What is critical care medicine?
Critical care medicine provides support for critically ill and injured patients, particularly trauma patients, those seeking emergency department help, or those with multiple organ failure.
Cabrini critical care medicine integrates the research disciplines of intensive care, emergency medicine, and anaesthetics.
Critical care medicine research at Cabrini
The research is multi-faceted, encompassing laboratory discovery to bedside translational research, multi-centre randomised controlled clinical trials investigating new diagnostics, treatment options and healthcare delivery models.
It also covers health service research, which investigates patient safety, quality of care, and cost effectiveness of caring for critically ill patients.
Cabrini research departments involved in critical care medicine
Our researchers and clinicians work across multiple research departments to improve clinical care treatments and services for our patients. Discover the world-class research being led by our research departments.
Director: Dr Ian Turner
Director: A/Prof David Brewster