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Consultant in Anaesthesia, UCLH
Associate Professor in Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, UCL
Lead for Year 1 UCL MBBS
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| Interests | Education: Lead for year 1, UCL MBBS Education- lead for the year 4 MBBS, 6 SSM, 'Intro to Anaesthesia' course and formerly on the MSc in Perioperative Medicine Undergraduate Education in Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine Endotoxin & perioperative inflammation |
| Selected Publications | Design, implementation and evaluation of a spiral module combining data science, digital health and evidence-based medicine in the undergraduate medical curriculum: a mixed methods study. The Duke Activity Status Index compared with cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients undergoing pre-operative assessment for cancer surgery. Pre-operative aerobic fitness and peri-operative outcomes in patients undergoing cystectomy before and after implementation of a national lockdown. Heart Rate Recovery Assessed by Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: Relationship with Prognosis. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing and cardiopulmonary morbidity in patients undergoing major head and neck surgery Preoperative systemic inflammation and perioperative myocardial injury: prospective observational multicentre cohort study of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery GL Ackland TEF Abbott, D Cain, MR Edwards, P Sultan, SN Karmali, AJ Fowler, JR Whittle, NJ MacDonald, A Reyes, L Paredes, RCM Stephens, AG Del Arroyo, S Woldman, RA Archbold, A Wragg, E Kam,T Ahmad, AW Khan, E Niebrzegowska, RM Pearse. Br J Anaesth 2019 Feb;122(2):180-187 Assessment of functional capacity before major non-cardiac surgery: an international, prospective cohort study. DN Wijeysundera, RM Pearse, MA Shulman, TEF Abbott, E Torres, A Ambosta, BL Croal, JT Granton, KE Thorpe, MPW Grocott, C Farrington, PS Myles, BH Cuthbertson, on behalf of the METS study investigators. Lancet 2018; 391: 2631-40 Undergraduate education in anaesthesia, intensive care,pain and perioperative medicine: the development of a national curriculum framework. Smith A, Carey C, Sadler J, Smith H, Stephens R, Frith C. Medical Teacher 2019 Volume 41 issue 3 published online July 3 Association of Postoperative High-Sensitivity Troponin Levels With Myocardial Injury and 30-Day Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery. Writing Committee for the VISION Study Investigators. JAMA. 2017;317(16):1642-1651.
Vagal determinants of exercise capacity Machhada A, Trapp S, Marina N, Stephens RCM, Whittle J, Lythgoe MF, Kasparov S, Ackland GL & Gourine AV Nature Communications volume 8, Article number: 15097 (2017) The International Surgical Outcomes Study group. Global patient outcomes after elective surgery: prospective cohort study in 27 low-, middle- and high-income countries. Br J Anaesth (2016) 117 (5): 601-609. Construction and piloting of a perioperative medicine training module. Whiteman A & Stephens R. (2016). RCoA Bulletin 98, 25-27 Sympathetic autonomic dysfunction and impaired cardiovascular performance in higher risk surgical patients: implications for perioperative sympatholysis. Whittle J, Nelson A, Otto JM, Stephens RC, Martin DS, Sneyd JR, Struthers R, Minto G, Ackland GL. Open Heart. 2015 Oct 19;2(1) Nonelective surgery at night and in-hospital mortality: Prospective observational data from the European Surgical Outcomes Study. van Zaane B, van Klei WA, Buhre WF, Bauer P, Boerma EC, Hoeft A, Metnitz P, Moreno RP, Pearse R, Pelosi P, Sander M, Vallet B, Pettilä V, Vincent JL, Rhodes A; European Surgical Outcomes Study (EuSOS) group for the Trials groups of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and the European Society of Anaesthesiology. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2015 Jul;32(7):477-85 Myocardial Injury after Noncardiac Surgery. A Large, International, Prospective Cohort Study Establishing Diagnostic Criteria, Characteristics, Predictors, and 30-day Outcomes.The Vascular events In noncardiac Surgery patIents cOhort evaluatioN (VISION) Writing Group, on behalf of The Vascular events In noncardiac Surgery patIents cOhort evaluatioN (VISION) Investigators. Anesthesiology 2014; 120:564-78 Intravenous fluid therapy. Kumar G, Walker E, Stephens R. Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical care. Volume 4, Issues 2-3, June 2014, 55-59 An introduction to anaesthesia. Donohue C, Hobson B, Stephens RC.Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2013 May;74(5):C71-5. The effect of total hip/knee replacement surgery and prophylactic dabigatran on thrombin generation and coagulation parameters. Green L, Lawrie AS, Patel R, Stephens RC, Mackie IJ, Chitolie A, Haddad FS, Machin SJ (2012). Thrombosis Research Available online January 2012 Low molecular weight polyethylene glycol improves survival in experimental sepsis. Decreased heart rate variability in patients with cirrhosis relates to the presence and degree of hepatic encephalopathy. Mani AR, Montagnese S, Jackson CD, Jenkins CW, Head IM, Stephens RC, Moore KP, Morgan MY. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2009 Feb;296(2):G330-8 Role of bacterial endotoxin in chronic heart failure: the gut of the matter. Charalambous BM, Stephens RC, Feavers IM, Montgomery HE. Shock. 2007 Jul;28(1):15-23 Endotoxin immunity and the development of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome in critically ill children. |
| Address | Anaesthetics Department Podium 3, Maple Link corridor University College Hospital 235 Euston Road London NW1 2BU |
| MSc Perioperative Medicine | UCL's new Certificate, Diploma and Masters in Perioperative Medicine |
| RCoA ST4 and CV | Links to... |
| RCoA talk 2021- Let's fill this Medical School with great Anaesthetists! | Download |
| ICM trainees 2022 | See below Infomed and ICU trainees Assessing the heart for non Cardiac Surgery for papers Talk
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CPET talks and information | Download the talk
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UCL Respiration in Health and Disease resources | My Powerpoint Respiration and Anaesthesia no pictures- See Course Moodle Pages for most up to date My Powerpoint Ventilation and Anaesthesia no pictures! See Course Moodle Pages for most up to date Podcast on Introduction to Anaesthesia by us! Article on Introduction to Anaesthesia by us Anaesthesia basics notes by me Useful Mechanics of breathing Notes from Dr Sally Osbourne Applied Respiratory Physiology notes from James Mitchell Respiratory Physiology Summary by Dr Fred Roberts Long Respiratory Physiology Chapter by unknown Great Respiratory Physiology Notes by unknown Slideshow on Mechanical Ventilation by Dr Shalini Garg Respiratory measurement by Rob Stephens Ed Burdett and Dave Walker Overview of Respiratory Physiology by Drs Nadine Dobby and Sarah Chievely-Williams Great YouTube presentations by Prof John West Futier's NEJM 'Lung Protective Ventilation' 2013 study ARDSNet 2000 'ARMA' study ARDSNet 2004 'ALVEOLI' study |
| Infomed and ICU trainees Assessing the heart for non Cardiac Surgery | Slides from talk Guidelines Studies JAMA Systematic Review 2017 on Stents Others Surgery after drug-eluting stent implantation: it’s not all doom and gloom |
| RCOA 2014 | RCOA Perioperative Medicine 6 March 2014 talk Do get in touch if you'd lie to chat more, about the UCL MSc or Fellowships |
| Years 1 MBBS | Year 1 Acid Base Balance 2017 (.pptx no pictures) Year 1 (.pptx no pictures) pdf version |
| Year 4 MBBS | Year 4 Introduction: (no pictures pdf) Year 4 Introduction: ICU talk Dr Bampoe/Down Year 4 Introduction: Intro to Pain Dr Tidman Year 4 Introduction: Intro to Pain (no pictures pptx) and the pdf Year 4 Anaesthes i(no pictures) |
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| Others | For download |
| contact | robcmstephens@googlemail.com & r.stephens@ucl.ac.uk |
