Research Opportunities in Anaesthesia
Opportunities are available for DM/PhD studentships and Research Fellowships in any of the following research themes. The applicants and fellows are encouraged to discuss plan of their research with Prof Mahajan, Dr Hardman and/or Dr Moppett. At the University Division of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, we will welcome new research ideas and help the candidates to develop these into viable projects. The candidates must familiarise themselves with the ongoing research themes of the Division, as there are many opportunities for them to participate in any of these. Some of these themes are listed below:
Patient Safety
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Critical incident reporting
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Medication errors
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Education
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Safety culture and attitudes
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Safety interventions
Partners – Imperial College, National Patient Safety Agency, Royal College of Anaesthesia, Trent Simulation Centre
Contact – Prof RP Mahajan Dr IK Moppett
Health Services Research and Patient Outcomes
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Perioperative interventions and outcomes
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Perioperative interventions and health economics
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Hip fracture management
Partners – NCEPOD, Health Services Research Centre (National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia, UK), National Institute of Health Research
Contact – Prof RP Mahajan Dr IK Moppett
Hip fracture
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Intra-operative fluid management
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Continuous femoral nerve anaesthesia
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Haemoglobin management
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Peri-operative nutrition
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Risk assessment
Partners –National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia, UK, National Institute of Health Research, School of Community and Health Sciences, NHS departments of anaesthesia, trauma and orthopaedics, QMC.
Contact – Dr IK Moppett
Neurovascular effects of anaesthesia
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Cerebral blood flow
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Cerebral autoregulation
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fMRI
Partner – Academic Radiology, QMC
Contact – Prof RP Mahajan
Endothelial Function and Circulation
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Anaesthesia
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Critical Care
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Renal disease
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Effects of nutrients
Partner – School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nottingham
Contact – Prof RP Mahajan
Muscle dysfunction
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Critical care
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Sepsis
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Insulin resistance
Partner – School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nottingham
Contact - Prof RP Mahajan
Quantifying pulmonary disease states in critical illness
Partner – EPSRC, Systems Biology at Exeter University
Contact – Dr JG Hardman
Computational modelling of pulmonary intervention in critical care
Partner – EPSRC, Systems Biology at Exeter University
Contact – Dr JG Hardman
Computational modelling of cerebrovascular behaviour
Partner – NIAA, Leeds University
– NIAA, Leeds University
Contact – Dr IK Moppett
Computational modelling of clinical scenarios in anaesthesia
Partner – EPSRC, Systems Biology at Exeter University
Contact – Dr JG Hardman
Computational pharmacokinetic investigations
Partner – EPSRC, Systems Biology at Exeter University
Contact – Dr JG Hardman
Goal directed therapy in high risk patients
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Hip fracture
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GI- surgery
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Awake patients
Partner – NIHR, St Mary’s London.
Contact – Dr IK Moppett
Sugammadex in neuroanaesthesia
Partner – NHS department of anaesthesia, QMC.
Contact – Dr IK Moppett
Ultrasound in regional anaesthesia
Partner – NHS department of anaesthesia, QMC
Contact – Dr JG Hardman
Peri-operative risk & outcome
Partner – NHS department of anaesthesia, QMC
Contact – Dr JG Hardman