User profiles for Deborah J. Cook
 | Deborah CookProfessor, McMaster University Verified email at mcmaster.ca Cited by 323244 |
Improving the quality of reports of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials: the QUOROM statement
Background The Quality of Reporting of Meta-analyses (QUOROM) conference was convened
to address standards for improving the quality of reporting of meta-analyses of clinical …
to address standards for improving the quality of reporting of meta-analyses of clinical …
Multiple organ dysfunction score: a reliable descriptor of a complex clinical outcome
JC Marshall, DJ Cook, NV Christou… - Critical care …, 1995 - journals.lww.com
… MD FRCSC; Cook, Deborah J. MD MSc, FRCPC; Christou, Nicolas V. MD PhD, FCCM;
Bernard, Gordon R. … Cook); Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, PQ …
Bernard, Gordon R. … Cook); Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, PQ …
Does quality of reports of randomised trials affect estimates of intervention efficacy reported in meta-analyses?
Background Few meta-analyses of randomised trials assess the quality of the studies
included. Yet there is increasing evidence that trial quality can affect estimates of intervention …
included. Yet there is increasing evidence that trial quality can affect estimates of intervention …
Systematic reviews: synthesis of best evidence for clinical decisions
Systematic reviews can help practitioners keep abreast of the medical literature by summarizing
large bodies of evidence and helping to explain differences among studies on the same …
large bodies of evidence and helping to explain differences among studies on the same …
Users' guides to the medical literature: II. How to use an article about therapy or prevention A. Are the results of the study valid?
CLINICAL SCENARIO You are working as an internal medicine resident in a rheumatology
rotation and are seeing a 19-year-old woman who has had systemic lupus erythematosus …
rotation and are seeing a 19-year-old woman who has had systemic lupus erythematosus …
Incidence of and risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients
Background: Understanding the risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia can help to
assess prognosis and devise and test preventive strategies. Objective: To examine the …
assess prognosis and devise and test preventive strategies. Objective: To examine the …
Critically ill patients with 2009 influenza A (H1N1) infection in Canada
Context Between March and July 2009, the largest number of confirmed cases of 2009
influenza A(H1N1) infection occurred in North America. Objective To describe characteristics, …
influenza A(H1N1) infection occurred in North America. Objective To describe characteristics, …
[HTML][HTML] Vasopressin versus norepinephrine infusion in patients with septic shock
…, JT Granton, MM Storms, DJ Cook… - … England Journal of …, 2008 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Vasopressin is commonly used as an adjunct to catecholamines to support blood
pressure in refractory septic shock, but its effect on mortality is unknown. We hypothesized …
pressure in refractory septic shock, but its effect on mortality is unknown. We hypothesized …
Prevention of VTE in nonsurgical patients: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical …
Background This guideline addressed VTE prevention in hospitalized medical patients,
outpatients with cancer, the chronically immobilized, long-distance travelers, and those with …
outpatients with cancer, the chronically immobilized, long-distance travelers, and those with …
Ventilation strategy using low tidal volumes, recruitment maneuvers, and high positive end-expiratory pressure for acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress …
Context Low-tidal-volume ventilation reduces mortality in critically ill patients with acute lung
injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Instituting additional strategies to open …
injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Instituting additional strategies to open …
