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Gordon H. Guyatt
Researcher at McMaster University
Publications - 1749
Citations - 262329
Gordon H. Guyatt is an academic researcher from McMaster University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 231, co-authored 1620 publications receiving 228631 citations. Previous affiliations of Gordon H. Guyatt include Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center & Cayetano Heredia University.
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Predictors of mortality in patients with an implantable cardiac defibrillator: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ana C. Alba,Juarez R. Braga,Mena Gewarges,Stephen D. Walter,Gordon H. Guyatt,Heather J. Ross +5 more
TL;DR: Age, renal dysfunction, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, decreased left ventricular ejection fraction, and ICD shocks during follow-up were strong predictors of mortality; ischemic cardiomyopathy and male sex were not.
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Comparison of Prophylactic Intravenous Antibiotic Regimens After Endoprosthetic Reconstruction for Lower Extremity Bone Tumors
Michelle Ghert,Patricia Schneider,Gordon H. Guyatt,Lehana Thabane,Roberto Vélez,Tim O'Shea,R. Lor Randall,Robert E. Turcotte,David A. Wilson,Jay S. Wunder,André Mathias Baptista,Edward Y. Cheng,Yee C. Doung,Peter C. Ferguson,Victoria Giglio,James B. Hayden,Diane Heels-Ansdell,Shah Alam Khan,Venkatesan Sampath Kumar,Paula McKay,Benjamin J. Miller,Michiel A. J. van de Sande,Juan Pablo Zumárraga,Mohit Bhandari +23 more
TL;DR: The results of this study suggest that prolonging use of postoperative antibiotics beyond 1 day does not reduce the rate of surgical site infection but increases the risk of clinically significant antibiotic-related complications.
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The Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire for Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (WPAI-GERD) Responsiveness to Change and English Language Validation
P Wahlqvist,Gordon H. Guyatt,David Armstrong,Alessio Degl'Innocenti,Diane Heels-Ansdell,Samer El-Dika,Ingela Wiklund,Carlo A Fallone,Lisa Tanser,Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten,Peggy Austin,Alan N. Barkun,Naoki Chiba,Holger J. Schünemann +13 more
TL;DR: The English version of the WPAI-GERD showed good cross-sectional construct validity, and results indicated that the W PAI- GERD is responsive to change, although the results also indicated that longitudinal construct validity may be poor.
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User's guide to the orthopaedic literature: how to use an article about prognosis.
TL;DR: An orthopaedic surgeon consulting on the case of a seventy-seven-year-old woman with osteoarthritis in the right hip causing pain and functional impairment who was referred to you by a local family physician.
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Effect of the framing of questionnaire items regarding satisfaction with training on residents' responses.
TL;DR: The results suggest a significant "response acquiescence bias" in residents' responses to framing questions, and questionnaires assessing attitudes toward educational programs should include a mix of positively and negatively stated items.