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Randy S. Wax
Researcher at Queen's University
Publications - 40
Citations - 3332
Randy S. Wax is an academic researcher from Queen's University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Intensive care unit. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 35 publications receiving 3027 citations. Previous affiliations of Randy S. Wax include Lakeridge Health Corporation & Lakeridge Health.
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Epidemiology of sepsis: an update.
Derek C. Angus,Randy S. Wax +1 more
TL;DR: Whether the epidemiology of sepsis has changed over time and whether markers of the inflammatory cascade might be more specific for sepsi, more accurate for risk prediction, or more useful for predicting response to therapy are discussed.
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Practical recommendations for critical care and anesthesiology teams caring for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) patients
TL;DR: A global health emergency has been declared by the World Health Organization as the 2019-nCoV outbreak spreads across the world, with confirmed patients in Canada as discussed by the authors, and patients infected with 2019-CoV are at risk for developing respiratory failure and requiring admission to critical care units.
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Development of a triage protocol for critical care during an influenza pandemic
Michael D. Christian,Laura Hawryluck,Laura Hawryluck,Randy S. Wax,Tim Cook,Neil M. Lazar,Neil M. Lazar,Margaret S. Herridge,Margaret S. Herridge,Matthew P. Muller,Douglas R. Gowans,Wendy Fortier,Frederick M. Burkle +12 more
TL;DR: This protocol is intended to provide guidance for making triage decisions during the initial days to weeks of an influenza pandemic if the critical care system becomes overwhelmed.
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Handheld Computing in Medicine
TL;DR: The authors concluded that only a small number of articles provide evidence-based information about the use of PDAs in medicine and that the majority of articles provided descriptive information, which is nevertheless of value.
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Triage of Scarce Critical Care Resources in COVID-19 An Implementation Guide for Regional Allocation: An Expert Panel Report of the Task Force for Mass Critical Care and the American College of Chest Physicians.
Ryan C. Maves,James Downar,Jeffrey R. Dichter,John L. Hick,Asha V. Devereaux,James A. Geiling,Niranjan Kissoon,Nathaniel Hupert,Alexander S. Niven,Mary A. King,Lewis Rubinson,Dan Hanfling,James G. Hodge,Mary Faith Marshall,Katherine Fischkoff,Laura Evans,Mark R. Tonelli,Randy S. Wax,Gilbert Seda,John S. Parrish,Robert D. Truog,Charles L. Sprung,Michael D. Christian +22 more
TL;DR: The principles of tertiary triage and methods for implementing such a system are discussed, emphasizing that these systems should serve only as a last resort.