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  • A comparison of perineal stapled prolapse resection and the Altemeier procedure at 2 Canadian academic hospitals

    Roy HM, Baig Z, Karimmudin AA, Raval MJ, Brown CJ, Phang PT, Gill D, Ginther DN

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  • Challenges and opportunities in interventions for chronic kidney disease of unknown origin (CKDu): report from the International Society of Nephrology Consortium of Collaborators on CKDu

    Kidney Int

    January 1, 2023

    Editorial
    Nephrology

    Smyth B, Glaser J, Butler-Dawson J, Nanayakkara N, Wegman DH, Anand S, Levin A; on behalf ofInternational Society of Nephrology’s International Consortium of Collaborators on Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (i3C)

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  • Commentary: Effect of cochlear implantation on vestibular function in children: A scoping review

    Yong M, Young E, Lea J, Foggin H, Zaia E, Kozak FK, Westerberg BD

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  • Safety and feasibility of intranasal heroin-assisted treatment: 4-week preliminary findings from a Swiss multicentre observational study

    Vogel M, Meyer M, Westenberg JN, Kormann A, Simon O, Fadlelseed RSH, Kurmann M, Bröer R, Devaud N, Sanwald U, Baumgartner S, Binder H, Strasser J, Krausz RM, Beck T, Dürsteler KM, Falcato L

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  • Targeted Temperature Management Following Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Integrating Evidence into Real World Practice

    Barker M, Sekhon M, Krychtiuk KA, van Diepen S, Alviar CL, Granger CB, Fordyce CB

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  • Range and Consistency of Cardiovascular Outcomes Reported by Clinical Trials in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review

    Wilson GJ, Van K, O’Lone E, Tong A, Craig JC, Sautenet B, Budde K, Forfang D, Gill J, Herrington WG, Jafar TH, Johnson DW, Krane V, Levin A, Malyszko J, Rossignol P, Sawinski D, Scholes-Robertons N, Strippoli G, Wang A, Winkelmayer WC, Hawley CM, Viecelli AK

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  • Humoral Responses in the Omicron Era Following 3-Dose SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Series in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    Transplant Direct

    January 1, 2023

    COVID-19
    Nephrology
    Organ Transplant
    Vaccines

    McEvoy CM, Hu Q, Abe KT, Yau K, Oliver MJ, Levin A, Gingras AC, Hladunewich MA, Yuen DA

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  • Association of Mental Health Services Access and Reincarceration Among Adults Released From Prison in British Columbia, Canada

    JAMA Netw Open

    December 15, 2022

    Access to Care
    Mental Health & Wellbeing

    Palis H, Hu K, Rioux W, Korchinski M, Young P, Greiner L, Nicholls T, Slaunwhite A

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  • Emotional response patterns, mental health, and structural vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: a latent class analysis

    Richardson C, Goodyear T, Slemon A, Gadermann A, Thomson KC, Daly Z, McAuliffe C, Pumarino J, Jenkins EK

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  • A Second Chance for Survival: Clinical Trial Evidence, Eligibility, and Barriers to Implementation of ECPR for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

    Grunau B, Singh G, Bělohlávek J, Yannopoulos D, Tonna JE, Hutin A, Nagpal D, Cournoyer A, van Diepen S

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  • Renal Safety of De Novo Angiotensin-Neprilysin Inhibition in Older Adults: Insights from a Population Based Analysis

    Yao RJR, Hawkins NM

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  • The Association between Hospital High-volume Anesthesiology Care and Patient Outcomes for Complex Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery: A Population-based Study

    Ann Surg

    October 27, 2022

    Anaesthesiology
    Cancer
    Surgery & Procedures

    Hallet J, Jerath A, d’Empaire PP, Eskander A, Carrier FM, McIsaac DI, Turgeon AF, Idestrup C, Flexman AM, Lorello G, Darling G, Kidane B, Kaliwal Y, Barabash V, Coburn N, Sutradhar R

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