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  1. Stellin G, Jonas RA, Goh TH, Brawn WJ, Venables AV, Mee RB. Surgical treatment of absent pulmonary valve syndrome in infants: relief of bronchial obstruction. Ann Thorac Surg 1983;36:468-75.
  2. Jones RD, Duncan AE, Mee RB. Perioperative management of neonatal aortic isthmic coarctaction. Anaes & Inten Care 1985;13:311-8.
  3. Del Torso S, Kelly MJ, Kalff V, Stellin G, Mee RB, Venables AW. Non-invasive assessment of pulmonary blood supply after staged repair of pulmonary atresia. B Heart J 1985;54:209-14.
  4. Sharma AK, Brawn WJ, Mee RB. Truncus arteriosus. Surgical approach. J Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg 1985;90:45-9.
  5. Neild TO, McLean JR, Mee RB. An in vitro study of the pharmacological and electrophysiological properities and the adrenergic innervation of small pulmonary arteries from children with pulmonary hypertension. Res Comm Chem Path & Pharm 1986;53:256-8.
  6. Mee RB. Severe right ventricular failure after Mustard or Senning operation. Two stage repair: pulmonary artery banding and switch. J Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg 1986;92:385-90.
  7. He GW, Kuo CC, Mee RB. Pulmonic regurgitation and reconstruction of right ventricular outflow tract with patch. An experimental study. J Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg 1986;92:128-37.
  8. He GW, Mee RB. Complete atrioventricular canal associated with tetralogy of Fallot or double-outlet right ventricle and right ventricular outflow tract obstruction: a report of successful surgical treatment. Ann Thorac Surg 1986;41:612-5.
  9. Joshi SV, Brawn WJ, Mee RB. Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum. J Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg 1986;91:192-9.
  10. Mee RB. Cyanotic congenital heart disease. Med J Aust 1986;144:171-2.
  11. Pierce RJ, McDonald CF, Thuys CA, Rochford PD, Barter CE. Measurement of effective pulmonary blood flow by soluble gas uptake in patients with chronic airway obstruction. Thorax 1987;42:604-14.
  12. Mee RB. Surgical repair of hemitruncus: principles and techniques. J Card Surg 1987;2:247-56.
  13. Brawn WJ, Menahem S, Mee RB. Cerebellar infarction secondary to subclavian aortoplasty repair for coarctation of the aorta. Int J Cardiol 1987;17:336-8.
  14. Skillington PD, Brawn WJ, Edis BD, Menahem S, Venables AW, Goh TH, Mee RB. Surgical excision of primary cardiac tumours in infancy. Aus & NZ J Surg 1987;57:599-604.
  15. Li DM, Mullaly R, Ewer P, Bell B, Eyres RL, Brawn WJ, Mee RB. Effects of vasodilators on rates of change of nasopharyngeal temperature and systemic vascular resistance during carrdiopulmonary bypass in anaesthetized dogs. Aus & NZ J Surg 1988;58:327-33.
  16. Mee RB. Pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum. Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:467-8.
  17. Brawn WJ, Mee RB. Eaerly results for anatomic correction of transposition of the great arteries and for double outlet right ventricle with subpulmonary ventricular septal defect. J Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg 1988:95:230-8.
  18. Iyer KS, Varma M, Mee RB. Use of azygos vein as interposition graft for surgical unifocalization of pulmonary blood supply. Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:776-8.
  19. Karl TR, Horton SB, Mee RBB. Left heart assist for ischaemic postoperative ventricular dysfunction in an infant with anomalous left coronary artery. J Card Surg 1989;4:352-4.
  20. Sano S, Brawn WJ, Mee RB. Total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage. J Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg 1989;97:886-92.
  21. Karl TR, Horton SB, Mee RBB. Left heart assist for ischaemic postoperative ventricular dysfunction in an infant with anomalous left coronary artery. J Card Surg 1989;4:352-4.
  22. Karl TR, Iyer KS, Sano S, Mee RBB. Infant ECMO cannulation technique allowing preservation of carotid and jugular vessels. Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:488-9.
  23. Sano S, Brawn WJ, Mee RB. Repair of truncus arteriosus and interrupted aortic arch. J Card Surg 1990;5:157-62.
  24. Sano S, Mee RB. Isolated myocardial perfusion during arch repair. Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:970-2.
  25. Karl TR, Iyer KS, Sano S, Mee RBB. Infant ECMO cannulation technique allowing preservation of carotid and jugular vessels. Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:488-9.
  26. Karl TR. Sano S. Brawn WJ. Mee RB. Critical aortic stenosis in the first month of life: surgical results in 26 infants. Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:105-9
  27. Weintraub RG, Brawn WJ, Venables AW, Mee RB. Two-patch repair of complette atrioventricular septal defect in the first year of life. Results and sequential assessment of atrioventricular valve function. J Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg 1990;99:320-6.
  28. Karl TR, Sano S, Brawn WJ, Mee RBB. Critical aortic stenosis in the first month of life: Surgical results in 26 infants. Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:105-9.
  29. Karl TR, Horton SB, Sano S, Mee RBB. Centrifugal pump left heart assist in Pediatric cardiac surgery: Indications, technique and results. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1991;102:624-30.
  30. Menahem S, Brawn WJ, Mee RB. Severe subaortic stenosis in interrupted aortic arch in infancy and childhood. J Card Surg 1991;6:373-80.
  31. Mee RB. Current status of cardiac surgery in childhood. Prog Ped Surg 1991;27:148-69.
  32. Ranjit MS, Wilkinson JL, Mee RB. Discordant atrioventricular connexion with concordant ventriculo-arterial connexion (so-called "isolated ventricular inversion") with usual atrial arrangement (situs solitus). Int J Cardiol 1991;31:114-7.
  33. Mee RB, Harada Y. Retraining of the left ventricle with a left ventricular assist device (Bio-Medicus) after the arterial switch operation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1991;101:171-3.
  34. Karl TR. ECMO in neonates (letter). NEJM 1991;324:849.
  35. Iyer KS, Mee RB. Staged repair of pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major systemic to pulmonary artery collaterals. Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:65-72.
  36. Karl TR, Horton SB, Sano S, Mee RBB. Centrifugal pump left heart assist in pediatric cardiac surgery: Indications, technique and results. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1991;102:624-30.
  37. Sano S, Karl TR, Mee RBB. Extracardiac valved conduits in the pulmonary circuit. Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:285-90.
  38. Karl TR, Watterson K, Sano S, Mee RBB. Operations for subaortic stenosis in univentricular hearts. Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:420-28.
  39. Watterson K, Wilkinson JL, Karl TR, Mee RBB. Very small pulmonary arteries: central end to side shunt. Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:1132-7.
  40. Cochrane AD, Horton A, Butt W, Skillington P, Karl TR, Mee RBB. Neonatal and paediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. AustralAs J Cardiac Thorac Surg 1992;1:17-22.
  41. Horton AM, Butt WW. Pump induced haemolysis: is the constrained vortex pump better or worse than the roller pump. Perfusion 1992;7:103-108.
  42. Horton AM. Use of Biomedicus constrained vortex pump as a VAD. J Australas Society Cardiovasc Perf 1992;1:4-8.
  43. Horton SB, Horton AM, Thuys CA, Mullaly RJ. A clinical comparison of four saturation/haematocrit monitors. J Australas Society Cardiovasc Perf 1992;1:12-18.
  44. Butt W, Mee R, McDougall P, Horton A, Shann F, Horton S. ECMO in newborn infants: the Melbourne experience. J Paed & Child Health 1992;28:426-8.
  45. Menahem S, Rahayoe AU, Brawn WJ, Mee RB. Interrupted aortic arch in infancy: a 10 year experience. Ped Cardiol 1992;13:214-21.
  46. Numa A, Butt W, Mee RB. Outcome of infants with birthweight 2000g or less who undergo major cardiac surgery. J Paed & Child Health 1992;28:318-20.
  47. Menahem S, Ranjit MS, Stewart C, Brawn WJ, Mee RB, Wilkinson JL. Cardiac conduction abnormalities and rhythm changes after neonatal anatomical correction of transposition of the great arteries. B Heart J 1992;67:246-9.
  48. Mee RB. Invited letter concerning dialysis after cardiopulmonary bypass in neonates and infants. J Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg 1992;103:1021-2.
  49. Watterson KG, Wilkinson JL, Kliman L, Mee RB. Complete thoracic ectopia cordis with double outlet right ventricle: neonatal repair. Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53;146-7.
  50. Cochrane AD, Horton A, Butt W, Skillington P, Karl TR, mee RBB. Neonatal and paediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. AustralAs J Card Thorac Surg 1992;1:17-22.
  51. Butt W, Karl TR, Horton A, Shann F, Mullaly R. Experience with ECMO in children more than one month of age. Anaes & Inten Care 1992;20:308-10.
  52. Karl TR, Sano S, Brawn W, Mee RBB. Repair of hypoplastic or interrupted arch via sternotomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1992;104:688-695.
  53. Karl TR, Sano S, Pornvilawan S, Mee RBB. Transatrial transpulmonary repair of tetralogy of Fallot: Favourable outcome of non-neonatal repair. Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:903-907.
  54. Butt W, Karl TR, Horton A, Shann F, Mullaly R. Experience with ECMO in children more than one month of age. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 1992;20:308-310.
  55. Watterson K, Malm T, Karl TR, Mee RBB. Absent pulmonary valve syndrome: treatment in infants with airway obstruction. Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:1116-9.
  56. Davis A, Wilkinson JL, Karl TR, Mee RBB. Arterial switch for TGA.IVS after 21 days of life. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993;106:111-115.
  57. Horton SB, Horton AM, Mullaly RJ, Butt WW, Mee RBB. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation life support; a new approach. Perfusion 1993;8:239-47.
  58. Pawade A, Karl TR, Laussen P, Mee RBB. Cardiopulmonary bypass in infants weighing less than 2.5kg: analysis of risk factors for early and late survival. J Card Surg 1993;8:1-8.
  59. Dua R, Wilkinson JL, Karl TR, Mee RBB. Long term follow-up of infants undergoing surgical repair of anomalous left coronary artery arising from pulmonary artery. J Card Surg 1993;8:384-9.
  60. Cochrane AD, Menahem S, Mee RBB. Divided left atrium with absence of the inter-atrial septum in monozygotic twins. Cardiol Young 1993;3:51-4.
  61. Pawade A, Karl TR, Laussen P, Mee RBB. Cardiopulmonary bypass in infants weighing less than 2.5kg: analysis of risk factors for early and late survival. J Card Surg 1993;8:1-8.
  62. Dua R, Wilkinson JL, Karl TR, Mee RBB. Long term follow-up of infants undergoing surgical repair of anomalous left coronary artery arsing from pulmonary artery. J Card Surg 1993;8:384-90.
  63. Davis AM, Burn J, Karl TR. Concordant twins with Williams syndrome and malignant cardiovascular disease. Cardiol Young 1993;3:435-437.
  64. Malm T, Karl TR, Mee RBB. Recent results with the modified Fontan operation. Scandinavian J Cardiothorac Surg 1993;27:65-70.
  65. Cochrane AD, Karl TR, Mee RBB. Arterial switch for late failure of the systemic right ventricle. Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:854-61.
  66. Malm T, Karl TR, Mee RBB. Surgical treatment of atrioventricular septal defect with right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. J Card Surg 1993;8:622-7.
  67. Pawade A, Capuani A, Penny D, Karl TR, Mee RBB. Pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum: surgical management based on RV infundibulum. J Card Surg 1993; 8: 371-3.
  68. Asou T, Karl TR, Mee RBB. Arterial switch operation: Translocation of intramural coronary arteries. Ann Thorac Surg 1994; 57: 461-65.
  69. Karl TR. Extracorporeal circulatory support in infants and children. Sem Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg 1994;6:154-60.
  70. Tsang VT, Mullaly RJ, Ragg PG, Karl TR, Mee RBB. Bloodless open-heart surgery in infants and children. Perfusion 1994;9:257-63.
  71. Karl TR, Pennington GD. Extracoporeal circulatory support in infants and children. Sem Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994;6:154-60.
  72. Cochrane AD, Marath A, Mee RBB. Can a dilated coronary sinus produce left ventricular inflow obstruction. Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1114-6.
  73. Tsang V, Pawade A, Karl TR, Mee RBB. Surgery for complications of Marfan's disease in children. J Card Surg 1994;9:50-4.
  74. Pawade A, Karl TR, Mee RBB. RV overhaul as an intermediate step in biventricular repair of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum. Cardiology in the Young 1995;5:161-5.
  75. Comas JV, Pawade A, Karl TR. Obstruction from persistent superior vena cava (letter). Ann Thorac Surg 1995;59:793.
  76. O'Brien MF, Stafford EG, Gardner MAH, Pohlner PG, Tesar P, Cochrane A, Gall K, Smith S. Allograft aortic valve replacement: Long term follow-up. Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S65-70
  77. O'Brien MF, Finney S, Stafford EG, Gardner MAH, Pohlner PG, Tesar P, Cochrane A, Gall K, Smith S. Root replacement for all allograft aortic valves. Preferred technique or too radical? Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S87-91.
  78. Karl TR. Intramural coronary artery (letter). Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1218.
  79. Nomura F, Pawade A, Menahem S, Karl TR. Surgery for infectious endocarditis in children. Ann Thorac Surg 1995; 60 90-5.
  80. Robotin MC, Edis BD, Weintraub RG, Pawade A, Karl TR. Heart transplantation for chyloptysis after Fontan operation. Ann Thorac Surg 1995;59:1570-1571.
  81. Penny D, Pawade A, Karl TR. Pulmonary artery growth after bidirectional cavopulmonary connection. J Card Surg 1995;10:21-26.
  82. Karl TR. Developmental and neurologic status of children after heart surgery (letter). NEJM 1995;333:391.
  83. Karl TR, Penny D, McKenzie I. How should one resuscitate patients who have undergone cavopulmonary connections (editorial commentary)? Ann Thorac Surg 1995;59:547-548.
  84. Gildein HP, Kleinert S, Weintraub RG, Wilkinson JL, Karl TR, Mee RBB. Surgical commissurotomy of the aortic valve: outcome of surgical valvotomy in neonates with critical aortic stenosis. American Heart Journal 1996;131:754-9.
  85. Sano T, Riesenfeld T, Karl TR, Wilkinson JL. Intermediate term outcome after intracardiac repair of associated cardiac defects in patients with AV and VA discordance. Circulation 1995;92:II272-8.
  86. Mignosa C, Kitayama H, Karl T. Avoiding hypoxemia during unifocalisation. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1996;61:715-7.
  87. Comas JV, Mignosa C, Cochrane AD, Wilkinson JL, Karl TR. Taussig-Bing anomaly and arterial switch: aortic arch obstruction does not influence outcome. Eur J Cardiothor Surg 1996;10:1114-1119.
  88. Kitayama H, D’Orsogna L, Karl TR. Isolated non-atherosclerotic coronary stenosis: surgical angioplasty of the left coronary ostium using an anterior approach. Asia Pac Heart J 1996;5:122-124.
  89. Cochrane AD, Smolich JJ, Rosenfeldt FL, Phathik S, Conyers RAJ. Depressed function in remote myocardium after recent myocardial infarction: influence of orotic acid. Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:1765-72.
  90. Cochrane AD, Wallis PL, Mullerworth M. Synchronous lung carcinomas of different histology within the same lobe. Asia Pac J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996;5:37-9.
  91. Menahem S, Penny D, Nomura F, Karl TR. Pediatric infective endocarditis: a 23- year experience of 98 examples. World Pedi & Child care 1996;6:9-17.
  92. Mullaly RJ, Karl TR. Effects of cardiopulmonary bypass on systemic vascular resistance. Perfusion 1996;11:345-350.
  93. Karl TR. Atrioventricular septal defect with tretralogy of Fallot or double outlet right ventricle: surgical considerations. Sem Thor & Cardiovasc Surg 1997;9:26-34.
  94. Murakami T, Lloyd B, Karl TR. Anomalous origin of left coronary artery from the right pulmonary artery with coarctation of aorta. Asia Pacific Heart J 1997;6:22-24.
  95. Cochrane AD, Brizard CP, Johansson S, Comas J, Malm T, Karl TR. Management of univentricular connection: are we improving? Eur J Cardiothor Surg 1997;12:107-115.
  96. Brizard CP, Cochrane AD, Austin C, Nomura F, Karl TR. Management strategy and long term outcome for truncus arteriosus. Eur J Cardio-Thor Surg 1997;11:687-695; discussion 695-6.
  97. Karl TR, Weintraub RG, Cochrane AC, Brizard CP, Mee RBB. Senning and arterial switch: a good option for children with discordant (corrected) transposition. Ann Thorac Surg 1997;64:495-502.
  98. Duke T, Butt W, South M, Karl TR. Early markers of major adverse events in children after cardiac operations. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997;114:1042-52.
  99. Karl TR, Cochrane A, Brizard CP. Arterial switch: surgical solutions to complex problems. J Tex Heart Inst 1997;24:322-33.
  100. Kleinert S, Sano T, Weintraub RG, Mee RBB, Karl TR, Wilkinson JL. Anatomic features and surgical strategies in double outlet right ventricle. Circulation 1997:96(4);1233-1239.
  101. Horton S, Karl TR. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation using a centrifugal pump (letter). Ann Thorac Surg. 1997;64:1528.
  102. Westhuyzen J, Fleming SJ, Cochrane AD, Tesar PJ, Mau T, Cross D, Frenneaux M, Khafagi FA. Effect of preoperative supplementation with alpha-tocopherol and ascorbic acid on myocardial injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997;113:942-8.
  103. Westhuyzen J, Cochrane AD, Tesar PJ, Mau T, Fleming SJ. Effect of supplementation with antioxidants (alpha-tocopherol and ascorbic acid) on markers of renal tubular injury in cardiac surgical patients. Nephrology 1997;3:535-9.
  104. Alexi-Meskishvili V, D￤hnert I, Hetzer R, Lange PE, Karl TR. Origin of the circumflex coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in infants. Ann Thorac Surg 1998:66;1406-9.
  105. Sohn Y, Brizard C, Cochrane A, Wilkinson JL, Mas C, Karl TR. Arterial switch in hearts with left ventricular outflow and pulmonary valve abnormalities. Ann Thorac Surg 1998;66:842-8.
  106. Fulton JO, Mas C, Brizard CPR, Karl TR. The surgical importance of coronary sinus orifice atresia. Ann Thorac Surg 1998;66:2112-4.
  107. Brizard CPR, Sohn YS, Mas C, Cochrane AD, Karl TR. Trans-atrial trans-pulmonary repair of tetralogy of Fallot with anomalous coronary arteries. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998;116:770-9.
  108. Thuys CA, Mullaly RJ, Horton SB, O'Connor EB, Cochrane AD, Brizard CP, Karl TR, Centrifugal ventricular assist in children under 6 kg. Eur J Cardio-Thorac Surg 1998;13:130-4.
  109. Monagle P, Cochrane AD, McCrindle B, Williams W, Benson L, Andrew M. Thromboembolic complications following Fontan procedures: the role of prophylactic anticoagulation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998;115:493-8.
  110. Fulton JO, Mas C, Brizard CPR, Cochrane AD, Karl TR. Does left ventricular outflow tract obstruction influence outcome of interrupted aortic arch repair? Ann Thorac Surg. 1999;67:177-81.
  111. Broekhuis E, Mee R, Brizard C, Karl TR. Damus-Kaye-Stansell connections in children with previously transected pulmonary arteries. Ann Thorac Surg 1999;67:519-21.
  112. Cochrane AD, Coleman DM, Davis AD, Brizard CPR, Wolfe R, Karl TR. Excellent long term functional outcome after surgery for ALCAPA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999;117:332-42.
  113. Karl TR, Horton S. Mechanical circulatory support in children with cardiac disease (commentary on: Duncan et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999;117:529-542). In press.
  114. Cochrane AD, Goh TH, Austin C, Karl TR. Incipient left ventricular rupture complicating anomalous left coronary artery. Ann Thorac Surg 1999;67:254-6.
  115. Karl TR. Bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis (letter). Cardiol Young 1999;9:2-3.
  116. Karl TR, Stellin G. Early Italian contributions to cavopulmonary shunt surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 1999;67:1175.
  117. Karl TR. Spontaneous occlusion of systemic-to-pulmonary arterial shunts. Cardiol Young 1999;9:462.
  118. Karl TR, Cochrane AD, Brizard CP. Advances in pediatric cardiac surgery. Curr Opin Pediatr 1999;11:419-24.
  119. Frey B, Duke T, Horton SB. Nucleated red blood cells after cardiopulmonary bypass in infants and children: is there a relationship to the systemic inflammatory response syndrome?. Perfusion. 1999;14:173-80.
  120. Horton SB, Butt WW, Mullaly RJ, Thuys CA, O'Connor EB, Byron K, Cochrane AD, Brizard CP, Karl TR. IL-6 and IL-8 levels after cardiopulmonary bypass are not affected by surface coating. Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1751-5.
  121. Karl TR, Cochrane AD, Brizard CP. Surgery for transposition of the great arteries: Anatomic;Physiologic and Technical considerations. Japanese Heart J 1999: In press.
  122. Tamura M, Menahem S, Brizard C. Clinical features and management of isolated cleft mitral valve in childhood. J Am Coll Cardiol 2000;35:764-770

 

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