Christa Morrison

Investigator and Staff Pediatric Anesthesiologist, BC Children's Hospital

Academic Affiliations

Clinical Instructor, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Research Theme

Evidence to Innovation

Research Group

Clinical Practice, Outcomes & Innovation

Research Areas

Anesthesia

Contact

christa.morrison@cw.bc.ca

Mailing Address

4500 Oak Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6H 3N1

Overview: I am involved in perioperative research that aims to improve evidence-based medicine in pediatric anesthesia. My previous work includes writing Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland consensus statement on one-hour clear fasting time for children undergoing elective surgery. This has been adopted internationally. I am a peer reviewer of the British Journal of Anaesthesia. I have also been the principal investigator on projects in medical education and clinical anesthesia.
Publications: Stroke management in children
Pediatric Anesthesia
Christa Morrison and Shylesh Aravindan and Adam Rennie and Tim Liversedge
DOI: 10.1111/pan.13768
01/2020
Two hours too long: time to review fasting guidelines for clear fluids
British Journal of Anaesthesia
Morrison, C.E. and Ritchie-McLean, S. and Jha, A. and Mythen, M.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2019.11.036
2020
Retrospective audit of airway management practices in children with craniocervical pathology
Pediatric Anesthesia
Christa Morrison and Mary Claire Avanis and Susanna Ritchie-McLean and Colleen Woo and Jane Herod and Reema Nandi and Dominic Thompson
DOI: 10.1111/pan.13596
04/2019
Diagnosis and perioperative management in pediatric sleep-disordered breathing
Pediatric Anesthesia
Christa Morrison and Asya Mussad and Philip Cunnington and Marina George
DOI: 10.1111/pan.13584
03/2019
Anaesthesia recommendations for Nager syndrome
Anasthesiologie und Intensivmedizin
Morrison, C.
DOI: 10.19224/ai2019.s561
2019
Postoperative vomiting in children
BJA Education
Morrison, C. and Wilmshurst, S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjae.2019.05.006
2019
Correspondence to: Can noninvasive hemoglobin measurements reduce the need for preoperative venipuncture in pediatric outpatient surgery?
Pediatric Anesthesia
Christa Morrison and Tim Liversedge and Rachel Moss and Keith Sibson
DOI: 10.1111/pan.13409
07/2018
Consensus statement on clear fluids fasting for elective pediatric general anesthesia
Pediatric Anesthesia
Mark Thomas and Christa Morrison and Richard Newton and Ehrenfried Schindler
DOI: 10.1111/pan.13370
05/2018
Intraosseous access in children. New applications of an ancient technique
Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care
Morrison, C. and Disma, N.
DOI: 10.1016/j.tacc.2018.04.004
2018
Undiagnosed intussusception in an adult 'small and large bowel'
BMJ Case Reports
Morrison, C. and Costello, J.
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-201981
2014
Postpartum pneumoperitoneum: An important clinical lesson
BMJ Case Reports
Dua, S.M. and Morrison, C. and Farrant, J. and Rolles, K.
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-06-2010-3103
2012
Research: Current Research Projects
I am currently a co-PI on two projects at BC Children’s and am aiming to act as join a multi-center international perioperative outcomes project. The projects include MRI findings in children with Rett Syndrome and evaluating perioperative guidelines for physiological targets during the management of pediatric patients undergoing renal transplantation.

Research Group Members

Jamie Macdonald, Clinical Fellow

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