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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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Renal outcomes and mortality following hydroxyethyl starch resuscitation of critically ill patients: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

TL;DR: The use of HES for acute volume resuscitation of critically ill patients, and in particular those with severe sepsis and septic shock, appeared to be associated with increased use of renal replacement therapy.
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Understanding and changing attitudes toward withdrawal and withholding of life support in the intensive care unit

TL;DR: To better understand attitudes about end-of-life care in general and withdrawal of life support in particular, four different sources of data were reviewed: 1) decision support tools, 2) qualitative research, 3) surveys, and 4) observational studies.
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Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

TL;DR: This clinically focused article will review current controversies related to stress ulcer prophylaxis for critically ill adult patients, including bleeding frequency, risk factors, comparative efficacy, adverse effect profile, and overall cost-effectiveness of the available stress ulcers prophYLaxis regimens.
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Prevalence, incidence, and risk factors for venous thromboembolism in medical-surgical intensive care unit patients.

TL;DR: An assessment of the incidence and prevalence of venous thromboembolic outcome of interest, which includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), in medicalsurgical intensive care unit (ICU) patients is based on 3 premises.