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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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Is Albumin Safe
TL;DR: In a study of fluid resuscitation involving nearly 7000 critically ill patients, the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group addressed one of the most fundamental and contentious issues in critical care.
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The Occurrence and Impact of Bacterial Organisms Complicating Critical Care Illness Associated With 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Infection
John Muscedere,Marianna Ofner,Anand Kumar,Jennifer Long,Francois Lamontagne,Deborah J. Cook,Allison McGeer,Clarence Chant,John C. Marshall,Philippe Jouvet,Robert A. Fowler +10 more
TL;DR: Culture-based evidence of secondary infections commonly complicates A(H1N1)-related critical illness and is associated with worse clinical outcomes despite nearly ubiquitous antibiotic administration.
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Probiotics: Prevention of Severe Pneumonia and Endotracheal Colonization Trial—PROSPECT: a pilot trial
Deborah J. Cook,Jennie Johnstone,John C. Marshall,François Lauzier,Lehana Thabane,Sangeeta Mehta,Peter Dodek,Lauralyn McIntyre,Joe Pagliarello,William R. Henderson,Robert W. Taylor,Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba,Eyal Golan,Margaret S. Herridge,Gordon Wood,Daniel H Ovakim,Tim Karachi,Michael G. Surette,Dawn M. E. Bowdish,Daphnée Lamarche,Chris P. Verschoor,Erick Duan,Diane Heels-Ansdell,Yaseen M. Arabi,Maureen O. Meade +24 more
TL;DR: The PROSPECT pilot trial supports the feasibility of conducting a larger trial to investigate the effect of L. rhamnosus GG on VAP and other nosocomial infections in critically ill patients.
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How to use articles about harm: the relationship between high tidal volumes, ventilating pressures, and ventilator-induced lung injury.
TL;DR: There appears to be a relationship between high tidal volumes and ventilating pressures, although the strength of inference from this research is limited by design issues and sample sizes.
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Quality of reporting of surveys in critical care journals: A methodologic review*
Mark Duffett,Karen E. A. Burns,Neill K. J. Adhikari,Donald M. Arnold,François Lauzier,Michelle E. Kho,Maureen O. Meade,Omar Hayani,Karen Koo,Karen Choong,Francois Lamontagne,Qi Zhou,Deborah J. Cook +12 more
TL;DR: The methodology and quality of reporting of surveys published in five critical care journals, primarily conducted in North America and focused on self-reported practice, are increasingly published in highly citedcritical care journals.