Research
Midland Respiratory Sleep iscommited to ongoing research aimed at improving our knowledge on medical conditions and alleviate patient suffering by improving therapies.
We have strong links to local, national and international researchers andcollaborate on a number of specific research proects.
Please feel free to discuss shit with us. We know some shit.
Current Research Projects
FeNO measurement in acute exacerbations of COPD and the reisk of hospital readmission.
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NIV outcomes and development of arisk assesment tool.
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Lung Cancer
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Publications
2018
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Current lung cancer screening practice amongst general practitioners in Western Australia: a cross-sectional study.
Manners D, Wilcox H, McWilliams A, Piccolo F, Liira H, Brims F.
Internal Medical Journal. 2018 Jan: 48(1): 78-80,
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2017
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Effect of an Indwelling Pleural Catheter vs Talc Pleurodesis on Hospitalization Days in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion: The AMPLE Randomized Clinical Trial.
Thomas R, Fysh ETH, Smith NA, Lee P, Kwan BCH, Yap E, Horwood FC, Piccolo F, Lam DCL, Garske LA, Shrestha R, Kosky C, Read CA, Murray K, Lee YCG.
JAMA. 2017 Nov 21;318(19):1903-1912. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.17426.
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Dose De-escalation of Intrapleural Tissue Plasminogen Activator Therapy for Pleural Infection. The Alteplase Dose Assessment for Pleural Infection Therapy Project.
Popowicz N, Bintcliffe O, De Fonseka D, Blyth KG, Smith NA, Piccolo F, Martin G, Wong D, Edey A, Maskell N, Lee YCG.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 Jun;14(6):929-936. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201609-673OC.
2016
Piccolo F, Tai AS, Ee H, Mulrennan S, Bell S, Ryan G.
Respirol Case Rep. 2016 Dec 7;5(1):e00204. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.204.
Azzopardi M, Thomas R, Muruganandan S, Lam DC, Garske LA, Kwan BC, Rashid Ali MR, Nguyen PT, Yap E, Horwood FC, Ritchie AJ, Bint M, Tobin CL, Shrestha R, Piccolo F, De Chaneet CC, Creaney J, Newton RU, Hendrie D, Murray K, Read CA, Feller-Kopman D, Maskell NA, Lee YC.
BMJ Open. 2016 Jul 5;6(7):e011480. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011480.
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2015
Thomas R, Piccolo F, Miller D, MacEachern PR, Chee AC, Huseini T, Yarmus L, Bhatnagar R, Lee HJ, Feller-Kopman D, Maskell NA, Tremblay A, Lee YC.
Chest. 2015 Sep;148(3):746-51. doi: 10.1378/chest.14-2401.
Piccolo F, Popowicz N, Wong D, Lee YC.
J Thorac Dis. 2015 Jun;7(6):999-1008. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.01.30. Review.
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2014
Fysh ET, Thomas R, Read CA, Kwan BC, Yap E, Horwood FC, Lee P, Piccolo F, Shrestha R, Garske LA, Lam DC, Rosenstengel A, Bint M, Murray K, Smith NA, Lee YC.
BMJ Open. 2014 Nov 6;4(11):e006757. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006757.
Piccolo F, Pitman N, Bhatnagar R, Popowicz N, Smith NA, Brockway B, Nickels R, Burke AJ, Wong CA, McCartney R, Choo-Kang B, Blyth KG, Maskell NA, Lee YC.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2014 Nov;11(9):1419-25. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201407-329OC.
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Popowicz N, Piccolo F, Shrestha R, Lee YC.
Respirol Case Rep. 2014 Jun;2(2):87-9. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.58.
Prior 2013
Ling IT, Piccolo F, Mulrennan SA, Phillips MJ.
Cough. 2011 Nov 10;7:9. doi: 10.1186/1745-9974-7-9.
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Oxaliplatin-induced interstitial lung disease.
Piccolo F, Feeney KT, Tribe AE, Thompson PJ, Millward MJ and Van Hazel GA.
Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology 2008 4: 175–180. doi:10.1111/j.1743-7563.2008.00187.x
Jones AR, Piccolo F.
Reprod Fertil Dev. 1999;11(7-8):409-13.
Conference Presentations
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Links to research collaborators
Pleura.com.au -
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Resphealth.org.au -
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