Cardiothoracic Surgery research

Our Cardiothoracic Unit performs a full range of adult cardiac and thoracic surgery including minimally invasive valve operations, off-pump surgery and aortic surgery, as well as providing statewide heart and lung transplant services.

About our research

The Alfred's transplant program is supported by the mechanical assist device program, which involves 20-30 Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) implants per year as well as supporting a busy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) program.

Our research is focussed on:

  • Improving outcomes in heart and lung transplantation, particularly donor organ optimisation and preservation
  • Innovations in cardiothoracic surgery, including sutureless valves, bidirectional ECMO cannulae and new generation VADs

We support a busy trauma service at The Alfred and continue rib fixation research for severe chest wall injuries.

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Cardiothoracic Surgery clinical trials

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Heart preservation for transplantation

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Driveline infection research

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Publications

Surgical stabilization versus nonoperative treatment for flail and non-flail rib fracture patterns in patients with traumatic brain injury

Prins JTH, Van Lieshout EMM, Ali-Osman F, Bauman ZM, Caragounis EC, Choi J, Christie DB 3rd, Cole PA, DeVoe WB, Doben AR, Eriksson EA, Forrester JD, Fraser DR, Gontarz B, Hardman C, Hyatt DG, Kaye AJ, Ko HJ, Leasia KN, Leon S, Marasco SF, McNickle AG, Nowack T, Ogunleye TD, Priya P, Richman AP, Schlanser V, Semon GR, Su YH, Verhofstad MHJ, Whitis J, Pieracci FM, Wijffels MME

(2022), EUR J TRAUMA EMERG S, 48(4), 3327-38

DOI: 10.1007/s00068-022-01906-1

Surgical stabilization of rib fractures versus nonoperative treatment in patients with multiple rib fractures following cardiopulmonary resuscitation: An international, retrospective matched case-control study

Prins JTH, Van Lieshout EMM, Eriksson EA, Barnes M, Blokhuis TJ, Caragounis EC, Christie DB 3rd, De Loos ER, DeVoe WB, Formijne Jonkers HA, Kiel B, Ko HJ, Marasco SF, Spanjersberg WR, Su YH, Summerhayes RG, Van Huijstee PJ, Vermeulen J, Vos DI, Verhofstad MHJ, Wijffels MME

(2022), J TRAUMA ACUTE CARE, 93(6), 727-35

DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003769

Anatomical human fitting of the BiVACOR total artificial heart

Emmanuel S, Jansz P, McGiffin D, Kure C, Watson A, Connellan M, Granger E, Iyer A, Timms D, Hayward C

(2022), Artif Organs, 46(1), 50-6

DOI: 10.1111/aor.14077

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