Kate Leslie

A simplified (modified) Duke Activity Status Index (M-DASI) to characterise functional capacity: a secondary analysis of the Measurement of Exercise Tolerance before Surgery (METS) study

Bernhard Riedel, Michael H-G Li, CH Angus Lee, Hilmy Ismail, Brian H Cuthbertson, Duminda N Wijeysundera, Kwok M Ho

Journal article  |  2021  |  BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

BACKGROUND: Accurate assessment of functional capacity, a predictor of postoperative morbidity and mortality, is essential to impr..

Systematic review and consensus definitions for the Standardized Endpoints in Perioperative Medicine (StEP) intiative: cardiovascular outcomes

W Scott Beattie, Manoj Lalu, Matthew Bocock, Simon Feng, Duminda N Wijeysundera, Peter Nagele, Lee A Fleisher, Andrea Kurz, Bruce Biccard, Kate Leslie, Simon Howell, Giovani Landoni, Hilary Grocott, Andre Lamy, Toby Richards, Paul Myles

Journal article  |  2021  |  BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

BACKGROUND: Adverse cardiovascular events are a leading cause of perioperative morbidity and mortality. The definitions of periope..

Integration of the Duke Activity Status Index into preoperative risk evaluation: a multicentre prospective cohort study.

Duminda N Wijeysundera, W Scott Beattie, Graham S Hillis, Tom EF Abbott, Mark A Shulman, Gareth L Ackland, C David Mazer, Paul S Myles, Rupert M Pearse, Brian H Cuthbertson, undefined Measurement of Exercise Tolerance before Surgery Study Investigators, PS Myles, MA Shulman, S Wallace, C Farrington, B Thompson, M Ellis, B Borg, RK Kerridge, J Douglas, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  Br J Anaesth

BACKGROUND: The Duke Activity Status Index (DASI) questionnaire might help incorporate self-reported functional capacity into preo..

Anaesthetic depth and complications after major surgery: an international, randomised controlled trial

Timothy G Short, Douglas Campbell, Christopher Frampton, Matthew TV Chan, Paul S Myles, Tomas B Corcoran, Daniel I Sessler, Gary H Mills, Juan P Cata, Thomas Painter, Kelly Byrne, Ruquan Han, Mandy HM Chu, Davina J McAllister, Kate Leslie

Journal article  |  2019  |  LANCET

BACKGROUND: An association between increasing anaesthetic depth and decreased postoperative survival has been shown in observation..

Post-surgical opioid stewardship programs across Australia and New Zealand: Current situation and future directions

Megan L Allen, Kate Leslie, Anna V Parker, Charles C Kim, Sally L Brooks, Sabine Braat, Stephan A Schug, David A Story

Journal article  |  2019  |  ANAESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE

Community harm associated with prescription opioids is causing global concern, and post-hospital discharge prescribing is contribu..

The perioperative administration of dexamethasone and infection (PADDI) trial protocol: rationale and design of a pragmatic multicentre non-inferiority study

Tomas B Corcoran, Paul S Myles, Andrew B Forbes, Ed O'Loughlin, Kate Leslie, David Story, Timothy G Short, Matthew TV Chan, Pauline Coutts, Jaspreet Sidhu, Allen C Cheng, Leon A Bach, Kwok M Ho

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ OPEN

INTRODUCTION: The intraoperative administration of dexamethasone for prophylaxis against postoperative nausea and vomiting is a co..

Severe acute pain and persistent post-surgical pain in orthopaedic trauma patients: a cohort study

Carla Edgley, Malcolm Hogg, Anurika De Silva, Sabine Braat, Andrew Bucknill, Kate Leslie

Journal article  |  2019  |  BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

BACKGROUND: We conducted a cohort study of adult patients presenting for orthopaedic trauma surgery at a statewide trauma centre, ..

Systematic review and consensus definitions for the Standardised Endpoints in Perioperative Medicine initiative: clinical indicators

Guy Haller, Sohail Bampoe, Tim Cook, Lee A Fleisher, Michael PW Grocott, Mark Neuman, David Story, Paul S Myles, Paul Myles, Michael Grocott, Bruce Biccard, Jane Blazeby, Oliver Boney, Matthew Chan, Elisabeth Diouf, Lee Fleisher, Cor Kalkman, Andrea Kurz, Ramani Moonesinghe, Duminda Wijeysundera

Journal article  |  2019  |  BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

BACKGROUND: Clinical indicators are powerful tools to quantify the safety and quality of patient care. Their validity is often unc..

Association of preoperative anaemia with cardiopulmonary exercise capacity and postoperative outcomes in noncardiac surgery: a substudy of the Measurement of Exercise Tolerance before Surgery (METS) Study.

J Bartoszko, KE Thorpe, A Laupacis, DN Wijeysundera, undefined METS Study Investigators, undefined International and National Coordinators, undefined Central Project Office Operations Committee, undefined CPET Methods Committee, undefined Outcome Adjudication Committee, undefined International Steering Committee

Journal article  |  2019  |  Br J Anaesth

BACKGROUND: Preoperative anaemia is associated with elevated risks of postoperative complications. This association may be explain..

Chewing gum to treat postoperative nausea and emesis in female patients (CHEWY): rationale and design for a multicentre randomised trial

Jai Darvall, Britta Sylvia von Ungern-Sternberg, Sabine Braat, David Story, Andrew Davidson, Megan Allen, Tran-Duy An, Dana Middleton, Kate Leslie

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ OPEN

INTRODUCTION: Postoperative nausea, retching and vomiting (PONV) remains one of the most common side effects of general anaesthesi..