Publications

A selected set of publications from AIMS team members from 2016-2021 is provided below. To find additional peer reviewed publications authored by members of the AIMS Research Group, please go to Pubmed (search by last name and initials).

Yachnin D, Hladkowicz E, McIsaac DI. (2021). A qualitative analysis of patient-reported anticipated benefits of having elective surgery. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia. TBD(TBD): TBD. Published (Epub ahead of print).

McIsaac DI, Aucoin SD, van Walraven C. (2020). A Bayesian Comparison of Frailty Instruments in Noncardiac Surgery: A Cohort Study. Anesthesia & Analgesia. TBD(TBD): TBD. Published (Epub ahead of print).

Hladkowicz E, Yachnin D, Boland L, Wilson K, McKinnon A, Hawrysh K, Hawrysh T, Bell C, Atkinson K, van Walraven C, Taljaard M, Thavorn K, Stacey D, Yang H, Pysyk C, Manual D, MacDonald D, Lavallee L, Gagne S, Forster A, Bryson GL, Moloo H, McIsaac DI. (2020). Evaluation of a preoperative personalized risk communication tool: a prospective before-and-after study. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia. TBD(TBD): TBD. Published (Epub ahead of print).

Roberts DJ, Nagpal SK, Kubelik D, Brandys T, Stelfox HT, Lalu M, Forster AJ, McCartney CJL, McIsaac DI. (2020). Association between neuraxial anaesthesia or general anaesthesia for lower limb revascularisation surgery in adults and clinical outcomes: population based comparative effectiveness study. BMJ. 2020(371):m4104.

McIsaac DI, Taljaard M, Bryson GL, Beaule PE, Gagne S, Hamilton G, Hladkowicz E, Huang A, Joanisse JA, Lavallee L, MacDonald D, Moloo H, Thavorn K, van Walraven C, Yang H, Forster AJ. (2020). Frailty and long-term postoperative disability trajectories: a prospective multicenter cohort study. British Journal of Anesthesia. 125(5): 704-711.

Johnson RL, McIsaac DI, Mantilla CB. (2020). Preoperative Frailty Assessment: Comment. Anesthesiology. 133(2): 468-470.

Aucoin SD, Hao M, Sohi R, Shaw J, Walker D, McIsaac DI. (2020). Accuracy and Feasibility of Clinically Applied Frailty Instruments before Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Anesthesiology. 133(1): 78-95.

Poulton A, Shaw J, Nguyen F, Tran A, Lampron J, Wong C, Lalu MM, McIsaac DI. (2020). The association of frailty with adverse outcomes after multisystem trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 130(6): 1482-1492.

McIsaac DI. (2020). Real-world evaluation of enhanced recovery after surgery: big data under the microscope. British Journal of Anesthesia. 124(5): 510-512.

McIsaac DI, MacDonald DB, Aucoin SD. (2020). Frailty for perioperative clinicians: a narrative review. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 130(6): 1450-1460.

McIsaac DI, Harris EP, Hladkowicz E, Moloo H, Lalu MM, Bryson GL, Huang A, Joanisse J, Hamilton GM, Forster AJ, van Walraven C. (2019). Prospective Comparison of Preoperative Predictive Performance Between 3 Leading Frailty Instruments. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 131(1): 263-272.

McIsaac DI, Taljaard M, Bryson GL, Beaulé PE, Gagne S, Hamilton G, Hladkowicz E, Huang A, Joanisse J, Lavallée LT, MacDonald D, Moloo H, Thavorn K, van Walraven C, Yang H, Forster AJ. (2020). Frailty as a predictor of death or new disability after surgery: a prospective cohort study. Annals of Surgery. 271(2): 283-289.

Hamilton GH, Lalu MM, Ramlogan R, Bryson GL, Abdallah FW, McCartney CJL, McIsaac DI. (2019). A Population-based Comparative Effectiveness Study of Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Hip Fracture Surgery. Anesthesiology. 131: 1025-1035.

McIsaac DI, Saunders C, Hladkowicz E, Bryson GL, Forster AJ, Gagne S, Huang A, Lalu M, Lavallee, LT, Moloo H, Nantel J, Power B, Scheede-Bergdahl C, Taljaard M, van Walraven C, McCartney CJL. (2018). PREHAB Study: A protocol for a prospective randomized clinical trial of exercise therapy for people living with frailty having cancer surgery. BMJ Open. 8(6), e022057.

McIsaac DI, Taljaard M, Bryson GL, Beaule PE, Gagne S, Hamilton H, Hladkowicz E, Huang A, Jaonisse J, Lavalle LT, Moloo H, Thavorn K, van Walraven C, Yang H, Forster AJ. (2016). Comparative assessment of two frailty instruments for risk-stratification in elderly surgical patients: study protocol for a prospective cohort study. BMC Anesthesiology. 16(1): 111.