A5014950400- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Radiology practices and education
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
University of Calgary
2016-2025
Alberta Health Services
2016-2025
Alberta Health
2018-2024
University of Ottawa
2011-2024
Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
2024
Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
2024
Université de Montréal
2020-2024
London Health Sciences Centre
2024
Western University of Health Sciences
2024
Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
2015-2024
This paper provides guidance for the use of GRADE approach to determine confidence
Ventilation-perfusion (V(dot)Q(dot) lung scanning and computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) are widely used imaging procedures for the evaluation of patients with suspected embolism. has been largely replaced by CTPA in many centers despite limited comparative formal evaluations concerns about CTPA's low sensitivity (ie, chance missing clinically important embuli).To determine whether may be relied upon as a safe alternative to V(dot)Q(dot initial procedure excluding diagnosis...
Significant improvements have been achieved in cardiac arrest resuscitation and postarrest care, but mortality remains high. Most of the poor outcomes deaths survivors attributed to widespread brain injury. This injury, commonly manifested as a comatose state, is marker outcome major basis for unfavorable neurological prognostication. Accurate prognostication important avoid pursuing futile treatments when inevitable also an inappropriate withdrawal life-sustaining treatment patients who may...
Background: The management of acute and chronic pain for individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD) is a clinical challenge. This reflects the paucity SCD research limited understanding complex biological differences between pain. These issues collectively create barriers to effective, targeted interventions. Optimal requires interdisciplinary care. Objective: evidence-based guidelines developed by American Society Hematology (ASH) are intended support patients, clinicians, other...
Pain from vaccine injections is common, and concerns about pain contribute to hesitancy across the lifespan.[1][1],[2][2] Noncompliance with vaccination compromises individual community benefits of immunization by contributing outbreaks vaccine-preventable diseases. Individuals
The ILCOR mission is to identify and review international science information relevant cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) emergency cardiovascular care (ECC) offer consensus on treatment recommendations.ECC includes all responses necessary treat sudden life-threatening events affecting the respiratory systems, with a particular focus cardiac arrest.For this 2015 publication, also included first aid topics in its recommendations.In 1999, AHA hosted conference evaluate develop common...
Background As a result of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), there have been widespread changes in healthcare access. We conducted retrospective population-based study Alberta, Canada (population 4.4 million), where approximately 1550 hospital admissions for COVID-19, to determine impact COVID-19 on and emergency department (ED visits), following initiation public health act March 15, 2020. Methods used multivariable negative binomial regression models compare daily numbers...
Background Hereditary and acquired thrombophilia are risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Whether testing helps guide management decisions is controversial. Objective These evidence-based guidelines from the American Society of Hematology (ASH) intend to support decision making about testing. Methods ASH formed a multidisciplinary guideline panel covering clinical methodological expertise minimizing bias conflicts interest. The McMaster University GRADE Centre provided logistical...
The management of acute traumatic pain is a crucial component prehospital care and yet the assessment administration analgesia highly variable, frequently suboptimal, often determined by consensus-based regional protocols.To develop an evidence-based guideline (EBG) for clinical in adults children advanced life support (ALS) providers setting. Methods. We recruited multi-stakeholder panel with expertise management, development, health informatics, emergency medical services (EMS) outcomes...
<h3>Background:</h3> Syncope can be caused by serious conditions not evident during initial evaluation, which lead to adverse events, including death, after disposition from the emergency department. We sought develop a clinical decision tool identify adult patients with syncope who are at risk of event within 30 days <h3>Methods:</h3> prospectively enrolled adults (age ≥ 16 yr) presented 24 hours 1 6 large departments Sept. 29, 2010, Feb. 27, 2014. collected standardized variables index...