Resident & Clinical Fellow Scholarly Accomplishments

CRITICAL CARE WESTERN
Publication Record of Residents & Clinical Fellows

2024

Gorsky K, Cuninghame S, Jayaraj K, Slessarev M, Francoeur C, Withington DE, Chen J, Cuthbertson BH, Martin C, Chapman M, Ganesan SL, McKinnon N, Jerath A. Inhaled Volatiles for Status Asthmaticus, Epilepsy, and Difficult Sedation in Adult ICU and PICU: A Systematic Review. Crit Care Explor. 2024 Feb 20;6(2):e1050. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000001050. PMID: 38384587; PMCID: PMC10881088.

Patel SV, Zhang L, Mir ZM, Lemke M, Leeper WR, Allen LJ, Walser E, Vogt K. Delayed Versus Early Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Adult Patients With Acute Appendicitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Surg. 2024 Jan 1;279(1):88-93. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005996. Epub 2023 Jul 13. PMID: 37436871.

McClure JA, Walser E, Allen L, Vinden C, Jones PM, Dubois L, Vogt K. Defining major surgical complications using administrative data in Ontario: a validation study. Can J Surg. 2023 Jul 13;66(4):E378-E383. doi: 10.1503/cjs.013922. PMID: 37442584; PMCID: PMC10355995.

Prager R, Walser E, Balta KY, Nikouline A, Leeper WR, Vogt K, Parry N, Arntfield R. Resuscitative transesophageal echocardiography during the acute resuscitation of trauma: A retrospective observational study. J Crit Care. 2024 Feb;79:154426. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2023.154426. Epub 2023 Sep 25. PMID: 37757671.

Momic J, Yassin N, Kim MY, Walser E, Smith S, Ball I, Moffat B, Parry N, Vogt K. Antiplatelets versus anticoagulants in the treatment of blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) - A systematic review and meta-analysis. Injury. 2024 Apr;55(4):111485. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2024.111485. Epub 2024 Feb 27. PMID: 38452701.

Balta KY, Javidan AP, Walser E, Arntfield R, Prager R. Evaluating the Appropriateness, Consistency, and Readability of ChatGPT in Critical Care Recommendations. J Intensive Care Med. 2024 Aug 8:8850666241267871. doi: 10.1177/08850666241267871. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39118320.

Hoit G, Wijeysundera DN, Hamad DM, Nauth A, Atrey A, Halai M, Walser E, Nikouline A, Nathens AB, Khoshbin A. Insurance Type and Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy in Critically Injured Trauma Patients. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jul 1;7(7):e2421711. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.21711. PMID: 39046743; PMCID: PMC11270131.

Murphy NB, Slessarev M, Basmaji J, Blackstock L, Blaszak M, Brahmania M, Chandler JA, Dhanani S, Gaulton M, Gross JA, Healey A, Lingard L, Ott M, Shemie SD, Weijer C. Ethical Issues in Normothermic Regional Perfusion in Controlled Organ Donation After Determination of Death by Circulatory Criteria: A Scoping Review. Transplantation. 2024 Aug 28. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005161. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39192464.

Algadheeb MS, Malik MI, Besa-Bandeira S, Valdis M, Tzemos N, Bagur R, Chu MWA. Contemporary surgical management of infective endocarditis of the aortic root. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 May;40(Suppl 1):83-92. doi: 10.1007/s12055-023-01604-6. Epub 2023 Oct 19. PMID: 38827543; PMCID: PMC11139825.

Jae J, Li Y, Sun C, Allan A, Basmaji J, Chilton S, Simsam MH, Kao R, Owen A, Parry N, Priestap F, Rochwerg B, Smith S, Turgeon AF, Vogt K, Walser E, Iansavitchene A, Ball I. Preclinical Studies on Mechanisms Underlying the Protective Effects of Propranolol in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2024 Jun 20;19(1):33. doi: 10.1007/s11481-024-10121-1. PMID: 38900343.

Basmaji J, Arntfield R, Desai K, Lau VI, Lewis K, Rochwerg B, Fiorini K, Honarmand K, Slessarev M, Leligdowicz A, Park B, Prager R, Wong MYS, Jones PM, Ball IM, Orozco N, Meade M, Thabane L, Guyatt G. The Impact of Point-of-Care Ultrasound-Guided Resuscitation on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Shock: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Crit Care Med. 2024 Nov 1;52(11):1661-1673. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006399. Epub 2024 Sep 18. PMID: 39298556.

2023

Zaid S, Avvedimento M, Vitanova K, Akansel S, Bhadra OD, Ascione G, Saha S, Noack T, Tagliari AP, Pizano A, Donatelle M, Squiers JJ, Goel K, Leurent G, Asgar AW, Ruaengsri C, Wang L, Leroux L, Flagiello M, Algadheeb M, Werner P, Ghattas A, Bartorelli AL, Dumonteil N, Geirsson A, Van Belle E, Massi F, Wyler von Ballmoos M, Goel SS, Reardon MJ, Bapat VN, Nazif TM, Kaneko T, Modine T, Denti P, Tang GHL; CUTTING-EDGE Investigators. Impact of Mitral Regurgitation Etiology on Mitral Surgery After Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: From the CUTTING-EDGE Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2023 May 22;16(10):1176-1188. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.02.029. PMID: 37225288.

Cuninghame S, Jerath A, Gorsky K, Sivajohan A, Francoeur C, Withington D, Burry L, Cuthbertson BH, Orser BA, Martin C, Owen AM, Slessarev M; Sedating with Volatile Anesthetics Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients in ICU: Effects on Ventilatory Parameters and Survival study investigators. Effect of inhaled anaesthetics on cognitive and psychiatric outcomes in critically ill adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Anaesth. 2023 Aug;131(2):314-327. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.05.004. Epub 2023 Jun 19. PMID: 37344338.

Kassirian S, Hinton SN, Cuninghame S, Chaudhary R, Iansavitchene A, Amjadi K, Dhaliwal I, Zeman-Pocrnich C, Mitchell MA. Diagnostic sensitivity of pleural fluid cytology in malignant pleural effusions: systematic review and meta-analysis. Thorax. 2023 Jan;78(1):32-40. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-217959. Epub 2022 Feb 2. PMID: 35110369.

Prager R, Argaiz E, Pratte M, Rola P, Arntfield R, Beaubien-Souligny W, Denault AY, Haycock K, Miralles Aguiar F, Bakker J, Ospina-Tascon G, Orozco N, Rochwerg B, Lewis K, Quazi I, Kattan E, Hernandez G, Basmaji J. Doppler identified venous congestion in septic shock: protocol for an international, multi-centre prospective cohort study (Andromeda-VEXUS). BMJ Open. 2023 Jul 24;13(7):e074843. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074843. PMID: 37487682.

Lintner Rivera M, Prager R, Gushu MB, June S, Phiri T, Salameh JP, Johnson HC, Taylor T, O'Brien NF. Point-of-care Ultrasound to Assess Hemodynamic Contributors to Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Patients With Cerebral Malaria: A Pilot Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023 Jul 6. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004021. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37409812.

Prager R, Pratte M, Kenny JE, Rola P. A Wireless, Wearable Carotid Doppler Ultrasound Aids Diagnosis and Monitoring of Pericardial Tamponade: A Case Report. Crit Care Explor. 2023 May 8;5(5):e0911. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000911. PMID: 37181538; PMCID: PMC10168526.

Prager R, Basmaji J. Ultrasound-Guided Subclavian Central Venous Catheter Insertion: A Slow Return to Former Glory. Crit Care Med. 2023 May 1;51(5):694-696. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005829. Epub 2023 Apr 13. PMID: 37052443.

Prager R, Ainsworth C, Arntfield R. Critical Care Transesophageal Echocardiography for the Resuscitation of Shock: An Important Diagnostic Skill for the Modern Intensivist. Chest. 2023 Feb;163(2):268-269. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.09.001. PMID: 36759112.

Prager R, Bowdridge J, Pratte M, Cheng J, McInnes MD, Arntfield R. Indications, Clinical Impact, and Complications of Critical Care Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Scoping Review. J Intensive Care Med. 2023 Mar;38(3):245-272. doi: 10.1177/08850666221115348. Epub 2022 Jul 19. PMID: 35854414; PMCID: PMC9806486.

Zhang T, Nikouline A, Riggs J, Nolan B, Pan A, Peddle M, Fan E, Del Sorbo L, Granton J. Outcomes of Patients Transported in the Prone Position to a Regional Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Center: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Crit Care Explor. 2023 Jul 21;5(7):e0948. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000948. PMID: 37492857; PMCID: PMC10365187.

Nikouline A, Feng J, Rudzicz F, Nathens A, Nolan B. Machine learning in the prediction of massive transfusion in trauma: a retrospective analysis as a proof-of-concept. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2024 Jun;50(3):1073-1081. doi: 10.1007/s00068-023-02423-5. Epub 2024 Jan 24. PMID: 38265444.

Basilious A, Feng M, Nicoletti L, Mather R. Prevention of exposure keratitis in Ontario intensive care units: a survey study. Can J Anaesth. 2023 Mar;70(3):461-463. doi: 10.1007/s12630-022-02380-4. Epub 2022 Dec 20. PMID: 36539671.

Tschirhart J, Woolsey A, Skinner J, Ahmed K, Fleming C, Kim J, Dave C, Arntfield R. Introducing medical students to deep learning through image labelling: a new approach to meet calls for greater artificial intelligence fluency among medical trainees. Can Med Educ J. 2023 Jun 27;14(3):113-115. doi: 10.36834/cmej.75074. PMID: 37465748; PMCID: PMC10351644.

Dave C, Wu D, Tschirhart J, Smith D, VanBerlo B, Deglint J, Ali F, Chaudhary R, VanBerlo B, Ford A, Rahman MA, McCauley J, Wu B, Ho J, Li B, Arntfield R. Prospective Real-Time Validation of a Lung Ultrasound Deep Learning Model in the ICU. Crit Care Med. 2023 Feb 1;51(2):301-309. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005759. Epub 2023 Jan 20. PMID: 36661454.

Zhang T, Nikouline A, Riggs J, Nolan B, Pan A, Peddle M, Fan E, Del Sorbo L, Granton J.  Outcomes of Patients Transported in the Prone Position to a Regional Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Center: A Retrospective Cohort Study.  Critical Care Explorations 5(7):p e0948, July 2023    | DOI: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000948 

2022

Zhang T, Nikouline A, Lightfoot D, Nolan B. Machine Learning in the Prediction of Trauma Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Ann Emerg Med. 2022 Nov;80(5):440-455. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.05.011. Epub 2022 Jul 13. PMID: 35842343.

Cuninghame S, Gorsky K, Francoeur C, Withington D, Burry L, Jerath A, Slessarev M. Effect of sedation with inhaled anaesthetics on cognitive and psychiatric outcomes in critically ill adults: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 2022 Feb 7;12(2):e052893. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052893. PMID: 35131825; PMCID: PMC8822506.

Lau V, Blaszak M, Lam J, German M, Myslik F. Point-of-Care Resuscitative Echocardiography Diagnosis of Intracardiac Thrombus during cardiac arrest (PREDICT Study): A retrospective, observational cohort study. Resusc Plus. 2022 Mar 11;10:100218. doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2022.100218. PMID: 35299826; PMCID: PMC8921470.

Zhou N, Fortin G, Balice M, Kovalska O, Cristofini P, Ledru F, Mampuya WM, Iliou MC. Evolution of Early Postoperative Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection. J Clin Med. 2022 Apr 9;11(8):2107. doi: 10.3390/jcm11082107. PMID: 35456200; PMCID: PMC9025085.

Frank RA, Fabiano N, Hallgrimson Z, Korevaar DA, Cohen JF, Bossuyt PM, Leeflang MMG, Moher D, McInnes MDF; UnBIAS Research Group; Treanor L, Salameh JP, McGrath TA, Sharifabadi AD, Atyani A, Kazi S, Choo-Foo J, Asraoui N, Alabousi M, Ha W, Prager R, Rooprai P, Pozdnyakov A, John S, Osman H, Islam N, Li N, Gauthier ID, Absi M, Kraaijpoel N, Ebrahimzadeh S, Port JD, Stoker J, Klein JS, Schweitzer M. Association of Accuracy, Conclusions, and Reporting Completeness With Acceptance by Radiology Conferences and Journals. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2022 Aug;56(2):380-390. doi: 10.1002/jmri.28046. Epub 2022 Jan 8. PMID: 34997786.

Sey M, Cocco S, McDonald C, Hindi Z, Rahman H, Chakraborty D, French K, Alsager M, Siddiqi O, Blier MA, Markandey B, Al Obaid S, Wong A, Siebring V, Brahmania M, Gregor J, Khanna N, Ott M, Qumosani K, Wilson A, Guizzetti L, Yan B, Jairath V. Association of Trainee Participation in Colonoscopy Procedures With Quality Metrics. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Aug 1;5(8):e2229538. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.29538. PMID: 36044211; PMCID: PMC9434358.

Fagan A, Grunau B, Caddell A, Gould J, Rayner-Hartley E, Lamarche Y, Singh G, Nagpal D, Slessarev M. CEPP: Canadian Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) Protocol Project. CJC Open. 2022 Feb 15;4(6):520-531. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2022.02.005. PMID: 35734512; PMCID: PMC9207773.

VanBerlo B, Wu D, Li B, Rahman MA, Hogg G, VanBerlo B, Tschirhart J, Ford A, Ho J, McCauley J, Wu B, Deglint J, Hargun J, Chaudhary R, Dave C, Arntfield R. Accurate assessment of the lung sliding artefact on lung ultrasonography using a deep learning approach. Comput Biol Med. 2022 Sep;148:105953. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.105953. Epub 2022 Aug 9. PMID: 35985186.

VanBerlo B, Smith D, Tschirhart J, VanBerlo B, Wu D, Ford A, McCauley J, Wu B, Chaudhary R, Dave C, Ho J, Deglint J, Li B, Arntfield R. Enhancing Annotation Efficiency with Machine Learning: Automated Partitioning of a Lung Ultrasound Dataset by View. Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 Sep 28;12(10):2351. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12102351. PMID: 36292042; PMCID: PMC9601089.

Dave C, Sivajohan A, Basmaji J, Slessarev M. Evidence-Based Considerations for the Design of an Open-Source Ventilator: A Systematic Review. Crit Care Explor. 2022 Jun 30;4(7):e0723. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000723. PMID: 35795401; PMCID: PMC9249267.

Honarmand K, Fiorini K, Chakraborty D, Gillett D, Desai K, Martin C, Bosma KJ, Slessarev M, Ball IM, Mele T, LeBlanc D, Elsayed S, Lazo-Langner A, Nicholson MJ, Arntfield R, Basmaji J. Clinical characteristics, multiorgan dysfunction and outcomes of patients with COVID-19: a prospective case series. CMAJ Open. 2022 Jul 19;10(3):E675-E684. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20210151. PMID: 35853662; PMCID: PMC9312996.

Fiorini K, Tamasi T, Dorie J, Hegazy AF, Lee TY, Slessarev M. Non-Invasive Monitoring of Core Body Temperature for Targeted Temperature Management in Post-Cardiac Arrest Care. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Apr 13;9:810825. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.810825. PMID: 35492302; PMCID: PMC9043456.

Fiorini K, Basmaji J. Point-of-care ultrasound in the management of shock: what is the optimal prescription? Can J Anaesth. 2022 Feb;69(2):187-191. English. doi: 10.1007/s12630-021-02151-7. Epub 2021 Nov 24. PMID: 34820765.

2021

Published

Gorsky K, Cuninghame S, Chen J, Jayaraj K, Withington D, Francoeur C, Slessarev M, Jerath A. Use of inhalational anaesthetic agents in paediatric and adult patients for status asthmaticus, status epilepticus and difficult sedation scenarios: a protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2021 Nov 10;11(11):e051745. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051745. PMID: 34758996; PMCID: PMC8587357.

Cuninghame S, Lotfy K, Cameron P. Massive acetaminophen overdose with metabolic acidosis refractory to N-acetylcysteine, fomepizole, and renal replacement therapy. Toxicol Rep. 2021 Apr 6;8:804-807. doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2021.03.031. PMID: 33868959; PMCID: PMC8044808.

Dziegielewski C, Skead C, Canturk T, Webber C, Fernando SM, Thompson LH, Foster M, Ristovic V, Lawlor PG, Chaudhuri D, Dave C, Herritt B, Bush SH, Kanji S, Tanuseputro P, Thavorn K, Rosenberg E, Kwadwo Kyeremanteng K.  Delirium and Associated Length of Stay and Costs in Critically Ill Patients.  Critical Care Research & Practice 2021; 6612187 [published online]

Nikouline A, Carr D. Postpartum headache: A broader differential. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Jan;39:258.e5-258.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.07.022. Epub 2020 Jul 18. PMID: 32718737.

Quirion A, Nikouline A, Jung J, Nolan B. Contemporary uses of trauma video review: a scoping review. CJEM. 2021 Nov;23(6):787-796. doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00178-9. Epub 2021 Aug 28. PMID: 34453728.

Nikouline A, Quirion A, Jung JJ, Nolan B. Errors in adult trauma resuscitation: a systematic review. CJEM. 2021 Jul;23(4):537-546. doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00118-7. Epub 2021 Apr 29. PMID: 33914280.

Nikouline A, Brzozowski M. New DKA in a geriatric patient on immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: a case report. CJEM. 2021 Sep;23(5):712-714. doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00145-4. Epub 2021 May 16. PMID: 33993455.

d'Entremont MA, Fortin G, Huynh T, Croteau É, Farand P, Lemaire-Paquette S, Brochu MC, Do DH, Lepage S, Mampuya WM, Couture ÉL, Nguyen M, Essadiqi B. The feasibility, reliability, and incremental value of two-dimensional speckle-tracking for the detection of significant coronary stenosis after treadmill stress echocardiography. Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2021 Jul 23;19(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s12947-021-00259-w. PMID: 34301240; PMCID: PMC8305986.

Prager R, Pratte MT, Unni RR, Bala S, Ng Fat Hing N, Wu K, McGrath TA, Thomas A, Thoma B, Kyeremanteng K. Content Analysis and Characterization of Medical Tweets During the Early Covid-19 Pandemic. Cureus. 2021 Feb 27;13(e2):e13594. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13594. PMID: 33815994; PMCID: PMC8007019.

Arntfield R, Wu D, Tschirhart J, VanBerlo B, Ford A, Ho J, McCauley J, Wu B, Deglint J, Chaudhary R, Dave C, VanBerlo B, Basmaji J, Millington S. Automation of Lung Ultrasound Interpretation via Deep Learning for the Classification of Normal versus Abnormal Lung Parenchyma: A Multicenter Study. Diagnostics (Basel). 2021 Nov 4;11(11):2049. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11112049. PMID: 34829396; PMCID: PMC8621216.

Dave C, Cameron P, Basmaji J, Campbell G, Buga E, Slessarev M. Frugal Innovation: Enabling Mechanical Ventilation During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in Resource-Limited Settings. Crit Care Explor. 2021 Apr 26;3(4):e0410. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000410. PMID: 33912840; PMCID: PMC8078397.

Khot Z, Murphy PB, Sela N, Parry NG, Vogt K, Ball IM. Incidence of Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: A Systematic Review. J Intensive Care Med. 2021 Feb;36(2):197-202. doi: 10.1177/0885066619892225. Epub 2019 Dec 6. PMID: 31808368.

Lau VI, Xie F, Basmaji J, Cook DJ, Fowler R, Kiflen M, Sirotich E, Iansavichene A, Bagshaw SM, Wilcox ME, Lamontagne F, Ferguson N, Rochwerg B. Health-Related Quality-of-Life and Cost Utility Analyses in Critical Care: A Systematic Review. Crit Care Med. 2021 Apr 1;49(4):575-588. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004851. PMID: 33591013.

2020

Published

Nepomuceno RG, Goldraich LA, De S, Hegazy AF, Bainbridge D, Algadheeb M, Nagpal AD. Critical Care Management of the Acute Postimplant LVAD Patient. Can J Cardiol. 2020 Feb;36(2):313-316. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2019.11.034. Epub 2019 Dec 20. PMID: 32036871.

Rabbani M, Hafiz A, Algadheeb M, Tugaleva E, Bergin ML, Ray Guo LR. Pulmonary Artery Intimal Sarcoma: A Deadly Diagnosis in Disguise. CJC Open. 2020 Jul 17;2(6):711-715. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2020.07.008. PMID: 33305235; PMCID: PMC7710993.

Rabbani M, Hafiz A, Algadheeb M, Thain A, Kiaii BB. A Case of Systolic Anterior Motion After Mitral Valve Repair Causing Hemolytic Anemia: Mechanism and Treatment. Can J Cardiol. 2020 Dec;36(12):1977.e5-1977.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.07.008. Epub 2020 Jul 17. PMID: 32687863.

Al Duhailib Z, Hegazy AF, Lalli R, Fiorini K, Priestap F, Iansavichene A, Slessarev M. The Use of Central Venous to Arterial Carbon Dioxide Tension Gap for Outcome Prediction in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Crit Care Med. 2020 Dec;48(12):1855-1861. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004578. PMID: 33003080.

Newsted D, Rosen E, Cooke B, Beyea MM, Simpson MTW, Beyea JA. Approach to hearing loss. Can Fam Physician. 2020 Nov;66(11):803-809. PMID: 33208419; PMCID: PMC8302436.

Martin CM, Lam M, Allen B, Richard L, Lau V, Ball IM, Wunsch H, Fowler RA, Scales DC. Determinants of Direct Discharge Home From Critical Care Units: A Population-Based Cohort Analysis. Crit Care Med. 2020 Apr;48(4):475-483. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004178. PMID: 32205593.

Lau VI, Rochwerg B, Xie F, Johnstone J, Basmaji J, Balakumaran J, Iansavichene A, Cook DJ. Probiotics in hospitalized adult patients: a systematic review of economic evaluations. Can J Anaesth. 2020 Feb;67(2):247-261. doi: 10.1007/s12630-019-01525-2. Epub 2019 Nov 12. PMID: 31721100; PMCID: PMC7222908.

Lau VI, Priestap F, Lam JNH, Basmaji J, Ball IM. Clinical Predictors for Unsafe Direct Discharge Home Patients From Intensive Care Units. J Intensive Care Med. 2020 Oct;35(10):1067-1073. doi: 10.1177/0885066618811810. Epub 2018 Nov 26. PMID: 30477391.

Lam JNH, Lau VI, Priestap FA, Basmaji J, Ball IM. Patient, Family, and Physician Satisfaction With Planning for Direct Discharge to Home From Intensive Care Units: Direct From ICU Sent Home Study. J Intensive Care Med. 2020 Jan;35(1):82-90. doi: 10.1177/0885066617731263. Epub 2017 Sep 21. PMID: 28931361.

2019

Published

Lau V, Priestap, Landry Y, Ball I, Arntfield R.  Diagnostic accuracy of critical care transesophageal echocardiography vs cardiology-led echocardiography in ICU patients.  Chest. 2019.  155(3):491-501.  doi: 10.1016/chest.2018.11.025 [Epub ahead of print].  PMID: 30543807.

Jaidka A, Hobbs H, Koenig S, Millington SJ, Arntfield RT.  Better with ultrasound: transesophageal echocardiography.  Chest 2019; 155(1): 194-201.  Doi:10.1016/j.chest.2018.09.023.  Epub 2018 Oct 9.

Wu V, Sykes EA, Beyea MM, Simpson MTW, Beyea JA. Approach to Ménière disease management. Can Fam Physician. 2019 Jul;65(7):463-467. PMID: 31300426; PMCID: PMC6738466.

Le Souder E, Beyea MM, Sedran RJ. Just another case of neck pain? A case report of acute retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis. CJEM. 2019 Mar 6;21(4):554-556. doi: 10.1017/cem.2019.9. PMID: 35176841.

Beyea MM, Tillmann BW, Nagpal AD. Reply to: The role of extracorporeal life support in patients with hypothermic cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 2019 Jan;134:159-160. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2018.10.027. Epub 2018 Nov 2. PMID: 30395888.

Basmaji J, Lau V, Lam J, Priestap F, Ball IM. Lessons learned and new directions regarding Discharge Direct from Adult Intensive Care Units Sent Home (DISH): A narrative review. J Intensive Care Soc. 2019 May;20(2):165-170. doi: 10.1177/1751143718794123. Epub 2018 Sep 20. PMID: 31037110; PMCID: PMC6475989.

CRITICAL CARE WESTERN
Presentation Record of Residents & Clinical Fellows

2024

Van Nynatten, L.  Poster - Circulating Proteins Implicated in Venous Congestion: A Scoping Review.  Critical Care Canada Forum.  Nov 18, 2024.  Toronto, ON

Cuninghame S, Dhar R, Aleksova N. Apnea Testing and Time to Death.  Intravenous Levothyroxine for Unstable Brain-dead Heart Donors.  Panel presentation for Donor Management Considerations, Deceased Organ Donations Stream.  Moderator Dr. Sam Shemie. Critical Care Canada Forum.  Nov 18, 2024.  Toronto, ON.  

Nikouline A, Bunker J, Walser E, Prager R, Zia B, Abraha L, Levschuk A, Cheng J, Leeper R.  Poster - Evaluation of Non-Technical Resuscitation Skills in the ICU Using In-Situ Simulation Video.  American Thoracic Society.  May 19, 2024.  San Diego, CA.

Balta K, Javidan AP, Walser E, Arntfield R, Prager R.  Poster - Evaluating the Appropriateness, Consistency, and Readability of ChatGPT in Critical Care Recommendations. Featured poster presentation at the ANZICS Intensive Care Annual Scientific Meeting. April 10- 12, 2024. Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Prager R, Walser E, Balta KY, Nikouline A, Leeper WR, Vogt K, Parry N, Arntfield R.
Oral Presentation - Resuscitative transesophageal echocardiography during the acute resuscitation of trauma: a retrospective observational study.  Trauma Association of Canada Annual Scientific Meeting. May 8-10, 2024.  Halifax, NS.

Van Nynatten L.  Oral Presentation - Evaluation of Novel Plasma Liver Biomarkers in Critically Ill Sepsis Patients. Department of Medicine Research Day.  May 24, 2024.  London, ON.

Nikouline A, Raheel H, Burella M, Nabieva K, Cameron P, Ball I.  Poster - Prophylactic Non-Invasive Ventilation for Patients High Risk for Extubation Failure: A Quality Improvement Initiative.  Department of Medicine Research Day.  May 24, 2024.  London, ON. 
Awarded Best Poster Presentation PGY4-7 and Quality Improvement Award.

Oral Presentations @ McMaster/Western Annual Critical Care Research & Scholar Day. 
May 1, 2024.  London, ON.

Cuninghame S.  Supervisors: Basmaji J, Slessarev M.   Oral Presentation - Variability of Apnea Testing Methods and their association with Organ Donor Outcomes in Ontario.  McMaster/Western Annual Critical Care Research & Scholar Day.  May 1, 2024.  London, ON. Awarded 2^nd place.

Houlton R.  Supervisor: Basmaji J, Prager R.  Femoral Vein Doppler: a Screening Tool for Venous Congestion? 

Nicoletti L.  Supervisor: Slessarev M.  Improving Handover Quality - IHOQ Project.

Nikouline A.  Supervisors: Ball I, Cameron P.  Prophylactic Non-Invasive Ventilation for Patients High Risk for Extubation Failure. Awarded 1^st place.

Ristovic V.  Supervisor: Fuji R.  Transesophageal Echocardiographic Evaluation of Intra-procedural Risk Factors Associated MitraClip Failure. 

Walser E.  Supervisor: Weijer C.  Ethical and methodologic considerations of cluster randomized trials in Critical Care – a Systematic Review

2023

Oral Presentations @ McMaster/Western Annual Critical Care Research & Scholar Day. 
May 12, 2023.  Hamilton ON.

Al-Amoodi A.  Supervisors: Bainbridge D, Debicki D, Sefein O.  Code Stroke management in the IC

Algadheeb M.  Supervisors: Nagpal D, Slessarev M.  What partial thromboplastin time target should be used in VV-ECMO to avoid adverse outcomes?

Blaszak M. Supervisor: Ball I. Naloxone use in suspected overdose use in the era of synthetic opioids.

Fortin G.  Supervisor: Arntfield R.  Impact of left ventricle diastology on Critcal Care echocardiography interpretation and clinical course of action. Awarded 3^rd place.

Jae J.  Supervisor: Ball I Propranolol in severe TB

Katbi F. Supervisor: Leeper R.  Longitudinal trauma simulation creates a richer and more complex communication network among trauma teams.

Prager R. Supervisors: Basmaji J, Arntfield R.  Doppler identified venous congestion in septic shock: a prospective observational feasibility study.  Awarded 2^nd place

Qaaqour A.  Supervisors: Haddara W, Hegazy A.  Burnout of Critical Care physicians in Palestine

2022

Oral Presentations @ McMaster/Western Annual Critical Care Research & Scholar Day. 
May 9, 2022.  London, ON

AL Saif N.  Supervisor:  Althenayan E.  Optimizing compliance to ARDS related management, evidence-based practices

AL Wahaibi A.  Supervisor:  Martin CM.  FLUID PRIME - Effect of lactated Ringers compared to saline on acute kidney injury: a sub-study of FLUID

Almutairi G.  Supervisor: Hegazy A.  eArly methyLene BluE Reduce Time on vAsopressors: ALBERTA study

Blier MA.  ICU Driven Pericardiocentesis

Caddell A.  Supervisors:  Hegazy A, Nagpal D.  Improving care of the post-arrest patient.

Dave C.  Supervisor –Slessarev M.  Evidence-Based Considerations for the Design of an Open-Source Ventilator: A Systematic Review   Awarded 3^rd place.

Fiorini K.  Supervisor: Basmaji J.  Critical Care Ultrasonography in Shock Management: A Pilot Prospective Observational Study.  Awarded 2^nd place.

2021

Dave C.  Automation of Lung Ultrasound Interpretation via Deep Learning for the Classification of Normal vs. Abnormal Lung Parenchyma: A Multicenter Study.  Critical Care Canada Forum.  Dec 6-8, 2021.  Virtual conference.  Awarded Top Abstract Oral Presentation

Fiorini K.  Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with COVID-19: A Prospective Observational Study.  Critical Care Canada Forum.  Dec 6-8, 2021.  Virtual conference

Prager R.  Indications, impact, and complications of goal-directed transesophageal echocardiography for critically ill patients: a scoping review. Critical Care Canada Forum.  Dec 6-8, 2021.  Virtual conference

Tang E.  The Diagnostic Accuracy of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Shock: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis  Critical Care Canada Forum.  Dec 6-8, 2021.  Virtual conference

Oral Presentations @ McMaster/Western Annual Critical Care Research & Scholar Day. 
June 14, 2021 – held via Zoom re: COVID restrictions.  Hosted by McMaster

Alsawafi F.  Supervisor: Althenayan E.  Compliance to utilization of the intubation checklist in Intensive care unit Improvement: a quality Project

Tang E.  Supervisor: Basmaji J.  Examining the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound in shock: A systematic review

Cheng J.  Supervisor: Leeper R.  In Situ Simulation of Acute Resuscitation for Quality Improvement: Feasibility, Sustainability, and Outcome.

Curtis RM.  Supervisor:  Ball I.  Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filter for Primary Prophylaxis of Pulmonary Embolism in at-risk Trauma patients: a feasibility trial.  Awarded 1^st place

Fagan A.  Supervisors: Nagpal D, Slessarev M.  Canadian ECLS Protocol Project

Fiorini K.  Supervisors: Basmaji J, Honarmand K.  Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with COVID-19; A Prospective Observational Study

Lugowski M.  Supervisors: Slessarev M, Leeper R.  The Improving HandOver Quality (IHOQ) Project.  Awarded 3^rd place.

2020

Oral Presentations @ McMaster/Western Annual Critical Care Research & Scholar Day. 
June 24, 2020 – held via Zoom re: COVID restrictions.  Hosted by Western.

Alshehri B.  Supervisor:  Slessarev M.  The Use of Central Venous to Arterial Carbon Dioxide Tension Gap for Resuscitation and Outcome Prediction in Trauma Patient

Alyami A.  Supervisor:  Hegazy A.  Early Coronary Angiography in Patients with Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Beyea M.  Supervisor:  Nagpal D.  Survey of the use of ECMO in Canadian Critical Care Units

Federman N.  Supervisor:  Leeper R.  Chest Tube Insertion Among Surgical and Non-Surgical Trainees: How Skilled Are Our Residents?

Khot Z.  Supervisor:  Ball I.  Intra-abdominal hypertension: Systematic Review & Research Program

Landau J.  Supervisors:  Ball I, Dubois L, Arntfield R.  The AORTUS trial: Ultrasound guided resuscitation after open abdominal aortic surgery.  Awarded 2^nd place

Nepomuceno R.  Supervisor:  Nagpal D.  Anticoagulation Strategies and Outcomes During ECMO Support: A Single-Center Experience.