DrChristopher Mullington, BSc (Hons), MBBS, FRCA, PhD

Research Interests
Thermoregulation
Autonomic nervous system
Obstetric anaesthesia
Health informatics
Qualifications
BSc(Hons) Physiology, Imperial College, 2005
MB BS, Imperial College, 2007
FRCA, 2012
PhD, Thermoregulation and Obstetric Regional Anaesthesia, Imperial College 2018
Publications
Articles
Morton, S; Kua, J; Mullington, CJ. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Epidural Analgesia, Intrapartum Hyperthermia and Neonatal Brain Injury. BJA 2020 [in press].
Mullington, CJ; Malhotra, S. Hyperthermia after epidural analgesia in obstetrics. BJA Ed 2020 [in press].
Mullington, CJ; Low, DA; Strutton, P; Malhotra, S. A mechanistic study of the tremor associated with epidural anaesthesia for intrapartum caesarean delivery. IJOA 2020; 43:56-64.
Mullington, CJ; Low, DA; Strutton, P; Malhotra, S. Body temperature, cutaneous heat loss and skin blood flow during epidural anaesthesia for emergency caesarean section. Anaesthesia 2018; 73(12):1500-1506.
Mullington, CJ et al. Trunk muscle responses following unpredictable loading of an abducted arm. Gait and Posture 2009; 30:181-186.
Correspondence
Mullington, CJ; Shetty, P; Dalton, J. Intubation of COVID patients: always a risky business? Anaesthesia 2020 [online ahead of print].
Mullington, CJ; Kua, J; Malhotra, S. The timing of labor epidurals in COVID-19 parturients: a balance of risk and benefit. Anesth Analg 2020; 131(2):e131-132.
Abstracts
Mullington, CJ; Low, DA; Strutton, P; Malhotra, S. Body temperature, heat balance and skin blood flow before and after epidural extension for emergency caesarean section. An investigation of the mechanism underlying epidural hyperthermia. IJOA 2018; 35(S1):P2.
Mullington, CJ; Low, DA; Strutton, P; Malhotra, S. Tremor, body temperature and temperature sensation following epidural extension for emergency caesarean section. IJOA 2018; 35(S1):O1.
Mullington, CJ; Patel, AD; Malhotra, S. The incidence and severity of side effects following obstetric neuraxial blockade and their impact upon maternal satisfaction. IJOA 2018; 35(S1):P27.
Mullington, CJ; Bartlett, RE; Terry, JE; Low, DA; Strutton, P; Malhotra, S. Is mean body temperature a cause of shivering during elective caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia? A pilot study. IJOA 26(S1): 2016, P33.
Mullington, CJ; Malhotra, S; Low, DA; Strutton, P. Heat flux: an additional driver of physiological shivering? IJOA 2015: 24(S1):S9.
Mullington, CJ; Malhotra, S; Wilkinson CG, Low, DA; Strutton, P. A comparison of the accuracy and precision of four non-invasive core temperature thermometers during cold stress and rewarming. IJOA 2015; 24(S1):S11.
Mullington, CJ; Wrench, CL; He, JJ; Low, DA; Strutton, PH; Malhotra, S. Thermal gradient: the primary driver of shivering? Anaesthesia 2014; 69(S4):38.
Mullington, CJ; Wrench, CL; He, JJ; Malhotra, S; Low, DA; Strutton, PH. Discrete onsets of shivering during cold stress in healthy individuals. Proc Physiol Soc 2014; 31.
On-going studies
Neonatal outcome and epidural hyperthermia (NOEH)
Prizes
Best Poster Presentation, Obstetric Anaesthesia 2018, Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association
Best Caesarean Section Poster, Obstetric Anaesthesia 2016, Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association
Goldberg-Schachmann and Freda Becker Memorial Fund Award 2005