Abstracts of the Critical Care Canada Forum 2010
November 7-10, 2010, Toronto, Canada
Oral Abstracts
B. Bell, N. Adhikari, S. M. Bagshaw, J. O. Friedrich, M. A. Hladunewich, D. Klein, S. Lapinsky, R. Wald. Predicting Kidney Recovery In Patients With Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy. Available at:
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G. Curley, M. Hayes, D. O’Toole, J. G. Laffey. Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Repair Following Ventilator Induced Lung Injury. Available at:
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J. Dubé, J. Guimond, M. Dubois, Characterization Of The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis In The Initial Period Of Acute Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH). Available at:
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W. To, C. Hamielec, T. Bertolo, V. Dinh. A Mozart Effect On Reducing Sedation In Critically Ill Patients In Canada: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Available at:
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Poster Abstracts
Al-Rajhi, Amjad; De Marchie, Michel; Laporta, Denny P. Opportunity Knocks: Early Physiotherapy And Spontaneous Awakening Trials In Critically Ill Patients. Available at:
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Blinova, Ekaterina; Seto, Winnie; Lau, Elaine; Bitnun, Ari; Cox, Peter; Schwartz, Steven; Atenafu, Eshetu; Yau, Yvonne; Streitenberger, Yvonne; Marshall, John; Parshuram, Christopher S. Point Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Utilization in the Cardiac and Paediatric Critical Care Unit. Available at:
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Bradley, Beverly D.; Green, Geoffrey; Batkin, Izmail; Seely, Andrew J. Continuous Multi-Organ Variability As A Tracker Of Patient Status And Trajectory In The Icu: A Pilot Study. Available at:
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Burad, Joyti; Tawfic, Qutaiba A.; Kausalya, Rajini; Mohammed, Ahmed K. Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: A Prospective Study Of Incidence And Quantitative Association Of Various Causative Factors. Available at:
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Cameron, Jill I.; Chan, Linda; Czerwonka, Anna; Chu, Leslie M.; Matte, Andrea; Tomlinson, George3; Ferguson, Niall D.; Mehta, Sangeeta; Friedrich, Jan; Herridge, Margaret S. Long-Term Outcomes After Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: Family Caregiver Outcomes From The Towards Recover Study. Available at:
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Chassé, Michaël; Mathieu, Patrick; Voisine, Pierre; Després, Jean-Pierre; Pibarot, Philippe; Baillot, Richard; Lellouche, François; Poirier, Paul. Severely Obese Patients Are At Risk Of Extubation Failure After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Available at:
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Chassé, Michaël; Mathieu, Patrick; Voisine, Pierre; Després, Jean- Pierre; Pibarot, Philippe; Baillot, Richard; Lellouche, François; Poirier, Paul. Severe Obesity Increases Thromboembolism Risk Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Available at:
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Czerwonka, Anna; Herridge, Margaret S.; Marsella, Amanda; Matte, Andrea; Cameron, Jill I. Needs Of Survivors Of Mechanical Ventilation And Their Family Caregivers Across The Care Continuum: A Pilot Study. Available at:
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Doan, John D; Ilan, Roy. Removing Unnecessary Central Venous Catheters: Evaluation Of A Quality Improvement Intervention In Two Intensive Care Units. Available at:
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Donlan, Matthew; Fontela, Patricia S.; Puligandla, Pramod S. Use Of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) In Pediatric Patients With Acute Viral Bronchiolitis: A Systematic Review. Available at:
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Doré E.R. van Niekerk; Caroline R. Westendorp; Anne-Marie Guerguerian; Helena Frndova; Dong Joo Kim; James S. Hutchison. Evaluation of the implementation of guidelines for the management of children with severe traumatic brain injury in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Available at:
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Dumbarton, Tristan C.; Minor, Samuel; Yeung, Colin K.; Green, Robert S. Prolonged Methylene Blue Infusion In A Case Of Refractory Septic Shock. Available at:
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Eljaiek, Roberto; Osséni, Fadel; Dubois, Marc-Jacques. Sofa Score Predicts Mortality In Burn Patients. Available at:
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Fierstra, Jorn; Machina, Matthew; Battisti-Charbonney, Anne; Duffin, James; Fisher, Joseph; Minkovich, Leonid. Evalution In Ventilated Swine Of A Method For Accurately Controlling And Noninvasively Measuring PACO2. Available at:
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Harris, Cynthia J.; Livshits, Olga; Ramganesh, Steve; MacEachern, Kristen; Traill, John; Burry, Lisa; Varga, Lynn; Lapinsky, Stephen. Success Of A Customized Vap Prevention Bundle. Available at:
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Harris, Steve; Lewington, Andrew; Harrison, David; Rowan, Kathryn M. Sensitivity Of Rifle Classification To Assumed Baseline Glomerular Filtration Rate. Available at:
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Karcz, Marcin K.; Wojtovich, Andrew P.; Brookes, Paul S. Regulation Of Mitochondrial Katp Channels By Fluoxetine In Rats: Implications For Cardiac Ischemic Preconditioning. Available at:
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Karcz, Marcin K.; Hessney, Joanne I. The Effect Of Tourniquet Use On Venous Lactate Concentrations In Healthy Volunteers. Available at:
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Katsios, Christina M.; Burry, Lisa; Khory, Tanaz; Howie, Sandra; Wax, Randy; Bell, Chaim; Lapinsky, Stephen; Mehta, Sangeeta; Stewart, Thomas; Morris, Andrew. An Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Improves the Quality of Antimicrobial Prescribing in an ICU. Available at:
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Kazmierowski, Hayley; Willcocks, Doug; Dale, Craig; Knechtel, Leasa. Removing Physical Restraint: An Exploration Of Nurses’ Decision-Making When Discontinuing Physical Restraints In The Intensive Care Unit. Available at:
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Kwan, Emily; Basran, Jenny; Shaw, Susan. Intensive Care Unit Delirium. Available at:
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Lubchansky, Stephanie B.; Haj-Bakri, Samer; Mehta, Sangeeta. A Survey Of Sleep, Anxiety, And Fatigue In Family Members Of Intensive Care Unit Patients. Available at:
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Mandelbaum, Tal; Scott, Daniel J.; Mark, Roger G.; Howell , Michael D.; Malhutra, Atul; Talmor, Daniel S. Outcome Of Critically Ill Patients With Acute Kidney Injury Using The Akin Criteria. Available at:
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Martin, Christopher D.; Parry, Neil; Dubois, Luc. Canadian Critical Care Fellow Workforce Survey. Available at:
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Morriello, Florence; Granieri, Enrico; Smith, Christopher. Sudden Bilateral Deafness: A Sign Of Basilar Artery Occlusion. A Case Report. Available at:
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Niven D.J., Fick G.H., Kirkpatrick A.W., Laupland K.B. Cost And Outcomes Of Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections Complicating Severe Traumatic Injury. Available at:
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Niven D.J, Shahpori R, Stelfox H.T, Laupland K.B. Management Of Febrile Critically Ill Adults: A Retrospective Review Of Regional Practice. Available at:
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Papakitsos, George; Kapsali, Angeliki; Papakitsou, Thalia. The Effect Of Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage And Anaesthesia In Critical Care On The Neuroendocrine Stress. Available at:
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Papakitsos, George; Papakitsou, Thalia; Kapsali, Angeliki. Prothrombin Complex Concentrate In Emergency Bleeding: A Prospective Clinical Trial. Available at:
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Papakitsos, George; Kapsali, Angeliki; Papakitsou, Thalia. The Use Of Intraosseous Insertion Provides Safe And Effective Vascular Access For Critical Patients. Available at:
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Raggi, Marco ; Herridge, Margaret S.; Singer, Lianne; Brooks, Dina; Cameron, Jill I. Health Outcomes In Family Caregivers Of Lung Transplant Candidates And Recipients: A Systematic Review. Available at:
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Raggi, Marco; Cameron, Jill I.; Brooks, Dina; Singer, Lianne; Herridge, Margaret S. Long-Term Outcomes In Lung Transplant Patients Requiring Prolonged Ventilation: A Systematic Review. Available at:
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Rai, Vineya; Quinn, Paul; Hartley, Richard; Ryan, James. Fatal Rupture Of An Azygos Vein Mycotic Aneurysm After Blunt Traumatic Perforation Of The Esophagus. Available at:
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Sauve, Jaclyn; Walker, Kelly; Downey, James; Leung, Valerie; Gill, Suzanne; Powis, Jeff. Growing A Positive “Culture” Of Antimicrobial Stewardship In A Community Hospital ICU. Available at:
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Shum, Jeffrey; Mele, Tina. Age Is Just A Number: A Retrospective Review Of Nonagenarians Admitted To The ICU. Available at:
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Sibbald, Robert W.; Chidwick, Paula. Best Interests At End Of Life. Available at:
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Spieth, Peter M.; Melon, Christina; Parotto, Matteo; Mazer, C. David; Slutsky, Arthur S.; Zhang, Haibo. Role Of Analgosedation Strategies In Acute Lung Injury. Available at:
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Szava-Kovats, Michael; Djogovic, Dennis. Acute Desquamating Illness At The University Of Alberta Firefighters’ Burn Treatment Unit. Available at:
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Tawfic, Qutaiba A.; Kausalya , Rajini; Burad, Joyti; Narayanan, Aravind; Mohammed , Ahmed K.; Al-Sajee, Dhuha M. Adult Sickle Cell Disease: A Five Year Experience In The Critical Care Unit Of A University Hospital In Oman. Available at:
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Tryon, Michelle; Newman, Paula. Implementation Of A Physician Rationalization Form And Pharmacist Monitoring Form As A Documentation Tool For Optimizing Antibiotics In The ICU. Available at:
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Wall, Alastair; Wardell, Stephan; Reid, John; Bhatt, Hitesh. Truncal Obesity Associated Morbidity And Mortality In The ICU. Available at:
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