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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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How to use an article on therapy or prevention: pneumonia prevention using subglottic secretion drainage.

TL;DR: This approach may aid in the interpretation of an article on therapy or prevention; in it, a strategy designed to prevent ventilator associated pneumonia in critically ill patients is discussed.
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Stopping randomized trials early for benefit: a protocol of the Study Of Trial Policy Of Interim Truncation-2 (STOPIT-2).

TL;DR: A better understanding of the extent to which tRCTs exaggerate treatment effects and of the factors associated with the magnitude of this bias can optimize trial design and data monitoring charters, and may aid in the interpretation of the results from trials stopped early for benefit.
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Attitudes of Swedish physicians and nurses towards the use of life-sustaining treatment.

TL;DR: Withdrawal or withholding of life‐sustaining treatment have become accepted clinical practice within the intensive care unit (ICU) and one important factor influencing these decisions is the attitudes of physicians and nurses.
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Development, implementation, and evaluation of a ketoconazole practice guideline for ARDS prophylaxis.

TL;DR: Development and implementation of a prophylactic ketoconazole practice guideline for ICU patients at high risk of ARDS was associated with a higher prescription of ketoconzole and a lower rate of AR DS in the study hospital than in the control hospital.