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Alexis Turgeon
Researcher at University of Pittsburgh
Publications - 4
Citations - 597
Alexis Turgeon is an academic researcher from University of Pittsburgh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Resuscitation. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications receiving 549 citations. Previous affiliations of Alexis Turgeon include Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.
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Association of Hydroxyethyl Starch Administration With Mortality and Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Patients Requiring Volume Resuscitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Ryan Zarychanski,Ahmed M Abou-Setta,Alexis Turgeon,Brett L. Houston,Lauralyn McIntyre,John C. Marshall,Dean Fergusson +6 more
TL;DR: In critically ill patients requiring acute volume resuscitation, use of hydroxyethyl starch compared with other resuscitation solutions was not associated with a decrease in mortality and clinical use ofHydroxyethyl starch for acuteVolume resuscitation is not warranted due to serious safety concerns.
Corticosteroid use in the intensive care unit: a survey of intensivists Utilisation de corticosteroõ ¨des al'unitedes soins intensifs: sondage aupres des intensivistes
Quiroz Martinez,K. J. Adhikari,Deborah Cook,Karen K. Y. Koo,Alexis Turgeon,E. Kho,Eric Burns,Clarence Chant,Yannick Poulin,D. Ferguson,Maureen O. Meade +10 more
TL;DR: A majority of intensivists reported almost always prescribing corticosteroids in the setting of significant bronchospasm in a mechanically ventilated patient, and near-absolute indications selected by most respondents included known adrenal insufficiency and suspicion of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, connective tissue disease, and vasopressor-refractory septic shock.
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Fluid Resuscitation with 5% albumin versus Normal Saline in Early Septic Shock: a pilot randomized, controlled trial.
Lauralyn McIntyre,Dean Fergusson,Deborah J. Cook,Brian H. Rowe,Sean M. Bagshaw,Dave Easton,Marcel Emond,Simon Finfer,Alison Fox-Robichaud,Claude Gaudert,Robert C. Green,Paul C. Hébert,John C. Marshall,Nigel Rankin,Ian G. Stiell,Alan Tinmouth,Joe Pagliarello,Alexis Turgeon,Andrew Worster,Ryan Zarychanski +19 more
TL;DR: Patient recruitment into the PRECISE pilot trial met the prespecified feasibility targets, and the PREcISE team is planning the larger trial.
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Association of Hydroxyethyl Starch Administration With Mortality and Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Patients Requiring Volume Resuscitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Ryan Zarychanski,Ahmed M Abou-Setta,Alexis Turgeon,Brett L. Houston,Lauralyn McIntyre,John C. Marshall,Dean Fergusson +6 more
TL;DR: Clinical trials and systematic reviews have suggested a greater incidence of renal damage and mortality in patients receiving hydroxyethyl starch, but these findings have been inconsistent.