A collective of multi-disciplinary researchers committed to finding innovative solutions that lead to healthier lifestyles, improved quality of life, fewer hospitalisations and more effective clinical treatment.

World-leading clinical research

The Critical Care Research Group, based at Queensland’s The Prince Charles Hospital, is pathing the way to improved care for critically ill patients. Our clinician-driven research aims to close gaps in current knowledge, improve practice outcomes to aid clinical decision-making and patient management, resulting in improved levels of care, treatment outcomes and reduced healthcare costs.

And why you may ask? Simply because Research Saves Lives.

We are driven to improving our understanding of the many issues that face critically ill patients and finding new and revolutionising existing treatment methods for hard-to-treat diseases.

Through our research, we aim to improve survival rates and quality of life for patients with life-threatening conditions, such as heart disease, lung disease, sepsis and other critical conditions.

Putting Queensland on the medical map

There is a clear synergy between the internationally renowned research we conduct and the cutting-edge clinical services Queensland is pioneering.

The Critical Care Research Group is central to discovering and developing solutions that improve patient outcomes and reduce the significant social and economic burden of cardiovascular disease.

We collaborate with researchers and scientists around the world to deliver this incredible objective.

Alumni spotlight.

  • CARDIOLOGY

    • Heart transplant

    • Organ preservation

    • Organ storage

    • Heart failure

  • RESPIRATORY

    • Acute respiratory distress syndrome

    • Electro-impedance tomography

  • MEDICAL GENOMICS

    • Cell-free DNA

    • miRNA therapeutics

    • Single-cell sequencing

  • ICU PATIENT EXPERIENCE

    • Delirium

    • ECMO cannulation

    • ICU of the Future

  • CARDIAC ASSIST DEVICES

    • Ventricular Assist Devices

    • ECMO

    • Intraventricular Balloon Pump

  • VAD PATIENT EXPERIENCE

    • Physiological control

    • Wireless Energy Transfer

    • Driveline

  • ICETLab

    Taking cardiovascular technologies from idea to implementation.

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  • The Living Heart Project

    Mending broken hearts with Hypothermic Ex-Vivo Perfusion.

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  • COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium

    A global collaboration born from a global crisis.

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  • STARLab

    Imperative research related to the heart, lungs and ECMO.

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  • PRIMELab

    Australia’s largest preclinical research facility

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  • ICU of the Future

    A world-first project revolutionising Intensive Care Units for patients and their families.

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