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| Donald E G GriesdaleSummaryAffiliation: Harvard University Country: USA Publications
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Complications of endotracheal intubation in the critically illDonald E G Griesdale
Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Intensive Care Med 34:1835-42. 2008..Assess the risk of complications during endotracheal intubation (ETI) and their association with the skill level of the intubating physician...- Airway management in critically ill patientsDonald E G Griesdale
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Lung 189:181-92. 2011..We also discuss strategies to help minimize the risk of a difficult or failed airway and to mitigate the severe life-threatening complications associated with this high-risk procedure... - Glucose control and mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain injuryDonald E G Griesdale
Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Neurocrit Care 11:311-6. 2009..As a secondary endpoint, we determined the risk of hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic events, and their association with mortality... - Limitations of respiratory muscle and vastus lateralis blood flow during continuous exerciseWilliam R Henderson
School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Respir Physiol Neurobiol 181:302-7. 2012..The current study suggests that respiratory and locomotor muscle blood flow during sub-maximal and maximal exertion is unable to match increasing workloads... - Acute kidney injury after lung resection surgery: incidence and perioperative risk factorsSeiji Ishikawa
Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Anesth Analg 114:1256-62. 2012..In the present study, we defined the incidence of postoperative AKI, identified risk factors, and clarified the relationship between postoperative AKI and outcome in patients undergoing lung resection surgery... 
External ventricular drains and mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain injuryDonald E G Griesdale
Department of Anesthesiology, University of British Columbia and Program of Critical Care Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver BC, Canada
Can J Neurol Sci 37:43-8. 2010..To determine our institutional adherence to the Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines with respect to intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring, and examine the relationship between external ventricular drain (EVD) use and mortality...- Influence of residency training on multiple attempts at endotracheal intubationA J Hirsch-Allen
Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Can J Anaesth 57:823-9. 2010..Multiple attempts (>/=2) at intubation have previously been shown to be associated with severe complications. Our goal was to determine the association between year of training, type of residency, and multiple attempts at ETI... 
Intensive insulin therapy and mortality among critically ill patients: a meta-analysis including NICE-SUGAR study dataDonald E G Griesdale
Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
CMAJ 180:821-7. 2009..We conducted a meta-analysis to update the totality of evidence regarding the influence of intensive insulin therapy compared with conventional insulin therapy on mortality and severe hypoglycemia in the intensive care unit (ICU)...- Risk factors for urinary retention after hip or knee replacement: a cohort studyDonald E G Griesdale
Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, 3300 910 Tenth Avenue West, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4E3, Canada
Can J Anaesth 58:1097-104. 2011..We report the risk of postoperative urinary retention after hip and knee replacements and the risk factors associated with this complication... - Intracranial pressure monitors in traumatic brain injury: a systematic reviewAsher A Mendelson
Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
Can J Neurol Sci 39:571-6. 2012..More research should focus on interventions that affect TBI careplan systems. Further research is needed to identify which subset of severe TBI patients may benefit from ICP monitoring... - The safety of synthetic colloid in critically ill patients with severe traumatic brain injuriesMypinder S Sekhon
Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
J Crit Care 26:357-62. 2011..We aimed to determine if there is an association between synthetic colloids and mortality in patients with severe TBI... - Video-laryngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy in critically ill patients: a pilot randomized trialDonald E G Griesdale
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Can J Anaesth 59:1032-9. 2012.... - Comparative outcomes in cardiogenic shock patients managed with Impella microaxial pump or extracorporeal life supportYoan Lamarche
St Paul s Hospital, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 142:60-5. 2011..Alternatively, the Impella LP 5.0 and right direct (RD) microaxial ventricular assist device (Abiomed, Danvers, Mass) can provide isolated left and right ventricular support, respectively... - Effect of early achievement of physiologic resuscitation goals in septic patients admitted from the ward on the kidneysH D Kiers
Department of Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
J Crit Care 25:563-9. 2010..The aim of the study was to evaluate if early achievement of physiologic goals of resuscitation in critically ill septic patients admitted from the ward may prevent acute kidney injury (AKI)... - Blood flow index using near-infrared spectroscopy and indocyanine green as a minimally invasive tool to assess respiratory muscle blood flow in humansJordan A Guenette
School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 300:R984-92. 2011..930 (P < 0.001), respectively. These data suggest that the BFI closely reflects RMBF in conscious humans across a wide range of ventilations and provides a less invasive and less technically demanding alternative to measuring RMBF... - Indication for surgery and the risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting after craniotomy: a case-control studyChristine Tan
Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of British Columbia, Canada
J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 24:325-30. 2012..The primary hypothesis of the study is that acoustic neuroma (AN) surgery and microvascular decompression (MVD) of cranial nerves increase the risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)... - Glidescope® video-laryngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy for endotracheal intubation: a systematic review and meta-analysisDonald E G Griesdale
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Can J Anaesth 59:41-52. 2012..The Glidescope(®) video-laryngoscopy appears to provide better glottic visualization than direct laryngoscopy. However, it remains unclear if it translates into increased success with intubation... - Clinical review: Guyton--the role of mean circulatory filling pressure and right atrial pressure in controlling cardiac outputWilliam R Henderson
Critical Care Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, ICU, JPPN, 2nd Floor, Room 2438, 899 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada
Crit Care 14:243. 2010..Further concerns have been raised in regard to the artificial experimental preparations that Guyton used. Recently reported measurements in humans support Guyton's theoretical and animal work...