ATH - Associate Professor
Overview
Dr Lee-Archer is a consultant paediatric anaesthetist and early career researcher. He works as a staff specialist at the Queensland Children’s Hospital where he is head of research. He is the Queensland representative on the SPANZA Research Sub-Committee. He is currently completing a PhD on behaviour change in children after general anaesthesia (due for completion this year).
Dr Lee-Archer has an interest in patient-centred outcomes in paediatric perioperative medicine. He is a member of the Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROM) Committee at the Queensland Children’s Hospital – a group that aims to improve the development, validation and implementation of PROMs for children and their families.
Dr Lee-Archer has experience with multi-centre and international trials, he is the site investigator for the TREX trial (a comparison of two general anaesthetics for infants on neuro-developmental outcomes). He is also a member of the Paediatric Critical Care Research Group, a group with an impressive track record of grant funding and research output.
Dr Lee-Archer was the scientific and co-convenor of the combined SPANZA/APAGBI meeting in Brisbane in 2019. He is the deputy chair of the ANZCA Queensland Regional Committee and is the Queensland representative on the ANZCA Scholar Role Sub-Committee.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy of Paediatrics, The University of Queensland
Publications
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Journal Article: Digital health interventions for postoperative recovery in children: a systematic review
Plummer, Karin, Adina, Japheth, Mitchell, Amy E., Lee-Archer, Paul, Clark, Justin, Keyser, Janelle, Kotzur, Catherine, Qayum, Abdul and Griffin, Bronwyn (2024). Digital health interventions for postoperative recovery in children: a systematic review. British Journal of Anaesthesia. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.01.014
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Journal Article: Nitrous oxide use in Australian health care: strategies to reduce the climate impact
Liu, Yigang, Lee-Archer, Paul, Sheridan, Nicole M., Seglenieks, Richard, McGain, Forbes and Eley, Victoria A. (2023). Nitrous oxide use in Australian health care: strategies to reduce the climate impact. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 137 (4), 819-829. doi: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006620
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Journal Article: The effect of a parental preparation video (Take5) on child and parent anxiety during anaesthetic induction: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Vongkiatkajorn, Krittika, Brown, Erin A., Donaldson, Alexandra, Rich, Vanessa, Paterson, Rebecca, Kenardy, Justin, Graydon, Cameron and Lee-Archer, Paul (2023). The effect of a parental preparation video (Take5) on child and parent anxiety during anaesthetic induction: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 24 (1) 446. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07480-0
Grants
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(2024–2025) Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthestists
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(2023–2025) Griffith University
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(2021–2023) Preclinical and Clinical Early Career Research
Publications
Journal Article
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Digital health interventions for postoperative recovery in children: a systematic review
Plummer, Karin, Adina, Japheth, Mitchell, Amy E., Lee-Archer, Paul, Clark, Justin, Keyser, Janelle, Kotzur, Catherine, Qayum, Abdul and Griffin, Bronwyn (2024). Digital health interventions for postoperative recovery in children: a systematic review. British Journal of Anaesthesia. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.01.014
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Nitrous oxide use in Australian health care: strategies to reduce the climate impact
Liu, Yigang, Lee-Archer, Paul, Sheridan, Nicole M., Seglenieks, Richard, McGain, Forbes and Eley, Victoria A. (2023). Nitrous oxide use in Australian health care: strategies to reduce the climate impact. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 137 (4), 819-829. doi: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006620
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Vongkiatkajorn, Krittika, Brown, Erin A., Donaldson, Alexandra, Rich, Vanessa, Paterson, Rebecca, Kenardy, Justin, Graydon, Cameron and Lee-Archer, Paul (2023). The effect of a parental preparation video (Take5) on child and parent anxiety during anaesthetic induction: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 24 (1) 446. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07480-0
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Quintão, Vinícius Caldeira, Carlos, Ricardo Vieira, Cardoso, Priscilla Ferreira Neto, Zeferino, Suely Pereira, Kulikowski, Leslie Domenici, Lee‐Archer, Paul and Carmona, Maria José Carvalho (2023). Comparison of intravenous and inhalation anesthesia on postoperative behavior changes in children undergoing ambulatory endoscopic procedures: A randomized clinical trial. Pediatric Anesthesia, 33 (3), 229-235. doi: 10.1111/pan.14602
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Quintão, Vinícius Caldeira, Carlos, Ricardo Vieira, Kulikowski, Leslie Domenici, Lee-Archer, Paul and Carmona, Maria José Carvalho (2022). Association between adult and child behavioral interactions with preoperative anxiety and emergence delirium. Paediatric Anaesthesia, 33 (5), 402-404. doi: 10.1111/pan.14622
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A comparison of two measures of behaviour change in children after day surgery
Lee‐Archer, Paul F, Gibbons, Kristen, Reade, Michael, von Ungern‐Sternberg, Britta S. and Long, Deborah (2021). A comparison of two measures of behaviour change in children after day surgery. Pediatric Anesthesia, 32 (1), 62-66. doi: 10.1111/pan.14321
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Ullman, Amanda J., August, Deanne, Kleidon, Tricia, Walker, Rachel, Marsh, Nicole M., Bulmer, Andrew, Pearch, Benjamin, Runnegar, Naomi, Schults, Jessica A., Leema, Joanne, Lee-Archer, Paul, Biles, Cathy, Southam, Katrina, Gibson, Victoria, Byrnes, Joshua, Ware, Robert S., Chopra, Vineet, Coulthard, Alan, Mollee, Peter, Rickard, Claire M. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2021). Peripherally Inserted Central catheter iNnovation to reduce Infections and Clots (the PICNIC trial): a randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open, 11 (4) e042475, 1-7. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042475
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Lee-Archer, Paul F., von Ungern-Sternberg, Britta S., Reade, Michael C., Law, K. C. and Long, Deborah (2021). An observational study of hypoactive delirium in the post-anesthesia recovery unit of a pediatric hospital. Paediatric anaesthesia, 31 (4) pan.14122, 429-435. doi: 10.1111/pan.14122
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A comparison of anesthetic protective barriers for the management of COVID-19 pediatric patients
Lee-Archer, Paul, Boyd, Daniel, Du, Trung, Elliott, Robert, Graydon, Cameron, Paterson, Neil and Morawska, Lidia (2020). A comparison of anesthetic protective barriers for the management of COVID-19 pediatric patients. Pediatric Anesthesia, 31 (3), 1-7. doi: 10.1111/pan.14103
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Paterson, Neil, Lee-Archer, Paul, Shirley, Anna and Lee, Julie (2020). Pediatric liver transplantation in Australia and New Zealand: The case for a collaborative anesthetic database. Pediatric Anaesthesia, 31 (3) pan.14088, 309-315. doi: 10.1111/pan.14088
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Increased incidence of complicated appendicitis during the COVID ‐19 pandemic
Lee‐Archer, Paul, Blackall, Sean, Campbell, Holly, Boyd, Daniel, Patel, Bhavesh and McBride, Craig (2020). Increased incidence of complicated appendicitis during the COVID ‐19 pandemic. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56 (8), 1313-1314. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15058
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Lee-Archer, Paul F., Kossowsky, Joe and Cravero, Joseph P. (2020). If the watch fits—wear it. Paediatric Anaesthesia, 30 (5), 518-519. doi: 10.1111/pan.13835
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Paediatric anaesthetic implications of COVID‐19 – a review of current literature
Lee‐Archer, Paul and von Ungern‐Sternberg, Britta S (2020). Paediatric anaesthetic implications of COVID‐19 – a review of current literature. Pediatric Anesthesia, 30 (6) pan.13889, 136-141. doi: 10.1111/pan.13889
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Lee-Archer, P. F., von Ungern-Sternberg, B. S., Reade, M., Betts, M., Haenke, D., Keys, A., Rance, T., Gibbons, K. and Long, D. (2020). The effect of dexmedetomidine on postoperative behaviour change in children: a randomised controlled trial. Anaesthesia, 75 (11), 1461-1468. doi: 10.1111/anae.15117
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Postoperative behavior change in children: all sorted or a tangled mess of spaghetti?
Lee-Archer, Paul F. and von Ungern-Sternberg, Britta S. (2018). Postoperative behavior change in children: all sorted or a tangled mess of spaghetti?. Pediatric Anesthesia, 28 (7), 578-579. doi: 10.1111/pan.13411
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Lee-Archer, Paul, McBride, Craig, Paterson, Rebecca, Reade, Michael, Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg, Britta and Long, Deborah (2018). Does dexmedetomidine given as a premedication or intraoperatively reduce post-hospitalisation behaviour change in children? A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in a tertiary paediatric hospital. BMJ Open, 8 (4) e019915, 1-7. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019915
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Air embolism during posterior spinal fusion in a 10-year-old girl: a case report
Lee-Archer, Paul F. and Chaseling, Brett (2017). Air embolism during posterior spinal fusion in a 10-year-old girl: a case report. A & A Case Reports, 8 (11), 307-309. doi: 10.1213/xaa.0000000000000498
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Humphreys, S., Lee-Archer, P., Reyne, G., Long, D., Williams, T. and Schibler, A. (2017). Transnasal humidified rapid-insufflation ventilatory exchange (THRIVE) in children: a randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 118 (2), 232-238. doi: 10.1093/bja/aew401
Other Outputs
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Behaviour Change in Children After General Anaesthesia
Lee-Archer, Paul (2021). Behaviour Change in Children After General Anaesthesia. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/decc6a8
Grants (Administered at UQ)
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(2024–2025) Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthestists
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(2023–2025) Griffith University
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(2021–2023) Preclinical and Clinical Early Career Research
