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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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Methodologic issues in systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
TL;DR: Familiarity with how to do a systematic review and meta-analysis will lead to greater skill in using this type of article, which is useful sources of evidence for clinicians, teachers, and investigators.
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Safety Climate Survey: reliability of results from a multicenter ICU survey
TL;DR: Of the three instruments, theSCSu and SCSc appear to be measuring one construct and are sufficiently reliable, and managers perceived a significantly more positive safety climate than other staff, as measured by the SCSu andSCSc.
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Basic statistics for clinicians: 2. Interpreting study results: confidence intervals
Gordon H. Guyatt,Roman Jaeschke,Nancy M. Heddle,Deborah J. Cook,Harry S. Shannon,Stephen D. Walter +5 more
TL;DR: In the second of four articles, the authors discuss the "estimation" approach to interpreting study results, where in hypothesis testing, study results lead the reader to reject or accept a null hypothesis, in estimation the reader can assess whether a result is strong or weak, definitive or not.
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Endotracheal Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
TL;DR: This section focuses on clinical studies evaluating diagnostic procedures using endotracheal specimens (ie, cytologic examination, antibody coating, elastin fibers, Gram’s stain, and culture) in immunocompetent adults with suspected VAP.
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Applying the Grades of Recommendation for Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy : The Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy
TL;DR: In this article, grades of recommendation for antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapy are given by considering the trade-off between the benefits of a treatment and the risks, burdens, and costs.