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A/PROF COLIN FORBES ROYSE



Contact Details

Organization: Pharmacology
Position: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
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Work: 61383445673
Fax: 61383445193
Room: 803
Level: 08
Building: Medical Centre
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Cardiovascular pharmacology, including anaesthesia and cardiac surgery, and echocardiography. Acute Pain management Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Medicine-Bachelor of Surgery University of Melbourne
Doctorate in Medicine University of Melbourne 31-Dec-2000

Fellowships

Fellowship Date Awarded
Fellow of the Australian and NZ College of Anaesthetists (FANZCA) 01-Feb-1996

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Strain rate imaging as a means of assessing ventricular function and its application during open heart surgery Principal Supervisor NHMRC Medical & Dental Postgraduate Scholarships 01/01/2005
Evaluation of left ventricular function using tissue Doppler strain rate with pressure volume loop analysis Chief Investigator AUST & NZ COLLEGE OF ANAESTHETISTS Project Grants 20/10/2007

Contracts

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
COMPARISON OF DESFLURANE AND PROPOFOL FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING CABG Chief Investigator BAXTER HEALTH CARE CORP 01/11/2006
THE CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS OF NOVEL INITROPIC COMPOUNDS Chief Investigator ORION CORPORATION 01/12/2006
ANAESTHTIC PRESSURE VOLUME STUDIES - BAXTER Chief Investigator BAXTER HEALTHCARE PTY LTD 17/01/2008

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Evaluation of echocardiography indices of systolic function: a comparative study using pressure-volume loops in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Anaesthesia
    Volume: 62
    Page numbers: 109-116
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  • High thoracic epidural analgesia for cardiac surgery: an audit of 874 cases
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
    Volume: 35
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 374-377
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  • High thoracic epidural analgesia reduces the risk of long-term depression in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Annals of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
    Volume: 13
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 32-35
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  • Is depth of anesthesia, as assessed by the bispectral index, related to postoperative cognitive dysfunction and recovery?
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Anesthesia and Analgesia
    Volume: 104
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 1297
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  • Ultrasound guided posterior approach to the infraclavicular brachial plexus
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Anaesthesia
    Volume: 62
    Page numbers: 539
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  • Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
    Volume: 35
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 616-618
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • A standardised intraoperative ultrasound examination of the aorta and proximal coronary arteries
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
    Volume: 5
    Page numbers: 701-704
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  • Anatomical Study of the Brachial Plexus using Surface Ultrasound
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
    Volume: 34
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 203-210
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  • Myocardial stiffness and the timing difference between tissue Doppler imaging Ea and peak mitral valve opening can distinguish physiological hypertrophy in athletes from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
    Year: 2006
    Journal: European Journal of Echocardiography
    Volume: 7
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 423-429
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  • Point of care ultrasound for basic haemodynamic assessment: novice compared with an expert operator
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Anaesthesia
    Volume: 61
    Page numbers: 849-855
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  • The 'mesentery' dressing for epidural catheter fixation
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Anaesthesia
    Volume: 61
    Page numbers: 713
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  • Tissue Doppler, Strain, and Strain Rate Echocardiography: Principles and Potential perioperative applications
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
    Volume: 20
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 583-593
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • A randomized trail of ultrasound-guided branchial plexus anaesthesia in upper limb surgery
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
    Volume: 33
    Page numbers: 719-725
    Publisher: Australian Society of Anaesthetists(Sydney)
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  • An audit of morphine versus fentanyl as an adjunct to ropivacaine 0.2% for high thoracic epidural analgesia
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
    Volume: 33
    Page numbers: 639-644
    Publisher: Australian Society of Anaesthetists(Sydney)
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  • The myocardial and vascular effects of bupivacaine, levobupivacaine, and ropivacaine using pressure volume loops
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Anesthesia and Analgesia
    Volume: 101
    Page numbers: 679-687
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Pennsylvania)
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Harvest of the radial artery for coronary artery surgery preserves maximal blood flow of the forearm
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
    Volume: 78
    Page numbers: 539-542
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(New York)
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  • Substernal epicardial echocardiography: A recommended examination sequence and clinical evaluation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
    Volume: 78
    Page numbers: 613-619
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(New York)
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  • Temporary neurologic deficits in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with thoracic epidural supplementation
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
    Volume: 18
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 512-520
    Publisher: WB Saunders Co(Pennsylvania)
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Alfentanil infusion as a component of intravenous anaesthesia for coronary artery bypass surgery with "fast-track" recovery
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
    Volume: 31
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 181-183
    Publisher: Australian Society of Anaesthetists(Sydney)
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  • Assessment of left ventricular function during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Annals of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
    Volume: 9
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 371-377
    Publisher: Japanese Editorial Committee of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery(Tokyo)
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  • Descending aortic pulsed wave doppler can predict changes in cardiac output during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Annals of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
    Volume: 9
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 314-318
    Publisher: Japanese Editorial Committee of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery(Tokyo)
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  • Graft flow increases with release of stabilizing device in off-pump coronary surgery
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Annals of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
    Volume: 9
    Page numbers: 384-388
    Publisher: Japanese Editorial Committee of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery(Tokyo)
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  • Prospective randomized trial of high thoracic epidural analgesia for coronary artery bypass surgery
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
    Volume: 75
    Page numbers: 93-100
    Publisher: Australian Society of Anaesthetists(Sydney)
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  • The effect of pericardial restraint, atrial pacing, and increased heart rate on left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Anesthesia and Analgesia
    Volume: 96
    Page numbers: 1274-1279
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Pennsylvania)
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Persistent pain after cardiac surgery: an audit of high thoracic epidural and primary opioid analgesia therapies
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Anesthesia and Analgesia
    Volume: 95
    Page numbers: 820-823
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Pennsylvania)
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Immediate or Early Extubation: Where Do We Start?
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Anesthesia and Analgesia
    Volume: 92
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 1
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  • Shape and Movement of the Interatrial Septum Predicts Change in Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Annals of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
    Volume: 7
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 79-82
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