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Peer-reviewed articles/editorials

McGovern C, Soosay A, Edwards J, Williamson R, Burns F, Chaudhri S. The use of nasal high flow oxygen to aid the management of respiratory failure and obesity in a district general maternity unit. Anaesthesia Cases. 2015-0170.
Sundaram R, Rooney KD. Reliable critical care: making it easy to do the right thing. BJA. 2015; 115: 161-3.
Clancy MJ, Miles B, Logan L, Rooney KD. Increased kidney donation rates in the Scottish NHS: a historical problem being successfully addressed. BJA. 2014; 113: 9-11.
Rooney KD, Schilling UM. Point-of-care testing in the overcrowded emergency department – can it make a difference? Critical Care 2014; 18: 692.
Beckett DJ, Inglis M, Oswald S, Thomson E, Harley W, Wilson J, Lloyd RC, Rooney KD. Reducing cardiac arrests in theacute admissions unit: a quality improvement journey. BMJ Qual Saf 2013; 22: 1025–1031.
Raj D, Williamson RM, Young D, Russell D.  A simple epidural simulator: A blinded study assessing the 'feel' of loss of resistance in four fruits.  Eur J Anaesth.  2013; 30: 405-408.  Editorial for this article.
Bramma YL, Sundaram R. Hospital-acquired pneumonia. Update in Anaesthesia.  2012; 28: 188-191.
Wales A, Graham S, Rooney KD, Crawford A.  Scotland’s Knowledge Network: translating knowledge into action to improve quality of care. Scot Med J.  2012;  57: 221–224.
Rooney KD, Beattie M.  Quality and safety in nurse education: Are we in a state of readiness?  Nurs Educ Today. 2012; 32: 622-3.

Non-peer reviewed articles/letters etc.

Williamson RM.  Aseptic precautions for epidural blood patch.  Anaesthesia.  2014; 69: 786.
Aitken H, Porter S.  Checking the secondary oxygen supply.  Anaesthesia.  2013; 68: 876.
Phillips J, Rooney K.  Improvement science in anaesthesia.  RCoA Bulletin 80.  Jul 2013: 29-32.
Williamson RM.  Anaesthestic considerations for placenta accreta.  Int J Obstet Anesth. 2012; 21: 380–381.
Williamson RM.  I'm all right, Jack.  BMJ. 2012; 344: e3715.
Bramma YL. Particles: Reversible brain death after cardiopulmonary arrest and induced hypothermia. Anaesthesia News, Feb 2012. 
Williamson RM, Mallaiah S, Barclay P. Response to Kessell and Trapp. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2012; 56: 394–398.
Rooney KD.  The science and history of improvement. Royal College of Anaesthetists.  Raising the Standard: a compendium of audit  recipes. 3rd Ed. 2012: 23-4.
Peden CJ, Rooney  KD.  Making improvement happen. Royal College of Anaesthetists.  Raising the Standard: a compendium of audit recipes. 3rd Ed. 2012: 25-7.
Vassalos A, MacPherson S, Rooney KD.  A quality improvement project: the productive trauma theatre. Royal College of Anaesthetists.  Raising the Standard: a
compendium of audit recipes.  3rd Edition 2012: 39-42.

Abstracts

Owen KM, Tober K. Setting up a  tracheostomy management course for health care professionals in the West of  Scotland. Anaesthesia 2013, 68, 886.
Vassalos A, MacPherson S, Rooney KD.  The productive trauma theatre - a Scottish qualitative study.  Anaesthesia.  2013; 68: 668.
Ley S, Sundaram R.  How well do physicians predict mortality at discharge from ICU?  Intens Care Med.  2012; 38 (S1): S297.
Silcock DJ, Sundaram R, Koteeswaran S, Fletcher G.  Eval
uating the effect of intravenous contrast on renal function in critically ill patients undergoing radiological investigations: a retrospective cohort study.  Intens Care Med.  2012; 38 (S1): S45.
Bramma YL, Fletcher G. Effect of spinal opioids on PCA morphine requirements following major abdominal surgery. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2012; 29 (S): 196 (14AP2‐5).
Bramma YL, Logan N, Williamson R, James E. Improving the cost-effectiveness of volatile anaesthesia: Agent choice or fresh gas flow? Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2012; 29 (S): 23 (1AP7‐8).
Livingston AM, Williamson RM.  Epidural then spinal at the same interspace: is it safe?  Int J Obstet Anesth. 2012; 21: S50.
Bramma YL, Allan R, Sundaram R. Out of hours discharge from ICU: Defining the “out of hours” period and its effect on mortality. Critical Care.  2012; 16 (S1): 512.  
Howie KM, Millar S.  Usage of remifentanil patient controlled analgesia in labour in the UK.  Int J Obstet Anesth.  2011; 20: S36.