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• Accelerated surgery versus standard care in hip fracture (HIP ATTACK): an international, randomised, controlled trial.

  Authors:Flavia K Borges, Mohit Bhandari, Ernesto Guerra-Farfan, Ameen Patel, Alben Sigamani, Masood Umer, et al.From:The Lancet (Vol. 395, Issue 10225) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 29, 20201,733 words Article

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• When it comes to trials, do we get what we pay for?

  Authors:P.J. Devereaux and Salim YusufFrom:The New England Journal of Medicine (Vol. 369, Issue 20) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 14, 201369 words Report

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• Effect of short-term vs. long-term blood storage on mortality after transfusion

  Authors:J. W. Eikelboom, N. M Heddle, R. J. Cook, D. M. Arnold, Y. Liu, R. Barty, et al.From:The New England Journal of Medicine (Vol. 375, Issue 20) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 17, 201640 words Article

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• Cardiovascular risk factor reduction by community health workers in rural India: A cluster randomized trial.

  Authors:Rajnish Joshi, Twinkle Agrawal, Farah Fathima, Thammattoor Usha, Tinku Thomas, Dominic Misquith, et al.From:American Heart Journal (Vol. 216) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 2019613 words Article

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• Off-pump or on-pump coronary-artery bypass grafting at 30 days

  Authors:Andre Lamy, P.J. Devereaux, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, David P. Taggart, Shengshou Hu, Ernesto Paolasso, et al.From:The New England Journal of Medicine (Vol. 366, Issue 16) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 19, 201258 words Clinical report

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• Ninety-minute vs 3-h performance of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays for predicting hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome

  Authors:Peter A. Kavsak, Andrew Worster, John J. You, Mark Oremus, Colleen Shortt, Kim Phan, et al.From:Clinical Chemistry (Vol. 59, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20131,362 words Letter to the editor 1540L

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• Care at for-profit hospitals

  Authors:William M. Nuttley, Vincent V. Richman, P.J. Devereaux, Greg Stoddart, and Deborah J. CookFrom:CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal (Vol. 171, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 9, 20041,054 words Letter to the editor I was surprised to learn that Gordon Guyatt, coauthor of an influential paper on health care delivery, (1) was also a candidate for the New Democratic Party during this year's federal election. The statement in the...

• Characteristics and short-term prognosis of perioperative myocardial infarction in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery: a cohort study

  Authors:P.J. Devereaux, Denis Xavier, Janice Pogue, Gordon Guyatt, Alben Sigamani, Ignacio Garutti, et al.From:Annals of Internal Medicine (Vol. 154, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 19, 2011288 words Author abstract, Rep...

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• Physicians' and patients' choices in evidence based practice: evidence does not make decisions, people do

  Authors:R Brian Haynes, PJ Devereaux, and Gordon H GuyattFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 324, Issue 7350) Peer-Reviewed

  June 8, 2002770 words Editorial A criticism directed at evidence based medicine is that it ties the hands of practitioners and robs patients of their personal choices in reaching a decision about optimal care. (1) There are many barriers to...

• Elevated cardiac troponin levels in critically ill patients: prevalence, incidence, and outcomes

  Authors:Wendy Lim, Deborah J. Cook, Lauren E. Griffith, Mark A. Crowther, and P.J. DevereauxFrom:American Journal of Critical Care (Vol. 15, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20066,082 words Disease/Disorder ove... 1840L* BACKGROUND Levels of cardiac troponin, a sensitive and specific marker of myocardial injury, are often elevated in critically ill patients. * OBJECTIVES To document elevated levels of cardiac troponin I in patients...

• Rule-In and Rule-Out of Myocardial Infarction Using Cardiac Troponin and Glycemic Biomarkers in Patients with Symptoms Suggestive of Acute Coronary Syndrome

  Authors:Colleen Shortt, Jinhui Ma, Natasha Clayton, Jonathan Sherbino, Richard Whitlock, Guillaume Pare, et al.From:Clinical Chemistry (Vol. 63, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20176,195 words Report 1660L

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• Preoperative levels of natriuretic peptides and the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation after noncardiac surgery: a prospective cohort study.

  Authors:Wojciech Szczeklik, Yannick LeManach, Jakub Fronczek, Kamil Polok, David Conen, Finlay A. McAlister, et al.From:CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal (Vol. 192, Issue 49) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 7, 20204,554 words Report 1820LBACKGROUND: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is associated with clinically significant short- and long-term complications after noncardiac surgery. Our aim was to describe the incidence of clinically important...

• Protocol understanding and anxiety in perioperative clinical trial patients approached for consent on the day of surgery

  Authors:Alexandra Chludzinski, Crissy Irani, Edward J. Mascha, Andrea Kurz, P.J. Devereaux, and Daniel I. SesslerFrom:Mayo Clinic Proceedings (Vol. 88, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20135,113 words Report 1490LAbstract Objective: Lo determine whether approaching patients for consent on the day of surgery impairs understanding or produces unacceptable anxiety compared with obtaining consent before the day of surgery....

• Strength of evidence for perioperative use of statins to reduce cardiovascular risk: Systematic review of controlled studies

  Authors:Anmol S. Kapoor, Hussein Kanji, Jeanette Buckingham, P.J. Devereaux, and Finlay A. McAlisterFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 333, Issue 7579) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 2, 200653 words Clinical report

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• Variability in Cardiac Biomarkers during Hemodialysis: A Prospective Cohort Study

  Authors:David Collister, Andrea Mazzetti, Anuja Bhalerao, Jessica Tyrwhitt, Peter Kavsak, Kenneth S. Brimble, et al.From:Clinical Chemistry (Vol. 67, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20214,817 words Report 1690L

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• Risks and benefits of [beta]-blockade

  Authors:Stephen R. Workman, P.J. Devereaux, Salim Yusuf, Homer Yang, Peter T.-L. Choi, and Gordon H. GuyattFrom:CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal (Vol. 172, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 4, 2005991 words Letter to the editor P.J. Devereaux and associates (1) state that the current situation with respect to evidence for [beta]-blocker therapy before surgery is similar to the situation that existed 12 years ago when estrogen replacement was...

• Effects of remote ischemic preconditioning in high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery (Remote IMPACT): a randomized controlled trial

  Authors:Michael Walsh, Richard Whitlock, Amit X. Garg, Jean-Francois Legare, Andra E. Duncan, Robert Zimmerman, et al.From:CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal (Vol. 188, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 15, 20164,678 words Report 1710LBackground: Remote ischemic preconditioning is a simple therapy that may reduce cardiac and kidney injury. We undertook a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of this therapy on markers of heart and kidney...

• Clinical chemistry score versus high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and T tests alone to identify patients at low or high risk for myocardial infarction or death at presentation to the emergency department

  Authors:Peter A. Kavsak, Johannes T. Neumann, Louise Cullen, Martin Than, Colleen Shortt, Jaimi H. Greenslade, et al.From:CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal (Vol. 190, Issue 33) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20, 20185,850 words Article 1960LBACKGROUND: Testing for high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) may assist triage and clinical decision-making in patients presenting to the emergency department with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome; however,...

• T-Cell Phenotypes Predictive of Frailty and Mortality in Elderly Nursing Home Residents

  Authors:Jennie Johnstone, Robin Parsons, Fernando Botelho, Jamie Millar, Shelly McNeil, Tamas Fulop, et al.From:Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Vol. 65, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 2017345 words Clinical report

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• An observational study of duplicate presentation rates between two national orthopedic meetings

  Authors:Mohit Bhandari, Victoria Patenall, P.J. Devereaux, Paul Tornetta, III, Douglas Dirschl, Pamela Leece, et al.From:Canadian Journal of Surgery (Vol. 48, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20053,817 words Article Background: National meetings such as those of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA) are invaluable in the dissemination of new research findings. Given the...