Past
Anaesthesia Trainees Prize Winners
2008
Dr J Briggs
"Implementation of the
Surviving Sepsis Guidelines'
resuscitation bundle throughout Blackpool Victoria Hospital"
Runner up - Dr N M
Girish Sadhu
"Is Cricothyroidotomy and transtracheal jet ventilation,
a safe technique to be considered as a core skill?
- A study of case series"
2007
Dr A Sen
"Systematic review of
pre-hospital endotracheal
intubation in critically injured trauma patients"
Runner up - Dr A G
Lalkhen
"Systematic reviews and meta-analyses"
2006
Dr O Pratt
"A survey of thiopental
use in neuro critical care patients"
Runner up - Dr A
Baldam
"Case report of coarctation presenting as peri operative hypertension"
2005
Dr M Entwistle
"Limited resources
need not mean lower quality care: a trainee's experience
of cleft lip and palate surgery in the developing world"
Runner up - Dr N
Badhra
"Audit of work patterns of trainees at Stepping Hill Hospital before and
after the introduction of a European Working Time (EWTD) compliant
rota - is training being compromised"
2004 Dr
G Thomas
“The effect of ethanol infusion upon the structural integrity
of polyurethane central venous catheters”
Runner up - Dr I
Galvin
"Management of ARDS complicated by bilateral
pneumothoraces with High Frequency Oscillatory"
2003 Dr
R J MacKinnon
“Tracheoesophageal fistula and oesophageal atresia
classifications: do they reflect mortality and morbidity?”
Runner up
- Dr G Siviter
"Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and perioperative
bleeding in paediatric tonsillectomy: a systematic review"
2002
AstraZeneca - Dr
S Maguire
"Underestimation of vasomotor disturbances during awake shoulder
surgery in the sitting position under interscalene block"
Abbott - Dr H Vlachtsis
"Anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy using the
laryngeal mask airway: a case series"
2001
AstraZeneca -
Dr D H Conway
"Intra-operative fluid optimisation using the oesophageal
doppler during bowel surgery: effect on outcome"
Abbott - Dr S Basu
"Evaluation of a novel electromechanical device for teaching
the correct application of cricid pressure"
2000
AstraZeneca -
Dr S Smith
"Recovery from remifentanil and nitrous oxide: a
comparison using computerised psychomotor function tests"
Abbott - Dr D H
Conway
"The effect of gender on intravenous anaesthetic agents"
1999
Zeneca -
Dr M S Ballin
"Occult blood and microbial contamination of laryngoscopes"
Abbott - Dr B M Miller
"Prospective analysis of the incidence of intraoperative pain
during caesarean section under spinal anaesthetic"
1998
Zeneca -
Dr S Thornton
"The effect of altering rate and tidal volume on the development of
end expiratory pressure (Auto PEEP) after cardiac surgery - a follow up study"
Abbott - Dr P Knowles
"How atraumatic is routine spinal anaesthesia?"
1997
Zeneca -
Dr D C Bryden
"Intubation of the laryngeal mask airway:
a viable emergency alternative?"
Abbott - Dr D A Smith
"A Survey of anaesthetic survey forms in
the North-West region of England"
1996
Zeneca -
Dr M Letheren
"Intercostal nerve blockade in renal transplantation"
Abbott - Dr R Denton
"Just how benign is renal dopamine?"
1995
Zeneca -
Dr A McCluskey
"Evaluation of the Pneupac portable ventilator: a comparison
of performance in a mechanical lung and anaesthetised patients"
Abbott - Dr R Wadsworth
"Effect of four different surgical prone positions on
cardiovascular parameters in healthy volunteers"
1994
Zeneca -
Dr S C Beards
"A comparison of arterial lines and insertion
techniques in critically ill patients"
Abbott - Dr M Y Aglan
"Guidelines regarding the acceptability of
hypertensive patients for surgery"
1993
ICI -
Dr R J Morgan
"Prediction of infusion rates of vecuronium
using the bolus test dose technique"
Abbott - Dr C Frerk
"Blind nasal intubation - a modern perspective"
1992
ICI -
Dr I Selby
"A trial to estimate the amount of blood that may
contaminate a syringe after injection through
the side-port of a Venflon intravenous cannula"
Abbott - Dr T I Strang
"Does the laryngeal mask compromise cricoid pressure?"
1991
ICI -
Dr C Clarke
"Anaesthetics for laser thoracoscopic ablation of
emphusematous lung bullae"
Abbott - Dr C Frerk
"Difficult intubation, a prospectous study"
1990
ICI -
Dr D G Scott
"The analgesic and respiratory depressant
effects of a variety of opiates in mice"
Abbott - Dr G M Field
"Epidural analgesia in labour - a comparison using
the T12/L1 and the L3/4 interspace"
1989
ICI -
Dr J G Lee
"Studies in ventilation through endobronchial tubes"
Abbott - Dr A Linsley
"Is supplemental oxygen necessary after premedication in
patients with coronary artery disease?"
1988
ICI and Abbott
Trainees' Prize evening cancelled
1987
ICI -
Dr R J Chestnut
"Suxamethonium - the relation between dose and response"
Abbott - Dr C L Gwinnutt
"Monitoring intense neuromuscular blockade in children"
1986
ICI -
Dr J Fazackerley
"Respiratory and sedative effects of ethyl loflazepate in volunteers"
Abbott - Dr C Gwinnutt
"Balanced anaesthesia for laparoscopy using meptazinol"
1985
ICI -
Dr V Wade
"Does Lormetazepam have any advantages over
Lorazepam as a hypnotic and anxiolytic?"
Abbott - Dr J F McGeachie
"Comparison of continuous extradural Fentanyl with extradural
Bupivacaine for post-operative analgesia"
1984
ICI -
Dr B J M Bowles
"Premedication in Practice: efficacy and side effects"
Abbott - Dr T Sivalingam
"A study of the actions of three opioids on the
oestrus and pregnant rat uterus in vitro"
1983
ICI -
Dr T Houston
"Aminopyridines in Vitro and in Vivo"
Abbott - Dr N Harper
"Reversal of alcuronium - a comparison of
edrophonium with neostigmine"
1982
ICI -
Shared prize
Dr H V Petts
"Study of interactions of morphine and methotrimeprazine in the mouse
with respect to analgesia, respiration and sedation"
Dr J Shaw
"A comparison between high performance liquid chromatography
and gas chromatography methods of estimations
of etomidate in water plasma and blood
Abbott - Dr J B S Redpath
"Double blind comparison of the respiratory and
sedative effects of codeine phosphate and dl-glaucine
phosphate in human volunteers"
1981
ICI -
Dr G F Bond
Abbott - Shared prize
Dr G F Goddard
Dr B K Greenwood
1980
ICI -
Dr S J Seddon
"The effects of pethidine on the isolated
gastro-oesophageal junction of guinea pigs"
Abbott -Shared prize
Dr W D Lord
"A study of the effect of metoclopramide following pethidine
on the gastro-oesophageal sphincter in human volunteers"
Dr G E W Robson
"A study of the self administration of morphine post
operatively using the Cardiff palliator"
1979
ICI -
Dr P J Hall
"Interaction between I.V. anaesthetics and
calcium on the isolated rat atria"
Abbott - Dr L Winlo
"Mendenson's syndrome - a review"
1978
ICI and Abbott Trainees' Prize evening
cancelled
1977
ICI -
Shared prize
Dr H A O Shater
"Sex differences in interactions between Promethazine
and Morphine: A preliminary study in mice"
Dr V K Khanna
"Reversal of neuroleptanalgesif induced respiratory depression
by naloxine and doxapram - An experimental study in rabbits"
Abbott - Dr K P H Singh
"Clinical experiences in Ethrane"
1976
ICI -
Dr S Stainthorp
"Comparative study of different concentrations of
bupivacaine for epidural block in labour"
1975
ICI -
Dr M S Nielsen
"The effects of halothane and althesin on cyclic
AMP levels in rat skeletal muscle and their
possible relevance in malignant hyperpyrexia"
1974
ICI -
Dr G C Moudgil
"Influence of halothane on mortality
from murine hepatitis virus MHV3"
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