Leanne Aitken

Professor of Nursing
School of Health Sciences
City University London
United Kingdom

Professor Nursing
Biography

Professor Leanne Aitken is a critical care nurse who joined City University London as a Professor of Nursing in 2013 in a part-time role and has been full time since April 2016. She concurrently holds an academic title as Professor of Nursing at Griffith University and Visiting Scholar at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.

Research Intrest

Critical care, including recovery, Injury and trauma management, Decision making

List of Publications
Corley, A., Rickard, C.M., Aitken, L., Johnston, A., Barnett, A., Fraser, J.F., Lewis, S.R. and Smith, A.F. (2017). High-flow nasal cannulae for respiratory support in adult intensive care patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017(5) .
Mitchell, M.L., Kean, S., Rattray, J.E., Hull, A.M., Davis, C., Murfield, J.E. and Aitken, L.M. (2017). A family intervention to reduce delirium in hospitalised ICU patients: A feasibility randomised controlled trial. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 40, pp. 77–84.
Walker, R., Huxley, L., Juttner, M., Burmeister, E., Scott, J. and Aitken, L.M. (2017). A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Using Prophylactic Dressings to Minimize Sacral Pressure Injuries in High-Risk Hospitalized Patients. Clinical Nursing Research, 26(4), pp. 484–503.