By Professor Paul MacConachie Middleton

Journal articles

Riggs E; Yelland J; Mensah FK; Gold L; Szwarc J; Kaplan I; Small R; Middleton P; Krastev A; McDonald E; East C; Homer C; Nesvadba N; Biggs L; Braithwaite J; Brown SJ, 2021, 'Group Pregnancy Care for refugee background women: A codesigned, multimethod evaluation protocol applying a community engagement framework and an interrupted time series design', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048271

Middleton PM; Wu TLL; Lee RYN; Ren S; McLaws ML, 2021, 'Multicultural presentation of chest pain at an emergency department in Australia', EMA Emergency Medicine Australasia, 33, pp. 508 - 516, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13681

Middleton PM; Moore N; Ren S, 2021, 'Lost bed capacity in emergency departments: A descriptive analysis and data visualisation exploration', EMA Emergency Medicine Australasia, 33, pp. 310 - 315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13633

Sharma S; Traeger AC; Tcharkhedian E; Middleton PM; Cullen L; Maher CG, 2021, 'Effect of a waiting room communication strategy on imaging rates and awareness of public health messages for low back pain', International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzab129

Prince DS; Pipicella JL; Fraser M; Alvaro F; Maley M; Foo H; Middleton PMC; Davison SA; Dore GJ; McCaughan GW; Levy MT, 2021, 'Screening Emergency Admissions at Risk of Chronic Hepatitis C (SEARCH) to diagnose or ‘re-diagnose’ infections is effective in Australia', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 28, pp. 121 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13393

Chowdhury SZ; Wardman D; Cordato DJ; Thomas P; Zagami A; Middleton P; McDougall A; Cheung AK; Manning NW; Wenderoth JD; Beran RG; Spring KJ; Calic Z; Killingsworth MC; Bhaskar SMM, 2021, 'Optimising Prehospital Pathways to Improve Acute Stroke Reperfusion Therapy Delivery: Systems-Based Approaches', SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 3, pp. 2558 - 2575, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42399-021-01069-x

Walker K; Honan B; Haustead D; Mountain D; Gangathimmaiah V; Martini E; Forero R; Mitchell R; Tesch G; Bissett I; Jones P; Nagree Y; Middleton P; Liew D, 2021, 'Review article: Has the implementation of time-based-targets for emergency department length-of-stay influenced the quality of care for patients? A systematic review of qualitative literature', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, pp. 2021.01.03.21249171 - 2021.01.03.21249171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13760

Moore N; Middleton PM; Ren S, 2020, 'Lost capacity in emergency departments and its economic implications: A simulation study and economic analysis', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 32, pp. 974 - 979, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13526

Shepherd E; Mcintyre S; Smithers-Sheedy H; Ashwood P; Sullivan TR; te Velde A; Doyle LW; Makrides M; Middleton P; Crowther CA, 2020, 'Linking data from a large clinical trial with the Australian Cerebral Palsy Register', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 62, pp. 1170 - 1175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.14556

Keijzers G; Macdonald SPJ; Udy AA; Arendts G; Bailey M; Bellomo R; Blecher GE; Burcham J; Coggins AR; Delaney A; Fatovich DM; Fraser JF; Harley A; Jones P; Kinnear FB; May K; Peake S; Taylor DMD; Williams P; Nguyen K; Foong LH; Hullick C; McNulty R; Na A; Trethewy C; Lutze L; Zhang M; Cowan T; Middleton P; Avis S; Vidler S; Salter M; Janes S; Harwood T; Oliver M; Jazayeri F; Jones S; Davoren M; Pradhananga B; Newby L; Beck S; Sandleback B; Rabas S; Harger S; Tan E; Song R; Gutenstein M; Munro A; Connely M; Goodson J; Mclean A; Brabyn C; Mukerji S; Simmonds H; Young P; Sugeng Y; Bird C; McConnell A; Henderson P; Johnson D; Perez S; Mahani A; Orda U; Thom O; Roberts K; Hazelwood S; Pham H; Eley R; Livesay G; Devlin M; Murdoch I; Wood E; Williams J; Brown N; King A; Sadewasser J; Jones L; Gangathimmaiah V; Manudhane A; Haustead D; Ascencio-Lane JC; Buntine P; Walker K; Pouryahya P; Crompton D; Sultana R; Campbell T; Dwyer R; Knott J; Mitra B; Luckhoff C; Young R; Rudling N; Mukherjee A; Dyke KL; Parker C; Cooper A, 2020, 'The Australasian Resuscitation In Sepsis Evaluation: Fluids or vasopressors in emergency department sepsis (ARISE FLUIDS), a multi-centre observational study describing current practice in Australia and New Zealand', EMA Emergency Medicine Australasia, 32, pp. 586 - 598, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13469

Chuan A; Zhao L; Tillekeratne N; Alani S; Middleton PM; Harris IA; McEvoy L; Ní Chróinín D, 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

Nahidi S; Forero R; Man N; Mohsin M; Fitzgerald G; Toloo G; McCarthy S; Gibson N; Fatovich D; Mountain D; Hillman K; Middleton P; Braithwaite J, 2019, 'Impact of the Four-Hour Rule/National Emergency Access Target policy implementation on emergency department staff: A qualitative perspective of emergency department management changes', EMA Emergency Medicine Australasia, 31, pp. 362 - 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13164

Nahidi S; Forero R; McCarthy S; Man N; Gibson N; Mohsin M; Mountain D; Fatovich D; Fitzgerald G; Toloo G; Hillman K; Middleton P; Braithwaite J, 2019, 'Qualitative analysis of perceptions and experiences of emergency department staff in relation to implementation and outcomes of the Four-Hour Rule/National Emergency Access Target in Australia', EMA Emergency Medicine Australasia, 31, pp. 378 - 386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13166

Hartshorn S; Middleton PM, 2019, 'Efficacy and safety of inhaled low-dose methoxyflurane for acute paediatric pain: A systematic review', Trauma United Kingdom, 21, pp. 94 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1460408618798391

Shepherd E; Salam RA; Middleton P; Han S; Makrides M; Mcintyre S; Badawi N; Crowther CA, 2018, 'Neonatal interventions for preventing cerebral palsy: An overview of Cochrane Systematic Reviews', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012409.pub2

Porter KM; Dayan AD; Dickerson S; Middleton PM, 2018, 'The role of inhaled methoxyflurane in acute pain management', Open Access Emergency Medicine, 10, pp. 149 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OAEM.S181222

Middleton P, 2015, 'Highlights from this issue', Emergency Medicine Journal, 32, pp. 585, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2015-205195

Cone DC; Middleton PM, 2015, 'Are out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates improving?', Resuscitation, 91, pp. A7 - A8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.03.011

McRae PJ; Bendall JC; Madigan V; Middleton PM, 2015, 'Paramedic-performed fascia iliaca compartment block for femoral fractures: A controlled trial', Journal of Emergency Medicine, 48, pp. 581 - 589, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.12.016

Middleton PM, 2015, 'Primary survey', Emergency Medicine Journal

Middleton PM, 2014, 'Highlights from the issue', Emergency Medicine Journal, 31, pp. 949, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2014-204461

Middleton PM, 2014, 'Highlights from this issue', Emergency Medicine Journal, 31, pp. 869, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2014-204382

Thom O; Keijzers G; Davies S; Taylor DMD; Knott J; Middleton PM, 2014, 'Clinical research priorities in emergency medicine: Results of a consensus meeting and development of a weighting method for assessment of clinical research priorities', EMA Emergency Medicine Australasia, 26, pp. 28 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12186

Middleton PMC; Simpson PM; Thomas RE; Bendall JC, 2014, 'Higher insertion success with the i-gel® supraglottic airway in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A randomised controlled trial', Resuscitation, 85, pp. 893 - 897, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.02.021

Middleton JM; Sharwood LN; Cameron P; Middleton PM; Harrison JE; Brown D; McClure R; Smith K; Muecke S; Healy S, 2014, 'Right care, right time, right place: Improving outcomes for people with spinal cord injury through early access to intervention and improved access to specialised care: Study protocol', BMC Health Services Research, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-014-0600-7

Middleton PM, 2014, 'Primary Survey', Emergency Medicine Journal

Middleton PM, 2014, 'Primary Survey', Emergency Medicine Journal

Simpson PM; Bendall JC; Patterson J; Tiedemann A; Middleton PM; Close JC, 2013, 'Epidemiology of ambulance responses to older people who have fallen in New South Wales, Australia', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 32, pp. 171 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00621.x

Price R; Bendall JC; Patterson JA; Middleton PM, 2013, 'What causes adverse events in prehospital care? A human-factors approach', Emergency Medicine Journal, 30, pp. 583 - 588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2011-200971

McRae PJ; Bendall JC; Madigan V; Middleton PM, 2013, 'Paramedic-performed Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block for Femoral Fractures: A Controlled Trial', Journal of Emergency Medicine, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.12.016

Lee QY; Redmond SJ; Chan GSH; Middleton PM; Steel E; Malouf P; Critoph C; Flynn G; O'Lone E; Lovell NH, 2013, 'Estimation of cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance using a multivariate regression model with features selected from the finger photoplethysmogram and routine cardiovascular measurements', Biomedical Engineering Online, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-925X-12-19

Fouche PF; Middleton PM; Zverinova KM, 2013, 'Training and experience are more important than the type of practitioner for intubation success', Critical Care, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc11924

Cheung W; Middleton PM; Davies S; Tummala S; Thanakrishnan G, 2013, 'A comparison of survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Sydney, Australia, between 2004/2005 and 2009/2010', Critical Care and Resuscitation, pp. 241 - 246

Fitzharris M; Stevenson M; Middleton P; Sinclair G, 2012, 'Adherence with the pre-hospital triage protocol in the transport of injured patients in an urban setting', Injury, 43, pp. 1368 - 1376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2011.10.019

Simpson PM; Bendall JC; Patterson J; Middleton PM, 2012, 'Beliefs and expectations of paramedics towards evidence-based practice and research', International Journal of Evidence Based Healthcare, 10, pp. 197 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-1609.2012.00273.x

Cone DC; Middleton PM, 2012, 'ROC, paper, scissors: Tracheal intubation or supraglottic airway for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?', Resuscitation, 83, pp. 1047 - 1048, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.07.001

Iedema R; Ball C; Daly B; Young J; Green T; Middleton PM; Foster-Curry C; Jones M; Hoy S; Comerford D, 2012, 'Design and trial of a new ambulance-to-emergency department handover protocol: 'IMIST-AMBO'', BMJ Quality and Safety, 21, pp. 627 - 633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000766

Middleton PM, 2012, 'Practical use of the Glasgow Coma Scale; a comprehensive narrative review of GCS methodology', Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal, 15, pp. 170 - 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aenj.2012.06.002

Ebbs P; Middleton PM; Bonner A; Loudfoot A; Elliott P, 2012, 'Do clinical safety charts improve paramedic key performance indicator results? (A clinical improvement programme evaluation)', Emergency Medicine Journal, 29, pp. 596 - 597, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2010.099275

Simpson PM; McCabe B; Bendall JC; Cone DC; Middleton PM, 2012, 'Paramedic-performed digital nerve block to facilitate field reduction of a dislocated finger', Prehospital Emergency Care, 16, pp. 415 - 417, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10903127.2012.670690

Smith JE; Rickard A; Gay D; Middleton PM, 2012, 'Outcome of wrist injuries with clinical suspicion of scaphoid injury after normal computed tomography', European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 19, pp. 188 - 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32834ad9f9

Middleton PM; Davies SR; Anand S; Reinten-Reynolds T; Marial O; Middleton JW, 2012, 'The pre-hospital epidemiology and management of spinal cord injuries in New South Wales: 2004-2008', Injury, 43, pp. 480 - 485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2011.12.010

Simpson PM; Middleton PM; Bendall JC; Patterson J; Tiedemann A; Close JC, 2012, 'Epidemiology of ambulance responses to older people who have fallen in New South Wales, Australia', Australasian Journal on Ageing, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00621.x

Chan GSH; Fazalbhoy A; Birznieks I; Macefield VG; Middleton PM; Lovell NH, 2012, 'Spontaneous fluctuations in the peripheral photoplethysmographic waveform: Roles of arterial pressure and muscle sympathetic nerve activity', American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 302, pp. H826 - H836, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00970.2011

Brown LH; Canyon DV; Buettner PG; Mac Crawford J; Judd J, 2012, 'The carbon footprint of Australian ambulance operations', EMERGENCY MEDICINE AUSTRALASIA, 24, pp. 657 - 662, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-6723.2012.01591.x

Bendall JC; Simpson PM; Middleton PM, 2011, 'Prehospital vital signs can predict pain severity: Analysis using ordinal logistic regression', European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 18, pp. 334 - 339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328344fdf2

Middleton PM; Davies SR, 2011, 'Noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring in the emergency department', Current Opinion in Critical Care, 17, pp. 342 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MCC.0b013e328348bf9b

Ong MEH; Shin SD; Tanaka H; Ma MHM; Khruekarnchana P; Hisamuddin N; Atilla R; Middleton P; Kajino K; Leong BSH; Khan MN, 2011, 'Pan-Asian Resuscitation Outcomes Study (PAROS): Rationale, methodology, and implementation', Academic Emergency Medicine, 18, pp. 890 - 897, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01132.x

Simpson PM; Bendall JC; Middleton PM, 2011, 'Review article: Prophylactic metoclopramide for patients receiving intravenous morphine in the emergency setting: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials', EMA Emergency Medicine Australasia, 23, pp. 452 - 457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-6723.2011.01433.x

Reid C; Hatton R; Middleton P, 2011, 'Case report: Prehospital use of intranasal ketamine for paediatric burn injury', Emergency Medicine Journal, 28, pp. 328 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2010.092825

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