Dr. Suzanne Crowe

Dr. Suzanne Crowe

Clinical Senior Lecturer, Paediatrics

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Biography

Dr. Suzanne Crowe studied in TCD and graduated in Medicine in 1995. She spent the summer of 1994 as a medical student working as a researcher with the Department of Surgery in the Meath Hospital, and following entry into postgraduate training with the College of Anaesthetists in Ireland, she continued her research and writing interests. After completion of specialist training in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Dr. Crowe worked as a Fellow in the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. She returned to Dublin in 2005, taking up a clinical post as Consultant Anaesthetist with a special interest in Paediatrics in Tallaght Hospital. The following year she became Clinical Lecturer in Surgery in TCD and contributed to the teaching of TCD medical students. In 2014 Dr. Crowe changed consultant post, becoming a Consultant Paediatric Intensivist and Anaesthetist in Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin, and subsequently also Senior Clinical Lecturer in Paediatrics TCD. During her long association with TCD, Dr. Crowe has authored and co-authored more than 50 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. She is President Elect of the Irish Medical Council for the term 2021-2025, the youngest incoming President in the IMC.

Publications and Further Research Outputs

  • Anaesthesia and Pain Management in, editor(s)Puri P , Pediatric Surgery, Springer, 2009, pp10.1007/978-3-642-38482-0_28-1 , [Suzanne Crowe]Book Chapter, 2009, URL
  • Thomas J, Heaney Á, Bhakta P, Crowe S, Anaesthestic Management of Removal of Aspirated Hypodermic Needle in Trachea: A Case Report., Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery, 2016Journal Article, 2016
  • Crowe S, Finding a place for grief in the workplace., Anesthesiology, 2015Journal Article, 2015
  • Bolger T, Clarke N, Crowe S, Martin C, Koe S, Paediatric Early Warning Trigger--A Cry for Help., Irish medical journal, 2015Journal Article, 2015
  • Crowe S, Tan K, Factors that influence stabilization times in children requiring transport., Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, 2011Journal Article, 2011
  • Alexander E, Murphy C, Crowe S, What parents think about physical restraint of their child to facilitate induction of anesthesia., Paediatric anaesthesia, 2010Journal Article, 2010
  • Hoesni S, Tan K, Crowe S, Inadvertent administration of drug residue causing respiratory arrest: case series., European journal of anaesthesiology, 2010Journal Article, 2010
  • Kiernan F, Crowe S, Malpuech syndrome: implications for anesthetic management., Paediatric anaesthesia, 2010Journal Article, 2010
  • Crean A, Garvey RM, Crowe S, Comprehensive surgical and medical care under general anesthesia for oppositional defiant disorder., Paediatric anaesthesia, 2010Journal Article, 2010
  • Desmond F, Crowe S, Two parents in the induction room., Paediatric anaesthesia, 2009Journal Article, 2009
  • Kiernan F, Crowe S, Safe use of the classic laryngeal mask airway and endotracheal intubation in general anaesthesia for a patient with Mowat-Wilson syndrome., Paediatric anaesthesia, 2009Journal Article, 2009
  • Bruton J, Crowe S, Combined general and regional anesthesia in a child with Ohtahara syndrome., Paediatric anaesthesia, 2008Journal Article, 2008
  • Farooq M, Tan K, Crowe S, Fasting times in caregivers of children presenting for ambulatory surgery., Paediatric anaesthesia, 2008Journal Article, 2008
  • Crowe S, Lyons B, Herbal medicine use by children presenting for ambulatory anesthesia and surgery., Paediatric anaesthesia, 2004Journal Article, 2004
  • Crowe S, Westbrook A, Bourke M, Lyons B, Russell J, Impossible laryngeal intubation in an infant with Fraser syndrome., Paediatric anaesthesia, 2004Journal Article, 2004
  • Crowe S, A response to 'Consent and anaesthetic risk', Jenkins K and Baker A B, Anaesthesia 2003; 58: 962-84., Anaesthesia, 2004Journal Article, 2004
  • Crowe S, Anaesthesia and the older surgical patient: something old, something new, something borrowed., Age and ageing, 2004Journal Article, 2004
  • Crowe S, Mannion D, Healy M, O'Hare B, Lyons B, Paediatric near-drowning: mortality and outcome in a temperate climate., Irish medical journal, 2003Journal Article, 2003
  • Crowe S, Opening training schemes to change., The BMJ, 2003Journal Article, 2003
  • Crowe S, Fitzpatrick G, Making herbal medicines safe., Anaesthesia, 2003Journal Article, 2003
  • Crowe S, Collins L, Suxamethonium and donepezil: a cause of prolonged paralysis., Anesthesiology, 2003Journal Article, 2003
  • Crowe S, O'Shea D, Should people with cognitive impairment be looking after young children?, Age and ageing, 2002Journal Article, 2002
  • Crowe S, Anesthesiology and the elderly patient: are we ready for the challenge?, Anesthesiology, 2002Journal Article, 2002
  • Crowe S, Midazolam -- an anti-emetic?, Anaesthesia, 2002Journal Article, 2002
  • Crowe S, Anaesthetic management of the elderly surgical patient with cognitive impairment., Hospital medicine (London, England : 1998), 2002Journal Article, 2002
  • Crowe S, Anaesthesia and the elderly., Anaesthesia, 2002Journal Article, 2002
  • Crowe S, McKeating K, Delayed emergence and St. John's wort., Anesthesiology, 2002Journal Article, 2002
  • Crowe S, Informed consent for regional anaesthesia., BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2002Journal Article, 2002
  • Crowe S, Fitzpatrick G, Jamaluddin MF, Use of herbal medicines in ambulatory surgical patients., Anaesthesia, 2002Journal Article, 2002
  • Crowe S, Obtaining consent in the elderly patient., Hospital medicine (London, England : 1998), 2002Journal Article, 2002
  • Crowe S, Diagnosing epidural haematomas., Anaesthesia, 2001Journal Article, 2001
  • Crowe S, The implications of herbal medicines for anaesthesia., Hospital medicine (London, England : 1998), 2001Journal Article, 2001
  • Crowe, Suzanne, Bearing Witness to Anger and Loss, Anesthesiology, 2018Journal Article, 2018, DOI , URL
  • Greaney, David and Crowe, Suzanne, The complexities of delivering anesthesia and pediatric intensive care to a critically Ill pediatric refugee, Paediatric anaesthesia, 27, (8), 2017, p867â€"868Journal Article, 2017, DOI , URL
  • Greaney, David and Nolan, Gregory and Crowe, Suzanne, Professionalism and social media in pediatric anesthesia, Paediatric anaesthesia, 27, (8), 2017, p866â€"867Journal Article, 2017, DOI , URL
  • Crowe, Suzanne, Disenfranchised Grief in the PICU: Crying for Attention, Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, 18, (8), 2017, pe367â€"e369Journal Article, 2017, DOI , URL
  • Marshall, Valerie and Holt, Francesca and Crowe, Suzanne, Tracheostomy as a Comfort Measure in Children With Life-Limiting Conditions, Journal of palliative care, 32, (3-4), 2017, p89â€"91Journal Article, 2017, DOI , URL
  • Nolan G, Crowe S, How we say goodbye: Social media, Death and the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, European Journal of Palliative Care, 24, (6), 2017, p248 - 250Journal Article, 2017
  • Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 Aug;28(8):751-752. doi: 10.1111/pan.13459. Anesthesia consensus on clinical parameters for the timing of surgical repair in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Fennessy P, Crowe S, Lenihan M, Healy M., Anesthesia consensus on clinical parameters for the timing of surgical repair in congenital diaphragmatic hernia., Pediatric Anaesthesia, 28, (8), 2018, p751 - 752Journal Article, 2018, URL
  • Fennessy, P., Crowe, S., The role of anesthesia in the prevention and management of compartment syndrome, Compartment Syndrome: Medical Causes, Symptoms and Surgical Outcomes, 2015, p29-46Journal Article, 2015
  • Crowe S, Granny Must Grieve, Intima: Journal of Narrative Medicine, Fall, 2018Journal Article, 2018, TARA - Full Text
  • Fennessy P, Murphy L, Crowe S, Cannabis Oil in an Irish Children's Critical Care Unit, Irish Medical Journal, 111, (8), 2018, p807-Journal Article, 2018
  • Delaney P, Crowe S, Short report, Irish Medical Journal, 2018, p859-Journal Article, 2018
  • Crowe S, Difficult Social Circumstances, Anesthesiology, (Jan 22), 2019, ponline-Journal Article, 2019, TARA - Full Text
  • Ffrench O'Carroll R, Feeley T, Crowe S, Doherty EM, Grief reactions and coping strategies of trainee doctors working in paediatric intensive care, British Journal of Anaesthesia, (3), 2019Journal Article, 2019, DOI
  • McAllister M, Semple D, Healy M, Crowe S, Planning the Discharge from Paediatric Intensive Care of the Child with Complex Care Needs, Medical Research Archives, 9, (3), 2021Journal Article, 2021
  • Crowe AM, niCharra R, Edwards J, Hoi Tan M, Crowe S, The Implications of the COVID19 Pandemic for Bereavement Practice and Support in PICU, Irish Medical Journal, 114, (1), 2021Journal Article, 2021, TARA - Full Text
  • Nolan GJ, Crowe S, Burnout in PICU, Current Pediatrics Reports, (11), 2020Journal Article, 2020
  • Ffrench O'Carroll R, Feeley T, Tan MH, Magner C, L'Estrange K, Efrimescu CI, O'Connor E, Lyons B, Crowe S, Psychological Impact of COVID19 on staff working in paedaitric and adult critical care, British Journal of Anaesthesia, 126, (1), 2021, pe39 - e41Journal Article, 2021, DOI
  • Chittoodan S, Crowe S, Day care general anaesthesia for a child with bardet-biedl syndrome., Case reports in medicine, 2010, (239239), 2010, p2Journal Article, 2010, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
  • Suzanne Crowe, Barry Lyons, Lloyd Mudiwa, Thrown Under the bus: The Implications for Clinical Practice in Irish Health System, Irish Medical Times, MPI Media Limited , September, 2018, p30 - 32Report, TARA - Full Text
  • Anaesthesia and Pain Management in, editor(s)Prem Puri Michael Hollwarth , Pediatric Surgery. General Principles and Newborn Surgery, London, Springer, 2006, pp427 - 441, [Aidan Magee, Suzanne Crowe]Book Chapter
  • Fluid and Electrolyte Management in Infants and Children in, editor(s)Prem Puri , Pediatric Surgery: Diagnosis and Management, London, Springer, 2021, [Shane O'Sullivan, Suzanne Crowe]Book Chapter
  • Palliative Care of Infants and Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in, editor(s)Marco Cascella , Palliative Care Medicine, London, InTechOpen, 2021, [Maeve McAllister, AnnMarie Crowe, Julie Edwards, Roisin niCharra, Suzanne Crowe]Book Chapter
  • Philbin D, Crowe S, Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Provide Model of Shared Decision-making for Incapacitated Patients, European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 5, 2021Journal Article
  • Respiratory Management of the Surgical Patient in, editor(s)Prem Puri , Pediatric Surgery: Diagnosis and Management, London, Springer, 2021, [Gregory Nolan, Suzanne Crowe]Book Chapter
  • Semple A, Crowe S, There is a Paediatric Perspective to Hospice Care Access Inequalities, BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 4, 2021Journal Article

Research Expertise

  • Title
    Does Regular Microbiological Input Change Antimicrobial Use in Paediatric Intensive Care?
    Summary
    Our PICU introduced regular weekly Microbiological rounds in PICU, in compliance with a HIQA standard for critical care. We audited the use of restricted antimicrobials before and after introduction to see if there was a difference in practice.
    Funding Agency
    Nil
    Date From
    April 1st 2021
    Date To
    April 19th 2021

Other Clinical Medicine, Other Clinical Medicine,

Recognition

  • Geraldine O'Sullivan Memorial Medal for Paediatric Anaesthesia 2000
  • Irish Healthcare Awards 2018 Research Paper of the Year October 2018
  • Member of the Paediatric Intensive Care Society of UK and Ireland (PICS) Current
  • Member of National Paediatric Mortality Register current
  • Fellow of the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland Current
  • Fellow of the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine in Ireland Current
  • Member of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) Current
  • Member of the Irish Paediatric Anaesthesia and Critical Care Society of Ireland (IPACCSI) Current
  • Ordinary member of National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) 2018
  • Chair of the Ethics Working Group for the Termination of Pregnancy Amendment with the Irish Medical Council (2018-2019)
  • Chair of Our Lady's CHildren's Hospital Crumlin Blood Transfusion Committee. 2017
  • Medical Director of Paediatric Intensive Care, Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin. 2017
  • Member of Working Group for Irish Paediatric Intensive Care Model of Care - HSE policy document published jointly between HSE and College of Anesthesiologists in 2018. 2017
  • President Elect of the Irish Medical Council. Will commence 3 year term on June 1st 2021. June 2021
  • Member of Children's Rights Alliance April 2021
  • Credentials Committee Member in College of Anaesthetists Ireland 2016
  • Chair of the Ethics Committee, Irish Medical Council 2018
  • Lead for Paediatric Organ Donation, Organ Donation and Transplant Ireland. January 2017
  • Member of Children's Rights Alliance April 2021
  • Chair of Our Lady's CHildren's Hospital Crumlin Blood Transfusion Committee. 2017
  • Member of Working Group for Irish Paediatric Intensive Care Model of Care - HSE policy document published jointly between HSE and College of Anesthesiologists in 2018. 2017
  • Member of Irish Medical Council 2018
  • Ordinary member of National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) 2018
  • Medical Director of Paediatric Intensive Care, Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin. 2017
  • Chair of the Ethics Committee, Irish Medical Council 2018
  • Lead for Paediatric Organ Donation, Organ Donation and Transplant Ireland. January 2017
  • Chair of the Ethics Working Group for the Termination of Pregnancy Amendment with the Irish Medical Council (2018-2019)
  • Member of Irish Medical Council 2018
  • Medical Council Representative on the Medical Intern Board (National Doctors Training and Planning Board, HSE) 2019
  • Credentials Committee Member in College of Anaesthetists Ireland 2016
  • President Elect of the Irish Medical Council. Will commence 3 year term on June 1st 2021. June 2021
  • Medical Council Representative on the Medical Intern Board (National Doctors Training and Planning Board, HSE) 2019