Published in Acad Emerg Med on August 01, 2004
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Prognostic models for the early care of trauma patients: a systematic review. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med (2011) 0.97
Effects of severity of traumatic brain injury and brain reserve on cognitive-control related brain activation. J Neurotrauma (2009) 0.91
Identification of a neurologic scale that optimizes EMS detection of older adult traumatic brain injury patients who require transport to a trauma center. Prehosp Emerg Care (2014) 0.86
Knowledge of Glasgow coma scale by air-rescue physicians. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med (2009) 0.81
Evidence-based improvement of the National Trauma Triage Protocol: The Glasgow Coma Scale versus Glasgow Coma Scale motor subscale. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2014) 0.79
Triage Revised Trauma Score change between first assessment and arrival at the hospital to predict mortality. Int J Emerg Med (2008) 0.78
Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews. BMC Med Res Methodol (2007) 13.46
Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease. Nat Genet (2011) 13.25
A global clinical measure of fitness and frailty in elderly people. CMAJ (2005) 8.99
Cardiac-resynchronization therapy for mild-to-moderate heart failure. N Engl J Med (2010) 8.28
Effects of aerobic training, resistance training, or both on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med (2007) 7.99
Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease. Nat Genet (2012) 7.59
Pacemaker or defibrillator surgery without interruption of anticoagulation. N Engl J Med (2013) 6.40
A genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 22 loci associated with eight hematological parameters in the HaemGen consortium. Nat Genet (2009) 6.31
AMSTAR is a reliable and valid measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews. J Clin Epidemiol (2009) 6.00
Outpatient oral prednisone after emergency treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. N Engl J Med (2003) 5.12
High risk clinical characteristics for subarachnoid haemorrhage in patients with acute headache: prospective cohort study. BMJ (2010) 4.65
The Canadian C-spine rule versus the NEXUS low-risk criteria in patients with trauma. N Engl J Med (2003) 4.48
Point-of-care genetic testing for personalisation of antiplatelet treatment (RAPID GENE): a prospective, randomised, proof-of-concept trial. Lancet (2012) 4.36
Comparison of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria in patients with minor head injury. JAMA (2005) 4.35
Clinical decision rules to rule out subarachnoid hemorrhage for acute headache. JAMA (2013) 4.34
Derivation of the San Francisco Syncope Rule to predict patients with short-term serious outcomes. Ann Emerg Med (2004) 4.12
Advanced cardiac life support in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. N Engl J Med (2004) 4.09
CATCH: a clinical decision rule for the use of computed tomography in children with minor head injury. CMAJ (2010) 4.03
Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease: a prospective analysis from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging. Am J Epidemiol (2002) 3.85
Out-of-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest: an epidemiologic review and assessment of current knowledge. Ann Emerg Med (2005) 3.79
A trial of an impedance threshold device in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. N Engl J Med (2011) 3.76
Comparison of the 20-hour intravenous and 72-hour oral acetylcysteine protocols for the treatment of acute acetaminophen poisoning. Ann Emerg Med (2009) 3.67
Derivation and validation of an index to predict early death or unplanned readmission after discharge from hospital to the community. CMAJ (2010) 3.60
Adverse effects of biologics: a network meta-analysis and Cochrane overview. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2011) 3.44
A citywide protocol for primary PCI in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med (2008) 3.44
Design of the Coronary ARtery DIsease Genome-Wide Replication And Meta-Analysis (CARDIoGRAM) Study: A Genome-wide association meta-analysis involving more than 22 000 cases and 60 000 controls. Circ Cardiovasc Genet (2010) 3.15
The Canadian C-spine rule performs better than unstructured physician judgment. Ann Emerg Med (2003) 3.12
Rocuronium versus succinylcholine for rapid sequence induction intubation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2008) 3.08
Resistance exercise in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer. J Clin Oncol (2003) 3.07
Gene dosage of the common variant 9p21 predicts severity of coronary artery disease. J Am Coll Cardiol (2010) 3.07
Out-of-hospital hypertonic resuscitation after traumatic hypovolemic shock: a randomized, placebo controlled trial. Ann Surg (2011) 2.85
BIPHASIC Trial: a randomized comparison of fixed lower versus escalating higher energy levels for defibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Circulation (2007) 2.80
Prevalence of information gaps in the emergency department and the effect on patient outcomes. CMAJ (2003) 2.76
Clinical outcomes following institution of the Canadian universal leukoreduction program for red blood cell transfusions. JAMA (2003) 2.74
Time-dependent bias was common in survival analyses published in leading clinical journals. J Clin Epidemiol (2004) 2.70
Prevalence, attributes, and outcomes of fitness and frailty in community-dwelling older adults: report from the Canadian study of health and aging. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2004) 2.67
Biologics for rheumatoid arthritis: an overview of Cochrane reviews. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2009) 2.61
Implementation of the Canadian C-Spine Rule: prospective 12 centre cluster randomised trial. BMJ (2009) 2.58
The OPALS Major Trauma Study: impact of advanced life-support on survival and morbidity. CMAJ (2008) 2.51
Aspirin plus clopidogrel versus aspirin alone after coronary artery bypass grafting: the clopidogrel after surgery for coronary artery disease (CASCADE) Trial. Circulation (2010) 2.51
Reductions in all-cause, cancer, and coronary mortality in statin-treated patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: a prospective registry study. Eur Heart J (2008) 2.50
Many faces of the minimal clinically important difference (MCID): a literature review and directions for future research. Curr Opin Rheumatol (2002) 2.47
Neuropsychological tests accurately predict incident Alzheimer disease after 5 and 10 years. Neurology (2005) 2.45
Prospective validation of the ABCD2 score for patients in the emergency department with transient ischemic attack. CMAJ (2011) 2.45
Variation in management of recent-onset atrial fibrillation and flutter among academic hospital emergency departments. Ann Emerg Med (2010) 2.44
Optimal defibrillation response intervals for maximum out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates. Ann Emerg Med (2003) 2.42
Do statins improve outcomes and reduce the incidence of vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a meta-analysis. Stroke (2008) 2.23
Effect of real-time feedback during cardiopulmonary resuscitation outside hospital: prospective, cluster-randomised trial. BMJ (2011) 2.22
Prognostic value of 64-slice cardiac computed tomography severity of coronary artery disease, coronary atherosclerosis, and left ventricular ejection fraction. J Am Coll Cardiol (2010) 2.21
Use of lipid-lowering agents, indication bias, and the risk of dementia in community-dwelling elderly people. Arch Neurol (2002) 2.18
The out-of-hospital validation of the Canadian C-Spine Rule by paramedics. Ann Emerg Med (2009) 2.17
Diagnostic accuracy and impact of computed tomographic coronary angiography on utilization of invasive coronary angiography. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging (2009) 2.16
Retrospective application of the NEXUS low-risk criteria for cervical spine radiography in Canadian emergency departments. Ann Emerg Med (2004) 2.15
The chest pain choice decision aid: a randomized trial. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2012) 2.15
Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation: results from the Resynchronization for Ambulatory Heart Failure Trial (RAFT). Circ Heart Fail (2012) 2.13
Prognostic value of CT angiography in coronary bypass patients. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging (2011) 2.10
Bivalirudin for primary percutaneous coronary interventions: outcome assessment in the Ottawa STEMI registry. Circ Cardiovasc Interv (2012) 2.07
Multicentre prospective validation of use of the Canadian C-Spine Rule by triage nurses in the emergency department. CMAJ (2010) 2.07
A clinical prediction rule to identify patients with atrial fibrillation and a low risk for stroke while taking aspirin. Arch Intern Med (2003) 2.04
A prospective cohort study of patients with transient ischemic attack to identify high-risk clinical characteristics. Stroke (2013) 2.03
The impact of increased chest compression fraction on return of spontaneous circulation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients not in ventricular fibrillation. Resuscitation (2011) 1.98
Randomized controlled trial of resistance or aerobic exercise in men receiving radiation therapy for prostate cancer. J Clin Oncol (2008) 1.96
A prospective cohort study found that provider and information continuity was low after patient discharge from hospital. J Clin Epidemiol (2010) 1.95
Diabetes mellitus and the risk of dementia, Alzheimer's disease and vascular cognitive impairment in the Canadian Study of Health and Aging. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord (2002) 1.95
Combined angioplasty and pharmacological intervention versus thrombolysis alone in acute myocardial infarction (CAPITAL AMI study). J Am Coll Cardiol (2005) 1.90
Equivalence study of a topical diclofenac solution (pennsaid) compared with oral diclofenac in symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized controlled trial. J Rheumatol (2004) 1.90
Mapping out the emergency department disposition decision for high-acuity patients. Ann Emerg Med (2012) 1.90
Considerations for improving assay sensitivity in chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendations. Pain (2012) 1.88
Development of a clinical prediction rule for 30-day cardiac events in emergency department patients with chest pain and possible acute coronary syndrome. Ann Emerg Med (2011) 1.78
Understanding and improving low bystander CPR rates: a systematic review of the literature. CJEM (2008) 1.77
Predicting survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: role of the Utstein data elements. Ann Emerg Med (2009) 1.77
A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of biologics for rheumatoid arthritis: a Cochrane overview. CMAJ (2009) 1.76
Can differences in corrected coronary opacification measured with computed tomography predict resting coronary artery flow? J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 1.70
External validation of the San Francisco Syncope Rule in the Canadian setting. Ann Emerg Med (2009) 1.69
Effect of transport interval on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival in the OPALS study: implications for triaging patients to specialized cardiac arrest centers. Ann Emerg Med (2009) 1.69
Cardiac arrest care and emergency medical services in Canada. Can J Cardiol (2004) 1.69
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) versus placebo for chronic low-back pain. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2008) 1.69
Information exchange among physicians caring for the same patient in the community. CMAJ (2008) 1.67
Kinesin family member 6 variant Trp719Arg does not associate with angiographically defined coronary artery disease in the Ottawa Heart Genomics Study. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 1.64
Survival increases with CPR by Emergency Medical Services before defibrillation of out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia: observations from the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium. Resuscitation (2009) 1.62
Folic acid and folinic acid for reducing side effects in patients receiving methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2013) 1.62
Should spectrophotometry be used to identify xanthochromia in the cerebrospinal fluid of alert patients suspected of having subarachnoid hemorrhage? Stroke (2006) 1.61