RESEARCH
Publications
2026
Authorship Analysis of Studies on Simulation-based Education in Low and Middle-income Countries: Results From a Systematic Review
Robinson SJA, Ritchie A, Hansell L, Pacilli M, Nestel D, McLeod E, Nataraja RM. Simul Healthc. 2026 Aug 21. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000956. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42627795.
Read publication →Design and validation of a novel low-cost open paediatric inguinal herniotomy simulator
Bapna T, Robinson SJA, Ljuhar D, Pacilli M, Nataraja RM. Pediatr Surg Int. 2026 Jun 20;42(1):264. doi: 10.1007/s00383-026-06486-4. PMID: 42322368; PMCID: PMC13283189.
Read publication →Changes in Hospital Care for Children With IBD Across Australia From 2014 to 2022
Rishanghan L, Skvarc D, Moller S, Nataraja R, Nightingale S, Burgess C, Dutt S, Alex G, Jurgens H, Sharma A, Hammond P, Foo C, Raven L, Mikocka-Walus A, Massuger W, Giles E. J Paediatr Child Health. 2026 Jun 1. doi: 10.1111/jpc.70424. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42223277.
Read publication →Factors affecting the collection of clinical data for quality improvement at a tertiary centre in Papua New Guinea: a qualitative study
Robinson SJ, Failing F, Albert W, Buni N, Yema D, Anterea T, Nestel D, McLeod E, Pacilli M, Nataraja RM. J Glob Health. 2026 May 8;16:04125. doi: 10.7189/jogh.16.04125. PMID: 42100899; PMCID: PMC13154336.
Read publication →30-day postoperative mortality and the effects of hospital preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic: a pooled analysis of prospective international cohort studies
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery (Nataraja RM). Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2026 Jan 29;62:101566. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101566. eCollection 2026 Mar.
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Central Venous Access Device Complications in Children with Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Sakthivel M, Katneni P, Nataraja RM, Pacilli M. Eur J Haematol. 2025 Dec 15. doi: 10.1111/ejh.70080.
Read publication →The microbiome's hidden influence: preclinical insights into inflammatory responses in necrotizing enterocolitis
Peterson BM, Rudloff I, Deen NS, Di Simone SK, Nataraja RM, Toldi G, Pacilli M, Garrick SP, Cho SX, Nold MF, Forster SC, Nold-Petry CA. Semin Immunopathol. 2025 Nov 24;47(1):41. doi: 10.1007/s00281-025-01059-4.
Read publication →Continuous wireless temperature monitoring using TempTraq® in children
Liu S, Nataraja RM, Medhurst A, Pacilli M. Pediatr Res. 2025 Nov 13. doi: 10.1038/s41390-025-04553-5.
Read publication →Management of paediatric varicocele in Australia and New Zealand: A survey of the Australian and New Zealand association of paediatric surgeons (ANZAPS)
Bapna T, Tandon S, McBride CA, Samarakkody U, Taghavi K, Nataraja RM, Pacilli M. J Pediatr Urol. 2025 Sep 13:S1477-5131(25)00480-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2025.09.006.
Read publication →Global anaesthesia practice using inguinal hernia surgery as a tracer condition: a secondary analysis of an international prospective cohort study
NIHR Global Health Research Group on Environmentally Sustainable Hospitals in Low- and Middle-income Countries (Nataraja R). Anaesthesia. 2025 Nov;80(11):1343-1351. doi: 10.1111/anae.16686. Epub 2025 Sep 9.
Read publication →International Consensus on Global Surgery Learning Objectives and Competencies
Hilzenrat RA, Livergant R, Binda CJ, Adams J, Joos E, Joharifard S, Chin E, Haji F; Collaborators (Nataraja RM). Ann Surg. 2025 Aug 19. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006905.
Read publication →Complications during central venous access device removal in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Sakthivel M, Sakthivel D, Nataraja RM, Pacilli M. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jul 5:162445. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162445.
Read publication →Pyloric Stenosis in Premature Twins: A Case Report
Tanny SPY, Vanhaltren K, Ditchfield M, Pacilli M, Nataraja RM. J Paediatr Child Health. 2025. doi: 10.1111/jpc.70074.
Read publication →Triple Versus Double Antibiotic Therapy in Children Undergoing Laparoscopic Appendicectomy for Complicated Appendicitis: A Case-Control Study
Lim KZ, Nataraja RM, Pacilli M. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2025 Apr 30. doi: 10.1089/sur.2024.322. Online ahead of print.
Read publication →Analysis of financial risk protection indicators in Sri Lanka for pediatric surgery
Comella A, Wijekoon N, Samarasinghe M, Karim MN, Pacilli M, Nataraja RM. World J Surg. 2025 Jan;49(1):198-203. doi: 10.1002/wjs.12423. Epub 2024 Dec 11.
Read publication →2024
Simulation-Based Education of Health Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
Robinson SJA, Ritchie AMA, Pacilli M, Nestel D, McLeod E, Nataraja RM. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2024 Dec 20;12(6):e2400187. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00187.
Read publication →Negative Pressure Dressing Versus Conventional Passive Dressing in Pilonidal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Ensor N, Martin S, Chang A, Sharpin C, Tandon S, Madden A, Syme D, Pacilli M, Nataraja R. J Surg Res. 2024 Oct 10;303:313-321. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.09.016.
Read publication →Simulation-based education in the Pacific Islands: educational experience, access, and perspectives of healthcare workers
Robinson SJA, McLeod E, Nestel D, Pacilli M, Nataraja RM. ANZ J Surg. 2024 Aug 28. doi: 10.1111/ans.19188.
Read publication →Incidence and risk factors of complications during central venous access devices removal in children
Liu S, Nataraja RM, Lynch A, Ferguson P, Pacilli M. J Vasc Access. 2024 Aug 3:11297298241260899. doi: 10.1177/11297298241260899.
Read publication →Variation of elective healthcare in West Africa: secondary analysis of an inguinal hernia international cohort study
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery (Nataraja R). Impact Surgery. 2024 Jul 31;1(4):145-153. doi: 10.62463/surgery.80.
Read publication →An Objective Evaluation of Intraoperative and Postoperative Pain in Infants Undergoing Open Inguinal Herniotomy and Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Using the Newborn Infant Parasympathetic Evaluation (NIPE™) Monitor
Sakthivel M, Bapna T, Ivanic S, Lang C, Nataraja RM, Pacilli M. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Jul 26:161651. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.07.036.
Read publication →“I've yet to meet anyone who's not keen for simulation” — a qualitative study of simulation-based education in the Pacific Islands
Robinson SJA, McLeod E, Nestel D, Pacilli M, Hansell L, Nataraja RM. ANZ J Surg. 2024 Jul 25. doi: 10.1111/ans.19156.
Read publication →Global access to technologies to support safe and effective inguinal hernia surgery: A prospective, international cohort study
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery (Nataraja R). Br J Surg. 2024 Jul 2;111(7):znae164. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znae164.
Read publication →A prognostic model for use before elective surgery to estimate the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (GSU-Pulmonary Score): a development and validation study in three international cohorts
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery (Nataraja R); STARSurg Collaborative. Lancet Digit Health. 2024 Jul;6(7):e507-e519. doi: 10.1016/S2589-7500(24)00065-7.
Read publication →Using wearable technology for Posture Regulation to Improve Surgical Ergonomics in the paediatric operating room: the UPRISE trial: a pilot study
Soni S, Ritchie AMA, Liu S, Pacilli M, Nataraja RM. Surg Endosc. 2024 Jun 20. doi: 10.1007/s00464-024-10933-5.
Read publication →Development and external validation of the ‘Global Surgical-Site Infection’ (GloSSI) predictive model in adult patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery & GlobalSurg Collaborative (Nataraja R). Br J Surg. 2024 Jun;111(6):znae129. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znae129.
Read publication →Access to and quality of elective care: a prospective cohort study using hernia surgery as a tracer condition in 83 countries
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery (Nataraja R). Lancet Glob Health. 2024 Jul;12(7):e1094-e1103. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00142-6. Epub 2024 May 23.
Read publication →A Guide to Evaluation of Simulation-based Education Programmes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Robinson S, Yin Mar Oo, Ljuhar D, Pacilli M, McLeod E, Nataraja RM. ANZ J Surg. 2024 Mar 30. doi: 10.1111/ans.18987.
Read publication →Evaluation of a novel home-based laparoscopic and core surgical skills programme (Monash Online Surgical Training)
Leng S, Chaudhry N, Pacilli M, Nataraja RM. Surg Endosc. 2024 Feb 1. doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10669-8.
Read publication →Dyadic practice for the acquisition of laparoscopic skills (DALS)—A randomized controlled trial
Ritchie A, Chaudhry N, Robinson S, Pacilli M, Nataraja RM. World J Surg. 2024;48:278-287. doi: 10.1002/wjs.12074. Epub 2024 Jan 18.
Read publication →2020
Are Postoperative Intravenous Antibiotics Indicated After Laparoscopic Appendicectomy for Simple Appendicitis? A Prospective Double-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
Mennie, N., Panabokke, G., Chang, A., Tanny, S. T., Cheng, W., Pacilli, M., Ferguson, P. & Nataraja, R. M., Aug 2020, In: Annals of Surgery.
Read publication →Clinical Impact of the Introduction of Pediatric Intussusception Air Enema Reduction Technology in a Low- to Middle-Income Country Using Low-Cost Simulation-Based Medical Education
Nataraja, R. M. et al., 2020, In: Simulation in Healthcare.
Read publication →Congenital hernia of umbilical cord masquerading as umbilical cyst and omphalocele on antenatal scans
Gopagondanahalli, K. et al., 2020.
Read publication →Emerging technology and their application to paediatric surgical training
Ljuhar, D., Gibbons, A. T., Ponsky, T. A. & Nataraja, R. M., 2020.
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