When can a critically ill patient breathe on their own? Trial compares approaches
November 27, 2024 - “We want to see patients in the ICU breathing on their own as soon as possible, and this trial identified some promising avenues to explore." |
Physiotherapists get patients moving early in international ICU cycling trial
August 27, 2024 - “There’s considerable evidence that early mobility is the best thing we can contribute to a patient’s recovery, and in-bed cycling can be another great tool to accomplish this with certain patients." |
Made-in-Ottawa AI tool could help critically ill patients
February 1, 2024 - An innovative tool developed by researchers at The Ottawa Hospital is closer to helping critically ill patients following its approval by Health Canada. |
Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital awarded 15 CIHR grants worth more than $8.4 million
February 3, 2023 - Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital are playing a lead role in 15 new projects awarded more than $8.4 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). |
Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital awarded five grants for high risk, high reward and interdisciplinary research
April 4, 2022 - The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) 2021 Exploration competition has awarded $25 million to support 102 research teams across Canada that bring diverse disciplines together in pursuit of breakthrough ideas and high-reward outcomes. |
When Is Dead Really Dead?
February 17, 2021 - Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital played a major role in a CHEO-led study published in the New England Journals of Medicine. The study, led by Dr. Sonny Dhanani, asked over 600 families to allow their loved ones in the ICU to have their vital ... |
TOHAMO awards $1.2M for COVID-19 research projects
June 12, 2020 - Could artificial intelligence help predict which COVID-19 patients will become gravely ill? Could a home-based spit test diagnose COVID-19? Could virtual care after surgery reduce patient returns to hospital? |
Unique research database to improve care for thoracic surgery patients
April 18, 2018 - Dr. Andrew Seely is helping lead a national project to greatly enhance quality improvement and clinical research in thoracic surgery. This Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons Quality Improvement Program was awarded $727,900 by the Canadian Pa |
Screening for sepsis: new study warns clinicians against quick bedside tool
February 6, 2018 - When identifying patients at risk of death from sepsis, clinicians are better off using the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria than the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score, according to the largest systemati |
The Ottawa Hospital General Campus to be a test ground to compare two rehydration fluids
August 11, 2016 - Starting August 2016, a pilot study at the General Campus of The Ottawa Hospital will help find out which of two liquids is the best to replace lost fluids in hospitalized patients.
A healthy person’s bodyweight is about 60 percent water. How |
