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The past year has been one of major achievement for the Department, featuring a record number of publications, the first-ever departmental research day and the attainment of Associate Professorial status by two of our leading clinicians. Expertise in studies in coagulation remains a major strength, and collaborative studies in this area have been maintained with Anaesthesia Departments at University College London Hospitals and the University of San Francisco. Substantial equipment grants have been obtained for new equipment for ongoing research in this field. The incidence of preeclampsia in our obstetric population makes this a fruitful and important area for anaesthesia research and a major research grant has been obtained to further studies in this field. The wealth of clinical material in paediatric anaesthesia has led to a blossoming of publications in this area and a major equipment donation has been received for ongoing research in regional anaesthesia in children. Collaborative studies with the University of Vienna into ultrasound-assisted regional blockade have been highly successful. The management of pain in children, particularly those with burns, is a major interest, and publication of a book on the subject is anticipated in the New Year. Fluid therapy studies, particularly in trauma, are a major interest, and substantial funding has been obtained for a major research project into the use of colloid resuscitation in trauma.

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