Christopher Macisaac

Assessment of muscle mass using ultrasound with minimal versus maximal pressure compared with computed tomography in critically ill adult patients.

Kate Fetterplace, Lucy Corlette, Yasmine Ali Abdelhamid, Jeffrey J Presneill, Michael T Paris, Damien Stella, Marina Mourtzakis, Christopher MacIsaac, Adam M Deane

Journal article  |  2020  |  Australian Critical Care

BACKGROUND: Preserved skeletal muscle mass identified using computed tomography (CT) predicts improved outcomes from critical illn..

A hospital-wide response to multiple outbreaks of COVID-19 in health care workers: lessons learned from the field

Kirsty L Buising, Deborah Williamson, Benjamin C Cowie, Jennifer MacLachlan, Elizabeth Orr, Christopher MacIsaac, Eloise Williams, Katherine Bond, Stephen Muhi, James McCarthy, Andrea B Maier, Louis Irving, Denise Heinjus, Cate Kelly, Caroline Marshall

Journal article  |  2020  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare workers within an Australian tertiary hospital to managing high-consequence infectious diseases.

Jesse J Fryk, Steven Tong, Caroline Marshall, Arjun Rajkhowa, Kirsty Buising, Christopher MacIsaac, Nicola Walsham, Irani Thevarajan

Journal article  |  2020  |  Infection, Disease && Health

BACKGROUND: Adequate preparation and support for healthcare workers (HCWs) managing high-consequence infectious diseases (HCIDs) i..

Motor neuroprosthesis implanted with neurointerventional surgery improves capacity for activities of daily living tasks in severe paralysis: first in-human experience.

Thomas J Oxley, Peter E Yoo, Gil S Rind, Stephen M Ronayne, CM Sarah Lee, Christin Bird, Victoria Hampshire, Rahul P Sharma, Andrew Morokoff, Daryl L Williams, Christopher MacIsaac, Mark E Howard, Lou Irving, Ivan Vrljic, Cameron Williams, Sam E John, Frank Weissenborn, Madeleine Dazenko, Anna H Balabanski, David Friedenberg, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

BACKGROUND: Implantable brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), functioning as motor neuroprostheses, have the potential to restore volu..

Successful implementation of a short message service (SMS) as intensive care to family communication tool.

Kieron Gorman, Christopher MacIsaac, Jeffrey Presneill, Daniel Hadley, Joanne Nolte, Rinaldo Bellomo

Journal article  |  2020  |  Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine

BACKGROUND: Regularly informing families of the condition of their relative can be difficult. Text messaging via mobile telephones..

Quantifying Response to Nutrition Therapy During Critical Illness: Implications for Clinical Practice and Research? A Narrative Review

Kate Fetterplace, Emma J Ridley, Lisa Beach, Yasmine Ali Abdelhamid, Jeffrey J Presneill, Christopher M MacIsaac, Adam M Deane

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Critical illness causes substantial muscle loss that adversely impacts recovery and health related quality of life. Treatments are..

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis of Patient-Centered Outcomes, Comparing International Guideline-Recommended Enteral Protein Delivery With Usual Care

Kate Fetterplace, Benjamin MT Gill, Lee-anne S Chapple, Jeffrey J Presneill, Christopher MacIsaac, Adam M Deane

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

BACKGROUND: International guidelines recommend that protein be administered enterally to critically ill patients at doses between ..

Measuring nutrition-related outcomes in a cohort of multi-trauma patients following intensive care unit discharge

K Wittholz, K Fetterplace, M Clode, ES George, CM Maclsaac, R Judson, JJ Presneill, AM Deane

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Associations between nutritional energy delivery, bioimpedance spectroscopy and functional outcomes in survivors of critical illness

K Fetterplace, LJ Beach, C MacIsaac, J Presneill, L Edbrooke, SM Parry, T Rechnitzer, R Curtis, S Berney, AM Deane, L Denehy

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

BACKGROUND: Patients who survive critical illness frequently develop muscle weakness that can impact on quality of life; nutrition..

20% Human Albumin Solution Fluid Bolus Administration Therapy in Patients After Cardiac Surgery (the HAS FLAIR Study)

Geoffrey J Wigmore, James R Anstey, Ashley St John, Joel Greaney, Marc Morales-Codina, Jeffrey J Presneill, Adam M Deane, Christopher M MacIsaac, Michael Bailey, James Tatoulis, Rinaldo Bellomo

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of fluid bolus therapy using 20% albumin versus crystalloid on fluid balance, hemodynamic parame..