By Professor Simon Finfer

Journal articles

Finfer S; Delaney A, 2008, 'Tight glucose control in critically ill adults - Reply', JAMA, 300, pp. 2727 - 2728, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2008.820

Finfer S; Delaney A, 2008, 'Tight Glucose Control in Critically Ill Adults Reply', JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 300, pp. 2727 - 2728, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000261730400014&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Dulhunty JM; Lipman J; Finfer S, 2008, 'Does severe non-infectious SIRS differ from severe sepsis? Results from a multi-centre Australian and New Zealand intensive care unit study', Intensive Care Medicine, 34, pp. 1654 - 1661, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1160-2

Finfer S; Delaney A, 2008, 'Tight glycemic control in critically ill adults', JAMA, 300, pp. 963 - 965, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.300.8.963

Merz TM; Finfer S, 2008, 'Pro/con debate: Is intensive insulin therapy targeting tight blood glucose control of benefit in critically ill patients?', Critical Care, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc6837

Cook D; Lauzier F; Rocha MG; Sayles MJ; Finfer S, 2008, 'Serious adverse events in academic critical care research', CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 178, pp. 1181 - 1184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.071366

Finfer S, 2008, 'Corticosteroids in septic shock', New England Journal of Medicine, 358, pp. 188 - 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMe0708098

Finfer S; Ranieri VM; Thompson BT; Barie PS; Dhainaut JF; Douglas IS; Gårdlund B; Marshall JC; Rhodes A, 2008, 'Design, conduct, analysis and reporting of a multi-national placebo-controlled trial of activated protein C for persistent septic shock', Intensive Care Medicine, 34, pp. 1935 - 1947, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1266-6

Finfer S; Ranieri VM; Thompson BT; Barie PS; Dhainaut JF; Douglas IS; Gårdlund B; Marshall JC; Rhodes A, 2008, 'Design, conduct, analysis and reporting of a multi-national placebo-controlled trial of activated protein C for persistent septic shock (Intensive Care Med (2008) 34 (1935-1947) DOI 10.1007/s00134-008-1266-6)', Intensive Care Medicine, 34, pp. 2319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1348-5

Myburgh J; Delaney A; Angus D; Bellomo R; Cameron PA; Cooper DJ; Finfer SR; Harrison D; Huang D; Peake SL; Reade M; Webb S; Yealy D, 2008, 'bench-to-bedside review: The Evalution of Complex interventions in critical care', Netherland Journal of Critical Care, 12, pp. 210 - 218

Myburgh J, 2008, 'Design and Challenges of the Randomized Evaluation of Normal vs Augmented level Replacement Therapy (RENAL)Trial: High dose vs Standard Dose Hemofiltration in Acute Renal Failure', Blood Purification, 26, pp. 407 - 416

Myburgh J; Cooper DA; Finfer SR; Venkatesh B; Jones DR; Higgins A; Bishop N; Higlett T, 2008, 'Epidemiology and 12-month outcomes from traumatic brain injury in Australia and New Zealand', Journal of Trauma: Injury Infection and Critical Care, 64, pp. 854 - 862, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TA.0b013e3180340e77

Myburgh J; Finfer SR, 2008, 'Investigator-initiated research in Intensive Care Medicine : achievement through collaboration', Resuscitation, 78, pp. 245 - 247

Cretikos MA; Bellomo R; Hillman KM; Chen J; Finfer SR; Flabouris A, 2008, 'Respiratory rate: the neglected vital sign', Medical Journal of Australia, 188, pp. 657 - 659

Chen J; Flabouris A; Bellomo R; Hillman KM; Finfer SR, 2008, 'The Medical Emergency Team System and Not-for-Resuscitation Orders: Results from the MERIT Study', Resuscitation, 79, pp. 391 - 397

Myburgh JA; Cooper DJ; Finfer S, 2007, 'The authors reply [7]', New England Journal of Medicine, 357, pp. 2635 - 2636

De Jonghe B; Finfer S, 2007, 'Critical illness neuromyopathy: From risk factors to prevention', American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 175, pp. 424 - 425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.200612-1762ED

Jones DA; Cooper J; Finfer SR; Bellomo R; Myburgh J; Higgins A; Peake SL; Jenkins ID; Mcneil JJ, 2007, 'Advancing intensive care research in Australia and New Zealand: development of the binational ANZIC Research Centre', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 9, pp. 198 - 204

Finfer SR; Myburgh J; Bellomo R, 2007, 'Albumin supplementation and organ function', Critical Care Medicine, 35, pp. 987 - 988

Myburgh J; Cooper JS; Finfer SR; Bellomo R; Norton R; Bishop N; Lo S; Vallance S, 2007, 'Saline or albumin for fluid resuscitation in patients with traumatic brain injury', New England Journal of Medicine, 357, pp. 874 - 884

Cretikos MA; Chen J; Hillman KM; Bellomo R; Finfer SR; Flabouris A, 2007, 'The effectiveness of implementation of the medical emergency team (MET) system and factors associated with use during the MERIT study', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 9, pp. 205 - 212

Cretikos MA; Chen J; Hillman KM; Bellomo R; Finfer SR; Flabouris A, 2007, 'The objective medical emergency team activation criteria: A case-control study', Resuscitation, 73, pp. 62 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.08.020

Peake SL; Bellomo R; Cameron PA; Cross A; Delaney A; Finfer SR; George CP; Higgins A; Jones DA; Moran JL; Myburgh J; Syres GA; Webb S; Williamson P, 2007, 'The outcome of patients with sepsis and septic shock presenting to emergency departments in Australia and New Zealand', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 9, pp. 8 - 18

Finfer S; Delaney A, 2006, 'Erratum: Pulmonary artery catheters (British Medical Journal (November 4, 2006) 333 (930-931))', British Medical Journal, 333, pp. 1050

Finfer S; Delaney A, 2006, 'Pulmonary artery catheters', British Medical Journal, 333, pp. 930 - 931, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39017.459907.BE

Mitchell I; Knight E; Gissane J; Tamhane R; Kolli R; Leditschke IA; Bellomo R; Finfer S, 2006, 'A phase II randomised controlled trial of intensive insulin therapy in general intensive care patients.', Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine, 8, pp. 289 - 293

Felton TW; McCormick BA; Finfer SR; Fisher MM, 2006, 'Life-threatening pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure complicating calcium and phosphate replacement in the intensive care unit', Anaesthesia, 61, pp. 49 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.2005.04381.x

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; 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

Finfer S; Delaney A, 2006, 'Medical Emergency Teams: A Guide to Implementation and Outcome Measurement', Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 7, pp. 402 - 402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.pcc.0000225369.78127.29

Ledoux D; Finfer S; McKinley S, 2005, 'Impact of operator expertise on collection of the APACHE II score and on the derived risk of death and standardized mortality ratio', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 33, pp. 585 - 590, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x0503300506

Finfer S; Strauss RG, 2005, 'Current Management of the Anemia of Prematurity', Journal of the Japan Society of Blood Transfusion, 51, pp. 138 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.3925/jjtc1958.51.138

Hillman KM; Chen J; Cretikos MA; Bellomo R; Brown DP; Doig G; Finfer SR; Flabouris A, 2005, 'Introduction of the medical emergency team (MET) system: a cluster-randomised controlled trial', Lancet, 365, pp. 2091 - 2097, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673605667335

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

Finfer S; Myburg J, 2004, 'Fluid resuscitation in the ITU: What's SAFE?', Care of the Critically Ill, 20, pp. 155 - 156

Finfer S; Boyce N; Norton R, 2004, 'Fluid resuscitation in the intensive care unit - The authors reply', NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 351, pp. 1907 - 1908, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000224723100022&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Haynes GR; Berman KE; Neff TA; Stocker R; Spahn DR; Barone JE; Primack WA; Estes K; Walter EC; Wendorf R; Kim Y; Finfer S; Boyce N; Norton R; Cook D, 2004, 'Fluid resuscitation in the intensive care unit [1] (multiple letters)', New England Journal of Medicine, 351, pp. 1905 - 1908, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJM200410283511818

Haynes GR; Berman KE, 2004, 'Fluid resuscitation in the intensive care unit.', N Engl J Med, 351, pp. 1905 - 1908, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJM200410283511818

Finfer SR; Boyce NW; Norton RN, 2004, 'The SAFE study: A landmark trial of the safety of albumin in intensive care', Medical Journal of Australia, 181, pp. 237 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06258.x

Griffith L; Cook D; Hanna S; Rocker G; Sjokvist P; Dodek P; Marshall J; Levy M; Varon J; Finfer S; Jaeschke R; Buckingham L; Guyatt G, 2004, 'Clinician discomfort with life support plans for mechanically ventilated patients', Intensive Care Medicine, 30, pp. 1783 - 1790, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-004-2360-z

Finfer S; Norton R; Bellomo R; Boyce N; French J; Myburch J, 2004, 'Erratum: The SAFE study: Saline vs. albumin for fluid resuscitation in the critically ill (Vox Sanguinis (2004) 87 (Suppl. 2) (s123-s131))', Vox Sanguinis, 87, pp. 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1423-0410.2004.00547.x

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

Rocker G; Cook D; Sjokvist P; Weaver B; Finfer S; McDonald E; Marshall J; Kirby A; Levy M; Dodek P; Heyland D; Guyatt G, 2004, 'Clinician predictions of intensive care unit mortality', Critical Care Medicine, 32, pp. 1149 - 1154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.CCM.0000126402.51524.52

Cook DJ; Montori VM; McMullin JP; Finfer SR; Rocker GM, 2004, 'Improving patients' safety locally: Changing clinician behaviour', Lancet, 363, pp. 1224 - 1230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(04)15955-2

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

Morgan MK; Winder M; Little NS; Finfer S; Ritson E, 2003, 'Delayed hemorrhage following resection of an arteriovenous malformation in the brain', Journal of Neurosurgery, 99, pp. 967 - 971, http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/jns.2003.99.6.0967

Cook D; Rocker G; Marshall J; Sjokvist P; Dodek P; Griffith L; Freitag A; Varon J; Bradley C; Levy M; Finfer S; Hamielec C; McMullin J; Weaver B; Walter S; Guyatt G, 2003, 'Withdrawal of mechanical ventilation in anticipation of death in the intensive care unit', New England Journal of Medicine, 349, pp. 1123 - 1132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa030083

Cairns CJS; Finfer SR; Harrington TJ; Cook R, 2003, 'Papaverine angioplasty to treat cerebral vasospasm following traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 31, pp. 87 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x0303100117

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