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  • Levin A. Small acute increases in serum creatinine are associated with decreased long-term survival in the critically ill.

    February 25, 2015

    Linder A, Fjell C, Levin A, Walley KR, Russell JA, Boyd JH. Small acute increases in serum creatinine are associated with decreased long-term survival in the critically ill. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 May 1;189(9):1075-81. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201311-2097OC. PMID: 24601781.

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  • Li LC. A proof-of-concept study of ANSWER, a web-based methotrexate decision aid for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

    February 25, 2015

    Li LC, Adam PM, Backman CL, Lineker S, Jones CA, Lacaille D, Townsend AF, Yacyshyn E, Yousefi C, Tugwell P, Leese J, Stacey D. A proof-of-concept study of ANSWER, a web-based methotrexate decision aid for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 Oct;66(10):1472-81. doi: 10.1002/acr.22319. Epub 2014 Mar 12. PMID: 24623617.

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  • Dodek PM. Association between source of infection and hospital mortality in patients who have septic shock.

    February 25, 2015

    Leligdowicz A, Dodek PM, Norena M, Wong H, Kumar A, Kumar A; The Co-operative Antimicrobial Therapy of Septic Shock (CATSS) Database Research Group. Association between source of infection and hospital mortality in patients who have septic shock. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 May 15;189(10):1204-13. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201310-1875OC. Epub 2014 Mar 17. PMID: 24635548

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  • Dodek P. Nonleg venous thrombosis in critically ill adults: A nested prospective cohort study.

    February 25, 2015

    Lamontagne F, McIntyre L, Dodek P, Heels-Ansdell D, Meade M, Pemberton J, Skrobik Y, Seppelt I, Vlahakis NE, Muscedere J, Reece G, Ostermann M, Padayachee S, Alhashemi J, Walsh M, Lewis B, Schiff D, Moody A, Zytaruk N, Leblanc M, Cook DJ; for the PROTECT (Prophylaxis for Thromboembolism in Critical Care Trial) Investigators, on behalf of the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group. Nonleg venous thrombosis in critically ill adults: A nested prospective cohort study. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 May;174(5):689-96. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.169. Epub 2014 Mar 17. PMID: 24638843.

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  • Stenstrom R, Grafstein E: Feasibility of using emergency department patient experience surveys as a proxy for equity of care

    January 22, 2016

    Chiu H, Batara N, Stenstrom R, Carley L, Jones C, Cuthbertson L, Grafstein E. Feasibility of using emergency department patient experience surveys as a proxy for equity of care. Patient Experience. 2014 Feb; 1(2); 13:78–86.

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  • Frankish J. Meanings of well-being from the perspectives of youth recently diagnosed with psychosis.

    February 25, 2015

    Lal S, Ungar M, Malla A, Frankish J, Suto M. Meanings of well-being from the perspectives of youth recently diagnosed with psychosis. J Ment Health. 2014 Feb;23(1):25-30. doi: 10.3109/09638237.2013.841866. PMID: 24484189.

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  • Gill JS. Economic consequences incurred by living kidney donors: A Canadian multi-center prospective study.

    February 25, 2015

    Klarenbach S, Gill JS, Knoll G, Caulfield T, Boudville N, Prasad GV, Karpinski M, Storsley L, Treleaven D, Arnold J, Cuerden M, Jacobs P, Garg AX; for the Donor Nephrectomy Outcomes Research (DONOR) Network. Economic consequences incurred by living kidney donors: A Canadian multi-center prospective study. Am J Transplant. 2014 Apr;14(4):916-22. doi: 10.1111/ajt.12662. Epub 2014 Mar 5. PMID: 24597854.

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  • Humphries KH. Basis for sex-dependent outcomes in acute coronary syndrome.

    February 25, 2015

    Izadnegahdar M, Norris C, Kaul P, Pilote L, Humphries KH. Basis for sex-dependent outcomes in acute coronary syndrome. Can J Cardiol. 2014 Jul;30(7):713-20. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2013.08.020. Epub 2014 Jan 24. PMID: 24468419.

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  • Henrich N, Lynd LD. De-escalation of therapy for paediatric medulloblastoma: Trade-offs between quality of life and survival.

    February 25, 2015

    Henrich N, Marra CA, Gastonguay L, Mabbott D, Malkin D, Fryer C, Bouffet E, Taylor M, Hukin J, Scantlebury N, Lynd LD. De-escalation of therapy for paediatric medulloblastoma: Trade-offs between quality of life and survival. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2014 Jul;61(7):1300-4. doi: 10.1002/pbc.24990. Epub 2014 Feb 24. PMID: 24616367.n

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  • Levin A. The effect of lowering LDL cholesterol on vascular access latency: Post-hoc analysis of the study of heart and renal protection.

    February 25, 2015

    Herrington W, Emberson J, Staplin N, Blackwell L, Fellstrom B, Walker R, Levin A, Hooi LS, Massy ZA, Tesar V, Reith C, Haynes R, Baigent C, Landray MJ; on behalf of the SHARP Investigators. The effect of lowering LDL cholesterol on vascular access latency: Post-hoc analysis of the study of heart and renal protection. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014 May;9(5):914-9. doi: 10.2215/CJN.10371013. Epub 2014 Mar 13. PMID: 24626433.

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  • Levin A. Evaluating the contribution of the cause of kidney disease to prognosis in CKD: Results from the Study of Heart and Renal Protection (SHARP).

    February 25, 2015

    Haynes R, Staplin N, Emberson J, G Herrington W, Tomson C, Agodoa L, Tesar V, Levin A, Lewis D, Reith C, Baigent C, Landray MJ; SHARP Collaborative Group. Evaluating the contribution of the cause of kidney disease to prognosis in CKD: Results from the Study of Heart and Renal Protection (SHARP). Am J Kidney Dis. 2014 Jul;64(1):40-8. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.12.013. Epub 2014 Mar 5. PMID: 24613056.

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  • Sawatzky R. The privileged normalization of marijuana use—an analysis of Canadian newspaper reporting, 1997–2007.

    February 25, 2015

    Haines-Saah RJ, Johnson JL, Repta R, Ostry A, Young ML, Shoveller J, Sawatzky R, Greaves L, Ratner PA. The privileged normalization of marijuana use—an analysis of Canadian newspaper reporting, 1997–2007. Crit Public Health. 2014 Mar;24(1): 47–61. Epub 2013 Jan 3. PMID: 24574580.

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