Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Research News

	When a heart won’t start, some defibrillation strategies work better than others January 11, 2023 - A randomized controlled trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that two different defibrillation strategies were associated with increased survival among out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients whose hearts didn’t start after st
	Survivors and families help set priorities for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest research February 17, 2022 - Survivors, families, bystander responders and healthcare providers were part of an inclusive process to set international priorities for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest research.
	Experts on call: How to survive and thrive after a medical emergency April 22, 2021 - Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes in the emergency department (ED)? At The Ottawa Hospital, research plays a huge role in both enhancing patient care and making the ED more efficient.
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	How likely are you to survive in-hospital cardiac arrest? Newly identified risk factors can help with difficult decisions December 4, 2019 - A paper published in the BMJ is the first to identify risk factors that affect patient survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest. This new information can help patients, families and care providers decide on their care goals upon admission to hospita
	Not sure if you can give good CPR? New data shows you probably can August 7, 2018 - Bystanders who come to the aid of someone whose heart has stopped are performing high-quality CPR that consistently meets the latest guidelines, according to a study led by Drs. Shannon Fernando, Christian Vaillancourt and Ian Stiell. Fifteen percen
	$5.5 million to help save lives when the heart stops and standardize care for rapid heartbeat March 9, 2018 - Two national projects led by Ottawa emergency medicine researchers received a total of $5.5 million from the Cardiac Arrhythmia Network of Canada (CANet) and matching funders. Dr. Christian Vaillancourt’s team* aims to help 9-1-1 communication offi
	$3M research initiative aims to improve survival after cardiac arrest and trauma January 20, 2016 - The Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research are providing $3 million to create the new Canadian Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (CanROC), co-led by Dr. Ian Stiell. The initiative will focus on improving survival

Researchers

Name	Scientific appointment	Diseases, conditions and populations of interest	Research and clinical approaches
Austin, Michael MD, FRCPC, DRCPSC (PTM)	Clinician Investigator (ACR)	Asthma, Cardiac arrest, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Diabetes, Pain, Population health, Stroke	Clinical decision rules, Clinical trials, Cluster randomized trials, Cohort studies, Critical care, Emergency medicine, Palliative care, Risk assessment
Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Venkatesh MBBS, CCFP-EM, MSc	Senior Scientist (ACR)	Cardiac arrest, COVID-19, Heart disease, Vascular, heart and metabolic disease	Artificial intelligence and data science, Clinical decision rules, Clinical research, Emergency medicine, Epidemiology, Health services research
Vaillancourt, Christian MD, MSc, FRCPC, CSPQ	Senior Scientist (ACR)	Cardiac arrest, Heart disease, Population health, Spinal cord injury, Traumatic brain injury, Traumatic injuries	Clinical decision rules, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cluster randomized trials, Cohort studies, Critical care, Emergency medicine, Epidemiology, Health economics, Health professional behaviour change, Health services research, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Public health, Quality Improvement, Surveys, Systematic reviews

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Publications

The following research publications are pulled from PubMed using the search terms "Cardiac arrest" and "Ottawa Hospital", with publication date of 2020 or later. More advanced search options are available. Note that PubMed is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and is only available in English.

Sports-Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Canada: Incidence and Survival.
2025-03-01

Multicentre analysis of severe perioperative adverse events in children undergoing surgery who were infected with SARS-CoV-2: a propensity score-adjusted analysis.
2025-02-01

Development and Implementation of a Multicenter Registry for Resuscitation-Focused Transesophageal Echocardiography.
2025-02-01

Evaluating the impact of a specialized and centralized online medical consultation system for paramedics: pilot study.
2025-01-01

The impact of locked cabinets for automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on cardiac arrest and AED outcomes: A scoping review.
2024-12-01

Optimising telecommunicator recognition of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A scoping review.
2024-12-01

Prognostic Factors Associated with Mortality in Cardiogenic Shock - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
2024-11-01

Interventions to optimize dispatcher-assisted CPR instructions: A scoping review.
2024-09-01

Impact of a COVID-19 code blue protocol on resuscitation care and CPR quality during in-hospital cardiac arrest.
2024-05-01

Multi-phase implementation of automated external defibrillator use by nurses during in-hospital cardiac arrest and its impact on survival.
2024-04-01

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