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  • Khan N. Primary care physician visits by patients with incident hypertension.

    February 20, 2015

    Clement FM, Chen G, Khan N, Tu K, Campbell NR, Smith M, Quan H, Hemmelgarn BR, McAlister FA; Hypertension Outcome and Surveillance Team. Primary care physician visits by patients with incident hypertension. Can J Cardiol. 2014 Jun; 30(6): 653–60. Epub 2014 Mar 31. PMID: 24882537.

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  • Brown CJ. Failing to reverse a diverting stoma after lower anterior resection of rectal cancer.

    February 20, 2015

    Chiu A, Chan HT, Brown CJ, Raval MJ, Phang PT. Failing to reverse a diverting stoma after lower anterior resection of rectal cancer. Am J Surg. 2014 May; 207(5): 708–11. PMID: 24791631.

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  • Shojania K. Cryofibrinogenemia after a liver transplant: First reported case post-transplant and a case-based review of the non-transplant literature.

    January 22, 2016

    Chen Y, Sreenivasan GM, Shojania K, Yoshida EM. Cryofibrinogenemia after a liver transplant: First reported case post-transplant and a case-based review of the non-transplant literature. Exp Clin Transplant. 2014 Mar 28. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 24679054.

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  • Dodek PM. Evaluation of an internal review process for grants and manuscripts in the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group.

    February 20, 2015

    Burns KE, Caon E, Dodek PM. Evaluation of an internal review process for grants and manuscripts in the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Can Respir J. 2014 Sep-Oct;21(5):283-6. Epub 2014 Apr 7. PMID: 24712017.

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  • Wong H, Dodek P: Adherence to guidelines for management of cerebral perfusion pressure and outcome in patients who have severe traumatic brain injury.

    February 17, 2015

    Griesdale DE, Ortenwall V, Norena M, Wong H, Sekhon MS, Kolmodin L, Henderson WR, Dodek P. Adherence to guidelines for management of cerebral perfusion pressure and outcome in patients who have severe traumatic brain injury. J Crit Care. 2015 Feb;30(1):111-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.07.026. Epub 2014 Jul 31. PMID: 25179411.

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  • Harrison MJ: Economics of stratified medicine in rheumatoid arthritis.

    February 17, 2015

    Gavan S, Harrison MJ, Iglesias C, Barton A, Manca A, Payne K. Economics of stratified medicine in rheumatoid arthritis. Current Rheumatology Reports. 2014 Nov; 16:468.

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  • Dodek P: Economic evaluation of the prophylaxis for thromboembolism in critical care trial (E-PROTECT): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

    February 17, 2015

    Fowler RA, Mittmann N, Geerts WH, Heels-Ansdell D, Gould MK, Guyatt G, Krahn M, Finfer S, Pinto R, Chan B, Ormanidhi O, Arabi Y, Qushmaq I, Rocha MG, Dodek P, McIntyre L, Hall R, Ferguson ND, Mehta S, Marshall JC, Doig CJ, Muscedere J, Jacka MJ, Klinger JR, Vlahakis N, Orford N, Seppelt I, Skrobik YK, Sud S, Cade JF, Cooper J, Cook D. Economic evaluation of the prophylaxis for thromboembolism in critical care trial (E-PROTECT): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trialTrials. 2014 Dec 20;15(1):502. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 25528663.

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  • Westerberg BD: Fibrous dysplasia of the temporal bone: Systematic review of management and hearing outcomes.

    February 17, 2015

    Fandiño M, Bhimrao SK, Saxby AJ, Dar Santos RC, Westerberg BD. Fibrous dysplasia of the temporal bone: Systematic review of management and hearing outcomes. Otol Neurotol. 2014 Dec;35(10):1698-706. PMID: 25280053

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  • Bansback N, Lynd LD: Challenges in measuring the societal value of orphan drugs: Insights from a Canadian stated preference survey.

    June 15, 2015

    Dragojlovic N, Rizzardo S, Bansback N, Mitton C, Marra CA, Lynd LD. Challenges in measuring the societal value of orphan drugs: Insights from a Canadian stated preference survey. Patient. 2015; 8(1): 93–101. PMID: 25586645.

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  • Dodek P: Nonbeneficial treatment Canada: Definitions, causes, and potential solutions from the perspective of healthcare practitioners.

    February 17, 2015

    Downar J, You JJ, Bagshaw SM, Golan E, Lamontagne F, Burns K, Sridhar SK, Seely A, Meade MO, Fox-Robichaud A, Cook D, Turgeon AF, Dodek P, Xiong W, Fowler R; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Nonbeneficial treatment Canada: Definitions, causes, and potential solutions from the perspective of healthcare practitioners. Crit Care Med. 2015 Feb;43(2):270-81. PMID: 25377017.

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  • Lynd LD. Developing a multi-criteria approach for drug reimbursement decision making: An initial step forward.

    February 17, 2015

    Dionne F, Mitton C, Dempster B, Lynd LD. Developing a multi-criteria approach for drug reimbursement decision making: An initial step forward. J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol. 2015 Feb 12; 22(1):e68–e77.

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  • Lynd LD: Empowering pharmacists in asthma management through interactive SMS (EmPhAsIS): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

    February 17, 2015

    De Vera MA, Sadatsafavi M, Tsao NW, Lynd LD, Lester R, Gastonguay L, Galo J, FitzGerald JM, Brasher P, Marra CA. Empowering pharmacists in asthma management through interactive SMS (EmPhAsIS): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2014 Dec 13;15:488. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-488. PMID: 25494702.

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