Debra Whittaker

ORCID: 0000-0001-9464-0727
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Research Areas
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Nausea and vomiting management
  • Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies

Cairns Hospital
2020

Queensland Health
2020

South African Institute for Medical Research
1984

University of the Witwatersrand
1984

Abstract Background and Aim Endoscopist directed nurse administered propofol sedation (EDNAPS) is widely considered to be safe efficient, but there are limited data from the Australian health‐care setting, guidelines do not support practice. Thus, we report a prospective audit of EDNAPS over 6.5‐year period in an referral hospital. Methods Consecutive endoscopic procedures performed between January 2013 June 2019. Sedation protocol was initial dose midazolam 1–3 mg intravenously (i.v.) 10–50...

10.1111/jgh.15204 article EN Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2020-07-30

Australian and international guidelines suggest that immunochemical faecal occult blood test (iFOBT) for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening may be deferred 5–10 years after a negative colonoscopy. However, it is not uncommon community health practitioners to repeat iFOBT at earlier than

10.7861/clinmed.20-2-s90 article EN Clinical Medicine 2020-03-01

INTRODUCTION: Australian and international guidelines suggest that immunochemical faecal occult blood test (iFOBT) for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening may be deferred 5–10 years after a negative colonoscopy. The aim of this retrospective multicentre observational study was to evaluate the outcomes patients who had repeat colonoscopy iFOBT positivity within five previous showing low risk or normal findings, assess interval CRC advanced neoplasia (ACRN). We sought determine if having prior...

10.14309/01.ajg.0000703152.13142.fc article EN The American Journal of Gastroenterology 2020-10-01
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