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Intensive care outcomes in bone marrow transplant recipients: a population-based cohort analysisDamon C Scales
Department of Critical Care, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room D108, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
Crit Care 12:R77. 2008..Our objective was to determine the long-term outcome of bone marrow transplant recipients admitted to an ICU during subsequent hospitalizations...
The ICU outreach teamDamon C Scales
Adult Critical Care Program, and the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Crit Care 18:95-106. 2003
Prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism in neurointensive care patients: survey of Canadian practiceDamon C Scales
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Crit Care 24:176-84. 2009..For this population, anticoagulant thromboprophylaxis remains controversial and randomized controlled studies are sparse. Our goal was to establish sufficient clinical equipoise to facilitate future research in this area...- The effect of tracheostomy timing during critical illness on long-term survivalDamon C Scales
Department of Critical Care, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
Crit Care Med 36:2547-57. 2008..Tracheostomy is common in intensive care unit patients, but the appropriate timing is controversial... - Health technology assessment in critical careDamon C Scales
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, M4N 3M5, Toronto, Canada
Intensive Care Med 33:2183-91. 2007..Heath technology assessments (HTAs) evaluate the benefits and costs of devices for monitoring and therapy (and their associated requirements for human resources) which contribute to the high expense associated with ICU admission... - Difference in reported pre-morbid health-related quality of life between ARDS survivors and their substitute decision makersDamon C Scales
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook and Women s Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, M4N 3M5, Toronto, Canada
Intensive Care Med 32:1826-31. 2006..Substitute decision makers may consider the pre-morbid health status of their critically ill loved one when making treatment decisions on her/his behalf... - Administrative data accurately identified intensive care unit admissions in OntarioDamon C Scales
Department of Critical Care, Sunnybrook and Women s College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, G1 06, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Epidemiol 59:802-7. 2006..To evaluate the accuracy of Ontario administrative health data for identifying intensive care unit (ICU) patients... - Prophylactic anticoagulation to prevent venous thromboembolism in traumatic intracranial hemorrhage: a decision analysisDamon C Scales
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Room D108, Toronto, ON, Canada
Crit Care 14:R72. 2010..Using decision analysis modeling techniques, we developed a model for examining this trade-off for trauma patients with documented ICH... - A multifaceted intervention for quality improvement in a network of intensive care units: a cluster randomized trialDamon C Scales
Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
JAMA 305:363-72. 2011..Evidence-based practices improve intensive care unit (ICU) outcomes, but eligible patients may not receive them. Community hospitals treat most critically ill patients but may have few resources dedicated to quality improvement... - Medical technology in the intensive care unitDamon C Scales
Department of Critical Care, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Curr Opin Crit Care 10:238-45. 2004 - Estimating sample size in critical care clinical trialsDamon C Scales
Department of Critical Care Medicine, St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Crit Care 20:6-11. 2005..The relationship among confidence intervals, precision, and study power is also discussed... - Surrogate decision makers' attitudes towards research decision making for critically ill patientsKali A Barrett
Internal Medicine Programme, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Intensive Care Med 38:1616-23. 2012..To examine the attitudes and preferences of surrogate decision makers (SDMs) regarding their involvement in the consent to research process for ICU patients... - Association of ICU or hospital admission with unintentional discontinuation of medications for chronic diseasesChaim M Bell
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, Keenan Research Centre in Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
JAMA 306:840-7. 2011..The intensive care unit (ICU) may pose an even greater risk because of the focus on acute events and the presence of multiple transitions in care... - Documentation of best interest by intensivists: a retrospective study in an Ontario critical care unitMohana Ratnapalan
Department of Critical Care Medicine, William Osler Health System, Brampton Civic Hospital, 2100 Bovaird Drive East, Brampton, Ontario L6R3J7, Canada
BMC Med Ethics 11:1. 2010..We sought to determine how well such discussions are documented in a typical intensive care unit... - Ethical challenges in conducting research on dying patients and those at high risk of dyingBlair Henry
Ethics Center, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Account Res 19:1-12. 2012..Adhering to these principles will help ensure that dying patients or patients at high risk of dying can still participate in research that has the potential to advance knowledge and improve future care... - Chronic dialysis and death among survivors of acute kidney injury requiring dialysisRon Wald
Division of Nephrology, St Michael s Hospital, 61 Queen St East, 9 140, Toronto, ON M5C 2T2, Canada
JAMA 302:1179-85. 2009..Severe acute kidney injury among hospitalized patients often necessitates initiation of short-term dialysis. Little is known about the long-term outcome of those who survive to hospital discharge... - The accuracy of administrative data for identifying the presence and timing of admission to intensive care units in a Canadian provinceAllan Garland
Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Med Care 50:e1-6. 2012..A prerequisite for using administrative data to study the care of critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs) is that it accurately identifies such care. Only limited data exist on this subject... - The use of wireless e-mail to improve healthcare team communicationChris O'Connor
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Room D1 08, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada M4N3M5
J Am Med Inform Assoc 16:705-13. 2009..To assess the impact of using wireless e-mail for clinical communication in an intensive care unit (ICU)... - Patients' preferences for enrolment into critical-care trialsDamon C Scales
Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Intensive Care Med 35:1703-12. 2009..Most critically ill patients are incapable of providing informed consent for research... - Reducing time-to-treatment decreases mortality of trauma patients with acute subdural hematomaHomer C N Tien
Division of General Surgery, Tory Regional Trauma Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Canada
Ann Surg 253:1178-83. 2011..To determine if reducing prehospital time and time-to-craniotomy is associated with decreased mortality in trauma patients with acute subdural hematomas... - Update in critical care 2007Robert A Fowler
Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 177:808-19. 2008 - Is a mass immunization program for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 good value for money? Evidence from the Canadian ExperienceBeate Sander
Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Vaccine 28:6210-20. 2010.... - High-dose renal replacement therapy for acute kidney injury: Systematic review and meta-analysisRyan Van Wert
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Crit Care Med 38:1360-9. 2010..To determine the effect of renal replacement therapy dose on mortality and dialysis dependence in patients with acute kidney injury... - A systematic review of the Charlson comorbidity index using Canadian administrative databases: a perspective on risk adjustment in critical care researchDale M Needham
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Crit Care 20:12-9. 2005..Future research should focus on updating the Charlson index for recent changes in the prognosis of comorbid diseases and introduction of International Statistical Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision coding of discharge abstracts... - Patient contact recall after SARS exposurePopy Dimoulas
Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Emerg Infect Dis 11:625-8. 2005..Healthcare workers reliably recalled events 6 months after exposure... - Has mortality from acute respiratory distress syndrome decreased over time?: A systematic reviewJason Phua
F R C P C, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst Street, 2MCL 411M, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 179:220-7. 2009..It is commonly stated that mortality from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute lung injury (ALI) is decreasing... 
Outcomes of interfacility critical care adult patient transport: a systematic reviewEddy Fan
Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst Street, F2-150, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada
Crit Care 10:R6. 2006..Further study is required to define the risks and benefits of interfacility transfer in this patient population. Such information is important for the planning and allocation of resources related to transporting critically ill adults...- Pay for performance in the intensive care unit--opportunity or threat?Kristina Khanduja
Department of Anaesthesia, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Crit Care Med 37:852-8. 2009..Our objective was to describe these programs and their potential implementation in intensive care units (ICUs)... - Predictors of adopting therapeutic hypothermia for post-cardiac arrest patients among Canadian emergency and critical care physiciansBlair L Bigham
Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Canada
Resuscitation 81:20-4. 2010..Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest has not been universally adopted. Adoption might be improved through protocol implementation, education about benefits and prognosis, and strategies to make administration easier... - Use of mechanical ventilation protocols in intensive care units: A survey of current practiceSandra M Ellis
Respiratory Therapy, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4N 3M5 Electronic address
J Crit Care 27:556-63. 2012..We sought to ascertain ICU and hospital characteristics associated with adoption of mechanical ventilation (MV) protocols in Ontario, Canada... - Emergency department length of stay for patients requiring mechanical ventilation: a prospective observational studyLouise Rose
Lawrence S, Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, 155 College St, Rm 276, Toronto, ON, M5T IP8, Canada
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 20:30. 2012..Additionally, we aimed to describe delivery and monitoring of ventilation in the ED... - Ultrasound-guided tracheostomy--not for the many, but perhaps the few... or the oneLorraine N Tremblay
Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Crit Care 15:147. 2011.... - Illness in intensive care staff after brief exposure to severe acute respiratory syndromeDamon C Scales
Mount Sinai Hospital, University Health Network, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada
Emerg Infect Dis 9:1205-10. 2003 - Maintaining allocation concealment: following your SNOSEDamon C Scales
Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Crit Care 20:191-3. 2005 - Tracheostomy: it's time to move from art to scienceDamon C Scales
Crit Care Med 34:3039-40. 2006 - "Stop right there...I gotta know right now!" Do steroids really help for CAP?Damon C Scales
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 172:643-4; author reply 644-5. 2005 - Lost in (knowledge) translation: "All breakthrough, no follow through"?Damon C Scales
Crit Care Med 36:1654-5. 2008 - Evidence of airborne transmission of SARSRobert A Fowler
N Engl J Med 351:609-11; author reply 609-11. 2004 - Variation in intensive care unit outcomes by day of week: no weak-endChaim M Bell
Intensive Care Med 30:739-41. 2004 - Corticosteroids for acute respiratory distress syndromeNeill K J Adhikari
BMJ 336:969-70. 2008 - Pyrexia of uncertain overtonesDamon C Scales
Crit Care Med 36:1669-70. 2008