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Development of an Algorithm to Identify Preoperative Medical Consultations Using Administrative Data.

Wijeysundera DN, Austin PC, Hux JE, Beattie WS, Buckley DN, Laupacis A.

Med Care. 2009 Dec;47(12):1258-1264.PMID: 19890221 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Evidence-based approach to the introduction of positron emission tomography in ontario, Canada.

Evans WK, Laupacis A, Gulenchyn KY, Levin L, Levine M.

J Clin Oncol. 2009 Nov 20;27(33):5607-13. Epub 2009 Oct 26.PMID: 19858395 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Cholinesterase inhibitors and hospitalization for bradycardia: a population-based study.

Park-Wyllie LY, Mamdani MM, Li P, Gill SS, Laupacis A, Juurlink DN.

PLoS Med. 2009 Sep;6(9):e1000157. Epub 2009 Sep 29.PMID: 19787032 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

How to ascertain drug safety in the context of benefit. Controversies and concerns.

Simon LS, Strand CV, Boers M, Brooks PM, Tugwell PS, Bombardier C, Fries JF, Henry D, Goldkind L, Guyatt G, Laupacis A, Lynd L, Macdonald T, Mamdani M, Moore A, Saag KS, Silman AJ, Stevens R, Tyndall A.

J Rheumatol. 2009 Sep;36(9):2114-21.PMID: 19738223 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Longer wait times increase overall mortality in patients with bladder cancer.

Kulkarni GS, Urbach DR, Austin PC, Fleshner NE, Laupacis A.

J Urol. 2009 Oct;182(4):1318-24. Epub 2009 Aug 14.PMID: 19683272 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Should a head-injured child receive a head CT scan? A systematic review of clinical prediction rules.

Maguire JL, Boutis K, Uleryk EM, Laupacis A, Parkin PC.

Pediatrics. 2009 Jul;124(1):e145-54. Review.PMID: 19564261 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A population-based study of anesthesia consultation before major noncardiac surgery.

Wijeysundera DN, Austin PC, Beattie WS, Hux JE, Laupacis A.

Arch Intern Med. 2009 Mar 23;169(6):595-602.PMID: 19307523 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Interobserver reliability of urine sediment interpretation.

Wald R, Bell CM, Nisenbaum R, Perrone S, Liangos O, Laupacis A, Jaber BL.

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Mar;4(3):567-71. Epub 2009 Mar 4.PMID: 19261816 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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

Henry D, Carless P, Fergusson D, Laupacis A.

CMAJ. 2009 Jan 20;180(2):183-93. Epub 2008 Dec 2. Review.PMID: 19050037 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Varied definitions of hospital volume did not alter the conclusions of volume-outcome analyses.

Kulkarni GS, Laupacis A, Urbach DR, Fleshner NE, Austin PC.

J Clin Epidemiol. 2009 Apr;62(4):400-7. Epub 2008 Nov 14.PMID: 19013765 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Bayesian statistical inference enhances the interpretation of contemporary randomized controlled trials.

Wijeysundera DN, Austin PC, Hux JE, Beattie WS, Laupacis A.

J Clin Epidemiol. 2009 Jan;62(1):13-21.e5. Epub 2008 Oct 23.PMID: 18947971 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of the impact of the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-Up Investigation of Rhythm Management trial on prescribing patterns: a time-series analysis.

Choudhry NK, Zagorski B, Avorn J, Levin R, Sykora K, Laupacis A, Mamdani M.

Ann Pharmacother. 2008 Nov;42(11):1563-72. Epub 2008 Sep 30.PMID: 18827174 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

CT, MRI and ultrasound scanning rates: evaluation of cancer diagnosis, staging and surveillance in Ontario.

Coburn N, Przybysz R, Barbera L, Hodgson D, Sharir S, Laupacis A, Law C.

J Surg Oncol. 2008 Dec 1;98(7):490-9.PMID: 18816635 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Design and implementation of a population-based registry of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) in Ontario.

Lee DS, Birnie D, Cameron D, Crystal E, Dorian P, Gula LJ, Healey JS, Janmohammed A, Khaykin Y, Krahn AD, LeFeuvre C, Simpson CS, Yee R, Hardy J, Slaughter PM, Chen Z, Alter DA, Laupacis A, Tu JV; Population-Based Registry of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators.

Heart Rhythm. 2008 Sep;5(9):1250-6. Epub 2008 May 24.PMID: 18774098 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Potentially preventable strokes in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation who are not adequately anticoagulated.

Gladstone DJ, Bui E, Fang J, Laupacis A, Lindsay MP, Tu JV, Silver FL, Kapral MK.

Stroke. 2009 Jan;40(1):235-40. Epub 2008 Aug 28.PMID: 18757287 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Indications for and results of outpatient computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in Ontario.

You JJ, Purdy I, Rothwell DM, Przybysz R, Fang J, Laupacis A.

Can Assoc Radiol J. 2008 Jun;59(3):135-43.PMID: 18697720 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Epidural anaesthesia and survival after intermediate-to-high risk non-cardiac surgery: a population-based cohort study.

Wijeysundera DN, Beattie WS, Austin PC, Hux JE, Laupacis A.

Lancet. 2008 Aug 16;372(9638):562-9. Epub 2008 Aug 8.PMID: 18692893 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Public engagement in setting priorities in health care.

Bruni RA, Laupacis A, Martin DK; University of Toronto Priority Setting in Health Care Research Group.

CMAJ. 2008 Jul 1;179(1):15-8. No abstract available. PMID: 18591516 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Moving from opacity to transparency in pharmaceutical policy.

Dhalla I, Laupacis A.

CMAJ. 2008 Feb 12;178(4):428-31. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 18268270 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Systematic evaluation of errors occurring during the preparation of intravenous medication.

Parshuram CS, To T, Seto W, Trope A, Koren G, Laupacis A.

CMAJ. 2008 Jan 1;178(1):42-8.PMID: 18166730 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The Ontario printed educational message (OPEM) trial to narrow the evidence-practice gap with respect to prescribing practices of general and family physicians: a cluster randomized controlled trial, targeting the care of individuals with diabetes and hypertension in Ontario, Canada.

Zwarenstein M, Hux JE, Kelsall D, Paterson M, Grimshaw J, Davis D, Laupacis A, Evans M, Austin PC, Slaughter PM, Shiller SK, Croxford R, Tu K.

Implement Sci. 2007 Nov 26;2:37.PMID: 18039361 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Public involvement in the priority setting activities of a wait time management initiative: a qualitative case study.

Bruni RA, Laupacis A, Levinson W, Martin DK.

BMC Health Serv Res. 2007 Nov 16;7:186.PMID: 18021393 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Health technology assessment in critical care.

Scales DC, Laupacis A.

Intensive Care Med. 2007 Dec;33(12):2183-91. Epub 2007 Oct 20.PMID: 17952404 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Feasibility, limits and problems of clinical studies in Intensive Care Unit.

Grasselli G, Gattinoni L, Kavanagh B, Latini R, Laupacis A, Lemaire F, Pesenti A, Suter P, Slutsky A, Tognoni G.

Minerva Anestesiol. 2007 Nov;73(11):595-601. Review.PMID: 17952032 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Anti-fibrinolytic use for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion.

Henry DA, Carless PA, Moxey AJ, O'Connell D, Stokes BJ, McClelland B, Laupacis A, Fergusson D.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Oct 17;(4):CD001886. Review.PMID: 17943760 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A primer on data safety monitoring boards: mission, methods, and controversies.

Hicks LK, Laupacis A, Slutsky AS.

Intensive Care Med. 2007 Oct;33(10):1815-8. Epub 2007 Jul 28. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 17661013 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Systematic reviews: time to address clinical and policy relevance as well as methodological rigor.

Laupacis A, Straus S.

Ann Intern Med. 2007 Aug 21;147(4):273-4. Epub 2007 Jul 16. No abstract available. PMID: 17638716 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Relevance of cost-effectiveness analysis to clinicians and policy makers.

Detsky AS, Laupacis A.

JAMA. 2007 Jul 11;298(2):221-4. No abstract available. PMID: 17622605 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Administrative data algorithms can describe ambulatory physician utilization.

Shah BR, Hux JE, Laupacis A, Zinman B, Cauch-Dudek K, Booth GL.

Health Serv Res. 2007 Aug;42(4):1783-96.PMID: 17610448 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effect of cardiac and noncardiac conditions on survival after defibrillator implantation.

Lee DS, Tu JV, Austin PC, Dorian P, Yee R, Chong A, Alter DA, Laupacis A.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Jun 26;49(25):2408-15. Epub 2007 Jun 11.PMID: 17599603 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effect of widespread restrictions on the use of hospital services during an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Schull MJ, Stukel TA, Vermeulen MJ, Zwarenstein M, Alter DA, Manuel DG, Guttmann A, Laupacis A, Schwartz B.

CMAJ. 2007 Jun 19;176(13):1827-32.PMID: 17576979 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Deficiencies in the quality of diabetes care: comparing specialist with generalist care misses the point.

Shah BR, Hux JE, Laupacis A, Zinman B, Zwarenstein M.

J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Feb;22(2):275-9. Review.PMID: 17357000 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Review: Selective COX 2 inhibitors increase vascular events more than placebo and naproxen but not more than other NSAIDs.

Laupacis A.

Evid Based Med. 2006 Dec;11(6):171. No abstract available. PMID: 17213165 [PubMed]Related articles

Case selection for statins was similar in two Canadian provinces: BC and Ontario.

Paterson JM, Carney G, Anderson GM, Bassett K, Naglie G, Laupacis A; BC-Ontario Pharmacosurveillance for Decision-making Collaborative.

J Clin Epidemiol. 2007 Jan;60(1):73-8. Epub 2006 Sep 7.PMID: 17161757 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Changes in rates of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage after the introduction of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors in British Columbia and Ontario.

Mamdani M, Warren L, Kopp A, Paterson JM, Laupacis A, Bassett K, Anderson GM.

CMAJ. 2006 Dec 5;175(12):1535-8.PMID: 17146090 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

William John Sibbald: in memoriam.

Slutsky AS, Stewart TE, Laupacis A.

Intensive Care Med. 2006 Dec;32(12):1945-6. Epub 2006 Nov 17. No abstract available. PMID: 17111107 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Review: selective COX-2 inhibitors increase vascular events more than placebo and naproxen, but not more than other NSAIDs.

Laupacis A.

ACP J Club. 2006 Nov-Dec;145(3):66. No abstract available. PMID: 17080978 [PubMed]Related articles

Economic evaluations in the canadian common drug review.

Laupacis A.

Pharmacoeconomics. 2006;24(11):1157-62. Review.PMID: 17067199 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical consequences of generic warfarin substitution: an ecological study.

Paterson JM, Mamdani M, Juurlink DN, Naglie G, Laupacis A, Stukel TA.

JAMA. 2006 Oct 25;296(16):1969-72. No abstract available. PMID: 17062858 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and the Canadian blood system after the tainted blood tragedy.

Wilson K, Graham I, Ricketts M, Dornan C, Laupacis A, Hebert P.

Soc Sci Med. 2007 Jan;64(1):174-85. Epub 2006 Oct 2.PMID: 17014945 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of vascular risk-modifying medications for diabetic patients differs between physician specialties.

Shah BR, Hux JE, Laupacis A, Zinman B, Booth GL.

Diabet Med. 2006 Oct;23(10):1117-23.PMID: 16978377 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Using pharmacoepidemiology to inform drug coverage policy: initial lessons from a two-province collaborative.

Paterson JM, Laupacis A, Bassett K, Anderson GM; BC-Ontario Pharmacosurveillance for Decision-Making Collaborative.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2006 Sep-Oct;25(5):1436-43.PMID: 16966744 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hospital volume and mortality for mechanical ventilation of medical and surgical patients: a population-based analysis using administrative data.

Needham DM, Bronskill SE, Rothwell DM, Sibbald WJ, Pronovost PJ, Laupacis A, Stukel TA.

Crit Care Med. 2006 Sep;34(9):2349-54.PMID: 16878036 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Warfarin prescribing in atrial fibrillation: the impact of physician, patient, and hospital characteristics.

Choudhry NK, Soumerai SB, Normand SL, Ross-Degnan D, Laupacis A, Anderson GM.

Am J Med. 2006 Jul;119(7):607-15.PMID: 16828633 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Persistence with bisphosphonate therapy in older people.

Melo M, Qiu F, Sykora K, Juurlink D, Laupacis A, Mamdani M.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006 Jun;54(6):1015-6. No abstract available. PMID: 16776810 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effectiveness and efficiency of different guidelines on statin treatment for preventing deaths from coronary heart disease: modelling study.

Manuel DG, Kwong K, Tanuseputro P, Lim J, Mustard CA, Anderson GM, Ardal S, Alter DA, Laupacis A.

BMJ. 2006 Jun 17;332(7555):1419. Epub 2006 May 31.PMID: 16737980 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Occurrence and impact of unanticipated variation in intravenous methotrexate dosing.

Parshuram CS, Dupuis LL, To T, Weitzman SS, Koren G, Laupacis A.

Ann Pharmacother. 2006 May;40(5):805-11. Epub 2006 Apr 25.PMID: 16638922 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Revisiting Rose: strategies for reducing coronary heart disease.

Manuel DG, Lim J, Tanuseputro P, Anderson GM, Alter DA, Laupacis A, Mustard CA.

BMJ. 2006 Mar 18;332(7542):659-62. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 16543339 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

On bias and transparency in the development of influential recommendations.

Laupacis A.

CMAJ. 2006 Jan 31;174(3):335-6. No abstract available. PMID: 16446476 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Impact of adverse events on prescribing warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation: matched pair analysis.

Choudhry NK, Anderson GM, Laupacis A, Ross-Degnan D, Normand SL, Soumerai SB.

BMJ. 2006 Jan 21;332(7534):141-5. Epub 2006 Jan 10.PMID: 16403771 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article