placebo-controlled randomised trial', Lancet, 356, pp. 2139 - 2143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(00)03495-4

Myburgh JA, 2000, 'Defending cerebral perfusion pressure in traumatic brain injury: the goalposts keep moving.', Crit Care Resusc, 2, pp. 105 - 106, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16597294

Bellomo R; Chapman MG; Finfer SR; Hickling K; Myburgh J, 2000, 'Low-dose dopamine in patients with early renal dysfunction: a placebo-controlled randomised trial Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) Clinical Trials Group', Lancet, pp. 2139 - 2143

Myburgh JA; Lewis SB, 2000, 'Mannitol for resuscitation in acute head injury: effects on cerebral perfusion and osmolality.', Crit Care Resusc, 2, pp. 14 - 18, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16597278

Myburgh JA, 2000, 'Quantifying and improving functional survival in traumatic brain injury.', Crit Care Resusc, 2, pp. 242 - 244, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16597307

Liu JF; Watson DI; Devitt PG; Mathew G; Myburgh J; Jamieson GG, 2000, 'Risk factor analysis of post-operative mortality in oesophagectomy.', Dis Esophagus, 13, pp. 130 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1442-2050.2000.00099.x

Flabouris A; Myburgh J, 1999, 'The utility of open lung biopsy in patients requiring mechanical ventilation', Chest, 115, pp. 811 - 817, http://dx.doi.org/10.1378/chest.115.3.811

Myburgh JA, 1999, 'An appraisal of the impact of management guidelines in traumatic brain injury.', Crit Care Resusc, 1, pp. 55 - 62, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16599863

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