Nasal high flow oxygen therapy in patients with COPD reduces respiratory rate and tissue carbon dioxide while increasing tidal and end-expiratory lung volumes: a …

JF Fraser, AJ Spooner, KR Dunster, CM Anstey… - Thorax, 2016 - thorax.bmj.com
Patients with COPD using long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) over 15 h per day have improved
outcomes. As inhalation of dry cold gas is detrimental to mucociliary clearance, humidified …

Direct extubation onto high-flow nasal cannulae post-cardiac surgery versus standard treatment in patients with a BMI≥ 30: a randomised controlled trial

A Corley, T Bull, AJ Spooner, AG Barnett… - Intensive care …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose Patients with a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m 2 experience more severe atelectasis
following cardiac surgery than those with normal BMI and its resolution is slower. This …

The effect of implementing a modified early warning scoring (MEWS) system on the adequacy of vital sign documentation

NE Hammond, AJ Spooner, AG Barnett, A Corley… - Australian Critical …, 2013 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Early recognition of deteriorating patients results in better
patient outcomes. Modified early warning scores (MEWS) attempt to identify deteriorating …

Measurement of the frequency and source of interruptions occurring during bedside nursing handover in the intensive care unit: an observational study

AJ Spooner, A Corley, W Chaboyer, NE Hammond… - Australian critical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Effective clinical handover involves the communication of relevant patient
information from one care provider to another and is critical in ensuring patient safety. …

Understanding current intensive care unit nursing handover practices

AJ Spooner, W Chaboyer, A Corley… - … Journal of Nursing …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Clinical handover is critical to clinical decision‐making and the provision of safe, high quality,
continuing care. Incomplete and inaccurate transfer of information can result in poor …

Implementation of an evidence‐based practice nursing handover tool in intensive care using the knowledge‐to‐action framework

AJ Spooner, LM Aitken… - Worldviews on Evidence …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Miscommunication during handover has been linked to adverse patient events
and is an international patient safety priority. Despite the development of handover resources…

Developing a minimum dataset for nursing team leader handover in the intensive care unit: A focus group study

AJ Spooner, LM Aitken, A Corley, W Chaboyer - Australian Critical Care, 2018 - Elsevier
… Author links open overlay panel Amy J. Spooner RN, BN, Grad Dip ICU a c , Leanne M. Aitken
Int Care Cert, B HSc (Nurs) (Hons), Grad Cert Mgt, Grad Dip Sc Med Clin Epi, PhD, FACN, …

High-flow oxygen via tracheostomy improves oxygenation in patients weaning from mechanical ventilation: a randomised crossover study

A Corley, M Edwards, AJ Spooner, KR Dunster… - Intensive care …, 2017 - Springer
Weaning tracheostomised patients from prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) is challenging
and at great financial cost. PMV is associated with significant morbidity and mortality …

End-expiratory lung volume recovers more slowly after closed endotracheal suctioning than after open suctioning: a randomized crossover study

A Corley, AJ Spooner, AG Barnett, LR Caruana… - Journal of Critical …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Endotracheal suctioning causes significant lung derecruitment. Closed suction (CS)
minimizes lung volume loss during suction, and therefore, volumes are presumed to …

[HTML][HTML] Cannula and circuit management in peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: an international survey of 45 countries

T Bull, A Corley, I Lye, AJ Spooner, JF Fraser - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Effective and safe practices during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) including
infection precautions and securement of lines (cannulas and circuits) are critical to prevent …