Today’s Research.
Tomorrow’s Treatments.
Delivered Together.
Welcome to Critical Care Research Group, one of Australia’s leading critical care research facilities.
We are dedicated to improving patient outcomes through a better understanding of the disease process, of the technology and of treatments - always with the patient at the centre.
We are driven to improving our clinical understanding of the many issues that face critically ill patients and finding new and revolutionised treatment methods for hard-to-treat diseases.
Through our research, we aim to improve survival rates and the quality of life for patients with heart disease, lung disease, sepsis and other critical conditions.
Research Streams
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Preclinical
The Preclinical Innovative Medical and Engineering Laboratory (PRIMELab) is Australia’s largest research facility testing the efficacy and safety of new medical and surgical interventions that are set to be implemented into clinical practice.
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Biomedical Engineering
The Innovative Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology Laboratory (ICETLab) facilitates the translation of innovative cardiovascular technologies from idea to clinical implementation, whilst also investigating the clinical challenges facing existing technology.
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Research Translation
Our Scientific and Translational Research Laboratory (STARLab) focuses on heart, lungs and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) research. In particular, projects involve heart transplant (HTx), lung transplant, heart failure, and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).
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Clinical
Driving comprehensive studies on the safety and effectiveness of promising advances in patient care, including physical and mental recovery during and after ICU admission.
Latest News
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CCRG will lead new research to tackle Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Project team includes CCRG’s A/Prof Gianluigi Li Bassi and Dr Francesco Baccoli.
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Rescuing Hearts Damaged by Ischemia
Dr Jim McCully, Harvard University, shares more about a breakthrough technique using the patient’s own mitochondria to protect the heart.
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Stigler's Law of Eponymy and why statisticians have the best sense of humour
Professor Adrian Barnett delivers the inaugural CRIKEY TEDTalk at the 2025 Summit.
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Funding boost for new life-saving equipment
Great research takes time, it takes money, it takes dedication. But it also requires the latest equipment to deliver innovative breakthroughs.
Research Projects and Highlights
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Lisa Cox survived sepsis. 20 years later, she reunites with the man she credits with saving her life.
After suffering sepsis and a stroke, Lisa Cox OAM is so grateful to the hospital team who gave her back her life.
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The Living Heart Project
Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion (HOPE) has revolutionised the practice of heart transplantation internationally.
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ICU of the Future
Discovery CCRG’s world-first ICU of the Future revolutionising intensive care for patients who develop complications upon returning home.
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COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium
A global collaboration born from a global crisis, the COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium has created the world’s most in-depth database of COVID-19 ICU patient information to support clinicians in moments that matter.
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Publications
From collaborations with world-leading medical professionals to our own homegrown research discoveries, our publications are many and varied.
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Latest updates
Read more about CCRG latest events, publications and research findings.
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On the cusp of discovering new treatments for sepsis
hank you to Cameron Woods who shared the story of his sepsis battle with Bella Schwarzenecker for Channel Nine News.
The Brisbane father was diagnosed in February. The infection that can shut down organs within hours landing him in the ICU for 10 days.
