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Ann Kirby
Researcher at University of Calgary
Publications - 7
Citations - 1195
Ann Kirby is an academic researcher from University of Calgary. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Health care. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications receiving 1138 citations.
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A Comparison of Sucralfate and Ranitidine for the Prevention of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation
Deborah J. Cook,Gordon H. Guyatt,John Marshall,David Leasa,H. D. Fuller,Richard I. Hall,Sharon Peters,Frank Rutledge,Lauren Griffith,Allan Mclellan,Gordon Wood,Ann Kirby +11 more
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Determinants in Canadian health care workers of the decision to withdraw life support from the critically ill
Deborah J. Cook,Gordon H. Guyatt,Roman Jaeschke,Joan Reeve,Allen Spanier,Derek King,D. Willie Molloy,Andrew R. Willan,David L. Streiner,D. J. Cook,Martin G. Tweeddale,C. Bradley,V. Eliopoulos,M. L. Hales,K. Boroomand,V. Berstein,C. Mackenzie,S. Wannamaker,D. E. Stollery,Matthew Anderson,Hamilton,R. Johnston,M.K. Heule,Derek J. Roberts,S. Bodnar,L. Pronger,B. Light,Keith O'Rourke,J. Thomas,G. Diehl,S. Ihme,Ann Kirby,K. Perkin,R. Wexler,L. Robinson,Frank Rutledge,G. Janus,K. Petti,J. Kojlak,C. Hamielec,R. Santucci,P. Powles,H. D. Fuller,P. Upton,J. Hewson,A. Kidd,A. Grilli,A. P. McLellan,M. Miller,G. Buczko,M. Cassidy,E. Ferris,S. R. Reid,M. Burke,N. Lazar,M. Medaglia,C. McLeod,P. Houston,A. Hall,R. Hyland,I. Ip,L. Hulton,B. Mahon,S. Moffatt,J. Menard,R. McIntyre,J. Armstrong,S. Izzi,G. Jones,W. Fortier,A. Spanier,D. Fleiszer,C. Stone,J. Boyer,M. Piccirilli,P. LaRiccia,Sheldon Magder,F. Beauchamps,N. Desbiens,L. DiLorenzo,J. Quesnel,J. Bilodeau,C. Pelletier,A. R. MacNeil,Richard I. Hall,C. Hay,C. Aquino-Russell,P. Wong,C. Fraser,P. Poirier,Sharon Peters,C. Kunz,E. Warren,G. H. Guyatt,R. Jaeschke,David William Molloy,J. Reeve,D. R. King,A. Willan,D. L. Streiner,D. Maddock,L. Buckingham,E. Ling,B. K. Reeve,S. Reeve +104 more
TL;DR: While ICU health care workers consistently identify a number of patient factors as important in decisions to withdraw care, there is extreme variability, which may be explained in part by the values of individual health care providers.
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The attributable mortality and length of intensive care unit stay of clinically important gastrointestinal bleeding in critically ill patients
Deborah J. Cook,Lauren Griffith,Stephen D. Walter,Gordon H. Guyatt,Maureen O. Meade,Daren K. Heyland,Ann Kirby,Michael Tryba +7 more
TL;DR: Clinically important upper gastrointestinal bleeding has an important attributable morbidity and mortality, associated with a RR of death of 1–4 and an excess length of ICU stay of approximately 4–8 days.
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The Secondary AbdominalCompartment Syndrome: Iatrogenic or Unavoidable?
Andrew W. Kirkpatrick,Zsolt J. Balogh,Chad G. Ball,Najma Ahmed,Rosaleen Chun,Paul B. McBeth,Ann Kirby,David A. Zygun +7 more
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Mitigating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adult Cancer Patients through Telehealth Adoption: A Systematic Review
TL;DR: Evidence indicates that while telehealth is not a panacea, it can offer a “bolstering” solution during a time of disruption to patients’ access to essential cancer diagnostic, treatment, and aftercare services.