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Emergency Medicine Research Group

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Thiruganasambandamoorthy V; Kwong K; Wells GA, Sivilotti MLA, Mukarram MA, Rowe BH, Lang E, Perry JJ, Sheldon R, Stiell IG, Taljaard M. Development of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score to Predict Serious Adverse Events After Emergency Department Assessment of Syncope. CMAJ 2016 Mar. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.151469 (ePub ahead of print)

Perry JJ, Alyahya B, Sivilotti MLA, Bullard MJ, Emond M, Sutherland J, Worster A, Hohl C, Lee JS, Eisenhauer M, Pauls M, Lesiuk H, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Differentiation between traumatic tap and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: prospective cohort study. BMJ February 2015;350:h568.

Stiell IG, Brown SP, Nichol G, Cheskes S, Vaillancourt C, Callaway CW, Morrison LJ, Christenson J, Aufderheide TP, Davis DP, Free C, Hostler D, Stouffer JA, Idris A, and the ROC Investigators. What is the Optimal Chest Compression Depth during Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation of Adult Patients? Circulation 2014 Nov 25;130(22):1962-70

Perry JJ, Stiell IG, Sivilotti MLA, Bullard MJ, Hohl CM, Sutherland J, Emond M, Worster, Lee JS, Mackey D, Pauls M, Lesiuk H, Symington C, Wells GA. Clinical Decision Rules to Rule Out Subarachnoid Hemorrhage for Acute Headache. JAMA 2013;310(12):1248-1255.

Perry JJ, Stiell IG, Sivilotti MLA, Bullard MJ, Emond M, Symington C, Sutherland J, Worster A, Hohl C, Lee JS, Eisenhauer M, Mortensen M, Mackey D, Pauls M, Lesiuk H, Wells GA. Sensitivity of Computed Tomography Performed Within Six Hours of Onset of Headache for Diagnosis of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: Prospective Cohort Study. BMJ 2011 Jul 18;343:d4277.

Stiell IG, Nichol G, Leroux B, Rea TD, Ornato JP, Powell J et al. Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium ROC PRIMED Trial of Early Rhythm Analysis versus Later Analysis in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. N Engl J Med 2011 Sep 1;365(9):787-97.

Perry JJ, Stiell IG, Sivilotti MLA, Bullard MJ, Lee JS, Eisenhauer M, Symington C, Mortensen M, Sutherland J, Lesiuk H, Wells GA. High Risk Clinical Characteristics for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Acute Headache Patients. BMJ 2010 Oct 28;341:c5204. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c5204

Stiell IG. ACP Journal Club Withholding Intravenous Drugs Did Not Improve Survival to Hospital Discharge in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Ann Intern Med 2010 Mar 16;152(6):JC3-8

Stiell IG, Clement CM, Grimshaw J, Brison R, Rowe BH, Schull MJ, Lee J, Brehaut J, McKnight D, Eisenhauer MA, Dreyer J, Letovsky E, Rutledge T, MacPhail I, Ross S, Perry JJ, Holroyd BR, Ip U, Lesiuk H, Wells GA. Implementation of the Canadian C-Spine Rule: A Prospective 12-Centre Cluster Randomized Trial. BMJ 2009 Oct 29;339:b4146

Stiell IG, Walker RG, Nesbitt LP, Chapman FW, Cousineau D, Christenson J, Bradford P, Sookram S, Berringer R, Lank P, Wells GA. BIPHASIC Trial: A Randomized Comparison of Fixed Lower Versus Escalating Higher Energy Levels for Defibrillation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Circulation 2007;115:1511-1517.

Stiell IG, Spaite DW, Field B, Nesbitt LP, Munkley D, Maloney J, Dreyer J, Luinstra-Toohey L, Campeau T, Dagnone E, Lyver M, Wells GA, for the OPALS Study Group. Advanced Life Support for Out-of-Hospital Respiratory Distress. New Engl J Med 2007;356:2156-2164.

Stiell IG, Clement CM, Rowe BH, Schull MJ, Brison R, Cass D, Eisenhauer MA, McKnight RD, Bandiera G, Holroyd B, Lee JS, Dreyer J, Worthington JR, Reardon M, Greenberg G, Lesiuk H, MacPhail I, Wells GA. Comparison of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria in Patients with Minor Head Injury. JAMA 2005;294:1511-1518.

Stiell IG, Wells GA, Field B, Spaite DW, Nesbitt LP, De Maio VJ, Nichol G, Cousineau D, Blackburn J, Munkley D, Luinstra Toohey L, Campeau T, Dagnone E, Lyver M, for the OPALS Study Group. Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. New Engl J Med 2004;351:647-656.

Stiell IG, Clement CM, McKnight RD, Brison R, Schull MJ, Rowe BH, Worthington JR, Eisenhauer MA, Cass, D, Greenberg G, MacPhail I, Dreyer J, Lee JS, Bandiera G, Reardon M, Holroyd B, Lesiuk H, Wells GA. The Canadian C-Spine Rule versus the NEXUS low-risk criteria in patients with trauma. New Engl J Med 2003;349:2510-2518.

Stiell IG, Nichol G, Wells GA, De Maio V, Nesbitt L, Blackburn J, Spaite D, for the OPALS Study Group. Health-related quality of life is better for cardiac arrest survivors who received citizen CPR. Circulation 2003;108:1939-1944.

Stiell IG, Wells GA, Vandemheen KL, Clement CM, Lesiuk H, De Maio VJ, Laupacis A, Schull M, McKnight RD, Verbeek R, Brison R, Cass D, Dreyer J, Eisenhauer MA, Greenberg GH, MacPhail I, Morrison L, Reardon M, Worthington J. The Canadian Cervical Spine Radiography Rule for alert and stable trauma patients. JAMA 2001;286:1841-1848.

Stiell IG, Hebert PC, Wells GA, Vandemheen K, Tang ASL, Higginson LAJ, Dreyer JF, Clement C, Battram E, Watpool I, Mason S, Klassen T, Weitzman B. Vasopressin versus epinephrine for in-hospital cardiac arrest: a randomized controlled trial. The Lancet 2001;358:105-109.

Stiell IG, Wells GA, Vandemheen K, Clement C, Lesiuk H, Laupacis A, McKnight RD, Verbeek R, Brison R, Cass D, Eisenhauer MA, Greenberg GH, Worthington J, for the CCC Study Group. The Canadian CT Head Rule for patients with minor head injury. The Lancet 2001;357:1391-1396.

Stiell IG, Wells GA, Field BJ, Spaite DW, De Maio VJ, Ward R, Munkley DP, Lyver MB, Luinstra LG, Campeau T, Maloney J, Dagnone E, for the OPALS Study Group. Improved out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival through the inexpensive optimization of an existing defibrillation program (OPALS Study Phase II). JAMA 1999;281:1175-1181.

Stiell IG, Wells GA, Hoag RH, Sivilotti MLA, Cacciotti TF, Verbeek PR, Greenway KT, McDowell I, Cwinn A, Greenberg GH, Nichol G, Michael JA. Implementation of the Ottawa Knee Rule for the Use of Radiography in Acute Knee Injuries. JAMA 1997;278:2075-2079.

Stiell IG, Hébert PC, Wells, GA, Laupacis A, Vandemheen K, Dreyer, JF, Eisenhauer MA, Gibson J, Higginson LAJ, Kirby AS, Mahon JL, Maloney JP, Weitzman BN. The Ontario Trial of Active Compression-Decompression Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for in Hospital and Prehospital Hospital Cardiac Arrest. JAMA 1996;275-18:1417-1423.

Stiell IG, Greenberg GH, Wells GA, McDowell I, Cwinn AA, Smith NA, Cacciotti TF, Sivilotti MLA. Prospective Validation of a Decision Rule for the Use of Radiography in Acute Knee Injuries. JAMA 1996;275-8:611-615.

Stiell IG, Wells GA, Laupacis A, Brison R, Verbeek R, Vandemheen K, Naylor CD. A Multicentre Trial to Introduce Clinical Decision Rules for the Use of Radiography in Acute Ankle Injuries. Br Med J 1995;311:594-597.

Stiell IG, McKnight RD, Greenberg GH, McDowell I, Nair RC, Wells GA, Johns C, Worthington JR. Implementation of the Ottawa Ankle Rules. JAMA 1994;271:827-832.

Stiell IG, Greenberg GH, McKnight RD, Nair RC, McDowell I, Reardon M, Stewart, JP, Maloney J. Decision Rules for the Use of Radiography in Acute Ankle Injuries: Refinement and Prospective Validation. JAMA 1993;269:1127-32.

Stiell IG, Hébert PC, Weitzman BN, Wells GA, Raman S, Stark RM, Higginson LAJ, Ahuja J, Dickinson GE. High-Dose Epinephrine in Adult Cardiac Arrest. New Engl J Med 1992;327:1045-50.

More First Author Publications

1. Perry JJ, Losier JH, Stiell IG, Sharma M, Abdulaziz K. National Survey of Emergency Physicians for TIA Risk Stratification Consensus and Appropriate Treatment for a Given Level of Risk. CJEM 2016 Jan;18(1):10-18.

2. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Ramaekers R, Rahman O, Stiell IG, Sikora L, Kelly S-L, Claret P-G, Christ M. Prognostic Value of Cardiac Biomarkers in the Risk-Stratification of Syncope - A Systematic Review. Intern Emerg Med. 2015 Dec;10(8):1003-14.

3. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Wells GA, Taljaard M, Sivilotti MLA, Murray H, Vaidyanathan A, Rowe BH, Calder LA, Lang E, McRae A, Sheldon R, Stiell IG. Emergency Department Management of Syncope – Need for Standardization and Improved Risk-Stratification. Intern Emerg Med. 2015 Aug;10(5):619-27.

4. Vaillancourt C, Charette ML, Kasaboski A, Hoad M, Larocque V, Crête D, Logan S, Lamoureux P, McBride J, Cheskes S, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Cardiac Arrest Diagnostic Accuracy of 9-1-1 Dispatchers: A Prospective Multi-Centre Study. Resuscitation 2015 April;90(4):116-120.

5. Stiell IG, Healey J, Cairns J. Safety of Urgent Cardioversion for Patients with Recent-Onset Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Cdn J Cardiol 2015 Mar;31(3):239-241.

6. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Kwong K, Stiell IG, Swampillai J, Toarta C, Sumner GL, Kuriachan VP, Mukarram M, Taljaard M, Hazra S, Wells GA, Sheldon R. Short-Term Risk of Arrhythmias among Emergency Department Syncope Patients with Non-Sinus Rhythm. Int J Cardiol 2015 Mar 28;189:12-14.

7. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Wells GA, Vaidyanathan A, Mukarram M, Taljaard M, Stiell IG. Outcomes in Pre-Syncope Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study. Annals Emergency Medicine 2015 Mar;65(3):268-276.

8. Calder LA, Pozgay A, Riff S, Rothwell D, Youngson E, Mojaverian N, Cwinn A, Forster A. Adverse Events in Patients with Return Emergency Department Visits. BMJ Quality and Safety 2015 Feb;24(2):142-148.

9. Calder LA, Arnason T, Vaillancourt C, Perry JJ, Stiell IG, Forster AJ. How Do Emergency Physicians Make Discharge Decisions? Emerg Med J 2015 Jan;32: 9-14.

10. Perry JJ, Sutherland J, Symington C, Dorland K, Mansour M, Stiell IG. Assessment of the Impact on Time to Complete Medical Record Using an Electronic Medical Record versus a Paper Record on Emergency Department Patients: A Study. Emerg Med J 2014 Dec;31:980–985.

11. Stiell IG, Brown SP, Nichol G, Cheskes S, Vaillancourt C, Callaway CW, Morrison LJ, Christenson J, Aufderheide TP, Davis DP, Free C, Hostler D, Stouffer JA, Idris A, and the ROC Investigators. What is the Optimal Chest Compression Depth during Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation of Adult Patients? Circulation 2014 Nov 25;130(22):1962-70.

12. Vaillancourt C, Charette ML, Kasaboski A, Brehaut JC, Osmond M, Wells GA, Stiell IG, Grimshaw J. Factors Associated with Successful CPR Knowledge Transfer in an Older Population Most Likely to Witness Cardiac Arrest: A Theory-Informed Interview Approach. Emerg Med J 2014 Sept;31(9):700-705.

13. Calder LA, Cwinn AA. Accommodating Pregnant Emergency Physicians. CJEM 2014 Jul; 16(4): 259-61.

14. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Turko E, Ansell D, Vaidyanathan A, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Risk Factors for Serious Underlying Pathology in Adult Emergency Department Non-Traumatic Low Back Pain Patients. J of Emerg Med 2014 Jul;47(1):1-11.

15. Stiell IG, Clement CM, Brison RJ, Rowe BH, Borgundvaag B, Aaron SD, Lang E, Calder LA, Perry JJ, Forster AJ, Wells GA. High Risk Clinical Characteristics for Emergency Department Patients with Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Prospective Cohort Study. CMAJ 2014 Apr 1;186(6):E193-204.

16. Calder LA, Kwok ESH, Cwinn AA, Worthington J, Yelle JD, Waggott M, Frank JR. Enhancing the Quality of Morbidity and Mortality Rounds: The Ottawa M&M Model. Academic Emergency Medicine 2014 Mar;21(3): 314-21.

17. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Stiell IG, Sivilotti MLA, Murray H, Rowe BH, Lang E, McRae A, Sheldon R, Wells GA. Risk Stratification of Adult Emergency Department Syncope Patients to Predict Short-Term Serious Outcomes after Discharge (RiSEDS) Study. BMC Emergency Medicine 2014 Mar;14:8.

18. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Wells GA, Hess EP, Turko E, Perry JJ, Stiell IG. Derivation of a Risk Scale and Quantification of Risk Factors for Short-term Serious Adverse Events in Adult Emergency Department Syncope Patients by Health Records Review. CJEM 2014 Mar;16(2):120-30.

19. Calder LA, Tierney S, Jiang Y, Gagné A, Gee A, Hobden E, Vaillancourt C, Perry J, Stiell IG, Forster A. Patient Safety Analysis of the Emergency Department Care of Patients with Heart Failure and COPD Exacerbations: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2014 Jan;32(1): 29-35.

20. Perry JJ, Sharma M, Sivilotti MLA, Sutherland J, Worster A, Emond M, Stotts G, Jin AY, Oczkowski WJ, Sahlas DJ, Murray HE, MacKey A, Verreault S, Wells GA, Stiell IG. A Prospective Cohort Study of Patients With Transient Ischemic Attack to Identify High-Risk Clinical Characteristics. Stroke 2014 Jan;45(1):92-100.

21. Stiell IG, Smaggus K, Clement CM, Sharma M, Socha D, Silvilotti M, Jin A, Perry JJ, Lumsden J, Martin C, Froats M, Dionne R, Trickett J. Implementation of the Revised Provincial Acute Stroke Redirect Protocol in Urban and Rural Settings. Stroke 2013 Dec;44(12)E180-E180.

22. Vaillancourt C, Kasaboski A, Charette ML, Islam R, Osmond M, Wells GA, Stiell IG, Brehaut JC, Grimshaw JM. Barriers and Facilitators to CPR Training and Performing CPR in an Older Population Most Likely to Witness Cardiac Arrest: A National Survey. Resuscitation, 2013 Dec;84(12):1747-1752.2012.

23. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Hess EP, Turko E, Perry JJ, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Outcomes in Canadian Emergency Department Syncope Patients - Are We Doing a Good Job? J Emerg Med 2013 Feb;44(2):321-8.

24. Stiell IG, Clement CM, Brison RJ, Rowe BH, Borgundvaag B, Aaron SD, Lang E, Calder LA, Perry JJ, Forster AJ, Wells GA. A Risk Scoring System to Identify Emergency Department Patients with Heart Failure at High Risk for Serious Adverse Events. Academic Emergency Medicine. Acad Emerg Med 2013 Jan;21(1):17-26.

25. Calder LA, Forster AJ, Stiell IG, Carr L, Perry JJ, Vaillancourt C, Brehaut J. Mapping Out the Emergency Department Decision for High Acuity Patients. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2012 Nov;60(5): 567-576.

26. Calder LA, Forster AJ, Stiell IG, Carr LK, Brehaut JC, Perry JJ, Vaillancourt C, Croskerry P. Experiential and Rational Decision Making: A Survey to Determine How Emergency Physicians Make Clinical Decisions. Emergency Medicine Journal 2012 Oct;29(10): 811-816.

27. Perry JJ, Symington C, Mansour M, Taljaard M, Stiell IG. Is this Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Significant? A National Survey of Neurosurgeons. Can J Neurol Sci 2012 Sep;39(5): 638-643.

28. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Hess EP, Turko E, Tran M, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Defining Abnormal Electrocardiography in Adult Emergency Department Syncope Patients – the Ottawa Electrocardiographic Criteria. CJEM 2012 Jul;14(4):252-262.

29. Stiell IG, Brown SP, Christenson J, Cheskes S, Nichol G, Powell J, Bigham B, Morrison LJ, Larson J, Hess E, Vaillancourt C, Davis DP, Callaway CW, and the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) Investigators. What is the Role of Chest Compression Depth during Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation. Crit Care Med 2012 Apr;40(4):1192-1198.

30. Perry JJ, Goindi R, Symington C, Brehaut J, Taljaard M, Schneider S, Stiell IG. A Survey of Emergency Physicians’ Requirements for a Clinical Decision Rule for Acute Respiratory Illnesses in 3 Countries. CJEM 2012 Mar;14(2):83-9.

31. Perry JJ, Kerr J, Symington C, Sutherland J. How Do We Manage Emergency Department Patients Diagnosed with Transient Ischemic Attack? CJEM 2012 Jan;14(1):20-24.

32. Vaillancourt C, Charette ML, Bohm K, Dunford J, Castrén M. In Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients, Does the Description of Any Specific Symptoms to the Emergency Medical Dispatcher Improve the Accuracy of the Diagnosis of Cardiac Arrest : A Systematic Review of the Literature. Resuscitation 2011 Dec;82(12):1483-1489.

33. Vaillancourt C, Emerson-Steward S, Christenson J, Andrusiek D, Powell J, Nichol G, Cheskes S, Aufderheide T.P, Berg R, Stiell IG, and the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium Investigators. The Impact of Increased Chest Compression Fraction on Return of Spontaneous Circulation for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients not in Ventricular Fibrillation. Resuscitation 2011 Dec;82(12):1501-1507.

34. Stiell IG, Nichol G, Leroux B, Rea TD, Ornato JP, Powell J et al. Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium ROC PRIMED Trial of Early Rhythm Analysis versus Later Analysis in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. N Engl J Med 2011 Sep 1;365(9):787-97.

35. Vaillancourt C, Epstein N, Cheskes S, Maloney J, Stiell IG, Christenson J, Affleck A, Travers AH, Osmond MH, Forgie P, Slenys J. CAEP Position Statement on Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. CJEM 2011 Sept;13(5):339-346.

36. Perry JJ, Sharma M, Sivilotti MLA, Sutherland J, Symington C, Worster A, Emond M, Stotts G, Jin AY, Oczkowski WJ, Sahlas DJ, Murray H, MacKey A, Verreault S, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Prospective Validation of the ABCD2 Score for Patients in Emergency Department with Transient Ischemic Attack. CMAJ 2011 Jul;183(10):1137-1145.

37. Perry JJ, Stiell IG, Sivilotti MLA, Bullard MJ, Emond M, Symington C, Sutherland J, Worster A, Hohl C, Lee JS, Eisenhauer M, Mortensen M, Mackey D, Pauls M, Lesiuk H, Wells GA. Sensitivity of Computed Tomography Performed Within Six Hours of Onset of Headache for Diagnosis of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: Prospective Cohort Study. BMJ 2011 Jul;343:d4277.

38. Vaillancourt C, Charette ML, Kasaboski A, Maloney J, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Evaluation of the Safety of C-spine Clearance by Paramedics: Design and Methodology. BMC Emergency Medicine 2011 Feb;11(1). (doi: 1471-227X/11/1)

39. Perry JJ, Goindi R, Brehaut J, Taljaard M, Schneider S, Stiell IG. Emergency Physicians' Management of Transient Ischemic Attack and Desired Sensitivity of a Clinical Decision Rule for Stroke in Three Countries. CJEM 2011 Jan;13(1):19-27

40. Stiell IG. Birnie D. Managing Recent-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department. Clinical Controversies Ann Emerg Med 2011 Jan;57(1):31-2

41. Stiell IG, Clement CM, Brison RJ, Rowe BH, Borgundvaag B, Langhan T, Lang E, Magee K, Stenstrom R, Perry JJ, Birnie D, Wells GA. Variation in Management of Recent-Onset Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter (RAFF) Among Academic Hospital Emergency Departments. Ann Emerg Med 2011 Jan;57(1):13-21.

42. Stiell IG, Macle L. Canadian Cardiovascular Society Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines 2010: Management of Recent-onset Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter in the Emergency Department. Can J Cardiol 2011 Jan;27(1):38-46.

43. Vaillancourt C, Midzic I, Taljaard M, Chisamore B. Performer Fatigue and CPR Quality Comparing 30:2 to 15:2 Compression to Ventilation Ratios in Older Bystanders: A Randomized Crossover Trial. Resuscitation 2011 Jan;82(1):51-56.

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