Publications in Print

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Alexandrou E, Spencer, TR, Frost, SA, Mifflin, N, Davidson, PM, Hillman, KM Central Venous Catheter Placement by Advanced Practice Nurses Demonstrates Low Procedural Complication and Infection Rates — A Report From 13 Years of Service - Critical Care Medicine Feb 2014

Carr PJ, Alexandrou E, Jackson G, Spencer TR Assessing the quality of central venous catheter and peripherally inserted central catheter videos on the You-Tube video-sharing website, Journal of the Association of Vascular Access, 2013, Vol 18(3): 177-182

Yacopetti N, Davidson PM, Blacka J, Spencer TR (2012) Preventing contamination at the time of central venous catheter insertion: a literature review and recommendations for clinical practice, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 1365-2702

Alexandrou, E., Murgo, M., Calabria, E., Spencer, T. R., Carpen, H., Brennan, K., et al. (2011). Nurse-led central venous catheter insertion—Procedural characteristics and outcomes of three intensive care based catheter placement services. International Journal of Nursing Studies, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2012, Pages 162–168

Alexandrou, E Ramjan, LM  Spencer, T Frost, SA Salamonson, Y Davidson, PM Hillman, KM
The Use of Midline Catheters in the Adult Acute Care Setting – Clinical Implications and Recommendations for Practice. Journal of the Association of Vascular Access, 2011, Vol 16(1): 8-13

Infection Control in IV Therapy, Hospital and Aged Care, Oct 2011; pp.28-33

Alexandrou, E., Spencer, T., Frost, S. A., Parr, M., Davidson, P. M., & Hillman, K. M. (2010). Establishing a Nurse-Led Central Venous Catheter Insertion Service. Journal of the Association for Vascular Access, 15(1), 21-27.

Yacopetti N, Alexandrou E, Spencer TR, et al. Central venous catheter insertion by a clinical nurse consultant or anaesthetic medical staff: a single-centre observational study. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 2010;12(2):90-95.

Alexandrou, E., Spencer, T. R., Frost, S. A., Parr, M. J. A., Davidson, P. M., & Hillman, K. M. (2010). A review of the nursing role in central venous cannulation: implications for practice policy and research. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 19(11-12), 1485-1494.

Alexandrou E, Spencer T. Davidson P, Nursing central line service prevents catheter related infections.
Australian Nursing Journal. 2008 Jun; 15(11): 49. 

Alexandrou E; Frost S; Spencer T; Davidson P; Parr MJ; Hillman KM (2009) Nurse led central venous catheter insertion: an integrative review, The Asia Pacific Intensive Care Congress; Australian Critical Care, Feb; 22 (1): 61 - publication not available online