Research

The Cabrini Monash University Department of Surgery remains committed to clinical research. Investigation of bowel disorders is of high priority and the department is currently involved in a number of research projects which are likely to produce useful results that could conceivably help to reduce the incidence of serious bowel disease.

1. ALCCaS STUDY: Australasian, multicentre, prospective, randomised, clinical study comparing laparoscopic and conventional open surgical treatments of colon cancer in adults. P McMurrick, AL Polglase, B Stewart, I Faragher, P Sitzler and interstate and overseas investigators.
   
   
2. OPTISCAN PILOT STUDY: Examination of the human colonic mucosa using the Optiscan flexible confocal endomicroscope. AL Polgase, H Debinski, W Downey, C Farmer, D Fone, P Grossberg, A Jakobovits, W Johnson, F Macrae, P McMurrick, S Pianko, A Smith, R Wale, S Woods, I Willett, Department of Epidemiology at Cabrini, Optiscan Pty Ltd, Pentax Corporation.
   
   
3. CABRINI MONASH COLORECTAL CANCER REGISTRY:Development of a prospective colorectal database registry,which is unque to Australia: P McMurrick, SW Bell, P Carne, S Woods, A Polglase, KCR Farmer
   
   
4. COLORECTAL SURGERY TRAINING: An assessment of"Component Training". SW Bell
   MULTICENTRE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF LAPROSCOPIC SUTURE VS
   MESH REPAIR OF LARGE HIATUS HERNIA(EC 04-03-10-05). S Woods, J Chong
   
   
5. RECTAL CANCER: APR rates. S Bell
   
   
6. TREATMENT OF ANAL FISSURE :(EC pending) P McMurrick, A Polglase, K Binns.
   
   
7. Continuous Infusion of Local Anaesthetic via Preperitoneal Catheters for Analgesia following Laparotomy:
   AL Polglase, Dr K Binns, Mr S Bell, Mr R Berry, Mr P Carne, Mr M Chin, Mr P Evans, Mr C Farmer, Mr W Johnson, Mr P McMurrick, Dr P Simpson, Mr A Smith, Mr V Usatoff, Mr R Wale.