1
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Family satisfaction with care in the intensive care unit: results of a multiple center study.
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Crit Care Med
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2002
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3.36
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2
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Dying in the ICU: perspectives of family members.
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Chest
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2003
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2.25
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3
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Decision-making in the ICU: perspectives of the substitute decision-maker.
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Intensive Care Med
|
2002
|
2.09
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4
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Association between source of infection and hospital mortality in patients who have septic shock.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2014
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2.05
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5
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Implementation of clinical practice guidelines for ventilator-associated pneumonia: a multicenter prospective study.
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Crit Care Med
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2013
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1.68
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6
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Defining priorities for improving end-of-life care in Canada.
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CMAJ
|
2010
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1.59
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7
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The clinical impact and preventability of ventilator-associated conditions in critically ill patients who are mechanically ventilated.
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Chest
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2013
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1.46
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8
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Toward optimal end-of-life care for patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: insights from a multicentre study.
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Can Respir J
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2008
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1.45
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9
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Psychometric evaluation of a modified version of the family satisfaction in the ICU survey in parents/caregivers of critically ill children*.
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Pediatr Crit Care Med
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2013
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1.40
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10
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An official American Thoracic Society systematic review: the association between health insurance status and access, care delivery, and outcomes for patients who are critically ill.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2010
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1.32
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11
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The development and validation of a novel questionnaire to measure patient and family satisfaction with end-of-life care: the Canadian Health Care Evaluation Project (CANHELP) Questionnaire.
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Palliat Med
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2010
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1.26
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12
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Most critically ill patients are perceived to die in comfort during withdrawal of life support: a Canadian multicentre study.
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Can J Anaesth
|
2004
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1.03
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13
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Adjustment of intensive care unit outcomes for severity of illness and comorbidity scores.
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J Crit Care
|
2006
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1.03
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14
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Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: current practice in Canadian intensive care units.
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J Crit Care
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2002
|
0.99
|
15
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Computerized physician order entry of diagnostic tests in an intensive care unit is associated with improved timeliness of service.
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Crit Care Med
|
2004
|
0.98
|
16
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Pneumothorax after insertion of central venous catheters in the intensive care unit: association with month of year and week of month.
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Qual Saf Health Care
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2007
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0.97
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17
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DNR directives are established early in mechanically ventilated intensive care unit patients.
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Can J Anaesth
|
2004
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0.95
|
18
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Do specialist transport personnel improve hospital outcome in critically ill patients transferred to higher centers? A systematic review.
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J Crit Care
|
2006
|
0.88
|
19
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Risk markers for thrombocytopenia in critically ill patients: a prospective analysis.
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Pharmacotherapy
|
2002
|
0.83
|
20
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Reliability of intensive care unit admitting and comorbid diagnoses, race, elements of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score, and predicted probability of mortality in an electronic intensive care unit database.
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J Crit Care
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2009
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0.83
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21
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Attributable length of stay and mortality of major bleeding as a complication of therapeutic anticoagulation in the intensive care unit.
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J Patient Saf
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2015
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0.82
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22
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Canadian nurses' and respiratory therapists' perspectives on withdrawal of life support in the intensive care unit.
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J Crit Care
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2005
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0.82
|
23
|
Missed opportunities for noninvasive positive pressure ventilation: a utilization review.
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J Crit Care
|
2007
|
0.81
|
24
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Differences in hospital mortality among critically ill patients of Asian, Native Indian, and European descent.
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Chest
|
2008
|
0.79
|
25
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The role of transport intervals in outcomes for critically ill patients who are transferred to referral centers.
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J Crit Care
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2007
|
0.76
|
26
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Evaluation of an internal review process for grants and manuscripts in the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group.
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Can Respir J
|
2014
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0.75
|
27
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia--in the eyes of the beholder.
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Crit Care Med
|
2012
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0.75
|
28
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In-hospital death of critically ill patients who have congestive heart failure: does size of hospital matter?
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Am J Med Qual
|
2010
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0.75
|