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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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"Living with dying": the evolution of family members' experience of mechanical ventilation.
TL;DR: Family members' experiences and their understanding of mechanical ventilation change over time, influenced by their habituation to the ICU environment and its routines, and face uncertainty about death, but maintain hope.
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Competing Risk Analysis for Evaluation of Dalteparin Versus Unfractionated Heparin for Venous Thromboembolism in Medical-Surgical Critically Ill Patients.
Guowei Li,Deborah J. Cook,Mitchell Levine,Gordon H. Guyatt,Mark Crowther,Diane Heels-Ansdell,Anne Holbrook,Francois Lamontagne,Stephen D. Walter,Niall D. Ferguson,Simon Finfer,Yaseen M. Arabi,Rinaldo Bellomo,David James Cooper,Lehana Thabane +14 more
TL;DR: This competing risk analysis yields no significant treatment effect on PLDVT but a superior effect of dalteparin on PE compared with UFH in medical-surgical critically ill patients.
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The ‘Consent to Research’ paradigm in critical care: challenges and potential solutions
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The Use of Bowel Protocols in Critically Ill Adult Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
TL;DR: The use of a bowel protocol was associated with a trend toward a reduction in constipation, and large, rigorous, randomized control trials are needed to determine whether bowel protocols impact patient-important outcomes in critically ill adults.
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Prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism in neurointensive care patients: survey of Canadian practice.
Damon C. Scales,Damon C. Scales,Damon C. Scales,Jay Riva-Cambrin,Thao Lan Le,Ruxandra Pinto,Deborah J. Cook,Deborah J. Cook,John Granton,John Granton +9 more
TL;DR: There is equipoise regarding the use of anticoagulant thromboprophylaxis in neurosurgical patients, although practice patterns differed as to when and for whom, and randomized controlled trials are needed to guide clinicians.