Megan Allen

Coagulation in liver surgery: an observational haemostatic profile and thromboelastography study

June Oo, Megan Allen, Benjamin PT Loveday, Nora Lee, Brett Knowles, Bernhard Riedel, Kate Burbury, Benjamin Thomson

Journal article  |  2020  |  ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY

BACKGROUND: International normalized ratio (INR) is used as a marker of the haemostatic status following liver resection. However,..

Post-discharge opioid use and handling in surgical patients: A multicentre prospective cohort study

Megan L Allen, Charles C Kim, Sabine Braat, Karin Jones, Noam Winter, Timothy R Hucker, Angela Chia, Coran Lang, Sally L Brooks, Daryl L Williams

Journal article  |  2020  |  ANAESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE

Our aim was to determine the frequency and characteristics of post-surgery prescription of opioid medication and to describe patie..

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..

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..

Transcutaneous carbon dioxide monitoring during procedures requiring sedation and future implications for patients at risk of respiratory depression

Annabel Lim, Megan Allen, Siak Lee, Bernhard Riedel

Journal article  |  2018  |  CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA-JOURNAL CANADIEN D ANESTHESIE

Safety of deep sedation in the endoscopy suite

Megan L Allen

Journal article  |  2017  |  CURRENT OPINION IN ANESTHESIOLOGY

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: As the complexity of endoscopic procedures increases, the use of propofol and the desire for deep sedation are ..

Safety of sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy in a group of university-affiliated hospitals: a prospective cohort study

K Leslie, ML Allen, EC Hessian, PJ Peyton, J Kasza, A Courtney, PA Dhar, J Briedis, S Lee, AR Beeton, D Sayakkarage, S Palanivel, JK Taylor, AJ Haughton, CX O'Kane

Journal article  |  2017  |  BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

BACKGROUND: Service models for gastrointestinal endoscopy sedation must be safe, as endoscopy is the most common procedure perform..

A randomized-controlled trial of high- or low-volume intravenous Plasma-Lyte((R)) to prevent hypotension during sedation for colonoscopy

Kate Leslie, Megan Allen, Austin Lee, Phillip Clarke

Journal article  |  2016  |  CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA-JOURNAL CANADIEN D ANESTHESIE

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare the incidence of hypotension during sedation in adults presenting for elective c..

Quality of recovery from sedation for endoscopy.

R Barber, ML Allen, K Leslie

Journal article  |  2016  |  Anaesth Intensive Care

Survey of anaesthetists' practice of sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy

K Leslie, ML Allen, E Hessian, AY-S Lee

Journal article  |  2016  |  ANAESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE

We conducted a survey of Australian specialist anaesthetists about their practice of sedation for elective and emergency gastrosco..