Carmel Delzoppo
Research Coordinator
Clinical Sciences
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Australia
Biography
Carmel Delzoppo is the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) research coordinator, and the Data, Quality, and Audit team leader. She has 16 years' experience as a PICU nurse and 14 years in research and data. She is a committee member of the Paediatric Study Group (PSG), Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS). Her current focus is to develop, facilitate and oversee the unit quality program and coordinate the unit's research projects. She provides advice and assistance to the unit's staff members and research associates and facilitates multidisciplinary educations sessions on the unit data and quality program and research projects.
Research Interest
cardiac disease, acquired brain injury, lung injury, sepsis, bronchiolitis, sedation practice, extracorporeal support, outcome of PICU patients and kidney (renal) replacement therapy.
Publications
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ANZIC Influenza Investigators. Critical care services and 2009 H1N1 influenza in Australia and New Zealand. N Engl J Med. 2009 Nov 12;2009(361):1925-34.
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Namachivayam P, Shann F, Shekerdemian L, Taylor A, van Sloten I, Delzoppo C, Daffey C, Butt W. Three decades of pediatric intensive care: Who was admitted, what happened in intensive care, and what happened afterward. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2010 Sep 1;11(5):549-55.
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Namachivayam P, Taylor A, Montague T, Moran K, Barrie J, Delzoppo C, Butt W. Long-stay children in intensive care: Long-term functional outcome and quality of life from a 20-yr institutional study. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2012 Sep 1;13(5):520-8.
