Research Projects
Background: We have demonstrated that the Newborn Infant Parasympathetic Evaluation (NIPE), based on heart rate variability (HRV) is able to...
Supervisor: Dr Maurizio Pacilli
Newborn/infant parasympathetic evaluation (NIPE) to evaluate intraoperative pain response in infants undergoing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair...
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
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
Open-label randomised controlled pilot study investigating human milk oligosaccharides supplementation effects in preterm neonates
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
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 laparoscopic and open...
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
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
Testicular tissue percent oxygen saturation (%StO2) measured by trans-scrotal near infrared spectroscopy in children undergoing orchidopexy.
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
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