Bruce Biccard
Nuffield Professor of Anaesthetic Science
Bruce Biccard's research interests include perioperative medicine, perioperative outcomes and global surgery. He is a proponent of international collaborative research. He is Director of the African Perioperative Research Group (APORG) which has delivered the African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS), the ASOS-2 Trial, the African Covid-19 Critical Care Outcomes Study (ACCCOS), the African Surgical Outcomes Study in Paediatric patients (ASOS-Paeds), and the African Critical Illness Outcomes Study (ACIOS). He is the co-Lead for the NIHR Global Health Group on Perioperative and Critical Care. He is a NRF A-Rated Scientist. Bruce has published a book titled ‘Safer surgery for Africa: Challenges and Solutions’.
Key publications
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The African Critical Illness Outcomes Study (ACIOS): a point prevalence study of critical illness in 22 nations in Africa
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Baker T. et al, (2025), The Lancet, 405, 715 - 724
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Outcomes after surgery for children in Africa (ASOS-Paeds): a 14-day prospective observational cohort study.
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ASOS-Paeds Investigators None., (2024), Lancet, 403, 1482 - 1492
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Enhanced postoperative surveillance versus standard of care to reduce mortality among adult surgical patients in Africa (ASOS-2): a cluster-randomised controlled trial
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Biccard BM. et al, (2021), The Lancet Global Health, 9, e1391 - e1401
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes after caesarean delivery in the African Surgical Outcomes Study: a 7-day prospective observational cohort study
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Bishop D. et al, (2019), The Lancet Global Health, 7, e513 - e522
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Perioperative patient outcomes in the African Surgical Outcomes Study: a 7-day prospective observational cohort study
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Biccard BM. et al, (2018), The Lancet, 391, 1589 - 1598
Recent publications
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The impact of the MMed research requirement on registrar training and specialist registration in South Africa: An internet e-survey
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Biccard BM. et al, (2025), South African Medical Journal, e2788 - e2788
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The African Critical Illness Outcomes Study (ACIOS): a point prevalence study of critical illness in 22 nations in Africa
Journal article
Baker T. et al, (2025), The Lancet, 405, 715 - 724
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The lifetime risk of surgery in England: a nationwide observational cohort study
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Watson S-L. et al, (2024), British Journal of Anaesthesia, 133, 768 - 775
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Method of Anesthesia and Perioperative Risk Factors, Maternal Anesthesia Complications, and Neonatal Mortality Following Cesarean Delivery in Africa: A Substudy of a 7-day Prospective Observational Cohort Study
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Gerber C. et al, (2024), Obstetric Anesthesia Digest, 44, 151 - 152
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Outcomes after surgery for children in Africa (ASOS-Paeds): a 14-day prospective observational cohort study.
Journal article
ASOS-Paeds Investigators None., (2024), Lancet, 403, 1482 - 1492