Dr. Lizil Gilliland

Lizil Gilliland is an anaesthesia researcher affiliated with academic hospitals in Johannesburg, contributing to the Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia. Her work is rooted in clinical anaesthesia practice, with a strong focus on perioperative patient safety, quality improvement, and systems-based interventions within resource-constrained healthcare environments.

Her publications examine critical aspects of anaesthetic care, including endotracheal tube cuff pressure management, perioperative beta-blocker use, liver resection anaesthesia, and the concept of surgical resilience through prehabilitation. She has also led audits on anaesthetic chart documentation, highlighting the importance of accurate record-keeping in improving patient outcomes and reducing medicolegal risk.

More recently, her research has expanded into environmental sustainability in healthcare, evaluating anaesthetic waste generation and recycling practices in academic hospitals. This body of work reflects a commitment to advancing safe, evidence-based anaesthesia while promoting responsible resource use and institutional accountability in perioperative medicine.