Published in Can J Anaesth on March 01, 2005
Clinical review: scoring systems in the critically ill. Crit Care (2010) 2.78
Evaluation of SOFA-based models for predicting mortality in the ICU: A systematic review. Crit Care (2008) 2.74
Validation of postinjury multiple organ failure scores. Shock (2009) 1.64
The impact of "early" versus "late" initiation of renal replacement therapy in critical care patients with acute kidney injury: a systematic review and evidence synthesis. Crit Care (2016) 1.10
Clinical review: allocating ventilators during large-scale disasters--problems, planning, and process. Crit Care (2007) 1.08
The Simple Triage Scoring System (STSS) successfully predicts mortality and critical care resource utilization in H1N1 pandemic flu: a retrospective analysis. Crit Care (2011) 0.95
Measuring organ dysfunction in the intensive care unit: why and how? Can J Anaesth (2005) 0.91
Validation of computerized automatic calculation of the sequential organ failure assessment score. Crit Care Res Pract (2013) 0.85
Application of a modified sequential organ failure assessment score to critically ill patients. Braz J Med Biol Res (2013) 0.82
Daily estimation of the severity of organ dysfunctions in critically ill children by using the PELOD-2 score. Crit Care (2015) 0.82
icuARM-II: improving the reliability of personalized risk prediction in pediatric intensive care units. ACM BCB (2014) 0.75
COMPARISON OF PATIENTS' ADMISSION, MEAN AND HIGHEST SOFA SCORES IN PREDICTION OF ICU MORTALITY: A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY. Mater Sociomed (2016) 0.75
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
Vitamin D insufficiency in a population of healthy western Canadians. CMAJ (2002) 2.73
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
LMA-Classic and LMA-ProSeal are effective alternatives to endotracheal intubation for gynecologic laparoscopy. Can J Anaesth (2003) 2.42
Severe bloodstream infections: a population-based assessment. Crit Care Med (2004) 2.39
Noninvasive risk assessment early after a myocardial infarction the REFINE study. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 2.29
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
Arginine supplementation prevents necrotizing enterocolitis in the premature infant. J Pediatr (2002) 2.08
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
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
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
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
Needle thoracostomy in the treatment of a tension pneumothorax in trauma patients: what size needle? J Trauma (2008) 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
Injury risk in men's Canada West University football. Am J Epidemiol (2003) 1.57
Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia. Am J Med (2009) 1.56
Population-based laboratory surveillance for AmpC beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli, Calgary. Emerg Infect Dis (2007) 1.56
Postmenopausal hormone therapy increases retinal blood flow and protects the retinal nerve fiber layer. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2009) 1.53
Colonization of returning travelers with CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli. J Travel Med (2011) 1.53
The LMA-ProSeal is an effective alternative to tracheal intubation for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Can J Anaesth (2002) 1.50
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
Use of near-infrared spectroscopy as a physiologic monitor for intra-abdominal hypertension. J Trauma (2008) 1.41
Incidence and outcome of prone positioning following police use of force in a prospective, consecutive cohort of subjects. J Forensic Leg Med (2012) 1.40
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
Antipyretic therapy in febrile critically ill adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Crit Care (2012) 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
A prospective, double-blind comparison of magnetic resonance imaging and arthroscopy in the evaluation of patients presenting with shoulder pain. J Shoulder Elbow Surg (2004) 1.17
Risk of bloodstream infection in patients with chronic kidney disease not treated with dialysis. Arch Intern Med (2008) 1.16
Estimates of total analytical error in consumer and hospital glucose meters contributed by hematocrit, maltose, and ascorbate. J Diabetes Sci Technol (2010) 1.15
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
A multicenter, randomized, controlled trial comparing bupivacaine with ropivacaine for labor analgesia. Anesthesiology (2003) 1.09
Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome: brain death following hemodialysis for metabolic acidosis and acute renal failure--a case report. BMC Nephrol (2004) 1.08
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
Neurovascular decoupling is associated with severity of cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Neurology (2013) 1.04
Epidemiology of intensive care unit-acquired urinary tract infections. Curr Opin Infect Dis (2006) 1.02
Randomized trial of brief motivational treatments for pathological gamblers: More is not necessarily better. J Consult Clin Psychol (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
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
The relationship between body mass index and mental health. A population-based study of the effects of the definition of mental health. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol (2007) 1.01
Drinking 300 mL of clear fluid two hours before surgery has no effect on gastric fluid volume and pH in fasting and non-fasting obese patients. Can J Anaesth (2004) 1.01
The prevalence of mental disorders in the working population over the period of global economic crisis. Can J Psychiatry (2010) 1.01
The impact of country and culture on end-of-life care for injured patients: results from an international survey. J Trauma (2010) 0.99
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
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
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
Association between physical illness and suicide among the elderly. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol (2002) 0.92
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
The inter-rater reliability of shoulder arthroscopy. Arthroscopy (2007) 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
Population-based laboratory surveillance of imported malaria in metropolitan Calgary, 2000-2011. PLoS One (2013) 0.90
Prospective evaluation of hand-held focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) in blunt abdominal trauma. Can J Surg (2005) 0.90
External cooling applied to febrile patients with septic shock: control for cointerventions? Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2013) 0.89