A5086015410- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Media in Health Education
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
- Breast Lesions and Carcinomas
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
2018-2019
Western University
2019
<h3>Importance</h3> Handing over the care of a patient from one anesthesiologist to another occurs during some surgeries and might increase risk adverse outcomes. <h3>Objective</h3> To assess whether complete handover intraoperative anesthesia is associated with higher likelihood mortality or major complications compared no care. <h3>Design, Setting, Participants</h3> A retrospective population-based cohort study (April 1, 2009-March 31, 2015 set in Canadian province Ontario) adult patients...
Despite the uptake of mass media campaigns, their overall impact remains unclear. Since 2011, a Canadian telecommunications company has operated an annual, large-scale mental health advocacy campaign (Bell Let's Talk) focused on awareness and stigma reduction. In February 2012, began to explicitly leverage social platform Twitter incented participation from public by promising donations Can $0.05 for each interaction with campaign-specific username (@Bell_LetsTalk).The intent study was...
Background: In 2007, the American Heart Association recommended antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of infective endocarditis (IE) only highest-risk patients. Whether this change affected use and incidence IE is unclear. Methods: IE-related hospitalizations were identified from 2002 to 2014 among all adults those at high moderate risk IE, stratified by age. Prescriptions obtained Ontario Drug Benefit database ≥65 years Outcomes prescription rates hospitalization. Trends in patient pathogen...
More recent guidelines are more supportive for post-mastectomy radiation in all node-positive breast cancer patients. We examined the rate and predictors of receipt Ontario Canada from 2010 to 2014. Of 6535 patients, 73.9% received radiation. The was 68.7% (2903/4227) among women with 1-3 positive nodes. Radiation less likely be administered who were older, had high levels comorbidity, or presented early stages cancer. Regional practice variation reassuringly modest.
The impact of deferring critically ill children in referral hospitals away from their designated pediatric critical care unit (PCCU) on patients and the healthcare system is unknown. We aimed to identify factors associated with deferrals patient outcomes study a policy implemented balance PCCU bed capacity regional needs. conducted population-based retrospective cohort admissions following inter-facility transport 2004 2016 Ontario, Canada. Of 10,639 transfers, 24.8% (95% confidence interval...