M Sandra Dial

Summary

Affiliation: McGill University
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Proton pump inhibitor use and risk of community-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease defined by prescription for oral vancomycin therapy
    Sandra 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
  2. ncbi 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 cohorts
    Sandra Dial
    Respiratory Epidemiology Unit, Montreal Chest Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
    Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 1:65-72. 2006
  3. ncbi Proton pump inhibitor use and enteric infections
    M 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
  4. ncbi Use of gastric acid-suppressive agents and the risk of community-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease
    Sandra Dial
    Division of Critical Care and Respiratory and Clinical Research, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
    JAMA 294:2989-95. 2005
  5. ncbi Hemodilution and surgical hemostasis contribute significantly to transfusion requirements in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass
    Sandra Dial
    Department of Critical Care, SMBD Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 130:654-61. 2005
  6. ncbi Risk of Clostridium difficile diarrhea among hospital inpatients prescribed proton pump inhibitors: cohort and case-control studies
    Sandra Dial
    Department of Critical Care, Montreal Chest Institute, QC
    CMAJ 171:33-8. 2004
  7. ncbi Autotransfusion of shed mediastinal blood: a risk factor for mediastinitis after cardiac surgery? Results of a cluster investigation
    Sandra Dial
    Department of Critical Care, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, PQ, Canada
    Chest 124:1847-51. 2003
  8. ncbi Patterns of antibiotic use and risk of hospital admission because of Clostridium difficile infection
    Sandra Dial
    Department of Medicine, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Que
    CMAJ 179:767-72. 2008
  9. ncbi Antimicrobial drugs and community-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease, UK
    J A Chris Delaney
    McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Emerg Infect Dis 13:761-3. 2007
  10. ncbi Antimicrobial drugs and community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, United Kingdom
    Verena Schneider Lindner
    McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Emerg Infect Dis 13:994-1000. 2007

Collaborators

  • Samy Suissa
  • Alan N Barkun
  • Annie Claude Labbe
  • D Menzies
  • Sandra Dial
  • J A Chris Delaney
  • Jacques Pepin
  • Andre Dascal
  • Verena Schneider Lindner
  • Aziz Muquim
  • Tereza Martinu
  • Carlos Patino
  • Nathalie McFadden
  • Eric Marcotte
  • Marylise Boutros
  • Carol Ann Vasilevsky
  • Thanh Truc Vo
  • Serge Dube
  • Abbas Kezouh
  • J A Delaney
  • Verena Schneider-Lindner
  • Verena Schneider
  • Martin Albert
  • Eugene Delabays
  • Adora Law
  • J A C Delaney
  • Anne Gonzalez
  • Jordan Camarda
  • Khalid Alrasadi
  • Chantal Manoukian
  • Allen Huang
  • Dao Nguyen

Detail Information

Publications13

  1. ncbi Proton pump inhibitor use and risk of community-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease defined by prescription for oral vancomycin therapy
    Sandra 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...
  2. ncbi 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 cohorts
    Sandra Dial
    Respiratory Epidemiology Unit, Montreal Chest Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
    Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 1:65-72. 2006
    ....
  3. ncbi Proton pump inhibitor use and enteric infections
    M 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...
  4. ncbi Use of gastric acid-suppressive agents and the risk of community-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease
    Sandra 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...
  5. ncbi Hemodilution and surgical hemostasis contribute significantly to transfusion requirements in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass
    Sandra Dial
    Department of Critical Care, SMBD Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 130:654-61. 2005
    ....
  6. ncbi Risk of Clostridium difficile diarrhea among hospital inpatients prescribed proton pump inhibitors: cohort and case-control studies
    Sandra 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...
  7. ncbi Autotransfusion of shed mediastinal blood: a risk factor for mediastinitis after cardiac surgery? Results of a cluster investigation
    Sandra 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...
  8. ncbi Patterns of antibiotic use and risk of hospital admission because of Clostridium difficile infection
    Sandra Dial
    Department of Medicine, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Que
    CMAJ 179:767-72. 2008
    ....
  9. ncbi Antimicrobial drugs and community-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease, UK
    J 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...
  10. ncbi Antimicrobial drugs and community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, United Kingdom
    Verena 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)...
  11. ncbi Invasive aspergillosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
    Aziz 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...
  12. ncbi Risk factors for mortality following emergency colectomy for fulminant Clostridium difficile infection
    Jacques 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...
  13. ncbi Re-evaluation of acid-base prediction rules in patients with chronic respiratory acidosis
    Tereza 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...