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A 15-Year Analysis of Early and Late Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Relapsed, Aggressive, Transformed, and Nontransformed Follicular Lymphoma

scientific article published on 01 August 2007

A Scoping Review of Empirical Research Relating to Quality and Effectiveness of Research Ethics Review.

scientific article published on 30 July 2015

A comparison of aprotinin and lysine analogues in high-risk cardiac surgery

scientific article published on 14 May 2008

A cost-utility analysis of risk model-guided versus physician's choice antiemetic prophylaxis in patients receiving chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer: a net benefit regression approach.

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A meta-analysis of threats to valid clinical inference in preclinical research of sunitinib

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A mix of bulk and ready-to-use modified-texture food: impact on older adults requiring dysphagic food.

scientific article published on 9 August 2012

A mixed-methods systematic review protocol to examine the use of physical restraint with critically ill adults and strategies for minimizing their use

scientific article (publication date: 21 November 2016)

A multi-center pragmatic, randomized, feasibility trial comparing standard of care schedules of filgrastim administration for primary febrile neutropenia prophylaxis in early-stage breast cancer.

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A pilot trial evaluating the clinical effects of prolonged storage of red cells.

scientific article published in May 2005

A randomized controlled pilot study of adherence to transfusion strategies in cardiac surgery ⬇️

scientific article published on July 25, 2011

A survey of Canadian intensivists' resuscitation practices in early septic shock

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A systematic review of dosing frequency with bone-targeted agents for patients with bone metastases from breast cancer

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A systematic review of pediatric clinical trials of high dose vitamin D.

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A systematic review of preclinical studies on the therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stromal cell-derived microvesicles

scientific article published on February 2015

Absorbable versus nonabsorbable sutures in the management of traumatic lacerations and surgical wounds: a meta-analysis.

scientific article published on May 2007

Accommodating quality and service improvement research within existing ethical principles.

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Acquired Factor XIII Inhibitor in Hospitalized and Perioperative Patients: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Case Series.

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Active surveillance in Canadian men with low-grade prostate cancer.

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Adverse cardiovascular events in antidepressant trials involving high-risk patients: a systematic review of randomized trials.

scientific article published in December 2006

Age of transfused blood in critically ill adult trauma patients: a prespecified nested analysis of the Age of Blood Evaluation randomized trial

scientific article published on 19 April 2018

An Ethical Analysis of the SUPPORT Trial: Addressing Challenges Posed by a Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Randomized Controlled Trial

An assessment of Prostate Cancer Research International: Active Surveillance (PRIAS) criteria for active surveillance of clinically low-risk prostate cancer patients.

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An evaluation of the feasibility and usability of a proof of concept mobile app for adverse event reporting post influenza vaccination

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An investigation of the relationship between cataract surgery wait times and rates of surgery.

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Ancillary testing for diagnosis of brain death: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Anemia prevalence and incidence and red blood cell transfusion practices in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: results of a multicenter cohort study.

scientific article published on 4 July 2018

Aneurysmal SubArachnoid Hemorrhage-Red Blood Cell Transfusion And Outcome (SAHaRA): a pilot randomised controlled trial protocol.

scientific article published on 07 December 2016

Anti-fibrinolytic use for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion

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Antibiotic exposure and risk of weight gain and obesity: protocol for a systematic review.

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Antipsychotics for treatment of delirium in hospitalised non-ICU patients

scientific article published on 18 June 2018

Appraisal and use of a prognostic study from the urological literature.

scientific article published on October 2011

Assessing methods to specify the target difference for a randomised controlled trial: DELTA (Difference ELicitation in TriAls) review

scientific article published on May 2014

Assessment of safety and efficacy of mesenchymal stromal cell therapy in preclinical models of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review protocol

scientific article published on 7 November 2017

Association of Blood Donor Age and Sex With Recipient Survival After Red Blood Cell Transfusion.

scientific article published on 11 July 2016

Association of diagnostic radiation exposure and second abdominal-pelvic malignancies after testicular cancer

scientific article published on 20 June 2011

Association of hydroxyethyl starch administration with mortality and acute kidney injury in critically ill patients requiring volume resuscitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Associations between radiographic characteristics and change in renal function following partial nephrectomy using 24-hour creatinine clearance

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Attachment insecurity predicts responses to an interdisciplinary chronic pain rehabilitation program

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Avoiding transfusions in children undergoing cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized trials of aprotinin.

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Black cohosh and breast cancer: a systematic review

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Blood Donor Characteristics On Transfusion Outcomes-Should Obesity Be Assessed in Future Clinical Trials?-Reply.

scientific article published on April 2017

Blood component transfusion in critically ill patients.

scientific article published on August 2013

Blood transfusion and hemostatic agents used during radical cystectomy

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Body mass index and the risk of injury in adults: a cross-sectional study.

scientific article published on 14 February 2014

Bone-targeted agent use for bone metastases from breast cancer and prostate cancer: A patient survey

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Breast cancer detection and survival among women with cosmetic breast implants: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

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Building Canadian capacity for CAR-T cells in relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a retrospective cohort study

scientific article published on 20 July 2020

C-peptide as a Therapy for Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

scientific article (publication date: 2015)

CONSORT 2010 changes and testing blindness in RCTs

scientific article published in The Lancet

Canadian funders and institutions are lagging on reporting results of clinical trials

scientific article published in October 2017

Canaries in the mineshaft: the dermatology workforce shortage in Eastern Ontario.

scientific article published on September 2008

Cardiac complications in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

scientific article (publication date: June 2011)

Cardiac output responses in a flow-driven protocol of resuscitation following cardiac surgery.

scientific article published on 14 November 2012

Cellular Immunotherapy for Septic Shock. A Phase I Clinical Trial

scientific article published on 29 September 2017

Change in Adverse Events After Enrollment in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Checking whether there is an increased risk of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder and other cancers with specific modern immunosuppression regimens in renal transplantation: protocol for a network meta-analysis of randomized and observatio

scientific article published on 22 February 2014

Choosing the target difference ('effect size') for a randomised controlled trial - DELTA2 guidance protocol.

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Clinical Studies of Ex Vivo Expansion to Accelerate Engraftment After Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation: A Systematic Review

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Clinical effects of blood donor characteristics in transfusion recipients: protocol of a framework to study the blood donor-recipient continuum

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Clinical outcomes following institution of the Canadian universal leukoreduction program for red blood cell transfusions.

scientific article published on April 2003

Clinical outcomes following institution of universal leukoreduction of blood transfusions for premature infants.

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Clinical practice guidelines and consensus statements in oncology--an assessment of their methodological quality.

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Clinical review: Canadian National Advisory Committee on Blood and Blood Products--Massive transfusion consensus conference 2011: report of the panel.

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Clinical trials evaluating red blood cell transfusion thresholds: An updated systematic review and with additional focus on patients with cardiovascular disease

scientific article published on 07 April 2018

Clinician perspectives on protocols designed to minimize sedation

scientific article published on 30 October 2014

Cluster over individual randomization: are study design choices appropriately justified? Review of a random sample of trials

scientific article published on 05 May 2020

Commentary on Berlin et al

scientific article published on 01 February 2014

Comparative effectiveness of monotherapies and combination therapies for patients with hypertension: protocol for a systematic review with network meta-analyses

scientific article published on 28 June 2013

Comparison of antibiotic-only and antibiotic-steroid combination treatment in corneal ulcer patients: double-blinded randomized clinical trial ⬇️

scientific article published on February 1, 2011

Comparison of crystalloid resuscitation fluids for treatment of acute brain injury: a clinical and pre-clinical systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol

scientific article published on 17 August 2018

Comparison of physical interventions, behavioral interventions, natural health products, and pharmacologics to manage hot flashes in patients with breast or prostate cancer: protocol for a systematic review incorporating network meta-analyses

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Comparison of sedation strategies for critically ill patients: a protocol for a systematic review incorporating network meta-analyses

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Consensus conference on vCJD screening of blood donors: report of the panel

scientific article published on 01 May 2004

Continuous multi-parameter heart rate variability analysis heralds onset of sepsis in adults

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Cost implications of unwarranted imaging for distant metastasis in women with early-stage breast cancer in Ontario

scientific article published on 29 February 2016

Cough augmentation techniques for extubation or weaning critically ill patients from mechanical ventilation.

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Counting, analysing and reporting exacerbations of COPD in randomised controlled trials.

scientific article published on 16 August 2007

Current practices in perioperative blood management for patients undergoing liver resection: a survey of surgeons and anesthesiologists

scientific article published on 10 January 2018

Daily sedation interruption versus no daily sedation interruption for critically ill adult patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation

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De-escalated administration of bone-targeted agents in patients with breast and prostate cancer-A survey of Canadian oncologists.

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Decisions about lumping vs. splitting of the scope of systematic reviews of complex interventions are not well justified: a case study in systematic reviews of health care professional reminders

scientific article published on 11 April 2012

Delirium and exposure to psychoactive medications in critically ill adults: A multi-centre observational study.

scientific article published on 05 August 2017

Design and methods of the MAINTAIN study: a randomized controlled clinical trial of micronutrient and antioxidant supplementation in untreated HIV infection.

scientific article published on 11 August 2010

Detection, evaluation, and management of preoperative anaemia in the elective orthopaedic surgical patient: NATA guidelines.

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Determination of neurologic prognosis and clinical decision making in adult patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a survey of Canadian intensivists, neurosurgeons, and neurologists

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Developing a framework for the ethical design and conduct of pragmatic trials in healthcare: a mixed methods research protocol

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Device and Medication Preferences of Canadian Physicians for Emergent Endotracheal Intubation in Critically Ill Patients

scientific article published on 30 August 2016

Diagnostic accuracy of surface coil magnetic resonance imaging at 1.5 T for local staging of elevated risk prostate cancer.

scientific article published on August 2010

Diagnostic tests in urology: urine cytology

scientific article published on 26 October 2012

Discontinuation of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis with CD4 count <200 cells/µL and virologic suppression: a systematic review

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Do Transfusions Get to the Heart of the Matter?

scientific article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association

Do heart and respiratory rate variability improve prediction of extubation outcomes in critically ill patients?

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Do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors cause suicide?: Authors' reply to Jones, Sakinofsky and Streiner, and Mitchell.

scientific article published in May 2005

Does intravenous contrast-enhanced computed tomography cause acute kidney injury? Protocol of a systematic review of the evidence.

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Does this patient have deep vein thrombosis?

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Drug discontinuation before contrast procedures and the effect on acute kidney injury and other clinical outcomes: a systematic review protocol

scientific article published on 21 February 2018

Early intravenous unfractionated heparin and mortality in septic shock*

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Effect of Blood Donor Characteristics on Transfusion Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Effect of blood donor characteristics on transfusion outcomes: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 20 March 2014

Effect of clinical variables and immunosuppression on serum cystatin C and beta-trace protein in kidney transplant recipients.

scientific article published on 19 July 2009

Effect of folic acid supplementation in pregnancy on preeclampsia: the folic acid clinical trial study

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Effect of high dose folic acid supplementation in pregnancy on pre-eclampsia (FACT): double blind, phase III, randomised controlled, international, multicentre trial

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

Effect of sirolimus on malignancy and survival after kidney transplantation: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data

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Effect of systemic steroids on post-tonsillectomy bleeding and reinterventions: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

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Effect of weight reduction on respiratory function and airway reactivity in obese women.

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Effectiveness and safety of thiotepa as conditioning treatment prior to stem cell transplant in patients with central nervous system lymphoma.

scientific article published on 26 March 2014

Efficacy and safety of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy in patients with haematological and solid malignancies: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 29 December 2017

Efficacy and safety of dopamine agonists in traumatic brain injury: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 17 October 2011

Efficacy and safety of mesenchymal stromal cells in preclinical models of acute lung injury: a systematic review protocol.

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Efficacy and safety of regenerative cell therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension in animal models: a preclinical systematic review protocol

scientific article published on 25 May 2016

Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy for Acute Lung Injury in Preclinical Animal Models: A Systematic Review

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Elements of informed consent and decision quality were poorly correlated in informed consent documents

scientific article published on 07 March 2015

Enhancing accrual to chemotherapy trials for patients with early stage triple-negative breast cancer: a survey of physicians and patients.

scientific article published on 27 January 2017

Enriched administrative data can be used to retrospectively identify all known cases of primary subarachnoid hemorrhage.

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Ensuring high accuracy of data abstracted from patient charts: the use of a standardized medical record as a training tool

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Erratum: Oral salt and water versus intravenous saline for the prevention of acute kidney injury following contrast-enhanced computed tomography: study protocol for a pilot randomized trial Salmonella blood stream infections in a tertiary care setti

scientific article published on 3 September 2015

Erythropoietin-receptor agonists in critically ill patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 5 September 2007

Estimating GFR using serum beta trace protein: accuracy and validation in kidney transplant and pediatric populations.

scientific article published on 22 July 2009

Ethical issues in pragmatic randomized controlled trials: a review of the recent literature identifies gaps in ethical argumentation

scientific article published on 27 February 2018

Evaluating mesenchymal stem cell therapy for sepsis with preclinical meta-analyses prior to initiating a first-in-human trial

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Evaluation of the incidence, risk factors, and impact on patient outcomes of postintubation hemodynamic instability ⬇️

scientific article published on March 1, 2012

Evidence-based urology in practice: number needed to treat

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Exacerbation frequency and clinical outcomes in adult patients with cystic fibrosis.

scientific article published on 15 June 2011

Exaggeration of treatment benefits using the "event-based" number needed to treat.

scientific article published on September 2008

Expert opinion on laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer parallels evidence from a cumulative meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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Exploring quality of life for patients undergoing major surgery: The perspectives of surgeons, other healthcare professionals, and patients

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FLUID trial: a protocol for a hospital-wide open-label cluster crossover pragmatic comparative effectiveness randomised pilot trial

Factors associated with the withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a multicenter cohort study

scientific article published in February 2013

Feasibility of using a pragmatic trials model to compare two primary febrile neutropenia prophylaxis regimens (ciprofloxacin versus G-CSF) in patients receiving docetaxel-cyclophosphamide chemotherapy for breast cancer (REaCT-TC)

scientific article published on 11 August 2018

Few systematic reviews exist documenting the extent of bias: a systematic review

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Filgrastim use in patients receiving chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer-a survey of physicians and patients.

scientific article published on 6 February 2018

Fish-Derived Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 29 June 2016

Flax and Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review

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Fluid Resuscitation with 5% albumin versus Normal Saline in Early Septic Shock: a pilot randomized, controlled trial

scientific article published on 15 December 2011

Fluids after cardiac surgery: a pilot study of the use of colloids versus crystalloids.

scientific article published on November 2010

Frequency of adverse events in patients with poor anticoagulation: a meta-analysis

scientific article published on May 2007

Gender differences in the etiology of heart failure: A systematic review ⬇️

scientific article published on March 1, 2011

Green tea and lung cancer: a systematic review.

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Guidance on assessing the methodological and reporting quality of toxicologically relevant studies: A scoping review.

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HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)--a quantitative ethics appraisal

scientific article (publication date: 2011)

Haemoglobin transfusion threshold in traumatic brain injury optimisation (HEMOTION): a multicentre, randomised, clinical trial protocol

scientific article published in 2022

Hemoglobin levels and transfusions in neurocritically ill patients: a systematic review of comparative studies

scientific article published on 12 December 2012

Hemoglobin thresholds and red blood cell transfusion in adult patients with moderate or severe traumatic brain injuries: A retrospective cohort study.

scientific article published on 31 January 2018

Hypothermia Therapy after Traumatic Brain Injury in Children

Identification of Domains Relevant to Health-related Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Major Surgery

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If we have bandwagons, magic bullets, and theoretical constructs, why do we need randomized clinical trials in transfusion medicine and perioperative hemostasis?

scientific article published on 01 March 2011

Imaging for distant metastases in women with early-stage breast cancer: a population-based cohort study.

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Immunoablation and autologous haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation for aggressive multiple sclerosis: a multicentre single-group phase 2 trial

scientific article published on 8 June 2016

Impact of Study Design on the Results of Continuation Studies of Antidepressants

Impact of interventional bronchoscopy on quality of life in malignant airway obstruction

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Impaired gastrointestinal transit and its associated morbidity in the intensive care unit.

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Improving outcome reporting in clinical trial reports and protocols: study protocol for the Instrument for reporting Planned Endpoints in Clinical Trials (InsPECT)

scientific article published on 06 March 2019

Improving surgical practice - a systematic review of effective education strategies to improve surgical technical skills in operative procedures

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Inappropriate referencing in research

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

Increased urinary angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in renal transplant patients with diabetes

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Induction immunosuppression after heart transplantation: monoclonal vs. polyclonal antithymoglobulins. Is there a difference?

scientific article published on 7 June 2005

Inefficiencies and Patient Burdens in the Development of the Targeted Cancer Drug Sorafenib: A Systematic Review

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Infection With Transmissible Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Clinical Outcomes in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis

scientific article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association

Informed consent documents do not encourage good-quality decision making

scientific article published on 25 April 2012

Informed consent in pragmatic trials: results from a survey of trials published 2014–2019

scientific article published on 15 November 2021

Instruments for assessing risk of bias and other methodological criteria of animal studies: omission of well-established methods.

scientific article published on March 2014

Intraoperative pharmacologic opioid minimisation strategies and patient-centred outcomes after surgery: a scoping review protocol

scientific article published in 2023

Intravenous iron therapy for treatment of anaemia

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

Joint contractures in the intensive care unit: association with resource utilization and ambulatory status at discharge

scientific article published on 07 May 2010

Knowledge Translation Efforts in Child and Youth Mental Health: A Systematic Review ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2012

Laparoscopic nephroureterectomy is associated with higher risk of adverse events compared to laparoscopic radical nephrectomy.

scientific article published on March 2016

Late, never or non-existent: the inaccessibility of preclinical evidence for new drugs

scientific article published on 2 July 2014

Levofloxacin for BK virus prophylaxis following kidney transplantation: a randomized clinical trial

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Maternal age and risk of stillbirth: a systematic review

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Meta-analysis: Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Critically Ill Adult Patients with Sepsis

scientific article published on 01 February 2007

Micronutrient deficiency and treatment adherence in a randomized controlled trial of micronutrient supplementation in ART-naïve persons with HIV.

scientific article published on 21 January 2014

Multicountry survey of emergency and critical care medicine physicians' fluid resuscitation practices for adult patients with early septic shock

scientific article published on 07 July 2016

Natural history of recovery after intracerebral haemorrhage: a scoping review protocol

scientific article published on 04 August 2020

New and expanding ventricular hemorrhage predicts poor outcome in acute intracerebral hemorrhage

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Nonpublication of trial results for new neurological drugs: A systematic review.

scientific article published on 9 May 2017

Novel Methodology for Comparing Standard-of-Care Interventions in Patients With Cancer.

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Optimal primary febrile neutropenia prophylaxis for patients receiving docetaxel-cyclophosphamide chemotherapy for breast cancer: a systematic review

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Optimal sequence of adjuvant endocrine and radiation therapy in early-stage breast cancer - A systematic review

scholarly article by S.F. McGee et al published September 2018 in Cancer Treatment Reviews

Oral salt and water versus intravenous saline for the prevention of acute kidney injury following contrast-enhanced computed tomography: study protocol for a pilot randomized trial.

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Ottawa Criteria for Appropriate Transfusions in Hepatectomy: Using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method

scientific article published on 10 March 2017

Overdiagnosis of asthma in obese and nonobese adults

scientific article published on November 2008

Oxford's Systematic Review Initiative: leading by example in evidence-based transfusion medicine.

scientific article published on 22 November 2016

Partial versus complete fundoplication for the correction of pediatric GERD: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Performance of Post-retained Single Crowns: A Systematic Review of Related Risk Factors.

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Peri-operative morbidity associated with radical cystectomy in a multicenter database of community and academic hospitals.

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Perioperative intravenous lidocaine infusion for postoperative pain control: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on January 2011

Persistency of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in sputum cultures and clinical outcomes in adult patients with cystic fibrosis

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Personal goal-setting among women living with breast cancer: protocol for a scoping review

scientific article published on 28 August 2018

Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia prophylaxis is not required with a CD4+ T-cell count < 200 cells/??l when viral replication is suppressed

scientific article published on 01 August 2007

Polysaccharide K and Coriolus versicolor extracts for lung cancer: a systematic review

scientific article published on 17 March 2015

Postintubation hypotension in intensive care unit patients: A multicenter cohort study.

scientific article published on 16 June 2015

Practical help for specifying the target difference in sample size calculations for RCTs: the DELTA2 five-stage study, including a workshop

article by Jonathan A. Cook et al published 1 October 2019 in Health Technology Assessment

Predictive value of S-100β protein for prognosis in patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Predictors of pulmonary exacerbations in patients with cystic fibrosis infected with multi-resistant bacteria.

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Preservation of renal function following partial or radical nephrectomy using 24-hour creatinine clearance.

scientific article published on 27 March 2008

Prevalence of anemia in skilled-nursing home residents.

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Prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes associated with physical restraint use in mechanically ventilated adults.

scientific article published on 25 September 2015

Prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes of delirium in mechanically ventilated adults.

scientific article published on March 2015

Prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury: is simple oral hydration similar to intravenous? A systematic review of the evidence.

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Prevention of vitamin D deficiency in children following cardiac surgery: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Prognostication in critically ill patients with severe traumatic brain injury: the TBI-Prognosis multicentre feasibility study

scientific article published on 17 April 2017

Prolonged therapeutic hypothermia after traumatic brain injury in adults: a systematic review

scientific article

Prostate volume estimations using magnetic resonance imaging and transrectal ultrasound compared to radical prostatectomy specimens.

scientific article published on August 2016

Quinolone prophylaxis for the prevention of BK virus infection in kidney transplantation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 21 June 2013

Radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy: treatment recommendations differ between urologists and radiation oncologists

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Ramipril versus placebo in kidney transplant patients with proteinuria: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 21 October 2015

Randomised feasibility trial to compare three standard of care chemotherapy regimens for early stage triple-negative breast cancer (REaCT-TNBC trial)

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Randomized controlled trials of aprotinin in cardiac surgery: could clinical equipoise have stopped the bleeding?

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Rapid normalization of vitamin D levels: a meta-analysis

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Rationale and design of platelet transfusions in haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: the PATH pilot study

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Re-evaluation of randomized control trials of lithium monotherapy: a cohort effect.

scientific article published in August 2005

Recall of ICU Stay in Patients Managed With a Sedation Protocol or a Sedation Protocol With Daily Interruption.

scientific article published on 15 July 2015

Recurrence rates in Ontario physicians monitored for major depression and bipolar disorder.

scientific article published in November 2009

Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

scientific article published on 28 August 2015

Red Blood Cell Transfusions in Critically Ill Patients

scientific article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association

Red blood cell transfusion and mortality effect in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

scientific article

Red blood cell transfusion in adult palliative care: a systematic review.

scientific article published in December 2017

Red blood cell transfusion in patients with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review protocol

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Red blood cell transfusion practices amongst Canadian anesthesiologists: a survey.

scientific article published in April 2006

Reducing the Harm of Prostate Cancer Screening: Repeated Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing

scientific article published on 9 December 2015

Reducing the amount of blood transfused: a systematic review of behavioral interventions to change physicians' transfusion practices

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Reliability of point-of-care testing for glucose measurement in critically ill adults

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Renin-Angiotensin System Blockade and Long-term Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

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Reply to C.B. Simone II

Reply to D.J. Brenner et al

Restrictive or Liberal Red-Cell Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery

scientific article published on 12 November 2017

Restrictive versus liberal red blood cell transfusion strategies for patients with haematological malignancies treated with intensive chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or both, with or without haematopoietic stem cell support

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Restrictive versus liberal red blood cell transfusion strategies for people with haematological malignancies treated with intensive chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or both, with or without haematopoietic stem cell support.

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Resuscitating patients with early severe sepsis: A Canadian multicentre observational study

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Review of the clinical practice literature on patient characteristics associated with perioperative allogeneic red blood cell transfusion ⬇️

scientific article published on April 1, 2003

Revisiting transfusion practices in critically ill patients

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Risk and surrogate benefit for pediatric Phase I trials in oncology: A systematic review with meta-analysis

scientific article published on 20 February 2018

Risk of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Randomized to a Restrictive Versus Liberal Approach to Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery: A Substudy Protocol of the Transfusion Requirements in Cardiac Surgery III Noninferiority Trial

scientific article published on 3 January 2018

Risk of exposure to blood products during pregnancy: guidance for Zika and other donor deferral policies

scientific article (publication date: February 2017)

Risks and benefits of unapproved disease-modifying treatments for neurodegenerative disease

scientific article published on 02 December 2019

Risks and trends of red blood cell transfusion in obstetric patients: a retrospective study of 45,213 deliveries using administrative data.

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Risks of harms using antifibrinolytics in cardiac surgery: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised and observational studies ⬇️

scientific article published on September 11, 2012

Safety of cell therapy with mesenchymal stromal cells (SafeCell): a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials

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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for unipolar depression: a systematic review of classic long-term randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on May 2008

Selenium and lung cancer: a systematic review and meta analysis

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Short daily versus conventional hemodialysis for hypertensive patients: a randomized cross-over study

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Soy, red clover, and isoflavones and breast cancer: a systematic review

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Specifying the target difference in the primary outcome for a randomised controlled trial: guidance for researchers

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Spot urine protein measurements in kidney transplantation: a systematic review of diagnostic accuracy.

scientific article published on 26 January 2014

Stakeholder views regarding ethical issues in the design and conduct of pragmatic trials: study protocol

scientific article published on 20 November 2018

Status of psychological trials in breast cancer patients: a report of three meta-analyses.

scientific article published on January 2009

Study protocol for a phase II dose evaluation randomized controlled trial of cholecalciferol in critically ill children with vitamin D deficiency (VITdAL-PICU study).

scientific article published on 8 December 2017

Subarachnoid hemorrhage admissions retrospectively identified using a prediction model

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Substantial risks associated with few clusters in cluster randomized and stepped wedge designs.

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Substituting placebo for established, effective therapy: why not?

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Systematic review of controlled clinical trials on the use of ursodeoxycholic acid for the prevention of hepatic veno-occlusive disease in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

scientific article published on February 2007

Systematic review of measures of clinical significance employed in randomized controlled trials of drugs for dementia.

scientific article published on 29 January 2009

Systematic review: the Trousseau syndrome revisited: should we screen extensively for cancer in patients with venous thromboembolism?

scientific article published on September 2008

The ABLE study: A randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of fresh red cell units to improve the outcome of transfused critically ill adults

scientific article published on 3 June 2015

The Age of Blood Evaluation (ABLE) Randomized Controlled Trial: Study Design ⬇️

scientific article published on May 6, 2011

The Canadian ACE-inhibitor trial to improve renal outcomes and patient survival in kidney transplantation study design

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The Devil Is in the Details: Incomplete Reporting in Preclinical Animal Research.

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The Efficacy of Postoperative Iron Therapy in Improving Clinical and Patient-Centered Outcomes Following Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

scientific article published on 22 October 2017

The Future of Clinical Trials Evaluating Blood Substitutes

scientific article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association

The Ottawa SAH search algorithms: protocol for a multi- centre validation study of primary subarachnoid hemorrhage prediction models using health administrative data (the SAHepi prediction study protocol)

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The PRECISE RCT: evolution of an early septic shock fluid resuscitation trial

scientific article published on 4 January 2012

The Prognostic Value of MRI in Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

scientific article

The Risks and Benefits of Cavernous Neurovascular Bundle Sparing during Radical Prostatectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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The age of blood in pediatric intensive care units (ABC PICU): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 28 July 2018

The association between renal tumour scoring system components and complications of partial nephrectomy.

scientific article published on January 2015

The authors reply

The before/after study design in transfusion medicine: Methodologic considerations

scientific article published on 01 October 2002

The cost of allogeneic red blood cells--a systematic review.

scientific article published on October 2003

The effect of pentoxifylline on proteinuria in diabetic kidney disease: a meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 22 April 2008

The effectiveness of interventions to reduce physician's levels of inappropriate transfusion: what can be learned from a systematic review of the literature.

scientific article

The effects of lysine analogs during pelvic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article

The efficacy and safety of heparin in patients with sepsis: a systematic review and metaanalysis

scientific article

The efficacy and safety of topical tranexamic acid: A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 19 February 2018

The epidemiology of major joint contractures: a systematic review of the literature.

scientific article published on March 2007

The ethical challenges raised in the design and conduct of pragmatic trials: an interview study with key stakeholders

scientific article published on 23 December 2019

The health(y) cost of erythropoietin in orthopedic surgery

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The impact of perioperative red blood cell transfusions in patients undergoing liver resection: a systematic review protocol

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The prevalence of antibodies to the platelet factor 4 -heparin complex and association with access thrombosis in patients on chronic hemodialysis

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The prognostic value of magnetic resonance imaging in moderate and severe traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

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The quality of research synthesis in surgery: the case of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer ⬇️

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The role of randomized controlled trials in evidence-based urology

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The safety of aprotinin and lysine-derived antifibrinolytic drugs in cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis

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The societal unit cost of allogenic red blood cells and red blood cell transfusion in Canada

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Thinking clearly about the FIRST trial: addressing ethical challenges in cluster randomised trials of policy interventions involving health providers

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Thinking clearly about the FIRST trial: addressing ethical challenges in cluster randomised trials of policy interventions involving health providers

scholarly article by Austin R Horn et al published 27 April 2018 in Journal of Medical Ethics

Threats to validity in the design and conduct of preclinical efficacy studies: a systematic review of guidelines for in vivo animal experiments

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Thromboprophylaxis for catheter-related thrombosis in patients with cancer: a systematic review of the randomized, controlled trials.

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Tranexamic Acid versus Placebo to Prevent Blood Transfusion during Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer (TACT): Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

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Transfusion Patterns in All Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit and in Those Who Die in Hospital: A Descriptive Analysis

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Transfusion Requirements in Cardiac Surgery III (TRICS III): Study Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial

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Transfusion of red blood cells in patients with traumatic brain injuries admitted to Canadian trauma health centres: a multicentre cohort study

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Transfusion of red cells in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (TRIST): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Transfusion rates vary significantly amongst Canadian medical centres.

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Transfusion thresholds and other strategies for guiding allogeneic red blood cell transfusion.

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Treatment of new-onset atrial fibrillation in noncardiac intensive care unit patients: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

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Treatment of polyomavirus infection in kidney transplant recipients: a systematic review.

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Ultrasound-Guided Subclavian Vein Catheterization: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

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Use of Statins to Augment Progenitor Cell Function in Preclinical and Clinical Studies of Regenerative Therapy: a Systematic Review

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Use of intravenous immunoglobulin for treatment of recurrent miscarriage: a systematic review.

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Using decision aids may improve informed consent for research

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Using theories of behaviour to understand transfusion prescribing in three clinical contexts in two countries: development work for an implementation trial

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Validation of diagnostic codes for intussusception and quantification of childhood intussusception incidence in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study

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Variation in diurnal sedation in mechanically ventilated patients who are managed with a sedation protocol alone or a sedation protocol and daily interruption.

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Vitamin A and retinoid derivatives for lung cancer: a systematic review and meta analysis

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Vitamin D deficiency in critically ill children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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What should be included in meta-analyses? An exploration of methodological issues using the ISPOT meta-analyses.

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Withdrawal of Pneumocystis prophylaxis: authorsʼ reply

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β-Trace Protein Assays: A Comparison Between Nephelometric and ELISA Methodologies

scientific article published on 12 April 2017

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