Nandini Dendukuri

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Affiliation: McGill University
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Correlation and regression
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Technology Assessment Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC H3A 1A1, Canada
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 185:3-18. 2005
  2. ncbi Validity of electron beam computed tomography for coronary artery disease: asystematic review and meta-analysis
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Technology Assessment Unit, McGill University Health Center, 687 Pine Avenue West R4, 09, Montreal, PQ, H3A 1A1 Canada
    BMC Med 5:35. 2007
  3. ncbi Bayesian sample size for diagnostic test studies in the absence of a gold standard: Comparing identifiable with non-identifiable models
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 1020 Pine Avenue West, McGill University, Montreal, Que, Canada H3A 1A2
    Stat Med 29:2688-97. 2010
  4. ncbi Comparing the validity of different sources of information on emergency department visits: a latent class analysis
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Technology Assessment Unit, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada
    Med Care 43:266-75. 2005
  5. ncbi Probiotic therapy for the prevention and treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea: a systematic review
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Technology Assessment Unit, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Que
    CMAJ 173:167-70. 2005
  6. ncbi Modeling conditional dependence between diagnostic tests: a multiple latent variable model
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que, Canada
    Stat Med 28:441-61. 2009
  7. ncbi Testing for HER2-positive breast cancer: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Technology Assessment Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que
    CMAJ 176:1429-34. 2007
  8. ncbi Bayesian sample size determination for prevalence and diagnostic test studies in the absence of a gold standard test
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 1020 Pine Avenue West, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A2, Canada
    Biometrics 60:388-97. 2004
  9. ncbi Rapid two-stage emergency department intervention for seniors: impact on continuity of care
    Jane McCusker
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, St Mary s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Acad Emerg Med 10:233-43. 2003
  10. ncbi Psychiatric outpatient consultation for seniors. Perspectives of family physicians, consultants, and patients/family: a descriptive study
    Mark J Yaffe
    Department of Family Medicine, McGill University and St Mary s Hospital Centre, 3830 Lacombe Avenue, Montreal, QC, H3T 1M5, Canada
    BMC Fam Pract 6:15. 2005

Detail Information

Publications49

  1. ncbi Correlation and regression
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Technology Assessment Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC H3A 1A1, Canada
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 185:3-18. 2005
  2. ncbi Validity of electron beam computed tomography for coronary artery disease: asystematic review and meta-analysis
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Technology Assessment Unit, McGill University Health Center, 687 Pine Avenue West R4, 09, Montreal, PQ, H3A 1A1 Canada
    BMC Med 5:35. 2007
    ..Our objective was to carry out a systematic review and meta-analysis of EBCT for the screening of asymptomatic patients and the diagnosis of symptomatic patients for CAD...
  3. ncbi Bayesian sample size for diagnostic test studies in the absence of a gold standard: Comparing identifiable with non-identifiable models
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 1020 Pine Avenue West, McGill University, Montreal, Que, Canada H3A 1A2
    Stat Med 29:2688-97. 2010
    ..User-friendly software is available for both design and analysis stages greatly facilitating the use of these methods...
  4. ncbi Comparing the validity of different sources of information on emergency department visits: a latent class analysis
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Technology Assessment Unit, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada
    Med Care 43:266-75. 2005
    ..Determining the relative validity of each source is complicated because none is a gold standard...
  5. ncbi Probiotic therapy for the prevention and treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea: a systematic review
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Technology Assessment Unit, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Que
    CMAJ 173:167-70. 2005
    ..We performed a systematic review of randomized controlled trials to assess the effectiveness of probiotic therapy...
  6. ncbi Modeling conditional dependence between diagnostic tests: a multiple latent variable model
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que, Canada
    Stat Med 28:441-61. 2009
    ..The methods are motivated and illustrated by results from a study of diagnostic tests for Chlamydia trachomatis...
  7. ncbi Testing for HER2-positive breast cancer: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Technology Assessment Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que
    CMAJ 176:1429-34. 2007
    ..We compared the cost-effectiveness of various strategies used to test HER2 status, an important first step toward evaluating the overall cost-effectiveness of trastuzumab therapy...
  8. ncbi Bayesian sample size determination for prevalence and diagnostic test studies in the absence of a gold standard test
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 1020 Pine Avenue West, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A2, Canada
    Biometrics 60:388-97. 2004
    ..Although smaller sample sizes are often found in the two-test situation, they can still be prohibitively large unless accurate information is available about the sensitivities and specificities of the tests being used...
  9. ncbi Rapid two-stage emergency department intervention for seniors: impact on continuity of care
    Jane McCusker
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, St Mary s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Acad Emerg Med 10:233-43. 2003
    ..In this study, the authors investigated the effects of the intervention on the process of care at, and during the month after, the ED visit...
  10. ncbi Psychiatric outpatient consultation for seniors. Perspectives of family physicians, consultants, and patients/family: a descriptive study
    Mark J Yaffe
    Department of Family Medicine, McGill University and St Mary s Hospital Centre, 3830 Lacombe Avenue, Montreal, QC, H3T 1M5, Canada
    BMC Fam Pract 6:15. 2005
    ..This study examines patients'/family, family practitioners', and psychiatrists' perceptions of the bi-directional pathway between such primary care doctors and consultants...
  11. ncbi Systematic detection and multidisciplinary care of depression in older medical inpatients: a randomized trial
    Martin G Cole
    Department of Psychiatry, St Mary s Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, Que
    CMAJ 174:38-44. 2006
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  12. ncbi The identification of seniors at risk screening tool: further evidence of concurrent and predictive validity
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, St Mary s Hospital, Montreal, Canada
    J Am Geriatr Soc 52:290-6. 2004
    ..To evaluate the validity of the Identification of Seniors at Risk (ISAR) screening tool for detecting severe functional impairment and depression and predicting increased depressive symptoms and increased utilization of health services...
  13. ncbi Depression in frail elders: impact on family caregivers
    Maida J Sewitch
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, St Mary s Hospital, and Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 19:655-65. 2004
    ..To examine the relationship between depression among medically ill, frail elders and family caregivers' hours of care, health status, and quality of life...
  14. ncbi Cost-effectiveness of a brief two-stage emergency department intervention for high-risk elders: results of a quasi-randomized controlled trial
    Jane McCusker
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, St Mary s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Ann Emerg Med 41:45-56. 2003
    ..We determine the cost-effectiveness of a 2-stage emergency department intervention in addition to usual ED care compared with that of usual care alone...
  15. ncbi Microvolt T-wave alternans as a predictor of mortality and severe arrhythmias in patients with left-ventricular dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Charlotte J van der Avoort
    Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Cardiovasc Disord 9:5. 2009
    ..Microvolt T-wave alternans (MTWA) has been proposed to assist in this stratification...
  16. ncbi The course of delirium in older medical inpatients: a prospective study
    Jane McCusker
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, St Mary s Hospital, McGill University, 3830 Lacombe Avenue, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1M5, Canada
    J Gen Intern Med 18:696-704. 2003
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  17. ncbi Assessment of the work environment of multidisciplinary hospital staff
    Jane McCusker
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, St Mary's Hospital Center, Montreal, Canada
    Int J Health Care Qual Assur Inc Leadersh Health Serv 18:543-51. 2005
    ..ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The four proposed scales appear to measure meaningful aspects of the working environment that are important in determining overall satisfaction with the work environment and are related to quality of care...
  18. ncbi The delirium index, a measure of the severity of delirium: new findings on reliability, validity, and responsiveness
    Jane McCusker
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, St Mary s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Am Geriatr Soc 52:1744-9. 2004
    ..To assess the reliability, validity, and responsiveness of an instrument for measuring the severity of delirium, the Delirium Index (DI)...
  19. ncbi Omega-3 fatty acids in high-risk cardiovascular patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
    Kristian B Filion
    Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Cardiovasc Disord 10:24. 2010
    ..A meta-analysis of these RCTs to estimate efficacy and safety and potential sources of heterogeneity may be helpful...
  20. ncbi Host and pathogen factors for Clostridium difficile infection and colonization
    Vivian G Loo
    Department of Microbiology, McGill University Health Centre, 687 Pine Ave W, Rm L5 06, Montreal, QC H3A 1A1, Canada
    N Engl J Med 365:1693-703. 2011
    ..The objective of this study was to identify host and bacterial factors associated with health care-associated acquisition of C. difficile infection and colonization...
  21. ncbi Nursing work environment and quality of care: differences between units at the same hospital
    Jane McCusker
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies and Quality Assessment Unit, St Mary's Hospital, Montreal, Canada
    Int J Health Care Qual Assur Inc Leadersh Health Serv 17:313-22. 2004
    ..The NWI-R sub-scales are potentially useful for comparison of work environments of different nursing units at the same hospital...
  22. ncbi The prevalence and correlates of major and minor depression in older medical inpatients
    Jane McCusker
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, St Mary s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec
    J Am Geriatr Soc 53:1344-53. 2005
    ..To describe the prevalence of and characteristics associated with major and minor depression in older medical inpatients and to compare associated characteristics by sex and history of depression...
  23. ncbi Symptoms of delirium among elderly medical inpatients with or without dementia
    Martin G Cole
    Departments of Psychiatry, St. Mary's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1M5, Canada
    J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 14:167-75. 2002
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  24. ncbi Does delirium increase hospital stay?
    Jane McCusker
    Departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies Psychiatry, St Mary s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec
    J Am Geriatr Soc 51:1539-46. 2003
    ..To determine the effects of prevalent and incident delirium on length of hospital stay...
  25. ncbi Identifying response shift statistically at the individual level
    Nancy E Mayo
    Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
    Qual Life Res 17:627-39. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to explore whether a longitudinal comparison between reported and predicted health could be used as a method of identifying subjects who potentially experienced response shift...
  26. ncbi Quality and reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies in TB, HIV and malaria: evaluation using QUADAS and STARD standards
    Patricia Scolari Fontela
    Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    PLoS ONE 4:e7753. 2009
    ..However, it is unclear whether these tools have been applied to diagnostic studies of infectious diseases. We performed a systematic review on the methodological and reporting quality of diagnostic studies in TB, malaria and HIV...
  27. ncbi Accuracy of syndrome definitions based on diagnoses in physician claims
    Genevieve Cadieux
    Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    BMC Public Health 11:17. 2011
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  28. ncbi Geographical variations in post myocardial infarction mortality and their impact on risk selection
    Abdelouahed Naslafkih
    Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Insur Med 36:282-91. 2004
    ..This highlights the interest of risk assessment using mortality analysis methodology, which makes the geographic variation in post-myocardial infarction mortality disappear...
  29. ncbi Microvolt T-wave alternans and the selective use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators for primary prevention: a cost-effectiveness study
    Kristian B Filion
    Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, 1020 Pine Avenue West Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A2, Canada
    Int J Technol Assess Health Care 25:151-60. 2009
    ..Recent studies suggest that microvolt T-wave alternans (MTWA) predicts mortality and severe arrhythmic events in this population. However, the impact of MTWA on ICD cost-effectiveness is unknown...
  30. ncbi Quantitative assessment of nuclear grooves in fine needle aspirates of the thyroid: a retrospective cytohistologic study of 94 cases
    Einas Alkuwari
    Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Anal Quant Cytol Histol 31:161-9. 2009
    ..To quantify the association between the percentage of nuclear grooves and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in fine needle aspirates (FNAs) of the thyroid...
  31. ncbi Proxy reporting of quality of life using the EQ-5D
    Hani Tamim
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Med Care 40:1186-95. 2002
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Proxy EQ-5D responses, either for a specific point in time or for assessing change over time, may not be valid measures of self-reported quality of life among older medically-ill patients...
  32. ncbi Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of early stage hepatocellular carcinoma: a health technology assessment
    Xuanqian Xie
    Technology Assessment Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Center, 687 Pine Avenue West, R4 14, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1A1
    Int J Technol Assess Health Care 26:390-7. 2010
    ..The aim of this study was to compare the clinical effectiveness and cost of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (PRFA) and surgical resection (SRS) for the management of early stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma...
  33. ncbi Impact of cardiac service availability on case-selection for angiography and survival associated with angiography
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
    Health Serv Res 38:21-40. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Despite increased case selection at hospitals with on-site cardiac services, there was no evidence of increase in the survival rate associated with angiography use at these hospitals...
  34. ncbi The feasibility and effectiveness of brief interventions to prevent depression in older subjects: a systematic review
    Martin G Cole
    Department of Psychiatry St Mary s Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 19:1019-25. 2004
    ..To explore the feasibility and effectiveness of brief interventions to prevent depression in older subjects...
  35. ncbi Evaluation of screening tests for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis: bias associated with the patient-infected-status algorithm
    Alula Hadgu
    Division of STD Prevention, National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Epidemiology 23:72-82. 2012
    ..In addition, the PISA-based estimates of sensitivity and specificity change markedly as the true prevalence changes. We recommend that PISA should not be used for estimating the sensitivity and specificity of tests...
  36. ncbi Efficient sampling approaches to address confounding in database studies
    James A Hanley
    Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Stat Methods Med Res 18:81-105. 2009
    ..This review describes some of the sampling approaches and accompanying data-analysis methods that can be used to assess, and deal efficiently with, such confounding...
  37. ncbi Investigation of an interaction between statins and clopidogrel after percutaneous coronary intervention: a cohort study
    Ana Blagojevic
    Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Center, Quebec, Canada
    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 18:362-9. 2009
    ..Previous studies have suggested that some statins may inhibit the antiplatelet effects of clopidogrel via competitive metabolism of its activating enzyme cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4)...
  38. ncbi The prevalence and phenomenology of auditory hallucinations among elderly subjects attending an audiology clinic
    Martin G Cole
    Department of Psychiatry, St-Mary's Hospital, Montreal, Canada
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:444-52. 2002
    ..CONCLUSION: Auditory hallucinations are frequent in elderly subjects with hearing impairment and seem to be associated with younger age and asymmetrical hearing impairment...
  39. ncbi Sonographic features of breast carcinoma presenting as masses in BRCA gene mutation carriers
    Benoit Mesurolle
    Cedar Breast Clinic, Department of Radiology, McGill University Health Center, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Ultrasound Med 26:817-24. 2007
    ..The purpose of this study was to review the sonographic features of breast cancer gene BRCA1- and BRCA2-associated breast carcinomas in comparison with "sporadic" breast carcinomas and benign breast masses...
  40. ncbi Hand hygiene with soap and water is superior to alcohol rub and antiseptic wipes for removal of Clostridium difficile
    Matthew T Oughton
    Department of Medicine, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 30:939-44. 2009
    ..To evaluate common hand hygiene methods for efficacy in removing Clostridium difficile...
  41. ncbi Gait speed as an incremental predictor of mortality and major morbidity in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery
    Jonathan Afilalo
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, SMBD Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Am Coll Cardiol 56:1668-76. 2010
    ..The purpose of this study was to test the value of gait speed, a clinical marker for frailty, to improve the prediction of mortality and major morbidity in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery...
  42. ncbi Inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of diabetes among the elderly
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, St Mary's Hospital, Montreal, , Canada
    Br J Clin Pharmacol 54:59-64. 2002
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Our results do not indicate an increased risk of diabetes among current users of inhaled corticosteroids...
  43. ncbi The prognostic significance of subsyndromal delirium in elderly medical inpatients
    Martin Cole
    Department of Psychiatry, St Mary s Hospital and McGillUniversity, Montreal, Quebec
    J Am Geriatr Soc 51:754-60. 2003
    ..To determine the prognostic significance of subsyndromal delirium (SSD) presentations...
  44. ncbi Evaluation of nucleic acid amplification tests in the absence of a perfect gold-standard test: a review of the statistical and epidemiologic issues
    Alula Hadgu
    Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Epidemiology 16:604-12. 2005
    ..6% and, on the basis of an optimistic prior, the specificity was 95.3%. Similarly, the sensitivity estimates ranged from 88.1% to 89.6%...
  45. ncbi Inappropriate use of meta-analysis to estimate efficacy of probiotics
    Nandini Dendukuri
    Am J Gastroenterol 102:201; author reply 202-4. 2007
  46. ncbi Risk factors for depression among elderly community subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Martin G Cole
    Department of Psychiatry, St. Mary's Hospital and McGill University, Quebeck, Canada
    Am J Psychiatry 160:1147-56. 2003
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  47. ncbi An empirical study of different diagnostic criteria for delirium among elderly medical inpatients
    Martin G Cole
    Department of Psychiatry, St Mary s Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
    J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 15:200-7. 2003
    ..DSM-IV criteria for delirium are the most inclusive criteria to date for elderly medical patients with or without dementia...
  48. ncbi The cost-effectiveness of drug-eluting stents: a systematic review
    Suzanne Ligthart
    Department of Medical Technology Assessment, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    CMAJ 176:199-205. 2007
    ..We conducted a systematic review of all published comparative cost-effectiveness analyses to identify the factors contributing to the heterogeneity of their conclusions...
  49. ncbi Disclosure of Alzheimer's disease. Senior citizens' opinions
    Marie Andrée Ouimet
    Department of Psychiatry, St Mary s Hospital Center, McGill Univesity, Montreal, Quebec
    Can Fam Physician 50:1671-7. 2004
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