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  • Bansback N; How important is mode of administration in treatments for rheumatic diseases and related conditions?

    June 11, 2015

    Bansback N, Trenaman L, Harrison M. How important is mode of administration in treatments for rheumatic diseases and related conditions? Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2015 Jun;17(6):514. doi: 10.1007/s11926-015-0514-3. PubMed PMID: 25903666.

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  • Harrison M; Societal preferences for rheumatoid arthritis treatments: evidence from a discrete choice experiment

    May 28, 2015

    Harrison M, Marra C, Shojania K, Bansback N. Societal preferences for rheumatoid arthritis treatments: evidence from a discrete choice experiment. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2015 May 18. pii: kev113. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25989956.

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  • Phang PT, Raval MJ, Brown CJ; Randomized double-blind trial comparing the cosmetic outcome of cutting diathermy versus scalpel for skin incisions

    May 29, 2015

    Aird LN, Bristol SG, Phang PT, Raval MJ, Brown CJ. Randomized double-blind trial comparing the cosmetic outcome of cutting diathermy versus scalpel for skin incisions. Br J Surg. 2015 Apr;102(5):489-94. doi: 10.1002/bjs.9751. Epub 2015 Feb 18. PubMed PMID: 25692789.

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  • Dodek PM; The Very Elderly Admitted to ICU: A Quality Finish?

    May 29, 2015

    Heyland D, Cook D, Bagshaw SM, Garland A, Stelfox HT, Mehta S, Dodek P, Kutsogiannis J, Burns K, Muscedere J, Turgeon AF, Fowler R, Jiang X, Day AG; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group and the Canadian Researchers at the End of Life Network. The very elderly admitted to ICU: A quality finish? Crit Care Med.  2015 Apr 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25901550.

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  • Dodek PM; Bacteremia Antibiotic Length Actually Needed for Clinical Effectiveness (BALANCE): study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

    May 29, 2015

    Daneman N, Rishu AH, Xiong W, Bagshaw SM, Cook DJ, Dodek P, Hall R, Kumar A, Lamontagne F, Lauzier F, Marshall JC, Martin CM, McIntyre L, Muscedere J, Reynolds S, Stelfox HT, Fowler RA; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Bacteremia Antibiotic Length Actually Needed for Clinical Effectiveness (BALANCE): Study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2015 Apr 18;16(1):173. doi: 10.1186/s13063-015-0688-z. PubMed PMID: 25903783; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4407544.

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  • Dodek PM; Critical care capacity in Canada: Results of a national cross-sectional study

    May 29, 2015

    Fowler RA, Abdelmalik P, Wood G, Foster D, Gibney N, Bandrauk N, Turgeon AF, Lamontagne F, Kumar A, Zarychanski R, Green R, Bagshaw SM, Stelfox HT, Foster R, Dodek P, Shaw S, Granton J, Lawless B, Hill A, Rose L, Adhikari NK, Scales DC, Cook DJ, Marshall JC, Martin C, Jouvet P; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group and The Canadian ICU Capacity Group. Critical care capacity in Canada: Results of a national cross-sectional study. Crit Care. 2015 Apr 1;19(1):133. doi: 10.1186/s13054-015-0852-6. PubMed PMID: 25888116; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4426537.

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  • Dodek PM; Satisfaction with care and decision making among parents/caregivers in the pediatric intensive care unit: a comparison between English-speaking whites and Latinos

    May 29, 2015

    Epstein D, Unger JB, Ornelas B, Chang JC, Markovitz BP, Dodek PM, Heyland DK, Gold JI. Satisfaction with care and decision making among parents/caregivers in the pediatric intensive care unit: a comparison between English-speaking whites and Latinos. J Crit Care. 2015 Apr;30(2):236-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.11.009. Epub 2014 Dec 2. PubMed PMID: 25541103.

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  • Dodek PM; Clinician perspectives on protocols designed to minimize sedation

    January 22, 2016

    Rose L, Fitzgerald E, Cook D, Kim S, Steinberg M, Devlin JW, Ashley BJ, Dodek P, Smith O, Poretta K, Lee Y, Burns K, Harvey J, Skrobik Y, Fergusson D, Meade M, Kraguljac A, Burry L, Mehta S; SLEAP Investigators; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Clinician perspectives on protocols designed to minimize sedation. J Crit Care. 2015 Apr;30(2):348-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.10.021. Epub 2014 Oct 30. PubMed PMID: 25466317.

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  • Dodek PM; Admission of the very elderly to the intensive care unit: Family members’ perspectives on clinical decision-making from a multicenter cohort study

    May 29, 2015

    Heyland DK, Dodek P, Mehta S, Cook D, Garland A, Stelfox HT, Bagshaw SM, Kutsogiannis DJ, Burns K, Muscedere J, Turgeon AF, Fowler R, Jiang X, Day AG; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group and the Canadian Researchers at the End of Life Network (CARENET). Admission of the very elderly to the intensive care unit: Family members’ perspectives on clinical decision-making from a multicenter cohort study. Palliat Med. 2015 Apr;29(4):324-35. doi: 10.1177/0269216314566060. Epub 2015 Feb 2. PubMed PMID: 25645668.

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  • Sawatzky R. Discourses of spirituality and leadership in nursing: a mixed methods analysis.

    March 12, 2015

    Reimer-Kirkham S, Pesut B, Sawatzky R, Cochrane M, Redmond A. Discourses of spirituality and leadership in nursing: a mixed methods analysis. J Nurs Manag. 2012 Dec;20(8):1029-38. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01480.x. Epub 2012 Oct 24. PMID: 23151105

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  • Lynd L. A quantitative benefit-risk analysis of isoniazid for treatment of latent tuberculosis infection using incremental benefit framework.

    March 12, 2015

    Sadatsafavi M, Marra C, Marra F, Moran O, Fitzgerald JM, Lynd L. A quantitative benefit-risk analysis of isoniazid for treatment of latent tuberculosis infection using incremental benefit framework. Value Health. 2013 Jan-Feb;16(1):66-75. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2012.09.006. PMID: 23337217

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  • Grafstein E, Stenstrom R. Thirty-day and 1-year outcomes of emergency department patients with atrial fibrillation and no acute underlying medical cause.

    March 12, 2015

    Scheuermeyer FX, Grafstein E, Stenstrom R, Innes G, Heslop C, MacPhee J, Pourvali R, Heilbron B, McGrath L, Christenson J. Thirty-day and 1-year outcomes of emergency department patients with atrial fibrillation and no acute underlying medical cause. Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Dec;60(6):755-765.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.05.007. Epub 2012 Jun 26. PMID: 22738681

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