The Veterinary Resuscitation Research Group conducts epidemiological and clinical studies in dogs and cats with severe haemodynamic instability requiring acute life-saving interventions. Research areas include the characterization of fluid homeostasis abnormalities and inflammatory, caogulatory and endothelial changes associated with severe sepsis and hypovolemic shock and the study of diagnostics and therapies to recognize and ameloriate these disorders. An additional research focus concerns cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Group Contacts
Name: Dr Manuel Boller
Email: manuel.boller@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: 03 8001 2508
Campus: Werribee
Researchers
Manuel Boller, Dez Hughes, Elise Boller, Mark Davis, Kylie Kelers
RHD Students
Erica Tinson, Adelina Chan, Sarah Gaudette, Liam Donaldson, Ide Gillespie
Clinical Trials
- Endothelial activation in dogs with severe sepsis/septic shock.
- Assessment of lidocaine as an adjunctive analgesic after abdominal surgery in dogs.
- The influence of fluid resuscitation on thromboelastographic variables in dogs.
- Changes in IL-6 and TNF-α in inflammatory effusions in dogs.
- Sequential lactate measurements in dogs treated for shock.
- International pet CPR registry.
Next : Publications
- Boller M, Fletcher DJ, Brainard BM, Haskins S, Hopper K, Nadkarni VM, Morley PT, McMichael M, Nishimura R, Robben JH, Rozanski E, Rudloff E, Rush J, Shih A, Smarick S, Tello LH. Utstein-style guidelines on uniform reporting of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation in dogs and cats. A RECOVER statement. J Vet Emerg Crit Care 2016;26(1)epub ahead of publication.
- Boller E, Boller M. Assessment of perfusion and fluid balance in the peri-operative patient. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 2015;45(5):895-915.
- Fletcher DJ*, Boller M*, Brainard BM, Haskins SC, Hopper K, McMichael M, Rozanski EA, Rush JE, Smarick SE. RECOVER evidence and knowledge gap analysis on veterinary CPR. Part 7: Clinical Guidelines. J Vet Emerg Crit Care 2012;22(S1):S102–S131. *equal first authors.