Published in Med Care on March 01, 2012
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Intensive care unit admission in multiple sclerosis: increased incidence and increased mortality. Neurology (2014) 1.42
Validity of the coding for intensive care admission, mechanical ventilation, and acute dialysis in the Danish National Patient Registry: a short report. Clin Epidemiol (2013) 1.18
Constructing episodes of inpatient care: data infrastructure for population-based research. BMC Med Res Methodol (2012) 0.89
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Epidemiology of critically ill patients in intensive care units: a population-based observational study. Crit Care (2013) 0.80
Validity and utility of ICD-10 administrative health data for identifying ST- and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction based on physician chart review. CMAJ Open (2015) 0.75
Predictors of ICU Admission and Outcomes 1 Year Post-Admission in Persons with IBD: A Population-based Study. Inflamm Bowel Dis (2015) 0.75
Long-term outcomes and healthcare utilization following critical illness - a population-based study. Crit Care (2016) 0.75
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Critically ill patients with 2009 influenza A(H1N1) infection in Canada. JAMA (2009) 13.00
Daily sedation interruption in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients cared for with a sedation protocol: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2012) 6.69
Chronic dialysis and death among survivors of acute kidney injury requiring dialysis. JAMA (2009) 6.06
Has mortality from acute respiratory distress syndrome decreased over time?: A systematic review. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2008) 5.06
Association of ICU or hospital admission with unintentional discontinuation of medications for chronic diseases. JAMA (2011) 2.67
A systematic review of the Charlson comorbidity index using Canadian administrative databases: a perspective on risk adjustment in critical care research. J Crit Care (2005) 2.62
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Does the use of 5-aminosalicylates in inflammatory bowel disease prevent the development of colorectal cancer? Am J Gastroenterol (2003) 2.39
Variation in use of intensive care for adults with diabetic ketoacidosis*. Crit Care Med (2012) 2.24
Integrating mortality and morbidity outcomes: using quality-adjusted life years in critical care trials. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2012) 2.15
Prophylactic magnesium for improving neurologic outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Crit Care (2012) 2.08
Reducing time-to-treatment decreases mortality of trauma patients with acute subdural hematoma. Ann Surg (2011) 2.06
Is a mass immunization program for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 good value for money? Evidence from the Canadian Experience. Vaccine (2010) 1.91
Organ donation after death in Ontario: a population-based cohort study. CMAJ (2013) 1.79
High-dose renal replacement therapy for acute kidney injury: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Care Med (2010) 1.77
Determination of neurologic prognosis and clinical decision making in adult patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a survey of Canadian intensivists, neurosurgeons, and neurologists. Crit Care Med (2013) 1.72
Mortality associated with withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy for patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a Canadian multicentre cohort study. CMAJ (2011) 1.72
Prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes of delirium in mechanically ventilated adults. Crit Care Med (2015) 1.58
Pay for performance in the intensive care unit--opportunity or threat? Crit Care Med (2009) 1.55
Knowledge translation interventions for critically ill patients: a systematic review*. Crit Care Med (2013) 1.53
Improving use of targeted temperature management after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial. Crit Care Med (2015) 1.52
Scarcity: the context of rationing in an Ontario ICU. Crit Care Med (2013) 1.47
The disconnect between better quality of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis preventive care and better outcomes: a population-based cohort study. J Rheumatol (2013) 1.44
Targeted temperature management processes and outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: an observational cohort study*. Crit Care Med (2014) 1.43
Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: mostly safe, but do benefits outweigh risks? Crit Care (2014) 1.43
A population-based observational study of intensive care unit-related outcomes. With emphasis on post-hospital outcomes. Ann Am Thorac Soc (2015) 1.42
Economic evaluation of decompressive craniectomy versus barbiturate coma for refractory intracranial hypertension following traumatic brain injury. Crit Care Med (2014) 1.42
Outcomes of interfacility critical care adult patient transport: a systematic review. Crit Care (2006) 1.40
The use of wireless e-mail to improve healthcare team communication. J Am Med Inform Assoc (2009) 1.39
Tracheostomy timing in traumatic brain injury: a propensity-matched cohort study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2014) 1.22
An official American Thoracic Society policy statement: pay-for-performance in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2010) 1.20
Critical care trainees' career goals and needs: A Canadian survey. Can Respir J (2014) 1.18
Postfracture care for older women: gaps between optimal care and actual care. Can Fam Physician (2008) 1.11
Routine chest x-rays in intensive care units: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Care (2012) 1.11
Predictors of adopting therapeutic hypothermia for post-cardiac arrest patients among Canadian emergency and critical care physicians. Resuscitation (2009) 1.11
Health service use in the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority: variations across areas in relation to health and socioeconomic status. Healthc Manage Forum (2002) 1.02
Intracranial pressure monitoring in severe traumatic brain injury: results from the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program. J Neurotrauma (2013) 0.99
Registration and design alterations of clinical trials in critical care: a cross-sectional observational study. Intensive Care Med (2014) 0.99
Predicting neurologic outcome after targeted temperature management for cardiac arrest: systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Care Med (2014) 0.98
Emergency department length of stay for patients requiring mechanical ventilation: a prospective observational study. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med (2012) 0.97
Distinct determinants of long-term and short-term survival in critical illness. Intensive Care Med (2014) 0.96
Pharmaceutical use among older adults: using administrative data to examine medication-related issues. Can J Aging (2005) 0.96
Constructing episodes of inpatient care: data infrastructure for population-based research. BMC Med Res Methodol (2012) 0.89
Profiling the multidimensional needs of new nursing home residents: evidence to support planning. J Am Med Dir Assoc (2012) 0.87
Lost in (knowledge) translation: "All breakthrough, no follow through"? Crit Care Med (2008) 0.86
Variation of arterial and central venous catheter use in United States intensive care units. Anesthesiology (2014) 0.86
Implementation and Evaluation of a Wiki Involving Multiple Stakeholders Including Patients in the Promotion of Best Practices in Trauma Care: The WikiTrauma Interrupted Time Series Protocol. JMIR Res Protoc (2015) 0.85
Surrogate decision makers' attitudes towards research decision making for critically ill patients. Intensive Care Med (2012) 0.85
Considering the vulnerabilities of surrogate decision-makers when obtaining consent for critical care research. Intensive Care Med (2011) 0.84
Update in critical care 2007. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2008) 0.84
Economics of ICU organization and management. Crit Care Clin (2011) 0.84
Factors associated with the withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a multicenter cohort study. Neurocrit Care (2013) 0.83
A knowledge translation collaborative to improve the use of therapeutic hypothermia in post-cardiac arrest patients: protocol for a stepped wedge randomized trial. Implement Sci (2011) 0.83
Competition in collaborative clothing: a qualitative case study of influences on collaborative quality improvement in the ICU. BMJ Qual Saf (2013) 0.83
Major osteoporotic to hip fracture ratios in canadian men and women with Swedish comparisons: a population-based analysis. J Bone Miner Res (2014) 0.82
Surge capacity: analysis of census fluctuations to estimate the number of intensive care unit beds needed. Health Serv Res (2014) 0.81
Tracheostomy: it's time to move from art to science. Crit Care Med (2006) 0.81
The association between corticosteroid use and development of fractures among IBD patients in a population-based database. Am J Gastroenterol (2003) 0.81
Epidemiology of critically ill patients in intensive care units: a population-based observational study. Crit Care (2013) 0.80
Corticosteroids for acute respiratory distress syndrome. BMJ (2008) 0.80
Tracheostomy timing, enrollment and power in ICU clinical trials. Intensive Care Med (2008) 0.80
Improving intensive care unit quality using collaborative networks. Crit Care Clin (2013) 0.78
Patient contact recall after SARS exposure. Emerg Infect Dis (2005) 0.78
Evidence of airborne transmission of SARS. N Engl J Med (2004) 0.78
Pneumonia in the ICU: a lethal or VAPid complication? Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2011) 0.78
Documentation of best interest by intensivists: a retrospective study in an Ontario critical care unit. BMC Med Ethics (2010) 0.78
Research to inform the consent-to-research process. Intensive Care Med (2013) 0.78
Ultrasound-guided tracheostomy--not for the many, but perhaps the few... or the one. Crit Care (2011) 0.78
Ethical challenges in conducting research on dying patients and those at high risk of dying. Account Res (2012) 0.78
Validity of physician billing claims to identify deceased organ donors in large healthcare databases. PLoS One (2013) 0.78
Early vs late tracheotomy in ICU patients. JAMA (2010) 0.77
A population-based analysis of leaving the hospital against medical advice: incidence and associated variables. BMC Health Serv Res (2013) 0.77
Use of mechanical ventilation protocols in intensive care units: a survey of current practice. J Crit Care (2012) 0.77
Nimodipine in the current era of subarachnoid hemorrhage management: standard of care or primed for a definitive randomized trial? J Crit Care (2013) 0.77
Acute respiratory distress syndrome mortality--easier to predict, still hard to be certain. Crit Care Med (2009) 0.76
"Stop right there...I gotta know right now!" Do steroids really help for CAP? Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 0.76
Supporting collaborative use of the Diabetes Population Risk Tool (DPoRT) in health-related practice: a multiple case study research protocol. Implement Sci (2014) 0.75
Pyrexia of uncertain overtones. Crit Care Med (2008) 0.75
Health status and healthcare use patterns of rural, northern and urban Manitobans: is Romanow right? Healthc Policy (2006) 0.75
Statin therapy in critical illness: an international survey of intensive care physicians' opinions, attitudes and practice. BMC Clin Pharmacol (2012) 0.75
Predictors of ICU Admission and Outcomes 1 Year Post-Admission in Persons with IBD: A Population-based Study. Inflamm Bowel Dis (2015) 0.75
High-dose renal replacement therapy for acute kidney injury: Systematic review and meta-analysis--addendum. Crit Care Med (2010) 0.75
Variation in intensive care unit outcomes by day of week: no weak-end. Intensive Care Med (2004) 0.75
Critical Care Canada Forum 2008, 11-13 November 2008, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Crit Care (2009) 0.75
Can CPAP prevent the need for endotracheal intubation in patients with hypoxemia after abdominal surgery? CMAJ (2005) 0.75
Predictive score for estimating cancer after venous thromboembolism: a cohort study. BMC Cancer (2013) 0.75
Reply: Quality-adjusted life years or composite outcomes? Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2013) 0.75
Does beta-blocker prophylaxis improve survival after major noncardiac surgery? CMAJ (2005) 0.75
Infection prevention and control in the intensive care unit: open versus closed models of care. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2013) 0.75
Outcomes of an investment in administrative data infrastructure: An example of capacity building at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. Can J Public Health (2016) 0.75