MBBS, FRACS(C/Th), FRCSEd (C/Th), FEBCTS, FANZCS
Professor of Surgery
The Tweed Hospital - Visiting Medical Officer
Pindara Gold Coast Private Hospital - Visiting Medical Officer
Contact details for Professor Ben Bidstrup
Biography
Professor Bidstrup undertook his undergraduate medical degree at the University of Adelaide. He then spent 4 years as a Medical Officer with the RAAF, reaching the rank of Squadron Leader. He completed Basic Surgical Training and advance training in Cardiothoracic Surgery in 1982. He travelled to the United Kingdom, where he spent time at Harefield Hospital, and the Hammersmith Hospital. He undertook research into the effects of cardiopulmonary bypass on the human and the impact of aprotinin on blood loss and transfusion in the late 1980s. He is currently a Visiting Medical Officer in Thoracic Surgery at The Tweed Hospital.Research interests
- Blood conservation methods during cardiac surgery
- Effect of aging blood products on outcomes during ECMO
- Cardiopulmonary bypass and its effects on the human organism
Publications
Refereed journal articles
- Bhaskar B, et al., (2009) To transfuse, or not to transfuse: that is the question. Critical Care Resusciation. 11(1):71-77.
- Bidstrup BP (2007) Evaluation of epsilon amino-caproic acid (EACA) and autologous blood as blood conservation strategies in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Heart Lung Circulation. 16(2):131.
- Hawkes AL, et al., (2006) Outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Vascular Health Risk Management. 2(4):477-484.
- Bidstrup BP (2006) Aprotinin and tranexamic acid in high-transfusion-risk cardiac surgery. Transfusion. 46(12): 2208; author reply 2209-2210.
- Bidstrup B (2006) Who reviews the reviewers? Asian Cardiovascular Thorac Annals. 14(5): 357-358.
- Alizzi AM, et al., (2006) Primary Solitary Mediastinal Mass Lesions: A Review of 37 Cases. Heart Lung Circulation.
- Bidstrup B (2005) Towards an Australian national cardiac surgery database. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 75(7):505-506.
Non-refereed conference papers
- The Current Management of IHD in 2010. 10th Nanjing Conference on Coronary Bypass Surgery, Najing China June 2010.
- Intensve Care and the Cardiac Surgery Patient. 10th Nanjing Conference on Coronary Bypass Surgery, Najing China June 2010.
Other published article
- Bidstrup B and Yellowlees J (2007) Re: Topical use of antifibrinolytic agents reduces postoperative bleeding: a double-blind, prospective, randomized study. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 32(4): 682; author reply 682-683.