Christa Morrison

MBChB, BSc

Investigator and Staff Pediatric Anesthesiologist, BC Children's Hospital

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.

Academic Affiliations

  • Clinical Instructor, , Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Evidence to Innovation
  • Research Group(s): Clinical Practice, Outcomes and Innovation

Contact Information

Location

4500 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3N1

The Effectiveness of Bubble-Blowing as a Distraction Technique During Pediatric Intravenous Cannulation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Postles, M. and West, N. and Moxham, L. and Ramji, J. and Palm, J. and Morrison, C. and G{\"o}rges, M. and Chen, J.

DOI: 10.1111/pan.15138

Parental Perspectives on Pediatric Surgical Recovery: Narrative Analysis of Free-Text Comments From a Postoperative Survey

Jmir Perioperative Medicine

Luo, J. and West, N.C. and Pang, S. and Robillard, J.M. and Page, P. and Chadha, N.K. and Gan, H. and Correll, L.R. and Ridgway, R. and Broemling, N. and G{\"o}rges, M. and Chen, J. and Sreepada, R.S. and Wood, M.D. and Loftsgard, K.C. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Morrison, C.

DOI: 10.2196/65198

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

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

Postoperative vomiting in children

BJA Education

Morrison, C. and Wilmshurst, S.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bjae.2019.05.006

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

Undiagnosed intussusception in an adult 'small and large bowel'

BMJ Case Reports

Morrison, C. and Costello, J.

DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-201981

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

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.

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