The RMH Emergency Department is involved in many clinical and epidemiological trials in collaboration with the Department of Critical Care at the University of Melbourne, other speciality units at the RMH and hospitals in Australia and internationally.
About our research
We focus on improvements to processes of care for the high impact conditions that we treat most frequently.
Our focus
Our main research areas of focus are:
- Acute infectious disease
- Mental health and illness
- Trauma care
- Organ donation and end of life care
- Patient flow
- Workforce wellbeing
Current research studies
Our current research include:
- Audit of the accuracy of EFAST in a tertiary training hospital
- US guided serratus anterior plane block for rib fractures - Single site assessment of the utility and safety of regional anaesthesia for pain management in patients with rib fractures being admitted to a tertiary trauma service
- ARISE Fluids - the RMH is participating in this multicentre binational collaboration to investigate the optimal approach to haemodynamic management of patients in septic shock
- Thopaz - single site assessment of the utility of digitally controlled pleural drains for management of traumatic chest injury
- Self-Harm
- Organ donor app - this PhD project has developed a smartphone app which provides a collated 'state-of-the-evidence' summary and decision and communication support for clinicians and patients making difficult decisions about accepting organ donation from higher risk donors
- Predictive analytics to support patient flow - this project, supported by the RMH Health Service Improvement Grant, aims to use machine learning to develop a predictive algorithm to support ED disposition decisions
- COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers study - the RMH ED is proud to be part of the COVID-19 Frontliners collaborative, working to better understand the experiences of Victorian healthcare workers and managers and to co-design with them sustainable solutions to the challenges to workforce wellbeing.
Our achievements
- The RMH ED Ultrasound faculty has published several research papers on bedside ultrasound.
Our collaborators
We work in close partnership with:
Publications
Characteristics and clinical outcomes for mental health patients admitted to a behavioural assessment unit: Implications for model of care and practice
Daniel, C; Mukaro, V; Yap, CYL; Knott, JC; Kelly, P; Innes, A; Braitberg, G; Gerdtz, M
(2021), Int. J. Ment. Health Nurs., 249-260
DOI: 10.1111/inm.12779
Characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples attending Australian emergency departments
Lim, JCJ; Harrison, G; Raos, M; Moore, K
(2021), Emerg. Med. Australas., 672-678
Characteristics, presentation and outcomes of music festival patrons with stimulant drug-induced serotonin toxicity
Miles, LF; Austin, K; Eade, A; Anderson, D; Graudins, A; McGain, F; Maplesden, J; Greene, S; Rotella, JA; Dutch, M
(2021), Emerg. Med. Australas., 992-1000
Latest news & events
If you’ve been down to the triage and ambulatory care part of our emergency department recently, you might have bumped into one of our Medical Support Officers (MSOs).
The RMH Emergency Physician Dr Amaali Lokuge has painted a portrait of fellow Emergency Dr Emma West to honour her colleagues’ hard work and sacrifices during the peak of the COVID-19 second wave in Victoria.
Patient Em Stoneham was airlifted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital Emergency Department following a horrific car accident that led to multiple internal injuries.
Mauricio Munoz first became known to the Royal Melbourne Hospital Emergency Department (ED) in 2013 after he was thrown off his bicycle after being hit by a truck.
The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) congratulates Royal Melbourne Hospital Emergency Specialist Dr Glenn Harrison on being appointed Director of the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association (AIDA).
