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Anaesthesia

Head: Professor C S Goodchild

Address: Department of Anaesthesia, level 5, `E' block, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton 3168

Phone: (03) 9550 5290

Basic studies on the antinociceptive properties of spinally administered drugs; a detailed analysis of the mechanism of their actions; the development of novel drugs targeting these spinal systems: studies include collaboration with the Department of Pharmacology in the study of GABAA receptor subtypes involved in spinal antinociceptive mechanisms; clinical studies of the treatment of acute and chronic pain syndromes; clinical audit of acute post-operative pain services. The department also has an interest in intravenous anaesthesia and cerebral protection during surgery and anaesthesia.


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