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Deborah J. Cook
Researcher at McMaster University
Publications - 942
Citations - 165225
Deborah J. Cook is an academic researcher from McMaster University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Intensive care & Randomized controlled trial. The author has an hindex of 173, co-authored 907 publications receiving 148928 citations. Previous affiliations of Deborah J. Cook include McMaster University Medical Centre & Queen's University.
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Strategies to enhance venous thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients (SENTRY): a pilot cluster randomized trial
Menaka Pai,Nancy S. Lloyd,Ji Cheng,Ji Cheng,Lehana Thabane,Lehana Thabane,Frederick A. Spencer,Deborah J. Cook,R. Brian Haynes,Holger J. Schünemann,James D. Douketis +10 more
TL;DR: Several factors that may increase uptake of a VTE prophylaxis strategy are identified, including local champions, support from clinical and administrative leaders, mandatory use, and a simple, clinically relevant risk assessment tool.
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Practitioners of evidence based care : Not all clinicians need to appraise evidence from scratch but all need some skills
TL;DR: After a decade of unsystematic observation of an internal medicine residency programme committed to systematic training of evidence based practitioners, the limitations of this strategy are highlighted and two complementary alternatives are suggested.
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Improving the Quality of Reports of Meta-Analyses of Randomised Controlled Trials: The QUOROM Statement.
TL;DR: This report hopes this report will generate further thought about ways to improve the quality of reports of meta-analyses of RCTs and that interested readers, reviewers, researchers, and editors will use the QUOROM statement and generate ideas for its improvement.
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Central venous catheter replacement strategies: A systematic review of the literature
Deborah J. Cook,Adrienne G. Randolph,Phillip Kernerman,Cynthia Cupido,Derek King,Clara Soukup,Christian Brun-Buisson +6 more
TL;DR: Guidewire exchange of central venous catheters may be associated with a greater risk of catheter-related infection but fewer mechanical complications than new-site replacement and more studies on scheduled vs. as-needed replacement strategies are warranted.
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Quality of life issues in women with vertebral fractures due to osteoporosis.
Deborah J. Cook,Gordon H. Guyatt,Jonathan D. Adachi,Clifton J,Lauren Griffith,Epstein Rs,Elizabeth F. Juniper +6 more
TL;DR: To evaluate the effects of osteoporosis on a patient's functional status, direct questioning is required.