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Newborn/infant parasympathetic evaluation (NIPE) to evaluate intraoperative pain response in infants undergoing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair under general anaesthesia + caudal block vs general anaesthesia + local infiltration.
Background: We have demonstrated that the Newborn Infant Parasympathetic Evaluation (NIPE), based on heart rate variability (HRV) is able to...
Supervisor: Dr Maurizio Pacilli
Open-label randomised controlled pilot study investigating human milk oligosaccharides supplementation effects in preterm neonates
Rationale for the study At Monash Children’s Hospital (MCH) we routinely administer probiotics (Infloran®, B bifidum + L acidophilus) to preterm...
Supervisor: Dr Maurizio Pacilli
Testicular tissue percent oxygen saturation (%StO2) measured by trans-scrotal near infrared spectroscopy in children undergoing laparoscopic and open inguinal hernia repair.
Rationale for the study Open surgery for the repair of inguinal hernia may lead to some adverse long-term effects upon the structures of the...
Supervisor: Dr Maurizio Pacilli
Testicular tissue percent oxygen saturation (%StO2) measured by trans-scrotal near infrared spectroscopy in children undergoing orchidopexy.
Rationale for the study Surgery for the treatment of undescended testes may lead to some adverse long-term effects upon the structures of the...
Supervisor: Dr Maurizio Pacilli
The use of probiotics in preventing post-operative antibiotic-associated diarrhea in children following appendicectomy.
Background Appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies in children. The incidence is estimated at 25 per 10,000 (age 10-17), 1-2 per...
Supervisor: Dr Maurizio Pacilli
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