RNSH DoSA Research Activity Report 2023 - 2024

BURNS, PLASTICS & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY Head of Department: Rowan Gillies

RESEARCH AND EDUCATION SUPERVISION

Varun Harish • Supervisor, MD Program, University of Sydney • Supervisor, Master of Surgery, University of Sydney • Supervisor, MD Applied Research Project, University of Notre Dame

DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH RESOURCES

CLINICAL DATABASES TO SUPPORT OUTCOMES RESEARCH • State-wide Burn Injury Service (SBIS) Registry • Burns Registry Australia and New Zealand (BRANZ) • Plastic Surgery Department Database

CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITY

• Pleomorphic dermal sarcoma: the effect of surgical and histological margins on clinical outcomes • Histological margin clearance in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma • Cost-benefit analysis of Novosorb BTM in burn injuries • The impact of core body temperature on clinical outcomes in severe burn injuries • Treatment of atypical lipomatous tumours: a systematic review • Skin neoplasia – clinical and pathologic aspects in diagnosis and management of skin tumours in the Australian population • The effect of indocyanine green video angiography on short-term and long-term clinical outcomes in burn injuries: a randomised controlled trial

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