Roelof van Wijk

Roelof van Wijk

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

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Associate Professor Roelof Van Wijk
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Basil Hetzel Institute - Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Position: Clinician
Group: Anaesthesia Research Group
Theme: Clinical Sciences, Health Services & Population Health

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2023 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Inglis, J. M., Meyer, E., Umapathysivam, M. M., Nanjappa, N., Van Wijk, R., & Jesudason, D. (2023). Peri-colonoscopy Implications of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor Therapy: A Mini-review of Available Evidence. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 47(3), 287-291.
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    2023 Sekhar, P., Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Sekhar, V., Van Wijk, R., & Barker, T. (2023). Effectiveness of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen in apneic oxygenation during intubation in high-risk surgical patients: A systematic review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 21(9), 1896-1902.
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    2023 Fitzgerald, N., Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Brown-Beresford, K., Liu, W. M., Gupta, D., Van Wijk, R. M., & Ludbrook, G. L. (2023). Incidence and predictors of airway obstruction during high-flow nasal oxygen assisted procedural sedation during gastrointestinal interventions: A prospective observational study. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 89, 1-2.
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    2023 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Nanjappa, N., Jesudason, D., Meyer, E. J., Van Wijk, R. M., & Dharmalingam, A. (2023). Perioperative DKA Linked to SGLT2i Therapy: The Enigmas of Preprocedural Handling, Diagnosis, and Event Rate Estimation. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 26(3), 361-362.
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    2022 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Dharmalingam, A., Arenas, G., Wahba, M., Liu, W. -M., Zaw, Y., . . . collaborators. (2022). Effect of high-flow vs. low-flow nasal plus mouthguard oxygen therapy on hypoxaemia during sedation: a multicentre randomised controlled trial.. Anaesthesia, 77(1), 46-53.
    DOI Scopus14 WoS12 Europe PMC9
    2022 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Wong, D. T., van Wijk, R., & Ludbrook, G. L. (2022). Comment on: “Efficacy of high flow nasal oxygenation against hypoxemia in sedated patients receiving gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures: A systematic review and meta-analysis”. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 78, 110689.
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    2022 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Smithson-Tomas, G., Jothin, A., Meyer, E., Lindley, B., Jesudason, D., . . . Van Wijk, R. (2022). Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor–Linked Pericolonoscopy Hyperketonemia: A Retrospective Study. Diabetes Care, 45(5), e91-e92.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS1 Europe PMC2
    2022 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Sekhar, V., Wong, D. T., Currie, J., van Wijk, R., & Ludbrook, G. L. (2022). Effect of high-flow nasal oxygen on hypoxaemia during procedural sedation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.. Anaesthesia, 78(1), 12 pages.
    DOI Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC4
    2021 Rao Kadam, V., Ludbrook, G., van Wijk, R. M., Hewett, P., Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Edwards, S., . . . Adhikary, S. (2021). A comparison of ultrasound guided bilateral single injection shot Erector Spinae Plane blocks versus wound infiltration for post-operative analgesia in laparoscopic assisted colonic surgery- a prospective randomised study. BMC Anesthesiology, 21(1), 1-7.
    DOI Scopus5 WoS1 Europe PMC2
    2021 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Jesudason, D., Nanjappa, N., Meyer, E. J., & Van Wijk, R. M. (2021). Perioperative Management of Glucose-lowering Drugs: Comment. Anesthesiology, 134(2), 349-350.
    DOI Scopus8 Europe PMC1
    2021 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Wong, D. T., Kothandan, H., Sekhar, V., Adhikary, S. D., Currie, J., & Van Wijk, R. (2021). In Response. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 132(3), E43-E44.
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    2020 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Nanjappa, N., Sembu, M., Meyer, E. J., Van Wijk, R. M., & Jesudason, D. (2020). An analysis of the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration Database of Adverse Event Notifications of diabetic ketoacidosis associated with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in surgical patients. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 48(1), 70-72.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
    2020 Rao Kadam, V., Ludbrook, G., van Wijk, R., Hewett, P., Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Moran, J., & Williams, P. (2020). Ultrasound-guided transmuscular quadratus lumborum block catheter technique: a reply. Anaesthesia, 75(3), 414-415.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
    2020 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Currie, J., Emmerson, R. B., & Van Wijk, R. M. (2020). Do we need inbuilt pressure monitoring systems across all cuffed airway devices?. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 48(2), 155-156.
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    2020 Tran, A., Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Wahba, M., Currie, J., Rajbhoj, A., van Wijk, R., . . . Ludbrook, G. (2020). LMA® Gastro™ Airway for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a retrospective observational analysis.. BMC anesthesiology, 20(1), 113.
    DOI Scopus18 WoS14 Europe PMC10
    2020 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Dharmalingam, A., Arenas, G., Wahba, M., Steiner, R., Kadam, V. R., . . . Ludbrook, G. (2020). High-flow nasal cannula versus standard oxygen therapy assisting sedation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in high risk cases (OTHER): study protocol of a randomised multicentric trial.. Trials, 21(1), 444.
    DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC5
    2020 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Wong, D. T., Kothandan, H., Sekhar, V., Adhikary, S. D., Currie, J., & Van Wijk, R. (2020). Airway management in the operating room and interventional suites in known or suspected COVID-19 adult patients: a practical review.. Anesthesia and analgesia, 131(3), 677-689.
    DOI Scopus26 WoS19 Europe PMC16
    2020 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Dharmalingam, A., Armstrong-Brown, A., Weiss, A., Waite, S., & Van Wijk, R. (2020). Uninterrupted anesthesia support and technique adaptations for patients presenting for electroconvulsive therapy during the COVID-19 era.. The journal of ECT, 36(3), 156-157.
    DOI Scopus11 WoS10 Europe PMC7
    2020 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Lorenzetti, M., Chung, A., Wong, C. K., Currie, J., Wahba, M., . . . Sorbello, M. (2020). Airway Management Considerations for Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures in COVID-19 Era. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 65(9), 2739-2742.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC1
    2020 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Sim, J., Emmerson, R. B., Tong, D., Liu, W. M., Van Wijk, R., & Currie, J. (2020). Predictors of early pharyngolaryngeal complications with cuffed supraglottic airway devices: A prospective observational study. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 61, 2 pages.
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    2019 Rao Kadam, V., Ludbrook, G., van Wijk, R. M., Hewett, P. J., Moran, J. L., Thiruvenkatarajan, V., & Williams, P. J. (2019). Comparison of ultrasound-guided transmuscular quadratus lumborum block catheter technique with surgical pre-peritoneal catheter for postoperative analgesia in abdominal surgery: a randomised controlled trial. Anaesthesia, 74(11), 8 pages.
    DOI Scopus13 WoS14 Europe PMC6
    2019 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Wood, R., Watts, R., Currie, J., Wahba, M., & van Wijk, R. M. (2019). The intraoperative use of non-opioid adjuvant analgesic agents: a survey of anaesthetists in Australia and New Zealand.. BMC anesthesiology, 19(1), 7 pages.
    DOI Scopus15 WoS9 Europe PMC6
    2019 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Lee, J. Y., Sembu, M., Watts, R., & Van Wijk, R. M. (2019). Effects of esmolol on QTc interval changes during tracheal intubation: A systematic review. BMJ Open, 9(4), 8 pages.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
    2019 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Meyer, E. J., Nanjappa, N., van Wijk, R. M., & Jesudason, D. (2019). Perioperative diabetic ketoacidosis associated with sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors: a systematic review. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 123(1), 27-36.
    DOI Scopus93 WoS77 Europe PMC33
    2019 Kadam, V. R., Van Wijk, R. M., Ludbrook, G. L., & Thiruvenkatarajan, V. (2019). Anatomical and ultrasound description of two transmuscular quadratus lumborum block approaches at L2 level and their application in abdominal surgery. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 47(2), 141-145.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1
    2018 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Watts, R., Barratt, A., Pazvash, P., Howell, S., & Van Wijk, R. M. (2018). Intraoperative use of adjuvants for opioid sparing: a cross-sectional survey of anaesthetists in teaching hospitals in South Australia. Anaesthesia and intensive care, 46(1), 138-130.
    Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
    2018 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Jeyadoss, J., Rao Kadam, V., Du, L. Y., Liu, W. M., & Van Wijk, R. M. (2018). The effect of sevoflurane on the transmural dispersion of repolarisation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a prospective observational study. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 46(1), 51-57.
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    2018 Al-Najjim, M., Shah, R., Rahuma, M., & Gabbar, O. A. (2018). Lumbar facet joint injection in treating low back pain: Radiofrequency denervation versus SHAM procedure. Systematic review. JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDICS, 15(1), 1-8.
    DOI WoS15 Europe PMC9
    2017 Kadam, V. R., Van Wijk, R. M., Moran, J. L., Ganesh, S., Kumar, A., Sethi, R., & Williams, P. (2017). Continuous transversus abdominis plane block vs intermittent bolus for analgesia after abdominal surgery: A randomized trial. Journal of Pain Research, 10, 1705-1711.
    DOI Scopus19 WoS16 Europe PMC7
    2017 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Watts, R., Calvert, M., Newcombe, G., & Van Wijk, R. M. (2017). The effect of esmolol compared to opioids on postoperative nausea and vomiting, postanesthesia care unit discharge time, and analgesia in noncardiac surgery: A meta-analysis. Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 33(2), 172-180.
    DOI Scopus13 Europe PMC4
    2017 Watts, R., Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Calvert, M., Newcombe, G., & Van Wijk, R. (2017). The effect of perioperative esmolol on early postoperative pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 33(1), 28-39.
    DOI Scopus28 Europe PMC11
    2015 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Van Wijk, R., & Rajbhoj, A. (2015). Cranial nerve injuries with supraglottic airway devices: a systematic review of published case reports and series. Anaesthesia, 70(3), 344-359.
    DOI Scopus37 WoS33 Europe PMC18
    2015 Van Wijk, R., Watts, R., Ledowski, T., Trochsler, M., Moran, J., & Arenas, G. (2015). Deep neuromuscular block reduces intra-abdominal pressure requirements during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective observational study. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 59(4), 434-440.
    DOI Scopus38 WoS34 Europe PMC23
    2014 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., & Van Wijk, R. M. A. W. (2014). Risk of perioperative torsade de pointes in patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 119(2), 497.
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    2014 Rao Kadam, V., Van Wijk, R. M., Moran, J. L., & Miller, D. (2014). In reply to Gómez-Ríos. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 42(2), 266.
    2014 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Van Wijk, R. M. A. W., Elhalawani, I., & Barnes, A. M. (2014). Lingual nerve neuropraxia following use of the Laryngeal Mask Airway Supreme. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 26(1), 65-68.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS8 Europe PMC8
    2014 Jeyadoss, J., Nanjappa, N., Van Wijk, R. M., & Kuruppu, P. (2014). In response to baldo. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 42(4), 527.
    2014 Jeyadoss, J., Kuruppu, P., Nanjappa, N., & Van Wijk, R. M. (2014). Sugammadex hypersensitivity-A case of anaphylaxis. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 42(1), 89-92.
    DOI Scopus32 WoS26 Europe PMC14
    2013 Rao, V., van Wijk, R., Moran, J., & Miller, D. (2013). Epidural versus continuous transversus abdominis plane catheter technique for postoperative analgesia after abdominal surgery. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 41(4), 476-481.
    DOI Scopus48 WoS41 Europe PMC26
    2013 Jeyadoss, J., Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Watts, R., Sullivan, T., & van Wijk, R. (2013). Intraoperative hypothermia is associated with an increased intensive care unit length-of-stay in patients undergoing elective open abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery: A retrospective cohort study. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 41(6), 759-764.
    DOI Scopus24 WoS17 Europe PMC9
    2012 Watts, R., London, J., van Wijk, R., & Lui, Y. (2012). The influence of unrestricted use of sugammadex on clinical anaesthetic practice in a tertiary teaching hospital. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 40(2), 333-339.
    DOI Scopus21 WoS18 Europe PMC15
    2012 van Wijk, R. M. A. W., Geurts, J. W. M., & Groen, G. J. (2012). Comments on Efficacy of Radiofrequency Facet Denervation Procedures. Pain Medicine (United States), 13(6), 843-845.
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    2010 Thiruvenkatarajan, V., Osborn, K., van Wijk, R., Euler, P., Sethi, R., Moodie, S., & Biradar, V. (2010). Torsade de pointes in a patient with acute prolonged QT syndrome and poorly controlled diabetes during sevoflurane anaesthesia. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 38(3), 555-559.
    DOI Scopus12 WoS13 Europe PMC14
    2008 van Wijk, R., Geurts, J., Lousberg, R., Wynne, H., Hammink, E., Knape, J., & Groen, G. (2008). Psychological predictors of substantial pain reduction after minimally invasive radiofrequency and injection treatments for chronic low back pain. Pain Medicine, 9(2), 212-221.
    DOI Scopus40 WoS33 Europe PMC22
    2005 Van Wijk, R. M. A. W., Geurts, J. W. M., Wynne, H. J., Hammink, E., Buskens, E., Lousberg, R., . . . Groen, G. J. (2005). Radiofrequency denervation of lumbar facet joints in the treatment of chronic low back pain: A randomized, double-blind, sham lesion-controlled trial. Clinical Journal of Pain, 21(4), 335-344.
    DOI Scopus220 WoS163 Europe PMC115
    2004 Buijs, E., van Wijk, R., Geurts, J., Weeseman, R., Stolker, R., & Groen, G. (2004). Radiofrequency lumbar facet denervation: A comparative study of the reproducibility of lesion size after 2 current radiofrequency techniques. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 29(5), 400-407.
    DOI Scopus33 WoS22 Europe PMC12
    2003 Geurts, J. W. M., Van Wijk, R. M. A. W., Wynne, H. J., Hammink, E., Buskens, E., Lousberg, R., . . . Groen, G. J. (2003). Radiofrequency lesioning of dorsal root ganglia for chronic lumbosacral radicular pain: A randomised, double-blind, controlled trial. Lancet, 361(9351), 21-26.
    DOI Scopus111 WoS88 Europe PMC64
    2002 Bogduk, N., Geurts, J. W. M., Van Wijk, R. M. A. W., Stolker, R. J., Groen, G. J., Carr, D. B., & Goudas, L. C. (2002). In defense of radiofrequency neurotomy [1] (multiple letters). Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 27(4), 439-441.
    DOI Scopus13 Europe PMC3
    2002 Geurts, J. W., Van Wijk, R. M., & Groen, G. J. (2002). Radiofrequency lesioning and chronic spinal pain: A review of current concepts. Pain Clinic, 14(1), 1-28.
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    2002 Geurts, J. W. M., Lou, L., Gauci, C. A., Newnham, P., & van Wijk, R. M. A. W. (2002). Radiofrequency treatments in low back pain.. Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain, 2(3), 226-234.
    DOI Europe PMC1
    2001 Van Wijk, R. M. A. W., Geurts, J. W. M., & Wynne, H. J. (2001). Long-lasting analgesic effect of radiofrequency treatment of the lumbosacral dorsal root ganglion. Journal of Neurosurgery, 94(2 SUPPL.), 227-231.
    DOI Scopus60 WoS42 Europe PMC27
    2001 Geurts, J. W., Van Wijk, R. M., Stolker, R. J., & Groen, G. J. (2001). Efficacy of radiofrequency procedures for the treatment of spinal pain: A systematic review of randomized clinical trials. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 26(5), 394-400.
    DOI Scopus182 WoS117 Europe PMC72
    2000 Van Wijk, R. M. A. W., Geurts, J. W. M., & Buijs, E. J. (2000). Criteria for electrical nerve stimulation and outcome of radiofrequency treatment of the dorsal root ganglion in the lower back for chronic pain. Pain Clinic, 12(4), 281-286.
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    1996 Clevers, W., Buijs, E., & Van Wijk, R. (1996). Electrostimulation techniques during radiofrequency denervation procedures in the management of chronic pain. Pain Clinic, 9(4), 401-408.
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    1991 van Wijk, R. M., & Geurts, J. W. (1991). RE‐USE OF THE 29‐GAUGE SPINAL NEEDLE. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 35(3), 278.
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    1991 van Wijk, R. M. A. W., Taverne, R. H. T., & Ionescu, T. I. (1991). Extrapleural haematoma after jugular vein cannulation. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia, 38(2), 259-260.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS1 Europe PMC2
    1990 Geurts, J. W., Haanschoten, M. C., van Wijk, R. M., Kraak, H., & Besse, T. C. (1990). Post‐dural puncture headache in young patients. A comparative study between the use of 0.52 mm (25‐gauge) and 0.33 mm (29‐gauge) spinal needles. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 34(5), 350-353.
    DOI Scopus65 WoS50 Europe PMC27
    1988 SMIT, L., VANWIJK, R., RICO, R. E., & SITALSING, A. D. (1988). INTRACEREBRAL BILATERAL SYMMETRICAL CALCIFICATIONS, DEMONSTRATED IN A PATIENT WITH PSEUDOHYPOPARATHYROIDISM. CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, 90(2), 145-150.
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  • Conference Papers
    Year Citation
    2015 Ludbrook, G., Seglenieks, R., Osborn, S., van Wijk, R., Maycock, N., & Jenkins, S. (2015). Performance of computer-assisted preoperative screening through a call centre. In ANAESTHESIA Vol. 70 (pp. 31). London, ENGLAND: WILEY-BLACKWELL.

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2021 Co-Supervisor Improving the safety of sedation strategies during advanced gastrointestinal endoscopic interventions such as Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Evaluation of high flow nasal oxygenation on preoxygenation parameters during airway management for general anaesthesia procedures Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time APrf Venkatesan Thiruvenkatarajan

  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2019 - 2023 Co-Supervisor New Regional Anaesthesia Fascial Blocks: Trans-muscular Quadratus Lumborum Block and Erector Spinae Block in Postoperative Pain Management in Colonic Surgery Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Vasanth Rao Kadam
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