Koen Simons

Reflection on modern methods: when worlds collide-prediction, machine learning and causal inference.

Tony Blakely, John Lynch, Koen Simons, Rebecca Bentley, Sherri Rose

Journal article  |  2021  |  International Journal of Epidemiology

Causal inference requires theory and prior knowledge to structure analyses, and is not usually thought of as an arena for the appl..

Mobility Deterioration During Acute Pneumonia Illness Is Associated With Increased Hospital Length of Stay and Health Service Costs

Melanie Lloyd, Emily Callander, Koen Simons, Amalia Karahalios, Graeme Maguire, Edward Janus, Harin Karunajeewa

Journal article  |  2020  |  Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal

Cold snare piecemeal EMR of large sessile colonic polyps > 20 mm: a call for dedicated snares Response

Dileep Mangira, Karla Cameron, Koen Simons, Simon Zanati, Richard LaNauze, Spiro Raftopoulos, Gregor Brown, Alan Moss

Journal article  |  2020  |  Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS) in multiparous women with the use of epidural anaesthesia: A retrospective cohort study

Inge Putri, Koen Simons, Jonathan Nettle, Anthony Woodward

Journal article  |  2020  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

BACKGROUND: The use of epidural as a form of analgesia is increasingly common in labour, but this has shown to have been associate..

Patterns of surveillance for colorectal cancer: Experience from a single large tertiary institution

Samantha A Pellegrino, Steven Chan, Koen Simons, Rita Kinsella, Peter Gibbs, Ian G Faragher, Irene Deftereos, Justin Mc Yeung

Journal article  |  2020  |  Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology

AIM: Colorectal cancer surveillance is an essential part of care and should include clinical review and follow-up investigations. ..

Walking the boundaries: using the 6-min walk test for accurate assessment of the level of fitness in breast clinic outpatients

Lei Ying, Jeong-Moh John Yahng, Melanie Fisher, Koen Simons, Sophie Nightingale

Journal article  |  2020  |  ANZ Journal of Surgery

BACKGROUND: Healthy levels of physical activity and improved fitness have shown better quality of life outcomes and improved survi..

Cold snare piecemeal EMR of large sessile colonic polyps >= 20 mm (with video)

Dileep Mangira, Karla Cameron, Koen Simons, Simon Zanati, Richard LaNauze, Spiro Raftopoulos, Gregor Brown, Alan Moss

Journal article  |  2020  |  Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Conventional EMR using a hot snare is the standard of care for resection of large (≥20 mm) nonmalignant sessi..

The impact of cultural and linguistic diversity on hospital readmission in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure

Michael Seman, Bill Karanatsios, Koen Simons, Roman Falls, Neville Tan, Chiew Wong, Christopher Barrington-Brown, Nicholas Cox, Christopher J Neil

Journal article  |  2020  |  European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes

AIMS: Health services worldwide face the challenge of providing care for increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD)..

Optimizing Prediction of the Lung Function Features of COPD

Jennifer L Perret, Koen Simons, Don Vicendese, Adrian Bickerstaffe, Shyamali C Dharmage

Journal article  |  2020  |  CHEST Journal

Handover using isbar principles in two perioperative sites – a quality improvement project

P Kitney, R Tam, D Bramley, K Simons

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Perioperative Nursing