Daryl Lindsay Williams

Reducing Nitrous Oxide Emissions Across the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct

Ross A. Robertson, Andrew Downey, Daryl Lindsay Williams, Bjorn Makein et autres

ABSTRACT Nitrous oxide (N 2 O) accounts for the majority of Australian healthcare's direct anaesthetic gas‐related greenhouse gas emissions due to reticulated system leaks. Updated Australasian guidelines no longer mandate a reticulated N 2 O supply. We present the efforts of four …

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Evaluation of the clinical learning environment in a quaternary trauma anaesthesia department: a pilot project

Amelia R Marshallsea, K.J.F. Allen, Daryl Lindsay Williams, Navdeep S. Sidhu

Evaluation of the clinical learning environment in teaching hospitals is an important quality improvement metric. The measure for the anaesthesia theatre educational environment is a validated tool measuring the educational environment in the operating theatre, specific to anaesthesia. Monitoring the learning environment …

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Speech intelligibility and hearing acuity assessments of N95/P2 respirator with under-mask elastic band beard cover

Irene Ng, Benjamin Kave, Camille Paynter, Charles Bodas et autres

Abstract Objective: Using the Modified Rhyme Test in accordance with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) protocol, we assessed the communication performance for both speech intelligibility and hearing acuity in bearded healthcare workers (HCWs) wearing a N95/P2 respirator with …

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The elective use of percutaneous transtracheal oxygen insufflation for laryngeal surgery in a patient with a known difficult airway

Matthew J Bolland, David T. Andrews, Daryl Lindsay Williams

We report the case of successful elective percutaneous transtracheal oxygen insufflation in a patient with high-grade laryngeal stenosis, requiring repeat surgical laryngeal dilation, in the setting of multiple previous failed attempts at intubation and ventilation. This case report highlights the role of …

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85 Elastic-band beard cover for P2/N95 respirators in healthcare workers: an evaluation

Charles Bodas, Daryl Lindsay Williams, Irene Ng, Benjamin Kave et autres

Abstract Disposable P2/N95 respirators are important in preventing nosocomial infections within the healthcare system. Healthcare workers who cannot shave for cultural, religious, or medical reasons, face restrictions in using tight fitted respirators. Alternative solutions, like powered air purifying respirators, do not provide …

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Development of a rapid, multi-organisational, multi-modal assessment of a newly available disposable respirator

Irene Ng, Charles Bodas, Megan Roberts, Andrew Coe et autres

BACKGROUND: A rapid large-scale evaluation of a newly available duckbill style P2/N95 respirator, the Care Essentials (CE) MSK-003, was required to determine its suitability for deployment into the Victorian healthcare service. The aims of this study were to assess the feasibility of …

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Doing Design Differently: Hybrid Teaching in the age of Covid-19

Deesha Chadha, Daryl Lindsay Williams, Colin P. Hale, Paul F. Luckham

Doing Design Differently: hybrid teaching in the age of COVID-19Somewhat uniquely, in our department, we teach a version of engineering design to each of 4 year groups registered for the M.Eng (masters in engineering) in chemical engineering.These design projects culminate with a …

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Magnetic resonance imaging respirators: a randomized crossover trial to assess respiratory protection, usability, and comfort

Daryl Lindsay Williams, Benjamin Kave, Charles Bodas, Megan Roberts et autres

Objective: Many available facepiece filtering respirators contain ferromagnetic components, which may cause significant problems in the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) environment. We conducted a randomized crossover trial to assess the effectiveness, usability, and comfort of 3 types of respirators, judged to be …

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Prospective comprehensive evaluation of an elastic-band beard cover for filtering facepiece respirators in healthcare workers

Daryl Lindsay Williams, Benjamin Kave, Charles Bodas, Fiona Begg et autres

OBJECTIVE: To undertake a healthcare-based multimodal evaluation of the combination of filtering facepiece respirator (FFR) with the elastic-band beard cover technique, including quantitative fit test (QNFT) results, skills assessment, and usability assessment. DESIGN AND SETTING: We conducted a prospective study through the …

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Post-surgical discharge opioid prescribing, use and handling after introduction of a stewardship program

Megan L. Allen, Anurika Priyanjali De Silva, Sabine Braat, Karin Jones et autres

SummaryOpioids are often used to provide postsurgical analgesia but may cause harm if used inappropriately. We introduced an opioid stewardship program in three Melbourne hospitals to reduce the inappropriate use of opioids after patient discharge. The program had four pillars: prescriber education, …

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Changing perioperative practice in the time of climate crisis

Elizabeth Pemberton, Irene Ng, Keat Lee, Leonie Harold et autres

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Protocol of a prospective comprehensive evaluation of an elastic band beard cover for filtering facepiece respirators in healthcare

Daryl Lindsay Williams, Benjamin Kave, Charles Bodas, Fiona Begg et autres

Individuals who are unable to be clean shaven for religious, medical or cultural reasons are unable to wear a filtering facepiece respirator (FFR), as the respirator cannot provide adequate protection against aerosol-transmissible diseases. There is currently a paucity of validated techniques to …

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