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Role of organisational structure in implementation of sedation protocols: a comparison of Canadian and French ICUsPeter Dodek
Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada
BMJ Qual Saf 21:715-21. 2012..Considering these differences, the purpose of this study was to compare implementation of sedation protocols as indicated by frequency of sedation assessment and response to levels of sedation between a Canadian and a French ICU...- Organizational and safety culture in Canadian intensive care units: relationship to size of intensive care unit and physician management modelPeter M Dodek
Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences and Division of Critical Care Medicine, Providence Health Care and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6Z 1Y6
J Crit Care 27:11-7. 2012.... - Intensive care unit admissions for community-acquired pneumonia are seasonal but are not associated with weather or reports of influenza-like illness in the communityPeter M Dodek
Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St Paul s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B C, Canada V6Z1Y6
J Crit Care 26:228-33. 2011.... - Structure, process, and outcome of all intensive care units within the province of British Columbia, CanadaPeter M Dodek
Program in Critical Care Medicine, St Paul s Hospital and University of BC, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
J Intensive Care Med 25:149-55. 2010..c... - More men than women are admitted to 9 intensive care units in British ColumbiaPeter Dodek
Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC, Canada
J Crit Care 24:630.e1-8. 2009..The aim of this study is to determine if more males than females are admitted to adult intensive care units (ICUs)... 
Evidence-based clinical practice guideline for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumoniaPeter Dodek
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Ann Intern Med 141:305-13. 2004..Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is an important patient safety issue in critically ill patients...- Mandatory reporting of "imminent" death to identify organ donors: history, controversy, and potential solutionsPeter Dodek
Program of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St Paul s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Can J Anaesth 50:955-60. 2003.... - Explicit approach to rounds in an ICU improves communication and satisfaction of providersPeter M Dodek
Program in Critical Care Medicine, St Paul s Hospital and University of British Columbia, 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B C, V6Z 1Y6, Canada
Intensive Care Med 29:1584-8. 2003..To evaluate an explicit approach to responsibilities and reporting during bedside rounds in the intensive care unit (ICU)... - Questionable history of immediate-type hypersensitivity to penicillin in Staphylococcal endocarditis: treatment based on skin-test results vers-us empirical alternative treatment--A decision analysisP Dodek
Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St Paul s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 1Y6, Canada
Clin Infect Dis 29:1251-6. 1999..Patients who have endocarditis due to S. aureus that is susceptible to cloxacillin and who also have a questionable history of immediate-type hypersensitivity to penicillin should be skin-tested before starting antibiotic therapy... - Initial management of trauma by a trauma team: effect on timeliness of care in a teaching hospitalP Dodek
Department of Medicine, St Paul s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Am J Med Qual 15:3-8. 2000..We conclude that implementation of a trauma team in a teaching hospital is associated with a minimal effect on timeliness of care for admitted trauma patients... - Underutilization of acute care settings in a tertiary care hospitalB Trerise
Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Int J Qual Health Care 13:27-32. 2001..To estimate underutilization of acute care settings in a tertiary care hospital... - Intravenous insulin nomogram improves blood glucose control in the critically illG Brown
Pharmacy, St Paul s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Crit Care Med 29:1714-9. 2001..To improve control of blood glucose concentrations in critically ill patients through use of a bedside, nurse-managed, intravenous insulin nomogram... - Introduction of a comprehensive management protocol for severe sepsis is associated with sustained improvements in timeliness of care and survivalR MacRedmond
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Qual Saf Health Care 19:e46. 2010..This study investigates the effectiveness of a comprehensive management protocol for recognition and initial treatment of severe sepsis that spans from the emergency department (ED) to the intensive care unit... - Intensive care unit survivors have fewer hospital readmissions and readmission days than other hospitalized patients in British ColumbiaSean P Keenan
Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C, Canada
Crit Care Med 32:391-8. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: Survivors of a hospital stay that includes admission to an ICU have fewer hospital readmissions and readmission days after their discharge than do survivors of a hospital stay without intensive care... - Intensive care unit admission has minimal impact on long-term mortalitySean P Keenan
Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Crit Care Med 30:501-7. 2002..17-1.27) and was completely overshadowed by the effect of age, gender, and diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: After controlling for the effect of hospital admission, admission to ICU has minimal independent effect on mortality after discharge... - The impact of prolonged continuous wakefulness on resident clinical performance in the intensive care unit: a patient simulator studyRobert Sharpe
Critical Care Division and Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Crit Care Med 38:766-70. 2010..To evaluate the impact of prolonged continuous wakefulness on resident performance under controlled experimental conditions... - Variation in length of intensive care unit stay after cardiac arrest: where you are is as important as who you areSean P Keenan
Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St Paul s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Crit Care Med 35:836-41. 2007..To determine whether hospital site is independently associated with length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay in those patients who die in hospital after experiencing a cardiac arrest... - Ventilator-associated pneumonia. Prevention, diagnosis, and therapySean P Keenan
Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Crit Care Clin 18:107-25. 2002..Improvements in care of patients who are at risk for or who have developed VAP will depend on the judicious application of this information for individual patients... - Effect of ambient workload in the intensive care unit on mortality and time to discharge aliveScot A Mountain
Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St Paul s Hospital, and the Program in Critical Care Medicine, University of British Columbia, both in Vancouver, British Columbia
Healthc Q 12:8-14. 2009..Future resource planning and studies of patient safety would benefit from a prospective analysis of these factors to define workload limits and tolerances... - The efficacy and safety of glucose control algorithms in intensive care: a pilot study of the Survival Using Glucose Algorithm Regulation (SUGAR) trialWilliam R Henderson
UBC Program of Critical Care Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Pol Arch Med Wewn 119:439-46. 2009..Several single center studies have attempted to demonstrate the benefit of intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients with variable results... - Length of ICU stay for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease varies among large community hospitalsSean P Keenan
Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St. Paul's Hospital 620B-1081 Burrard and University of British Columbia, V6Z 1Y6, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Intensive Care Med 29:590-5. 2003..These small area variations may point to opportunities to improve efficiency of care. Further prospective, detailed data collection is required to validate these observations and to identify factors responsible for any differences found... - Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: current practice in Canadian intensive care unitsDaren K Heyland
Department of Medicine, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
J Crit Care 17:161-7. 2002..To evaluate the current use of strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and to identify interventions to target for quality-improvement initiatives... 
Pneumothorax after insertion of central venous catheters in the intensive care unit: association with month of year and week of monthNajib T Ayas
Program in Critical Care Medicine, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Qual Saf Health Care 16:252-5. 2007....- Adjustment of intensive care unit outcomes for severity of illness and comorbidity scoresMonica Norena
Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C, Canada V6Z 1Y6
J Crit Care 21:142-50. 2006..CONCLUSION: The value of APACHE II and comorbidity scores as adjustment variables depends on the outcome and population of interest... - Canadian nurses' and respiratory therapists' perspectives on withdrawal of life support in the intensive care unitGraeme M Rocker
Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center, Halifax, Nova Scotia
J Crit Care 20:59-65. 2005..To describe perspectives of nurses (RNs) and respiratory therapists (RTs) related to end-of-life care for critically ill patients... - DNR directives are established early in mechanically ventilated intensive care unit patientsTasnim Sinuff
Department of Medicine, McMaster University Health Sciences Center, Room 2C11, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada
Can J Anaesth 51:1034-41. 2004..The strongest predictors of DNR directives were physician prediction of low probability of survival, physician perception of patient preference to limit life support, organ dysfunction, medical diagnosis and age... - Translating family satisfaction data into quality improvementPeter M Dodek
Program in Critical Care Medicine and Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Crit Care Med 32:1922-7. 2004.... - Most critically ill patients are perceived to die in comfort during withdrawal of life support: a Canadian multicentre studyGraeme M Rocker
Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Can J Anaesth 51:623-30. 2004..Most deaths in intensive care units (ICUs) follow a withdrawal of life support (LS). Evaluation of this process including the related perspectives of grieving family members is integral to improvement of palliation in the ICU... - Computerized physician order entry of diagnostic tests in an intensive care unit is associated with improved timeliness of serviceWillie Thompson
Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Crit Care Med 32:1306-9. 2004..5 to 29.5 mins. CONCLUSIONS: Introduction of computerized physician order entry for ordering "stat" tests in an intensive care unit is associated with improved timeliness of these tests... - Family satisfaction with care in the intensive care unit: results of a multiple center studyDaren K Heyland
Departments of Medicine, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Crit Care Med 30:1413-8. 2002..To determine the level of satisfaction of family members with the care that they and their critically ill relative received... - Dying in the ICU: perspectives of family membersDaren K Heyland
Department of Medicine, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada
Chest 124:392-7. 2003..To describe the perspectives of family members to the care provided to critically ill patients who died in the ICU... - Decision-making in the ICU: perspectives of the substitute decision-makerDaren K Heyland
Department of Medicine, Angada 3, Kingston General Hospital, Ontario, Canada
Intensive Care Med 29:75-82. 2003..To describe the substitute decision-makers' perspectives related to decision-making in the intensive care unit (ICU) and to determine those variables associated with their overall satisfaction with decision-making...