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 | Lisa CalderAssociate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, OHRI Verified email at ohri.ca Cited by 3078 |
Development of a clinical prediction rule for 30-day cardiac events in emergency department patients with chest pain and possible acute coronary syndrome
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of emergency department (ED) patients with chest pain
who are at low risk for acute coronary syndrome is resource intensive and may lead to false-…
who are at low risk for acute coronary syndrome is resource intensive and may lead to false-…
A risk scoring system to identify emergency department patients with heart failure at high risk for serious adverse events
Objectives There are no validated guidelines to guide physicians with difficult disposition
decisions for emergency department ( ED ) patients with heart failure ( HF ). The authors sought …
decisions for emergency department ( ED ) patients with heart failure ( HF ). The authors sought …
Validation of the Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Rule in patients with acute headache
BACKGROUND: We previously derived the Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Rule to identify
subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in patients with acute headache. Our objective was to …
subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in patients with acute headache. Our objective was to …
A comparison of clinical practice guideline appraisal instruments
Objective: To identify and compare clinical practice guideline appraisal instruments.Methods:
Appraisal instruments, defined as instruments intended to be used for guideline evaluation, …
Appraisal instruments, defined as instruments intended to be used for guideline evaluation, …
Mapping out the emergency department disposition decision for high-acuity patients
STUDY OBJECTIVE: There are sparse data on how emergency health professionals make
the important decision of emergency department (ED) patient admission or discharge, also …
the important decision of emergency department (ED) patient admission or discharge, also …
Adverse events among patients registered in high-acuity areas of the emergency department: a prospective cohort study
LA Calder, A Forster, M Nelson, J Leclair… - Canadian Journal of …, 2010 - cambridge.org
Objective:To enhance patient safety, it is important to understand the frequency and causes
of adverse events (defined as unintended injuries related to health care management). We …
of adverse events (defined as unintended injuries related to health care management). We …
[HTML][HTML] Anesthesiology airway-related medicolegal cases from the Canadian Medical Protection Association
…, R Liu, R De Gorter, LA Calder - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… Edward Crosby and Laura Duggan, and Lisa Calder interpreted the results, drafted the
manuscript, and reviewed the manuscript. Lisa Calder and Patricia J. Finestone designed the …
manuscript, and reviewed the manuscript. Lisa Calder and Patricia J. Finestone designed the …
Enhancing the quality of morbidity and mortality rounds: the Ottawa M&M model
Objectives The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a
structured morbidity and mortality (M&M) rounds model through an innovative educational …
structured morbidity and mortality (M&M) rounds model through an innovative educational …
[HTML][HTML] Patient understanding of discharge instructions in the emergency department: do different patients need different approaches?
…, A Brezar, A Dzwonek, L Yau, LA Calder - International journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Previous studies have demonstrated that patients have poor understanding of
the discharge instructions provided from the emergency department (ED). The aims of this …
the discharge instructions provided from the emergency department (ED). The aims of this …
Prospective and explicit clinical validation of the Ottawa heart failure risk scale, with and without use of quantitative NT‐pro BNP
Objectives We previously developed the Ottawa Heart Failure Risk Scale ( OHFRS ) to assist
with disposition decisions for acute heart failure patients in the emergency department ( ED …
with disposition decisions for acute heart failure patients in the emergency department ( ED …