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Leigh Kinsman

Researcher at University of Newcastle

Publications -  99
Citations -  4506

Leigh Kinsman is an academic researcher from University of Newcastle. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Rural health. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 90 publications receiving 3587 citations. Previous affiliations of Leigh Kinsman include United States Department of Health and Human Services & Health Science University.

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Clinical pathways: effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs

TL;DR: Clinical pathways are associated with reduced in-hospital complications and improved documentation without negatively impacting on length of stay and hospital costs.
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Emergency department crowding: A systematic review of causes, consequences and solutions

TL;DR: While the review identified increased presentations by the elderly with complex and chronic conditions as an emerging and widespread driver of crowding, more research is required to isolate the precise local factors leading to ED crowding.
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What is a clinical pathway? Development of a definition to inform the debate

TL;DR: The criteria used for the identification of relevant studies for this Cochrane Review can be used as a foundation for the development of a standardised, internationally accepted definition of a clinical pathway.
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Rating medical emergency teamwork performance: Development of the Team Emergency Assessment Measure (TEAM) ☆

TL;DR: TEAM was found to be a valid and reliable instrument and should be a useful addition to clinicians' tool set for the measurement of teamwork during medical emergencies, and further evaluation is warranted to fully determine its psychometric properties.
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Managing the deteriorating patient in a simulated environment: nursing students' knowledge, skill and situation awareness.

TL;DR: It is suggested that student nurses, at the point of qualification, may be inadequately prepared to identify and manage deteriorating patients in the clinical setting.