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Woolfe Loftus, N., Smith, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-4290-8423 & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 (2025). The Scope of Nurses' Assessment of Deteriorating Patients in Coronary Care Units: A Mixed Methods Study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 34(4), pp. 1250-1263. doi: 10.1111/jocn.17500

Blackwood, B., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, Craske, J. , Gala‐Peralta, S., Liew, A., Murray, M., McIlmurray, L. & Tume, L. N.view all authors (2025). National screening for delirium in paediatric intensive care units: A quality improvement initiative. Nursing in Critical Care, 30(2), article number e13303. doi: 10.1111/nicc.13303

Nickels, M. R., Blythe, R., White, N. , Ali, A., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, Heyland, D. K. & McPhail, S. M.view all authors (2024). Predictors of acute muscle loss in the intensive care unit: A secondary analysis of an in-bed cycling trial for critically ill patients. Australian Critical Care, 36(6), pp. 940-947. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2022.12.015

Chua, W. L., Rusli, K. D. B. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 (2024). Early warning scores for sepsis identification and prediction of in‐hospital mortality in adults with sepsis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 33(6), pp. 2005-2018. doi: 10.1111/jocn.17061

Mumin, M. A., McKenzie, C. A., Page, V. J. , Hadfield, D., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, Hanks, F., Cunningham, E., Blackwood, B., Van Dellen, E., Slooter, A. J. C., Grocott, M. P. W., McAuley, D. F. & Spronk, P. E.view all authors (2024). Whole blood thiamine, intravenous thiamine supplementation and delirium occurrence in the intensive care unit: retrospective cohort analyses. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 46(3), pp. 631-638. doi: 10.1007/s11096-023-01690-x

Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, Emerson, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0002-4250-5758, Kydonaki, K. , Blackwood, B., Creagh-Brown, B., Lone, N. I., McKenzie, C. A., Reade, M. C., Weir, C. J., Wise, M. P. & Walsh, T. S.view all authors (2024). Alpha 2 agonists for sedation to produce better outcomes from critical illness (A2B trial): protocol for a mixed-methods process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 14(4), article number e081637. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081637

Tume, L. N. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 (2024). De‐implementation of low value clinical practices is essential for critical care nurses. Nursing in Critical Care, 29(2), pp. 244-245. doi: 10.1111/nicc.13028

Brook, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-8867-0150, Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 & Salmon, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-2562-2116 (2024). Effectiveness appraisal of interventions to increase retention of newly qualified nurses implemented in the final year of pre-registration programmes: A literature review. Nurse Education in Practice, 74, article number 103851. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103851

Walsh, T. S., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, McKenzie, C. A. , Boyd, J., Macdonald, A., Giddings, A., Hope, D., Norrie, J., Weir, C., Parker, R. A., Lone, N. I., Emerson, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0002-4250-5758, Kydonaki, K., Creagh-Brown, B., Morris, S., McAuley, D. F., Dark, P., Wise, M. P., Gordon, A. C., Perkins, G., Reade, M., Blackwood, B., MacLullich, A., Glen, R. & Page, V. J.view all authors (2023). Alpha 2 agonists for sedation to produce better outcomes from critical illness (A2B Trial): protocol for a multicentre phase 3 pragmatic clinical and cost-effectiveness randomised trial in the UK. BMJ Open, 13(12), article number e078645. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078645

Smith, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-4290-8423, Cartwright, M. ORCID: 0000-0002-3404-5659, Dyson, J. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090view all authors (2023). Use of nominal group technique methods in the virtual setting: A reflective account and recommendations for practice. Australian Critical Care, 37(1), pp. 158-165. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2023.09.004

Smith, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-4290-8423 & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 (2023). Rethinking the problem of clinically deteriorating patients: Time for theory-informed solutions. Australian Critical Care, 36(6), pp. 925-927. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2023.09.001

Parker, M. ORCID: 0000-0002-2600-2659, Barlow, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-2737-8287, Hoe, J. ORCID: 0000-0003-4647-8950 & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090view all authors (2022). The Bubble of Normalisation: A Qualitative Study of Carers of People With Dementia Who Do Not Seek Help for a Diagnosis. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 35(5), pp. 717-732. doi: 10.1177/08919887211060018

Turner-Stokes, L., Corner, E. J., Siegert, R. J. , Brown, C., Wallace, S., Highfield, J., Bear, D., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, Montgomery, H. E. & Puthucheary, Z.view all authors (2022). The post-ICU presentation screen (PICUPS) and rehabilitation prescription (RP) for intensive care survivors part I: Development and preliminary clinimetric evaluation. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 23(3), pp. 253-263. doi: 10.1177/1751143720988715

Bowden, T. ORCID: 0000-0003-2614-3707, Hurt, C. S. ORCID: 0000-0003-1571-0040, Sanders, J. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090view all authors (2022). Effectiveness of cognitive interventions for adult surgical patients after general anaesthesia to improve cognitive functioning: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32(13-14), pp. 3117-3129. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16423

Smith, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-4290-8423, Cartwright, M. ORCID: 0000-0002-3404-5659, Dyson, J. , Hartin, J. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090view all authors (2022). Selecting intervention content to target barriers and enablers of recognition and response to deteriorating patients: an online nominal group study. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), article number 766. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08128-6

Sanders, J., Bowden, T. ORCID: 0000-0003-2614-3707, Woolfe-Loftus, N. , Sekhon, M. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090view all authors (2022). Predictors of health-related quality of life after cardiac surgery: a systematic review. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 20(1), article number 79. doi: 10.1186/s12955-022-01980-4

Bichard, E., Wray, J. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 (2022). Discharged from paediatric intensive care: A mixed methods study of teenager's anxiety levels and experiences after paediatric intensive care unit discharge. Nursing in Critical Care, 27(3), pp. 429-439. doi: 10.1111/nicc.12703

Bowden, T. ORCID: 0000-0003-2614-3707, Hurt, C. S., Sanders, J. & Aitken, L. M.view all authors (2022). Predictors of cognitive dysfunction after cardiac surgery: A systematic review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 21(3), pp. 192-204. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvab086

Sanders, J., Makariou, N., Tocock, A. , Magboo, R., Thomas, A. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090view all authors (2022). Preoperative risk assessment tools for morbidity after cardiac surgery: a systematic review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 21(7), pp. 655-664. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac003

Alberto, L., Marshall, A. P., Walker, R. M. , Palizas, F. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090view all authors (2021). Improving sepsis screening and care in a developing nation health setting: A description of implementation. Nursing and Health Sciences, 23(4), pp. 936-947. doi: 10.1111/nhs.12884

Alberto, L., Marshall, A. P., Walker, R. M. , Pálizas, F. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090view all authors (2021). Sensitivity and specificity of a quick sequential [Sepsis-Related] organ failure assessment sepsis screening tool. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 75(12), article number e14874. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.14874

Millward, K. ORCID: 0000-0002-4457-6226, McGraw, C. & Aitken, L. M. (2021). The expressed support needs of families of adults who have survived critical illness: A thematic synthesis. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 122, article number 104048. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104048

Smith, D., Cartwright, M. ORCID: 0000-0002-3404-5659, Dyson, J. , Hartin, J. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090view all authors (2021). Barriers and enablers of recognition and response to deteriorating patients in the acute hospital setting: A theory-driven interview study using the Theoretical Domains Framework. Journal Of Advanced Nursing, 77(6), pp. 2831-2844. doi: 10.1111/jan.14830

Hill, M. C. ORCID: 0000-0003-0106-0665, Salmon, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-2562-2116, Chudleigh, J. H. ORCID: 0000-0002-7334-8708 & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090view all authors (2021). How practice nurses engage with parents during their consultations about the MMR vaccine: A Qualitative Study. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 22, pp. 1-7. doi: 10.1017/s1463423621000256

Ward, D. S., Absalom, A. R., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 , Balas, M. C., Brown, D. L., Burry, L., Colantuoni, E., Coursin, D., Devlin, J. W., Dexter, F., Dworkin, R. H., Egan, T. D., Elliott, D., Egerod, I., Flood, P., Fraser, G. L., Girard, T. D., Gozal, D., Hopkins, R. O., Kress, J., Maze, M., Needham, D. M., Pandharipande, P., Riker, R., Sessler, D. I., Shafer, S. L., Shehabi, Y., Spies, C., Sun, L. S., Tung, A. & Urman, R. D.view all authors (2021). Design of Clinical Trials Evaluating Sedation in Critically Ill Adults Undergoing Mechanical Ventilation. Critical Care Medicine, 49(10), pp. 1684-1693. doi: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005049

Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, Kydonaki, K., Blackwood, B. , Trahair, L. G., Purssell, E. ORCID: 0000-0003-3748-0864, Sekhon, M. & Walsh, T. S.view all authors (2021). Inconsistent relationship between depth of sedation and intensive care outcome: systematic review and meta-analysis. Thorax, 76(11), pp. 1089-1098. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216098

Walker, R. M., Boorman, R. J., Vaux, A. , Cooke, M., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 & Marshall, A. P.view all authors (2021). Identifying barriers and facilitators to recognition and response to patient clinical deterioration by clinicians using a behaviour change approach: A qualitative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 30(5-6), pp. 803-818. doi: 10.1111/jocn.15620

Puthucheary, Z., Brown, C., Corner, E. J. , Wallace, S., Highfield, J., Bear, D., Rehill, N., Montgomery, H. E., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 & Turner-Stokes, L.view all authors (2021). The Post-ICU presentation screen (PICUPS) and rehabilitation prescription (RP) for intensive care survivors part II: Clinical engagement and future directions for the national Post-Intensive care Rehabilitation Collaborative. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 23(3), pp. 264-272. doi: 10.1177/1751143720988708

Hill, M. C. ORCID: 0000-0003-0106-0665, Salmon, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-2562-2116, Chudleigh, J. H. ORCID: 0000-0002-7334-8708 & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090view all authors (2021). Practice nurses' perceptions of their immunization role and strategies used to promote measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine uptake in 2014-2018: A qualitative study. Journal Of Advanced Nursing, 77(2), pp. 948-956. doi: 10.1111/jan.14652

Brook, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-8867-0150, Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, MacLaren, J-A. & Salmon, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-2562-2116view all authors (2021). An intervention to decrease burnout and increase retention of early career nurses: a mixed methods study of acceptability and feasibility. BMC Nursing, 20(1), article number 19. doi: 10.1186/s12912-020-00524-9

Paterson, R. S., Kenardy, J. J., Dow, B. L. , De Young, A. C., Pearson, K., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 & Long, D. A.view all authors (2020). Accuracy of delirium assessments in critically ill children: A prospective, observational study during routine care. Australian Critical Care, 34(3), pp. 226-234. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2020.07.012

Crouch, S., Trahair, L. G. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 (2020). The use of altered rapid response calling criteria in a tertiary referral facility. Australian Critical Care, 34(3), pp. 204-208. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2020.07.011

Nickels, M. R., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, Barnett, A. G. , Walsham, J., King, S., Gale, N. E., Bowen, A. C., Peel, B. M., Donaldson, S. L., Mealing, S. T. J. & McPhail, S. M.view all authors (2020). Effect of in-bed cycling on acute muscle wasting in critically ill adults: A randomised clinical trial. Journal of Critical Care, 59, pp. 86-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.05.008

Smith, D., Cartwright, M. ORCID: 0000-0002-3404-5659, Dyson, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-0928-0438 , Hartin, J. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090view all authors (2020). Patterns of behaviour in nursing staff actioning the afferent limb of the rapid response system (RRS): A focused ethnography. Journal Of Advanced Nursing, 76(12), pp. 3548-3562. doi: 10.1111/jan.14551

Brook, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-8867-0150, Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, MacLaren, J. & Salmon, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-2562-2116view all authors (2020). Co-production of an intervention to increase retention of early career nurses: Acceptability and feasibility. Nurse Education in Practice, 47, article number 102861. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102861

Parker, M. ORCID: 0000-0002-2600-2659, Barlow, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-2737-8287, Hoe, J. ORCID: 0000-0003-4647-8950 & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090view all authors (2020). Persistent barriers and facilitators to seeking help for a dementia diagnosis: a systematic review of 30 years of the perspectives of carers and people with dementia. International Psychogeriatrics, 32(5), pp. 611-634. doi: 10.1017/s1041610219002229

Nickels, M. R., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, Barnett, A. G. , Walsham, J. & McPhail, S. M.view all authors (2020). Acceptability, safety, and feasibility of in-bed cycling with critically ill patients. Australian Critical Care, 33(3), pp. 236-243. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2020.02.007

Castillo, M. I., Mitchell, M., Davis, C. , Powell, M., Le Brocque, R., Ullman, A., Wetzig, K., Rattray, J., Hull, A., Kenardy, J. A. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090view all authors (2020). Feasibility and acceptability of conducting a partially randomised controlled trial examining interventions to improve psychological health after discharge from the intensive care unit. Australian Critical Care, 33(6), pp. 488-496. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2020.01.002

Alberto, L., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, Walker, R. , Palizas, F. & Marshall, A. P.view all authors (2020). Implementing a quick Sequential (Sepsis-Related) Organ Failure Assessment sepsis screening tool: an interrupted times series study. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 32(6), pp. 388-395. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzaa059

Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, Kydonaki, K., Blackwood, B. , Trahair, L. G., Purssell, E. ORCID: 0000-0003-3748-0864, Sekhon, M. & Walsh, T.view all authors (2020). The inconsistent relationship between depth of sedation and outcome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Australian Critical Care, 33(1), S13-S14. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2020.04.040

Algeo, N. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 (2019). The evolving role of occupational therapists in adult critical care in England: A mixed methods design using role theory. Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy, 47(2), pp. 74-94. doi: 10.1108/ijot-04-2019-0005

Walker, R. M., Burmeister, E., Jeffrey, C. , Birgan, S., Garrahy, E., Andrews, J., Hadar, A. A. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090view all authors (2019). The impact of an integrated electronic health record on nurse time at the bedside: A pre-post continuous time and motion study. Collegian, 27(1), pp. 63-74. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2019.06.006

Nickels, M. R., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, Walsham, J. , Crampton, L. J., Barnett, A. G. & McPhail, S. M.view all authors (2019). Exercise interventions are delayed in critically ill patients: a cohort study in an Australian tertiary intensive care unit. Physiotherapy (United Kingdom), 109, pp. 75-84. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2019.06.011

Smith, D, Sekhon, M., Francis, J. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090view all authors (2019). How actionable are staff behaviours specified in policy documents? A document analysis of protocols for managing deteriorating patients. Journal Of Clinical Nursing, 28(21-22), pp. 4139-4149. doi: 10.1111/jocn.15005

Smith, D., Francis, J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895 & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 (2019). DEveloping a Complex Intervention for DEteriorating Patients using Theoretical Modelling (DECIDE study): study protocol. Journal Of Advanced Nursing, 75(9), pp. 2024-2035. doi: 10.1111/jan.14076

Tobiano, G., Murphy, N., Grealish, L. , Hervey, L., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 & Marshall, A. P.view all authors (2019). Effectiveness of nursing rounds in the Intensive Care Unit on workplace learning. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 53, pp. 92-99. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2019.03.003

Nickels, M., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, Walsham, J. , Barnett, A. & McPhail, S.view all authors (2019). Early in-bed cycling versus usual care in the ICU on muscle atrophy and mobility: A randomized trial. Critical Care Medicine, 47(1), p. 47.

Alberto, L., Marshall, A. P., Walker, R. , Palizas, F. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090view all authors (2019). Accuracy of a Qsofa Based Sepsis Screening Tool. Australian Critical Care, 32(Supp 1), S1. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2018.11.007

Ivany, E. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 (2019). Challenges and facilitators in providing effective end of life care in intensive care units. Nursing Standard, 34(6), pp. 44-50. doi: 10.7748/ns.2019.e11248

Nickels, M., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, Barnett, A. G. , Walsham, J. & McPhail, S.view all authors (2019). In-bed Cycling with Critically Ill Patients: Practical Lessons From a Randomised Trial. Australian Critical Care, 32(S1), S15-S16. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2018.11.054

Spooner, A. J., Chaboyer, W. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 (2019). Interruptions During Senior Nurse Handover in the Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Study. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 34(1), E15-E21. doi: 10.1097/ncq.0000000000000345

Davis, C., Mitchell, M., Powell, M. , Takashima, M. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090view all authors (2019). Sleep and Delirium in the Intensive Care: A Pre-post Cohort Study Following Implementation of a Unit-wide Sleep Bundle. Australian Critical Care, 32(S1), S4. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2018.11.017

Brook, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-8867-0150, Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491 , MacLaren, J. & Salmon, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-2562-2116view all authors (2018). Characteristics of successful interventions to reduce turnover and increase retention of early career nurses: a systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 91, pp. 47-59. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.11.003

Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, Bucknall, T.K., Kent, B. , Mitchell, M., Burmeister, E. & Keogh, S. J.view all authors (2018). Protocol-directed sedation versus non-protocol-directed sedation in mechanically ventilated intensive care adults and children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018(12), article number CD009771. doi: 10.1002/14651858.cd009771.pub3

Santomauro, C., Powell, M., Davis, C. , Liu, D., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 & Sanderson, P.view all authors (2018). Interruptions to intensive care nurses and clinical errors and procedural failures: A controlled study of causal connection. Journal of Patient Safety, 17(8), e1433-e1440. doi: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000528

Hill, M. C., Salmon, D. & Aitken, L. M. (2018). What are the beliefs and perceptions of practice nurses' influence about the uptake of the Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine? An integrative literature review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75(2), pp. 266-276. doi: 10.1111/jan.13827

Calleja, P., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 & Cooke, M. (2018). Strategies to Improve Information Transfer for Multitrauma Patients.. Clinical Nursing Research, 29(6), pp. 398-410. doi: 10.1177/1054773818788508

Ramelet, A-S. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 (2018). Patient comfort during critical illness special issue. Australian Critical Care, 31(3), pp. 143-144. doi: 10.1016/s1036-7314(18)30076-6

Fealy, N., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, du Toit, E. , Bailey, M. & Baldwin, I.view all authors (2018). Evaluation of Urea and Creatinine change during Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: Effect of blood flow rate. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 20(1), pp. 41-47.

Spooner, A. J., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 & Chaboyer, W. (2018). Implementation and evaluation of an electronic minimum dataset for nursing team leader handover in the intensive care: An interventional study. Australian Critical Care, 31(2), article number 112. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2017.12.004

Spooner, A. J., Chaboyer, W. & Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 (2018). Using the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle to manage interruptions during nursing team leader handover in the intensive care unit: Quality improvement project. Australian Critical Care, 31(2), article number 132. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2017.12.056

Bliss, M. & Aitken, L. M. (2018). Does simulation enhance nurses' ability to assess deteriorating patients?. Nurse Education in Practice, 28, pp. 20-26. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2017.09.009

Spooner, A., Aitken, L. M. & Chaboyer, W. (2018). Implementation of an evidence-based practice nursing handover tool in intensive care using the knowledge-to-action framework. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 15(2), pp. 88-96. doi: 10.1111/wvn.12276

Santomauro, C., Powell, M., Davis, C. , Liu, D., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 & Sanderson, P.view all authors (2018). Interruptions to intensive care nurses lead to clinical errors. Australian Critical Care, 31(2), article number 125. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2017.12.038

Mitchell, M. L., Shum, D. H. K., Mihala, G. , Murfield, J. E. & Aitken, L. M.view all authors (2018). Long-term cognitive impairment and delirium in intensive care: A prospective cohort study. Australian Critical Care, 31(4), pp. 204-211. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2017.07.002

Spooner, A. J., Aitken, L. M. & Chaboyer, W. (2017). Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of an evidence-based electronic minimum dataset for nursing team leader handover: A descriptive survey. Australian Critical Care, 31(5), pp. 278-283. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2017.09.001

Menear, A., Elliott, R., Aitken, L. M. , Lal, S. & McKinley, S.view all authors (2017). Repeated sleep-quality assessment and use of sleep-promoting interventions in ICU.. Nursing In Critical Care, 22(6), pp. 348-354. doi: 10.1111/nicc.12315

Nickels, M., Aitken, L. M., Walsham, J. , Barnett, A. G. & McPhail, S.view all authors (2017). Critical Care Cycling Study (CYCLIST) trial protocol: a randomised controlled trial of usual care plus additional in-bed cycling sessions versus usual care in the critically ill. BMJ Open, 7(10), article number e017393. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017393

Fealy, N., Aitken, L. M., du Toit, E. , Lo, S. & Baldwin, I.view all authors (2017). Faster Blood Flow Rate Does Not Improve Circuit Life in Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Critical Care Medicine, 45(10), e1018-e1025. doi: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000002568

McCurdie, T., Sanderson, P. & Aitken, L. M. (2017). Applying social network analysis to the examination of interruptions in healthcare. Applied Ergonomics, 67, pp. 50-60. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2017.08.014

Corley, A., Rickard, C. M., Aitken, L. M. , Johnston, A., Barnett, A. G., Fraser, J. F., Lewis, S. & Smith, A.view all authors (2017). High-flow nasal cannulae for respiratory support in adult intensive care patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017(5), article number CD010172. doi: 10.1002/14651858.cd010172.pub2

Harward, M., Smith, A. & Aitken, L. M. (2017). Inconsistent VAP definitions raise questions of usefulness. Australian Critical Care, 31(1), pp. 54-55. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2017.01.004

Fealy, N., Aitken, L. M., du Toit, E. , Baldwin, I. & Lo, S.view all authors (2017). Blood flow rate and circuit life in continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT): a randomised controlled trial (RCT). Paper presented at the The 41st Australian and New Zealand Scientific meeting on Intensive Care, October 2016, Perth, Australia. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2017.02.003

Fealy, N., Aitken, L. M., du Toit, E. , Baldwin, I. & Bailey, M.view all authors (2017). Blood flow rate and solute maintenance in continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT): a randomised controlled trial (RCT). Australian Critical Care, 30(2), pp. 126-127. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2017.02.048

Nickels, M., Aitken, L. M., Walsham, J. , Watson, L. & McPhail, S.view all authors (2017). Clinicians' perceptions of rationales for rehabilitative exercise in a critical care setting: A cross-sectional study. Australian Critical Care, 30(2), pp. 79-84. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2016.03.003

Aitken, L. M., Elliott, R., Mitchell, M. , Davis, C., Macfarlane, B., Ullman, A., Wetzig, K., Datt, A. & McKinley, S.view all authors (2017). Sleep assessment by patients and nurses in the intensive care: An exploratory descriptive study. Australian Critical Care, 30(2), pp. 59-66. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2016.04.001

Aitken, L. M., Rattray, J. & Hull, A. (2017). The creation of patient diaries as a therapeutic intervention - for whom?. Nursing in Critical Care, 22(2), pp. 67-69. doi: 10.1111/nicc.12286

Mitchell, M., Kean, S., Rattray, J. , Hull, A., Davis, C., Murfield, J. & Aitken, L. M.view all authors (2017). A family intervention to reduce delirium in hospitalzed ICU patients: a feasibility randomized controlled trial. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 40, pp. 77-84. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2017.01.001

Spooner, A. J., Aitken, L. M., Corley, A. & Chaboyer, W.view all authors (2017). Developing a minimum dataset for nursing team leader handover in the intensive care unit: A focus group study. Australian Critical Care, 31(1), pp. 47-52. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2017.01.005

McCurdie, T., Sanderson, P. & Aitken, L. M. (2017). Traditions of research into interruptions in healthcare: A conceptual review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 66, pp. 23-36. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.11.005

McCurdie, T., Sanderson, P., Aitken, L. M. & Liu, D.view all authors (2017). Two sides to every story: The Dual Perspectives Method for examining interruptions in healthcare. Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society, 58, pp. 102-109. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2016.05.012

Nickels, M., Aitken, L. M., Walsham, J. , Watson, L. & McPhail, S.view all authors (2017). Exercise is delayed in critically ill patients: a five year observational study in an Australian tertiary intensive care unit. Australian Critical Care, 30(2), pp. 119-120. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2017.02.029

Alberto, L., Marshall, A. P., Walker, R. & Aitken, L. M.view all authors (2017). Screening for sepsis in general hospitalized patients: a systematic review. Journal of Hospital Infection, 96(4), pp. 305-315. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.05.005

Aitken, L. M., Chaboyer, W., Jeffrey, C. , Martin, B., Whitty, J. A., Schuetz, M. & Richmond, T. S.view all authors (2016). Indicators of injury recovery identified by patients, family members and clinicians. Injury, 47(12), pp. 2655-2663. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2016.10.006

Calleja, P., Aitken, L. M. & Cooke, M. (2016). Staff perceptions of best practice for information transfer about multi-trauma patients on discharge from the Emergency Department: a focus group study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 25(19-20), pp. 2863-2873. doi: 10.1111/jocn.13334

McCurdie, T., Sanderson, P., Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 & Liu, D.view all authors (2016). Interruptions in the healthcare workplace: An alternative approach. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 60(1), article number 532. doi: 10.1177/1541931213601122

Spooner, A. J., Aitken, L. M., Corley, A. , Fraser, J. F. & Chaboyer, W.view all authors (2016). Nursing Team Leader handover in the intensive care unit contains diverse information and lacks structure: An observational study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 61, pp. 165-172. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.05.006

Castillo, M. I., Cooke, M., Macfarlane, B. & Aitken, L. M.view all authors (2016). Factors associated with anxiety in critically ill patients: A prospective observational cohort study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 60, pp. 225-233. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.05.007

Cooke, M., Walker, R., Aitken, L. M. , Freeman, A., Pavey, S. & Cantrill, R.view all authors (2016). Pre-operative self-efficacy education vs. usual care for patients undergoing joint replacement surgery: a pilot randomised controlled trial. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 30(1), pp. 74-82. doi: 10.1111/scs.12223

Walker, R., Huxley, L., Juttner, M. , Burmeister, E., Scott, J. & Aitken, L. M.view all authors (2016). A pilot randomised controlled trial using prophylactic dressings to minimise sacral pressure injuries in high risk hospitalised patients. Clinical Nursing Research, 26(4), pp. 484-503. doi: 10.1177/1054773816629689

Mitchell, M. & Aitken, L. M. (2016). Flexible visiting positively impacted on patients, families and staff in an Australian Intensive Care Unit: A before-after mixed method study. Australian Critical Care, 30(2), pp. 91-97. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2016.01.001

Mitchell, M., McKinnon, L. C., Aitken, L. M. , Weber, S., Birgan, S. & Sykes, S.view all authors (2016). Enhancing disaster preparedness of specialty nurses on a national scale. Disaster Prevention and Management, 25(1), pp. 11-26. doi: 10.1108/dpm-02-2015-0026

Kydonaki, K., Huby, G., Tocher, J. & Aitken, L. M.view all authors (2016). Understanding nurses' decision-making when managing weaning from mechanical ventilation: A study of novice and experienced critical care nurses in Scotland and Greece. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 25(3-4), pp. 434-444. doi: 10.1111/jocn.13070

Smith, D. J. & Aitken, L. M. (2016). Use of a single parameter track and trigger chart and the perceived barriers and facilitators to escalation of a deteriorating ward patient: a mixed methods study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 25(1-2), pp. 175-185. doi: 10.1111/jocn.13104

Castillo, M. I., Cooke, M. L., Macfarlane, B. & Aitken, L. M.view all authors (2016). In ICU state anxiety is not associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms over six months after ICU discharge: A prospective study. Australian Critical Care, 29(3), pp. 158-164. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2015.09.003

Grundgeiger, T., Dekker, S., Sanderson, P. , Brecknell, B., Liu, D. & Aitken, L. M.view all authors (2016). Obstacles to research on the effects of interruptions in healthcare. BMJ Quality & Safety, 25(6), pp. 392-395. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004083

Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090, Rattray, J., Kenardy, J. A. , Hull, A. M., Ullman, A. J., Le Brocque, R., Mitchell, M., Davis, C., Castillo, M. I. & Macfarlane, B.view all authors (2016). Perspectives of patients and family members regarding psychological support using intensive care diaries: An exploratory mixed methods study. Journal of Critical Care, 38, pp. 263-268. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.12.003

Aitken, L. M., Bucknall, T.K., Kent, B. , Mitchell, M., Burmeister, E. & Keogh, S. J.view all authors (2016). Sedation protocols to reduce duration of mechanical ventilation in the ICU: a Cochrane Systematic Review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 72(2), pp. 261-272. doi: 10.1111/jan.12843

Aitken, L. M., Macfarlane, B., Chaboyer, W. , Schuetz, M., Joyce, C. & Barnett, A. G.view all authors (2015). Physical Function and Mental Health in Trauma Intensive Care Patients: A 2-Year Cohort Study. Critical Care Medicine, 44(4), pp. 734-746. doi: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000001481

Aitken, L. M., Chaboyer, W., Vaux, A. , Crouch, S., Burmeister, E., Daly, M. L. & Joyce, C.view all authors (2015). Effect of a 2-tier rapid response system on patient outcome and staff satisfaction. Australian Critical Care, 28(3), pp. 107-114. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2014.10.044

Aitken, L. M., Castillo, M. I., Ullman, A. J. , Engström, Å., Cunningham, K. & Rattray, J.view all authors (2015). What is the relationship between elements of ICU treatment and memories after discharge in adult ICU survivors?. Australian Critical Care, 29(1), pp. 5-14. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2015.11.004

Wassenaar, A., van den Boogaard, M., van Achterberg, T. , Slooter, A. J. C., Kuiper, M. A., Hoogendoorn, M. E., Simons, K. S., Maseda, E., Pinto, N., Jones, C., Luetz, A., Schandl, A., Verbrugghe, W., Aitken, L. M., van Haren, F. M. P., Donders, A. R. T., Schoonhoven, L. & Pickkers, P.view all authors (2015). Multinational development and validation of an early prediction model for delirium in ICU patients. Intensive Care Medicine, 41(6), pp. 1048-1056. doi: 10.1007/s00134-015-3777-2

Massey, D., Aitken, L. M. & Chaboyer, W. (2015). The impact of a nurse led rapid response system on adverse, major adverse events and activation of the medical emergency team. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 31(2), pp. 83-90. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2014.11.005

Walker, R., Aitken, L. M., Huxley, L. & Juttner, M.view all authors (2015). Prophylactic dressing to minimize sacral pressure injuries in high-risk hospitalized patients: A pilot study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(3), pp. 688-696. doi: 10.1111/jan.12543

Aitken, L. M. & Marshall, A. P. (2015). Monitoring and optimising outcomes of survivors of critical illness. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 31(1), pp. 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2014.10.006

Aitken, L. M., Rattray, J., Kenardy, J. A. , Hull, A., Ullman, A., Le Brocque, R., Mitchell, M., Davis, C. & Macfarlane, B.view all authors (2015). Diaries For Intensive Care Unit Survivors (discuss): Perspectives Of Patients And Family Members Regarding Psychological Support. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 191, article number A4503.

Ullman, A. J., Aitken, L. M., Rattray, J. , Kenardy, J. A., Le Brocque, R., MacGillivray, S. & Hull, A.view all authors (2015). Intensive care diaries to promote recovery for patients and families after critical illness: A Cochrane Systematic Review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 52(7), pp. 1243-1253. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.03.020

Aitken, L. M., Burmeister, E., McKinley, S. , Alison, J., King, M., Leslie, G. D. & Elliott, D.view all authors (2015). Physical Recovery in Intensive Care Unit Survivors: A Cohort Analysis. American Journal of Critical Care, 24(1), pp. 33-40. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2015870

Aitken, L. M., Bucknall, T.K., Kent, B. , Mitchell, M., Burmeister, E. & Keogh, S. J.view all authors (2015). Protocol-directed sedation versus non-protocol-directed sedation to reduce duration of mechanical ventilation in mechanically ventilated intensive care patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017(6), pp. 1-38. doi: 10.1002/14651858.cd009771.pub2

Castillo, M. I., Cooke, M. L., Macfarlane, B. & Aitken, L. M.view all authors (2015). Trait anxiety but not state anxiety during critical Illness was associated with anxiety and depression over 6 months after ICU. Critical Care Medicine, 44(1), pp. 100-110. doi: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000001356

Aitken, L. M., Fealy, N., du Toit, E. & Baldwin, I.view all authors (2015). Continuous renal replacement therapy: current practice in Australian and New Zealand intensive care units. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 17(2), pp. 83-91.

Ullman, A. J., Aitken, L. M., Rattray, J. , Kenardy, J. A., Le Brocque, R., MacGillivray, S. & Hull, A.view all authors (2014). Diaries for recovery from critical illness. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019(1), pp. 1-40. doi: 10.1002/14651858.cd010468.pub2

Paxton, J. L., Presneill, J. & Aitken, L. M. (2014). Characteristics of obstetric patients referred to intensive care in an Australian tertiary hospital. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 54(5), pp. 445-449. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12211

Mitchell, M., Mackie, B., Aitken, L. M. & McKinnon, L. C.view all authors (2014). Evaluation of an Australian nursing partnership to improve disaster response capacity. Disaster Prevention and Management, 23(5), pp. 524-532. doi: 10.1108/dpm-04-2014-0069

Boyde, M., Grenfell, K., Brown, R. , Bannear, S., Lollback, N., Witt, J., Jiggins, L. & Aitken, L. M.view all authors (2014). What have our patients learnt after being hospitalised for an acute myocardial infarction?. Australian Critical Care, 28(3), pp. 134-139. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2014.05.003

van den Boogaard, M., Schoonhoven, L., Maseda, E. , Plowright, C., Jones, C., Luetz, A., Sackey, P. V., Jorens, P., Aitken, L. M., van Haren, F. M. P., Donders, R., van der Hoeven, J. G. & Pickkers, P.view all authors (2014). Recalibration of the delirium prediction model for ICU patients (PRE-DELIRIC): a multinational observational study. Intensive Care Medicine, 40(3), pp. 361-369. doi: 10.1007/s00134-013-3202-7

Connolly, F. R., Aitken, L. M., Tower, M. & Macfarlane, B.view all authors (2014). Factors associated with self-efficacy for managing recovery in the trauma intensive care population: A prospective cohort study. Injury, 45(1), pp. 272-278. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2013.05.005

Aitken, L. M., Chaboyer, W., Schuetz, M. , Joyce, C. & Macfarlane, B.view all authors (2014). Health status of critically ill trauma patients. Journal Of Clinical Nursing, 23(5-6), pp. 704-715. doi: 10.1111/jocn.12026

Elliott, D., Aitken, L. M., Bucknall, T.K. , Seppelt, I.M., Webb, S.A.R., Weisbrodt, L. & McKinley, S.view all authors (2013). Patient comfort in the intensive care unit: A multicentre, binational point prevalence study of analgesia, sedation and delirium management. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 15(3), pp. 213-219.

Marshall, A. P., West, S. H. & Aitken, L. M. (2013). Clinical credibility and trustworthiness are key characteristics used to identify colleagues from whom to seek information. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 22(9-10), pp. 1424-1433. doi: 10.1111/jocn.12070

Boyde, M. S., Padget, M., Burmeister, E. & Aitken, L. M.view all authors (2013). In-hospital cardiac arrests: Effect of amended Australian Resuscitation Council 2006 guidelines. Australian Health Review, 37(2), pp. 178-184. doi: 10.1071/ah11112

Chaboyer, W., Ringdal, M., Aitken, L. M. & Kendall, E.view all authors (2013). Self-care after traumatic injury and the use of the therapeutic self care scale in trauma populations. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69(2), pp. 286-294. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06005.x

Castillo, M, Aitken, L. M. & Cooke, M. L. (2013). Study protocol: Intensive care anxiety and emotional recovery (Icare) - A prospective study. Australian Critical Care, 26(3), pp. 142-147. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2012.10.001

Aitken, L. M., Rattray, J., Hull, A. , Kenardy, J. A., Le Brocque, R. & Ullman, A. J.view all authors (2013). The use of diaries in psychological recovery from intensive care. Critical Care, 17(6), article number 253. doi: 10.1186/cc13164

Aitken, L. M., Chaboyer, W., Kendall, E. & Burmeister, E.view all authors (2012). Health status after traumatic injury. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 72(6), pp. 1702-1708. doi: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318246bfe9

Burmeister, E. & Aitken, L. M. (2012). Sample size: How many is enough?. Australian Critical Care, 25(4), pp. 271-274. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2012.07.002

Richmond, T. S. & Aitken, L. M. (2011). A model to advance nursing science in trauma practice and injury outcomes research. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67(12), pp. 2741-2753. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05749.x

Elliott, D., McKinley, S., Alison, J. , Aitken, L. M., King, M., Leslie, G. D., Kenny, P., Taylor, P., Foley, R. & Burmeister, E.view all authors (2011). Health-related quality of life and physical recovery after a critical illness: A multi-centre randomised controlled trial of a home-based physical rehabilitation program. Critical Care, 15(3), article number R142. doi: 10.1186/cc10265

Aitken, L. M., Williams, G., Harvey, M. , Blot, S., Kleinpell, R., Labeau, S., Marshall, A., Ray-Barruel, G., Moloney-Harmon, P. A., Robson, W., Johnson, A. P., Lan, P. N. & Ahrens, T.view all authors (2011). Nursing considerations to complement the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines. Critical Care Medicine, 39(7), pp. 1800-1818. doi: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31821867cc

Aitken, L. M., Burmeister, E., Lang, J. , Chaboyer, W. & Richmond, T. S.view all authors (2010). Characteristics and outcomes of injured older adults after hospital admission. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 58(3), pp. 442-449. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02728.x

Elliott, D., McKinley, S., Alison, J. , Aitken, L. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9090 & King, M.view all authors (2006). Study protocol: Home-based physical rehabilitation for survivors of a critical illness [ACTRN12605000166673]. Critical Care, 10(3), article number R90. doi: 10.1186/cc4949