Published in Can J Neurol Sci on November 01, 2003
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: an emerging public-health concern. Lancet Infect Dis (2008) 10.14
A randomized, controlled trial of the use of pulmonary-artery catheters in high-risk surgical patients. N Engl J Med (2003) 10.13
Platelet TLR4 activates neutrophil extracellular traps to ensnare bacteria in septic blood. Nat Med (2007) 8.58
Emergence of Enterobacteriaceae producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) in the community. J Antimicrob Chemother (2005) 4.87
A systematic evaluation of the quality of meta-analyses in the critical care literature. Crit Care (2005) 4.51
Prognosis for long-term survival and renal recovery in critically ill patients with severe acute renal failure: a population-based study. Crit Care (2005) 3.96
Intensive care unit bed availability and outcomes for hospitalized patients with sudden clinical deterioration. Arch Intern Med (2012) 2.75
Molecular epidemiology of CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli in the Calgary Health Region: emergence of CTX-M-15-producing isolates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2007) 2.48
Population-based study of the epidemiology of and the risk factors for pyogenic liver abscess. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2004) 2.44
Severe bloodstream infections: a population-based assessment. Crit Care Med (2004) 2.39
Accuracy of Peripheral Thermometers for Estimating Temperature: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med (2015) 2.19
CKD and risk of hospitalization and death with pneumonia. Am J Kidney Dis (2009) 2.17
Chest tube complications: how well are we training our residents? Can J Surg (2007) 2.08
Is regional citrate superior to systemic heparin anticoagulation for continuous renal replacement therapy? A prospective observational study in an adult regional critical care system. J Crit Care (2005) 2.00
Proliferation of human glioblastoma stem cells occurs independently of exogenous mitogens. Stem Cells (2009) 1.96
Non-neurologic organ dysfunction in severe traumatic brain injury. Crit Care Med (2005) 1.95
Molecular characteristics of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolates causing bacteremia in the Calgary Health Region from 2000 to 2007: emergence of clone ST131 as a cause of community-acquired infections. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2009) 1.91
Limited ability of SOFA and MOD scores to discriminate outcome: a prospective evaluation in 1,436 patients. Can J Anaesth (2005) 1.90
Population-based laboratory surveillance for Escherichia coli-producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases: importance of community isolates with blaCTX-M genes. Clin Infect Dis (2004) 1.88
One-year mortality of bloodstream infection-associated sepsis and septic shock among patients presenting to a regional critical care system. Intensive Care Med (2005) 1.85
A population-based study of pyogenic liver abscesses in the United States: incidence, mortality, and temporal trends. Am J Gastroenterol (2009) 1.84
Time to blood culture positivity in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: association with 30-day mortality. J Infect (2010) 1.84
Surveillance and molecular epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates that produce carbapenemases: first report of OXA-48-like enzymes in North America. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2012) 1.83
Adequacy of empirical antifungal therapy and effect on outcome among patients with invasive Candida species infections. J Antimicrob Chemother (2007) 1.82
Needle thoracostomy in the treatment of a tension pneumothorax in trauma patients: what size needle? J Trauma (2008) 1.76
Community-wide outbreaks of clonally related CTX-M-14 beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli strains in the Calgary health region. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.76
Renal arterial resistive index response to intraabdominal hypertension in a porcine model. Crit Care Med (2007) 1.65
Sequential Organ Failure Assessment in H1N1 pandemic planning. Crit Care Med (2011) 1.63
One-year mortality in critically ill patients by severity of kidney dysfunction: a population-based assessment. Am J Kidney Dis (2006) 1.62
Pharmacologic analysis of the mechanism of dark neuron production in cerebral cortex. Acta Neuropathol (2008) 1.60
Population-based laboratory surveillance for AmpC beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli, Calgary. Emerg Infect Dis (2007) 1.56
Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia. Am J Med (2009) 1.56
Application of intraoperative high-field magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric neurosurgery. J Neurosurg Pediatr (2009) 1.56
Surgical robotics: a review and neurosurgical prototype development. Neurosurgery (2004) 1.55
Colonization of returning travelers with CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli. J Travel Med (2011) 1.53
Virulence factors of Escherichia coli isolates that produce CTX-M-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamases. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2005) 1.49
Fever in adult ICUs: an interrupted time series analysis*. Crit Care Med (2013) 1.47
The human brain utilizes lactate via the tricarboxylic acid cycle: a 13C-labelled microdialysis and high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance study. Brain (2009) 1.45
Informatic surgery: the union of surgeon and machine. World Neurosurg (2010) 1.44
Use of near-infrared spectroscopy as a physiologic monitor for intra-abdominal hypertension. J Trauma (2008) 1.41
Aneurysm clips. J Neurosurg (2003) 1.39
Factors related to the failure of radiographic recognition of occult posttraumatic pneumothoraces. Am J Surg (2005) 1.39
Molecular epidemiology of metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Calgary Health Region: emergence of VIM-2-producing isolates. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 1.31
Occurrence and adverse effect on outcome of hyperlactatemia in the critically ill. Crit Care (2009) 1.31
Molecular epidemiology of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae over a 10 year period in Calgary, Canada. J Antimicrob Chemother (2012) 1.29
Oligodendroglioma cell lines containing t(1;19)(q10;p10). Neuro Oncol (2010) 1.27
Antipyretic therapy in febrile critically ill adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Crit Care (2012) 1.26
Eubaric hyperoxemia and experimental cerebral infarction. Ann Neurol (2002) 1.26
Molecular characteristics of travel-related extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolates from the Calgary Health Region. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2009) 1.26
The burden of large and small duct primary sclerosing cholangitis in adults and children: a population-based analysis. Am J Gastroenterol (2007) 1.25
Incidence and risk factors for acquiring nosocomial urinary tract infection in the critically ill. J Crit Care (2002) 1.24
Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes for occult pneumothoraces in victims of major trauma. J Trauma (2005) 1.21
Population-based assessment of intensive care unit-acquired bloodstream infections in adults: Incidence, risk factors, and associated mortality rate. Crit Care Med (2002) 1.20
Risk of bloodstream infection in patients with chronic kidney disease not treated with dialysis. Arch Intern Med (2008) 1.16
The distinct category of healthcare associated bloodstream infections. BMC Infect Dis (2012) 1.15
Matched case-control studies: a review of reported statistical methodology. Clin Epidemiol (2012) 1.13
Primary intracerebral hemorrhage. J Clin Neurosci (2006) 1.12
Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome: brain death following hemodialysis for metabolic acidosis and acute renal failure--a case report. BMC Nephrol (2004) 1.08
Robotics in neurosurgery. Am J Surg (2004) 1.07
Development of a novel electronic surveillance system for monitoring of bloodstream infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2010) 1.07
Study of clinical course of organ dysfunction in intensive care. Crit Care Med (2004) 1.06
Ventilator-associated pneumonia in severe traumatic brain injury. Neurocrit Care (2006) 1.06
Emergency medical services response time and mortality in an urban setting. Prehosp Emerg Care (2011) 1.05
Epidemiology of intensive care unit-acquired urinary tract infections. Curr Opin Infect Dis (2006) 1.02
Routine immunization of adults in Canada: Review of the epidemiology of vaccine-preventable diseases and current recommendations for primary prevention. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol (2009) 1.01
Spill your guts! Perceptions of Trauma Association of Canada member surgeons regarding the open abdomen and the abdominal compartment syndrome. J Trauma (2006) 1.01
Rat neonatal immune challenge alters adult responses to cerebral ischaemia. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab (2006) 1.00
The impact of country and culture on end-of-life care for injured patients: results from an international survey. J Trauma (2010) 0.99
Optimal blood glucose levels while using insulin to minimize the size of infarction in focal cerebral ischemia. J Neurosurg (2004) 0.98
Clinical predictors of occult pneumothoraces in severely injured blunt polytrauma patients: A prospective observational study. Injury (2009) 0.98
Laboratory diagnosis of Ebola virus disease. Intensive Care Med (2015) 0.96
Calcification and endothelialization of thrombi in acute stroke. Ann Neurol (2008) 0.96
Expression of T-type calcium channel splice variants in human glioma. Glia (2004) 0.96
Implementation of a nutrition support protocol increases the proportion of mechanically ventilated patients reaching enteral nutrition targets in the adult intensive care unit. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr (2005) 0.95
Economic evaluation in critical care medicine. J Crit Care (2006) 0.95
Are occult pneumothoraces truly occult or simply missed? J Trauma (2006) 0.95
Primary intracerebral hemorrhage: pathophysiology. Can J Neurol Sci (2005) 0.93
Assessment of the safety and feasibility of administering antipyretic therapy in critically ill adults: a pilot randomized clinical trial. J Crit Care (2012) 0.93
Active Negative Pressure Peritoneal Therapy After Abbreviated Laparotomy: The Intraperitoneal Vacuum Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Surg (2015) 0.93
To close or not to close, that is one of the questions? Perceptions of Trauma Association of Canada surgical members on the management of the open abdomen. J Trauma (2006) 0.92
Organ utilization among deceased donors in Canada, 1993-2002. Can J Anaesth (2006) 0.92
Clinical review: Intra-abdominal hypertension: does it influence the physiology of prone ventilation? Crit Care (2010) 0.92
A validation of ground ambulance pre-hospital times modeled using geographic information systems. Int J Health Geogr (2012) 0.90
Prospective evaluation of hand-held focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) in blunt abdominal trauma. Can J Surg (2005) 0.90
Population-based laboratory surveillance of imported malaria in metropolitan Calgary, 2000-2011. PLoS One (2013) 0.90
External cooling applied to febrile patients with septic shock: control for cointerventions? Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2013) 0.89
Non-neurological organ dysfunction in neurocritical care. J Crit Care (2003) 0.89
Monitoring the epidemiology of bloodstream infections: aims, methods and importance. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther (2013) 0.88
Effect of comorbid illness on the long-term outcome of adults suffering major traumatic injury: a population-based cohort study. Am J Surg (2012) 0.88
Antimicrobial susceptibility of well-characterised multiresistant CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli: failure of automated systems to detect resistance to piperacillin/tazobactam. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2008) 0.88
Long-term dietary restriction influences plasma ghrelin and GOAT mRNA level in rats. Physiol Behav (2010) 0.87
Dietary restriction does not adversely affect bone geometry and mechanics in rapidly growing male wistar rats. Pediatr Res (2004) 0.87
Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization and influence on outcome in the critically ill. J Crit Care (2009) 0.87