An economic evaluation of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis strategies in critically ill trauma patients at risk of bleedingT Carter Chiasson
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
PLoS Med 6:e1000098. 2009
..Currently, the optimal VTE prophylaxis strategy is unknown for trauma patients with a contraindication to pharmacological prophylaxis because of a risk of bleeding...
- Frailty in the critically ill: a novel concept
Robert C McDermid
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, 3C1 12 Walter C Mackenzie Centre, 8440 112 St NW, Edmonton, Canada T6G 2B7
Crit Care 15:301. 2011
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- What is the value and impact of quality and safety teams? A scoping review
Deborah E White
Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
Implement Sci 6:97. 2011
..The purpose of this study was to conduct a scoping review of the literature about the establishment and impact of quality and safety team initiatives in acute care...
- Clinical review: Intra-abdominal hypertension: does it influence the physiology of prone ventilation?
Andrew W Kirkpatrick
Regional Trauma Services, Foothills Medical Centre, 1403 29 Street NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Crit Care 14:232. 2010
..Theories relating inter-relations between prone positioning and the abdominal condition are presented to aid in designing these studies...
- Intensivists' base specialty of training is associated with variations in mortality and practice patterns
Emma O Billington
Department of Medicine, Foothills Medical Centre Calgary AB, T2N 2T9, Canada
Crit Care 13:R209. 2009
..We sought to determine whether, among certified Intensivists, base specialty of training could contribute to variation in practice patterns and patient outcomes in ICUs...
- Temporal Artery versus Bladder Thermometry during Adult Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Monitoring: An Observational Study
Henry T Stelfox
Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
BMC Anesthesiol 10:13. 2010
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Characterization of intensive care unit acquired hyponatremia and hypernatremia following cardiac surgeryHenry Thomas Stelfox
Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, Canada
Can J Anaesth 57:650-8. 2010
..The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology of ICU-acquired hyponatremia and hypernatremia in patients following cardiac surgery...
- Quality indicators for evaluating trauma care: a scoping review
Henry Thomas Stelfox
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, 1403 29 St NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Arch Surg 145:286-95. 2010
..To systematically review the literature on quality indicators (QIs) for evaluating trauma care, identify QIs, map their definitions, and examine the evidence base in support of the QIs...
- A systematic review of quality indicators for evaluating pediatric trauma care
Henry T Stelfox
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Crit Care Med 38:1187-96. 2010
..We sought to systematically review the literature on quality indicators for evaluating pediatric trauma care...
- The epidemiology of intensive care unit-acquired hyponatraemia and hypernatraemia in medical-surgical intensive care units
Henry Thomas Stelfox
Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, EG23, 1403 29 Street NW, Calgary, AB T2N 2T9, Canada
Crit Care 12:R162. 2008
..The objectives of this study were to describe the incidence of ICU-acquired hyponatraemia and hypernatraemia and assess their effects on outcome in the ICU...
A North American survey of respiratory therapist and physician tracheostomy decannulation practicesHenry Thomas Stelfox
Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre EG23A, 1403 29 Street NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9 Canada
Respir Care 54:1658-64. 2009
..However, little is known about how clinicians make decisions to decannulate patients, and whether similar decisions are made by respiratory therapists (RTs) and physicians...
- Trauma center quality improvement programs in the United States, Canada, and Australasia
Henry T Stelfox
Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada
Ann Surg 256:163-9. 2012
..To compare quality improvement (QI) programs of trauma centers in 4 high-income countries...
- Trauma center volume and quality improvement programs
Henry T Stelfox
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 72:962-7. 2012
..This relationship is less clear in injury management. We sought to evaluate whether a relationship exists between trauma center volume and the nature of quality improvement (QI) programs...
- Evidence for quality indicators to evaluate adult trauma care: a systematic review
Henry T Stelfox
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Crit Care Med 39:846-59. 2011
..We sought to systematically review the evidence about the reliability, validity, and implementation of quality indicators for evaluating trauma care...
- Quality indicators used by trauma centers for performance measurement
Maria Jose Santana
Department Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 72:1298-302; discussion 12303. 2012
..Measuring and reporting quality of care is a critical step to improve the quality of care. QIs compare actual trauma care against ideal criteria and identify patients in whom care may have been suboptimal and should be further reviewed...
- Time series analysis of use patterns for common invasive technologies in critically ill patients
Luc R Berthiaume
Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J Crit Care 24:471.e9-14. 2009
..Critically ill patients are frequently managed with invasive technologies as part of their medical care. Little is known about use patterns. We examined use trends for invasive technologies used in critically ill patients...
- Developing a patient and family-centred approach for measuring the quality of injury care: a study protocol
Henry T Stelfox
Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone, Canada
BMC Health Serv Res 13:31. 2013
..The primary objective of this research protocol is to develop and evaluate the first set of patient and family-centred QIs of injury care for critically injured patients..
- A qualitative study to identify opportunities for improving trauma quality improvement
Maria Jose Santana
Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J Crit Care 27:738.e1-7. 2012
..Quality improvement (QI) is a central tenant of trauma center accreditation in most countries, but its effectiveness is largely unknown. We sought to explore opportunities for improving trauma QI...
- Intensive care unit bed availability and outcomes for hospitalized patients with sudden clinical deterioration
Henry T Stelfox
Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Teaching, Research and Wellness Building, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
Arch Intern Med 172:467-74. 2012
..We evaluated the effect of ICU bed availability on processes and outcomes of care for hospitalized patients with sudden clinical deterioration...
- The number, content, and quality of randomized controlled trials in the prevention and care of injuries
Henry Thomas Stelfox
Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J Trauma 65:1488-93. 2008
..We aimed to assess trends with respect to the number, content, and methodologic quality of reports of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in the prevention and care of injuries...
- Determinants of tracheostomy decannulation: an international survey
Henry Thomas Stelfox
Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, EG23A, 1403 29 Street NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 2T9
Crit Care 12:R26. 2008
..Although tracheostomy is probably the most common surgical procedure performed on critically ill patients, it is unknown when a tracheostomy tube can be safely removed...
- Clinical review: medication errors in critical care
Eric Moyen
Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, EG23A, 1403 29 Street NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
Crit Care 12:208. 2008
..The aim of this article is to provide a basic review of medication errors in the ICU, identify risk factors for medication errors, and suggest strategies to prevent errors and manage their consequences...
