Georgia Harburg

Georgia Harburg is a researcher affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She is also connected to clinical institutions including the Clinical Toxicology Unit at Princess Alexandra Hospital and Ipswich Hospital. Her documented contributions to academic literature center on clinical toxicology, specifically case studies involving severe drug-related emergencies and withdrawal syndromes. Harburg has co-authored peer-reviewed publications in Emergency Medicine Australasia, a journal focused on emergency care in Australia and New Zealand.

Key publications include 'Survival with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation following cardiac arrest due to nortriptyline overdose' (2022), co-authored with Michael Humphreys, Jason Pincus, and Katherine Z. Isoardi. This work details a case of successful intervention using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in a patient experiencing cardiac arrest from nortriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant overdose. Another publication is 'Acute tramadol withdrawal: An unusual cause of severe acute behavioural disturbance' (2021), with Keith Harris and Katherine Z. Isoardi, which reports tramadol withdrawal leading to extreme agitation and behavioral changes, emphasizing its recognition in clinical practice. Additionally, 'When fantasy fades: A case of severe delirium due to GHB withdrawal' (2020), again with Keith Harris and Katherine Z. Isoardi, describes a severe case of delirium resulting from gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) withdrawal. These case reports contribute to the understanding of rare but critical presentations in toxicology, aiding emergency physicians in diagnosis and management. Harburg's ORCID identifier is 0000-0002-4449-241X, linking her to these works and affiliations.