By Professor Kenneth Mark Hillman

Journal articles

DeVita M; Hillman KM, 2017, 'Expanding the Scope of the Rapid Response System', Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 43, pp. 651 - 652, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.08.001

Cardona-Morrell M; Lewis E; Suman S; Haywood C; Williams M; Brousseau AA; Greenaway S; Hillman K; Dent E, 2017, 'Recognising older frail patients near the end of life: What next?', European Journal of Internal Medicine, 45, pp. 84 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2017.09.026

Wiles LK; Hibbert PD; Stephens JH; Coiera E; Westbrook J; Braithwaite J; Day RO; Hillman KM; Runciman WB, 2017, 'STANDING Collaboration: A study protocol for developing clinical standards', BMJ Open, 7, pp. e014048, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014048

Jones D; Holmes J; Currey J; Fugaccia E; Psirides AJ; Singh MY; Fennessy GJ; Hillman K; Pilcher DV; Bellomo R; DeVita M, 2017, 'Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Rapid Response Systems and Medical Emergency Teams', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 45, pp. 511 - 517, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057X1704500416

Ou L; Chen J; Hillman K, 2017, 'Socio-demographic disparities in the utilisation of general practice services for Australian children - Results from a nationally representative longitudinal study', Plos One, 12, pp. e0176563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176563

Braithwaite J; Westbrook J; Coiera E; Runciman WB; Day R; Hillman K; Herkes J, 2017, 'A systems science perspective on the capacity for change in public hospitals', Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13584-017-0143-6

Cardona-Morrell M; Benfatti-Olivato G; Jansen J; Turner RM; Fajardo-Pulido D; Hillman K, 2017, 'A systematic review of effectiveness of decision aids to assist older patients at the end of life', Patient Education and Counseling, 100, pp. 425 - 435, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2016.10.007

Ou L; Chen J; Hillman K; Flabouris A; Parr M; Assareh H; Bellomo R, 2017, 'The impact of post-operative sepsis on mortality after hospital discharge among elective surgical patients: A population-based cohort study', Critical Care, 21, pp. 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-016-1596-7

DeVita MA; Hillman K; Bellomo R, 2017, 'Preface', Textbook of Rapid Response Systems Concept and Implementation, pp. vii - x

Cardona-Morrell M; Kim JCH; Brabrand M; Gallego-Luxan B; Hillman K; Gallego Luxan B, 2017, 'What is inappropriate hospital use for elderly people near the end of life? A systematic review', European journal of internal medicine, 42, pp. 39 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2017.04.014

Jones D; Pilcher D; Boots R; Carter A; Turner A; Hicks P; Nicholls M; Currey J; Erickson S; Stephens D; Pinder M; Psirides A; Barrett J; Chalwin R; Bellomo R; Hillman K; Buist M; Parker J; Huckson S, 2016, 'Resource use, governance and case load of rapid response teams in Australia and New Zealand in 2014', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 18, pp. 275 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1441-2772(23)00804-9

Frost SA; Alogso MC; Metcalfe L; Lynch J; Hunt L; alexandrou E; sanghavi R; Hillman K, 2016, 'Chlorhexidine bathing and health care-associated infections among adult intensive care patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.', Critical Care (UK), 20, pp. 379 - 379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-016-1553-5

Cardona-Morrell M; Prgomet M; Turner RM; Nicholson M; Hillman K, 2016, 'Effectiveness of continuous or intermittent vital signs monitoring in preventing adverse events on general wards: a systematic review and meta-analysis', International Journal of Clinical Practice, 70, pp. 806 - 824, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.12846

Lewis E; Cardona-Morrell M; Ong KY; Trankle SA; Hillman K, 2016, 'Evidence still insufficient that advance care documentation leads to engagement of healthcare professionals in end-of-life discussions: A systematic review', Palliative Medicine, 30, pp. 807 - 824, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269216316637239

Chen J; Ou L; Flabouris A; Hillman K; Bellomo R; Parr M, 2016, 'Impact of a standardized rapid response system on outcomes in a large healthcare jurisdiction', Resuscitation, 107, pp. 47 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2016.07.240

Assareh H; Chen J; Ou L; Hillman K; Flabouris A, 2016, 'Incidences and variations of hospital acquired venous thromboembolism in Australian hospitals: a population-based study', BMC Health Services Research, 16, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1766-y

Cardona-Morrell M; Kim JCH; Turner RM; Anstey M; Mitchell IA; Hillman K, 2016, 'Non-beneficial treatments in hospital at the end of life: A systematic review on extent of the problem', International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 28, pp. 456 - 469, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzw060

Cardona-Morrell M; Prgomet M; Hillman K; Westbrook J; Braithwaite J; Long J, 2016, 'Vital signs monitoring on general wards: clinical staff perceptions of current practices and the planned introduction of continuous monitoring technology', International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 28, pp. 515 - 521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzw062

Dent E; Hoogendijk EO; Cardona-Morrell M; Hillman K, 2016, 'Frailty in emergency departments', Lancet, 387, pp. 434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00177-X

Athari F; Davidson PM; Hillman KM; Phillips J, 2016, 'Implementing a palliative approach in the intensive care unit: An oxymoron or a realistic possibility?', International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 22, pp. 163 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2016.22.4.163

Ou L; Chen J; Burrell T; Flabouris A; Hillman K; Bellomo R; Parr M, 2016, 'Incidence and mortality of post-operative sepsis in new south wales, australia, 2002–2009', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 18, pp. 9 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1441-2772(23)00937-7

Ou L; Chen J; Hillman K; Flabouris A, 2016, 'ISQUA16-2735HOSPITAL VARIATIONS IN POSTOPERATIVE SEPSIS AND RELATED OUTCOMES AFTER CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING SURGERY', International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 28, pp. 7.2 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzw104.6

Cardona-Morrell M; Chapman A; Turner RM; Lewis E; Gallego-Luxan B; Parr M; Hillman K; Gallego Luxan B, 2016, 'Pre-existing risk factors for in-hospital death among older patients could be used to initiate end-of-life discussions rather than rapid response system calls: a case-control study', Resuscitation, 109, pp. 76 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2016.09.031

Cardona-Morrell M; Prgomet M; Lake R; Nicholson M; Harrison R; Long J; Westbrook J; Braithwaite J; Hillman K, 2016, 'Vital signs monitoring and nurse-patient interaction: A qualitative observational study of hospital practice.', Int J Nurs Stud, 56, pp. 9 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.12.007

Hillman KM, 2015, 'Critical care sans frontieré', Critical Care Medicine, 43, pp. 2678 - 2679, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000001318

Hillman KM; Rubenfeld GD; Braithwaite J, 2015, 'Time to shut down the acute care conveyor belt?', Medical Journal of Australia, 203, pp. 429 - 430, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/MJA14.01432

Smith GB; Welch J; DeVita MA; Hillman KM; Jones D, 2015, 'Reply to Letter: 'Re: Education for cardiac arrest - Prevention and treatment'', Resuscitation, 96, pp. e9 - e10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.06.010

Chen J; Bellomo R; Flabouris A; Hillman K; Assareh H; Ou L, 2015, 'Delayed emergency team calls and associated hospital mortality: A multicenter study', Critical Care Medicine, 43, pp. 2059 - 2065, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000001192

Hillman KM; Cardona-Morrell M, 2015, 'The ten barriers to appropriate management of patients at the end of their life', Intensive Care Medicine, 41, pp. 1700 - 1702, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-015-3712-6

Smith GB; Welch J; DeVita MA; Hillman KM; Jones D, 2015, 'Education for cardiac arrest - Treatment or prevention?', Resuscitation, 92, pp. 59 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.04.018

Jones D; Hicks P; Currey J; Holmes J; Fennessy GJ; Hillman K; Psirides A; Rai S; Singh MY; Pilcher DV; Bhonagiri D; Hart GK; Fugaccia E, 2015, 'Findings of the first ANZICS conference on the role of intensive care in rapid response teams', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 43, pp. 369 - 379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x1504300314

Aneman A; Frost SA; Parr MJ; Hillman KM, 2015, 'Characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to ICU following activation of the medical emergency team: Impact of introducing a two-tier response system', Critical Care Medicine, 43, pp. 765 - 773, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000000767

Jones D; Lippert A; DeVita M; Hillman K, 2015, 'What’s new with rapid response systems?', Intensive Care Medicine, 41, pp. 315 - 317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-014-3567-2

Chen J; Hillman KM, 2015, 'Cardiopulmonary arrest and mortality trends, and their association with rapid response system expansion', The Medical journal of Australia, 202, pp. 20

Chen J; Hillman KM, 2015, 'Cardiopulmonary arrest and mortality trends, and their association with rapid response', Medical Journal of Australia, 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja14.01208

Cardona-Morrell M; Hillman K, 2015, 'Development of a tool for defining and identifying the dying patient in hospital: Criteria for Screening and Triaging to Appropriate aLternative care (CriSTAL)', BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 5, pp. 78 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2014-000770

Frost SA; Chapman A; Aneman A; Chen J; Parr MJ; Hillman K, 2015, 'Hospital outcomes associated with introduction of a two-tiered response to the deteriorating patient', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 17, pp. 77 - 82

Hillman KM, 2015, 'Rapid response systems', Medical Journal of Australia, 202, pp. i, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja14.01655

Hunt L; Frost SA; Alexandrou E; Hillman K; Newton PJ; Davidson PM, 2015, 'Reliability of intra-abdominal pressure measurements using the modified Kron technique', Acta Clinica Belgica International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine, 70, pp. 116 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/2295333714Y.0000000083

Smith GB; Welch J; DeVita MA; Hillman KM; Jones D, 2015, 'Reply to Letter: 'Re: Education for cardiac arrest - Prevention and treatment'', Resuscitation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.06.010

Hillman KM; Chen J; Jones D, 2014, 'Rapid response systems', Medical Journal of Australia, 201, pp. 519 - 521, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja14.01088

Clay-Williams R; Nosrati H; Cunningham FC; Hillman K; Braithwaite J, 2014, 'Do large-scale hospital- and system-wide interventions improve patient outcomes: A systematic review', BMC Health Services Research, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-369

Chen J; Ou L; Hillman KM; Flabouris A; Bellomo R; Hollis SJ; Assareh H, 2014, 'Cardiopulmonary arrest and mortality trends, and their association with rapid response system expansion', Medical Journal of Australia, 201, pp. 167 - 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja14.00019

Ou L; Chen J; Assareh H; Hollis SJ; Hillman K; Flabouris A, 2014, 'Trends and variations in the rates of hospital complications, failure-to-rescue and 30-day mortality in surgical patients in New South Wales, Australia, 2002-2009', Plos One, 9, pp. e96164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096164

Alexandrou E; Spencer TR; Frost SA; Mifflin N; Davidson PM; Hillman KM, 2014, 'Central venous catheter placement by advanced practice nurses demonstrates low procedural complication and infection rates -A report from 13 years of service', Critical Care Medicine, 42, pp. 536 - 543, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182a667f0

Assareh H; Ou L; Chen J; Hillman K; Flabouris A; Hollis SJ, 2014, 'Geographic variation of failure-to-rescue in public acute hospitals in New South Wales, Australia', PLoS One, 9, pp. e109807, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109807

Chen J; Ou L; Hillman K; Flabouris A; Bellomo R; Hollis SJ; Assareh H, 2014, 'The impact of implementing a rapid response system: A comparison of cardiopulmonary arrests and mortality among four large teaching hospitals in Australia', Resuscitation, 85, pp. 1275 - 1281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.06.003

Hunt L; Frost SA; Hillman K; Newton PJ; Davidson PM, 2014, 'Management of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome: A review', Journal of Trauma Management and Outcomes, 8, pp. 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-2897-8-2

Hughes C; Pain C; Braithwaite J; Hillman K, 2014, ''Between the flags': Implementing a rapid response system at scale', BMJ Quality and Safety, 23, pp. 714 - 717, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2014-002845

Hillman KM, 2014, 'Failure to recognise patients at the end of life in acute hospitals', Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 58, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aas.12231

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