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Proton pump inhibitor use and risk of community-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease defined by prescription for oral vancomycin therapySandra Dial
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que
CMAJ 175:745-8. 2006..In this study we re-examined a previously reported association between the use of proton pump inhibitors and the development of community-acquired CDAD, this time using an alternative case definition of the disease...
Is there a role for mask continuous positive airway pressure in acute respiratory failure due to COPD? Lessons from a retrospective audit of 3 different cohortsSandra Dial
Respiratory Epidemiology Unit, Montreal Chest Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 1:65-72. 2006....
Proton pump inhibitor use and enteric infectionsM Sandra Dial
Department of Medicine, Montreal Chest Institute and SMBD Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Am J Gastroenterol 104:S10-6. 2009..Concerns have been raised about the possible association of PPIs with enteric infections. This article reviews the studies that have examined the associations of proton pump inhibitors in particular, and enteric infections...
Use of gastric acid-suppressive agents and the risk of community-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated diseaseSandra Dial
Division of Critical Care and Respiratory and Clinical Research, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
JAMA 294:2989-95. 2005..Recent reports suggest an increasing occurrence and severity of Clostridium difficile-associated disease. We assessed whether the use of gastric acid-suppressive agents is associated with an increased risk in the community...
Hemodilution and surgical hemostasis contribute significantly to transfusion requirements in patients undergoing coronary artery bypassSandra Dial
Department of Critical Care, SMBD Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 130:654-61. 2005....
Risk of Clostridium difficile diarrhea among hospital inpatients prescribed proton pump inhibitors: cohort and case-control studiesSandra Dial
Department of Critical Care, Montreal Chest Institute, QC
CMAJ 171:33-8. 2004..Reduced gastric acidity has been suggested as a risk factor, and we hypothesized that proton pump inhibitors, because of their potency, may be an independent risk factor for this problem...
Autotransfusion of shed mediastinal blood: a risk factor for mediastinitis after cardiac surgery? Results of a cluster investigationSandra Dial
Department of Critical Care, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, PQ, Canada
Chest 124:1847-51. 2003..After the introduction of autotransfusion of shed mediastinal blood following cardiac surgery, the incidence of mediastinitis increased. The role of autotransfusion in the increased occurrence of this serious complication was examined...
Patterns of antibiotic use and risk of hospital admission because of Clostridium difficile infectionSandra Dial
Department of Medicine, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Que
CMAJ 179:767-72. 2008....
Antimicrobial drugs and community-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease, UKJ A Chris Delaney
McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Emerg Infect Dis 13:761-3. 2007..CDAD risk increased 3-fold with use of any antimicrobial agent and 6-fold with use of fluoroquinolones. Prior use of antimicrobial agents did not affect risk for CDAD after 6 months...
Antimicrobial drugs and community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, United KingdomVerena Schneider Lindner
McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Emerg Infect Dis 13:994-1000. 2007..37, CI 2.80-4.09) and macrolides (OR 2.50, CI 2.14-2.91)...
Invasive aspergillosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasesAziz Muquim
Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit of the Montreal Chest Institute, Montreal, Qubec, Canada
Can Respir J 12:199-204. 2005..More judicious use of antibiotics and avoidance of prolonged high-dose corticosteroids may help prevent occurrences of IPA with its attendant serious morbidity and high mortality...
Risk factors for mortality following emergency colectomy for fulminant Clostridium difficile infectionJacques Pepin
University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Dis Colon Rectum 52:400-5. 2009..This study evaluated risk factors for mortality after emergency colectomy for fulminant Clostridium difficile infection...
Re-evaluation of acid-base prediction rules in patients with chronic respiratory acidosisTereza Martinu
Respiratory Epidemiology Unit, Montreal Chest Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Can Respir J 10:311-5. 2003..5 mmol/L predicted using the rules derived from the canine model. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with chronic stable hypercapnia, acid-base compensatory mechanisms appear to be more effective than would be predicted using the classic rules...
