Poster Abstracts of the Critical Care Canada Forum 2009
October 25-28, 2009, Toronto, Canada

P. Chidwick, K. Faith. ETHICISTS AND THE ONE-WAY TRANSFER OUT OF THE ICU. Available at:
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U. Edke. TREATMENT OF MALARIA IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. Available at:
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U. Edke. RECOMBINANT ACTIVATED FACTOR VII(RFVIIA), DOES REALLY SAVE LIFE? Available at:
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D. D. Sweet, J. S. Dharmvir, W. W. Fu, M. I. Bouchard, P. Sivapalan, R. Jen, D. R. Chittock. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DRIVEN SEPSIS PROTOCOL IMPROVES DELIVERY OF THERAPY IN SEVERELY SEPTIC PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. Available at:
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D. Kiers, D. E. Griesdale, A. Litchfield, S. Reynolds, N. Gibney, D. R. Chittock, P. Pickkers, D. D. Sweet. EFFECT OF EARLY ACHIEVEMENT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL RESUSCITATION GOALS IN SEPTIC PATIENTS ADMITTED FROM THE WARD ON THE KIDNEYS. Available at:
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F. Masud, K. Hawkins. GOING FOR ZERO- FIVE YEAR QUALITY INITIATIVE TO REDUCE CATHETER RELATED BLOOD STREAM INFECTIONS IN ICU. Available at:
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V. Zochios, M. Gilhooly, S. Fenner. AN AUDIT OF LEFT SUBCLAVIAN CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER TIP POSITION ON POST PROCEDURE CHEST X-RAY. Available at:
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K. Bandayrel, A. Little, C. Ethier, S. Mehta, R. Pinto, S. Lapinsky. EVALUATION OF HEMODYNAMIC AND OXYGENATION INDICES IN EARLY SEPTIC SHOCK IN ADULTS. Available at:
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R. T. Arntfield, M. D. Sharpe. DONATION AFTER CARDIAC DEATH – THE OPINION AND PERSPECTIVES OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN ONTARIO,CANADA. Available at:
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M. K. Karcz, P. J. Papadakos. POST-TRAUMATIC PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA AFTER MASSIVE CHEST INJURY. Available at:
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S. Trop, J. Marshall, O. Rotstein, A. Slutsky, A. Bourdeau, S. Verma. A PROSPECTIVE STUDY COMPARING THE INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE TO CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS IN SOUTH ASIANS AND CAUCASIANS (CIRC STUDY): DESIGN AND PROTOCOL. Available at:
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C. P. Stewart, J. S. Hutchison, R. Sharma, A. Ochi, H. Otsubo, C. D. Hahn. “MAN VS. MACHINE”: MANUAL VS. AUTOMATED SEIZURE DETECTION IN CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN UNDERGOING CONTINUOUS EEG MONITORING. Available at:
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M. Mourtzakis, C. Fan, D. K. Heyland. SKELETAL MUSCLE MEASURED AT THE TIME OF ICU ADMISSION MAY BE A DETERMINANT OF CLINICAL OUTCOMES. Available at:
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O. Hayani, R. Zarychanski, A. Chou, A. Al-Beihany, A. Kharaba, A. Baxter, R. Patel, D. Allan. IMPACT OF CRITICAL CARE OUTREACH ON HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS: SINGLE-CENTRE EXPERIENCE. Available at:
/abstracts/2009/hematopoietic-stem-cell.php
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C. Ainsworth, N. Spitale, P. Darling, M. Soth. IDENTIFICATION AND RESPONSE TO SIGNS OF CRITICAL ILLNESS AND PATIENT OUTCOMES BEFORE AND AFTER INTRODUCTION OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY TEAM. Available at:
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A. Little, C. Ethier, D. Jiang, S. Mehta. A PATIENT SURVEY OF SLEEP QUALITY IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. Available at:
/abstracts/2009/sleep-quality.php
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J. Lee, S. Iqbal, A. Gursahaney, K. Khwaja. MEDICINE VS. SURGEONS/ANESTHESIA INTENSIVISTS: A COMPARISON OF OUTCOMES IN A MIXED MEDICAL-SURGICAL-TRAUMA ICU. Available at:
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N. Maccarone, L. Perretta, I. Guerri, G. Zagli, R. Spina, M. Linden, M. Bonizzoli, A. Peris. IMPACT OF A SYSTEMATIC MEWS INTRODUCTION ON PRE- AND POST-OPERATIVE EVALUATION IN URGENT/EMERGENCY SURGERY. Available at:
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J. Topolovec-Vranic, A. Romaschin, D. Klein, A. Baker. ELEVATED LEVELS OF S100B ARE ASSOCIATED WITH GREATER DISEASE SEVERITY FOLLOWING ANEURYSMAL SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE. Available at:
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R. T. Arntfield, B. L. Morgan, M. D. Sharpe. EVOLUTION OF HEALTH CARE WORKER OPINIONS ON DONATION AFTER CARDIAC DEATH AT A CANADIAN CENTRE. Available at:
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H. M. Algethamy, C. Martin. IS CASPOFUNGIN COST-EFFECTIVE COMPARE TO FLUCONAZOLE IF USE AS AN INITIAL ANTIFUNGAL TREATMENT FOR INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS AND CANDIDEMIA IN HIGH RISK SEPTIC SHOCK PATIENTS. Available at:
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F. Durrani, A. Umer, N. Salahuddin. AVOIDABLE IN-HOSPITAL CARDIOPULMONARY ARRESTS: DOES A TEACHING HOSPITAL NEED A RAPID RESPONSE TEAM? Available at:
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R. Tatla, J. Gilleland. FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES & PRESCRIBED FOLLOW-UP OF PEDIATRIC PATIENTS FOLLOWING PROLONGED CRITICAL CARE ADMISSION AT MCMASTER CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. Available at:
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I. Guerri, C. Greco, G. Zagli, L. Perretta, G. Cappuccini, G. Cianfaldoni, G. Longo, R. Spina, A. Bosi, A. Peris. ROLE OF CRITICAL CARE OUTREACH TO PROVIDE THE INTENTION-TO-TREAT OF HEMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS: A PILOT STUDY. Available at:
/abstracts/2009/hematological-disorders.php
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F. S. Siddiqui, W. Palatnick, T. Schaeffer. THE KISS OF DEATH: CASE REPORT OF A WESTERN GABOON VIPER (BITIS GABONICA) BITE TO THE FACE. Available at:
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H. O. Qutub, K. F. Salama.: ASSESMENT OF AMBIENT NOISE LEVELS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OF UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. Available at:
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M. S. Sekhon, I. S. Sekhon, N. McLean, V. Dhingra, D. E. Griesdale. THE USE OF SYNTHETIC COLLOID IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WITH SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES. Available at:
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D. J. Holt, T. Pun, D. Schamper, F. Noel. SOLIDIFIED ESOPHAGEAL FEEDS: A REPORT OF 5 CASES. Available at:
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S. Yamashita, E. Ng, L. Knechtel, J. Silverberg, N. Adhikari, F. Brommecker. VALIDATION OF THE GLUCOMMANDER METHOD FOR INSULIN INFUSION ADUSTMENTS IN THE CRITICALLY ILL. Available at:
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R. G. Khadaroo, S. Fortis, C. Streutker, H. Zhang. ILEAL FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN (I-FABP) A NOVEL BIOMARKER FOR ACUTE INTESTINAL ISCHEMIA AND RESULTANT LUNG INJURY. Available at:
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M. G. Hollidge, E. Wisniewski, J. Cheng, R. Whitlock, A. Fox-Robichaud. PROLONGED ICU STAY AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY: ARE OCTOGENARIANS THE PROBLEM? THE HHS EXPERIENCE. Available at:
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R. Gowing, K. Kahnamoui. PREDICTORS OF MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH MASSIVE TRANSFUSION IN SURGICAL PATIENTS. Available at:
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M. Sobrepena, J. Hochman, H. Dr. Dwosh, E. Dr. Chu. THE IMPACT OF PERCUTANEOUS TRACHEOSTOMY IN THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY PATIENT CARE IN A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. Available at:
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L. L. Boyle, L. McIntyre, S. Kanji. TRANSDERMAL NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY FOR SMOKERS ADMITTED TO INTENSIVE CARE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. Available at:
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L. Hand, A. Matte, C. Marie, C. Ethier, L. Lazosky, F. Clarke , K. Porretta, M. Gardner, N. Ferguson, M. Meade. RESULTS OF A PILOT RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION IN ADULTS WITH ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME. Available at:
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L. Kure, L. Knechtel, M. Adamson, C. Dale, B. Duncan, H. Harrington, J. Knighton, D. Manicat-Francis, S. Schumacher, G. Walters. A COLLABORATIVE APN/CE MODEL FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE CHANGE IN INTENSIVE CARE. Available at:
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K. D. Dryden-palmer, E. Childs, J. S. Hutchison. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES: THE IMPACT OF GUIDELINE IMPLEMENTATION ON NURSE AND PHYSICIAN KNOWLEDGE AND SATISFACTION. Available at:
/abstracts/2009/traumatic-brain-injury.php
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M. Bérubé, J. Parent, M. Albert, Y. Beaulieu. THE USE OF ULTRASOUND FACILITATES THE WORK OF CRITICAL CARE NURSES IN THE CONTEXT OF DIFFICULT PERIPHERAL VENOUS ACCESS. Available at:
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K. Seto, S. Mehta, C. Ethier, K. Bandayrel, C. Chung, Z. Wong, R. Pinto, S. Lapinsky, L. Burry. USE OF SEDATION AND PARALYSIS IN CRITICALLY ILL ADULT PATIENTS RECEIVING HFOV. Available at:
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W. Austin, F. Carnevale, A. Frank, D. Garros. THE EXPERIENCE AND RESOLUTION OF MORAL DISTRESS IN PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE TEAMS: A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE. Available at:
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J. Lefebvre, F. Lauzier, V. Laroche, A. F. Turgeon. HEMOGLOBIN THRESHOLD FOR PACKED RED BLOOD CELLS TRANSFUSIONS IN ACADEMIC CENTERS. Available at:
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S. M. McMullen, R. Doyle, D. Henzler. PARTIAL VENTILATORY SUPPORT MODALITIES IN ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. Available at:
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