selected scholarly activity
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conferences
- The DIAPHRAGM study: Diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in the rational assessment of Mesothelioma. European Respiratory Journal. 2018
- 48 Trials and tribulations of establishing treatment effectiveness in addiction research. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. a24-a24. 2018
- Male predominance of adenocarcinoma of upper gastrointestinal tract is related to intestinal histological subtype not tumour location. Gastroenterology. A611-A611. 2008
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journal articles
- Effectiveness of methadone versus buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid use disorder: secondary analyses of prospective cohort study data.. BMJ Open. 15:e095645. 2025
- Conus medullaris termination: Assessing safety of spinal anesthesia in the L2-L3 interspace.. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 69:e14580. 2025
- Melatonin for preventing postoperative delirium in elderly patients: A multicenter randomized placebo-controlled pilot study.. Medicine (United States). 104:e41615. 2025
- Postoperative pain and neurocognitive outcomes after noncardiac surgery: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 134:89-101. 2025
- A prospective cohort study of chronic postsurgical pain after ambulatory surgeries. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 40:1187-1193. 2024
- Prevention of persistent pain with lidocaine infusions in breast cancer surgery (PLAN): study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial. Trials. 25:337. 2024
- Assessing fragility of statistically significant findings from randomized controlled trials assessing pharmacological therapies for opioid use disorders: a systematic review. Trials. 25:286. 2024
- An audit of initial six years of 5885 telepsychiatric direct video consultations: Findings from “benefits of savings” analysis and the effect of COVID-19 pandemic. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 65:611-616. 2023
- Greener Gases Starter Pack: a tool for transitioning to more sustainable anesthetic volatile agents. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 70:445-446. 2023
- Anesthetic management of cesarean section in a patient with Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis – A case report. Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care. 13:218-218. 2023
- Mirtazapine for the treatment of amphetamine and methamphetamine use disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 232:109295-109295. 2022
- Cannabis use and opioid relapse: An exploratory survival analysis of prospectively collected data. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13:1046649. 2022
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors as adjuncts for postoperative pain management: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 128:118-134. 2022
- Persistent Incisional Pain after Noncardiac Surgery: An International Prospective Cohort Study. Anesthesiology. 135:711-723. 2021
- Investigating and addressing the immediate and long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with substance use disorders: a scoping review and evidence map protocol. BMJ Open. 11:e045946-e045946. 2021
- The Role of Cannabis Use in Suicidal Ideation Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder. Journal of Addiction Medicine. 15:370-375. 2021
- Managing postoperative pain in adult outpatients: a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing codeine with NSAIDs. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 193:E895-E905. 2021
- Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring in idiopathic scoliosis surgery: a retrospective observational study of new neurologic deficits. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 68:477-484. 2021
- Hydromorphone versus morphine: a historical cohort study to evaluate the quality of postoperative analgesia. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 68:226-234. 2021
- Post Discharge after Surgery Virtual Care with Remote Automated Monitoring Technology (PVC-RAM): protocol for a randomized controlled trial. CMAJ open. 9:E142-E148. 2021
- Preoperative fasting for prevention of perioperative complications in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2021. 2021
- Revised recommendations from the CSO-HNS taskforce on performance of tracheotomy during the COVID-19 pandemic – what a difference a year makes. Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 50:59. 2021
- Preoperative fasting for prevention of perioperative complications in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020. 2020
- Recommendations from the CSO-HNS taskforce on performance of tracheotomy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 49:23. 2020
- Addition of corticosteroids to local anaesthetics for chronic non-cancer pain injections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 125:779-801. 2020
- Preoperative fasting for prevention of perioperative complications in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020. 2020
- <p>N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Antagonists and Steroids for the Prevention of Persisting Post-Surgical Pain After Thoracoscopic Surgeries: A Randomized Controlled, Factorial Design, International, Multicenter Pilot Trial</p>. Journal of Pain Research. Volume 13:377-387. 2020
- In reply: Regarding the survey on perioperative diabetes medications and glucose control. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 67:156-157. 2020
- Vital sign monitoring with continuous pulse oximetry and wireless clinical notification after surgery (the VIGILANCE pilot study)—a randomized controlled pilot trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 5:36. 2019
- Challenges With Continuous Pulse Oximetry Monitoring and Wireless Clinician Notification Systems After Surgery: Reactive Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Medical Informatics. 7:e14603-e14603. 2019
- Perioperative Pregabalin and Intraoperative Lidocaine Infusion to Reduce Persistent Neuropathic Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery: A Multicenter, Factorial, Randomized, Controlled Pilot Trial. Journal of Pain. 20:980-993. 2019
- Electronic Versus Traditional Data Collection: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Perioperative Pain Trial. Canadian Journal of Pain. 3:16-25. 2019
- Satisfactory analgesia with minimal emesis in day surgeries: a randomised controlled trial of morphine versus hydromorphone. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 122:e107-e113. 2019
- A survey: perioperative diabetes medications and glucose control—time to re-examine management?. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 66:621-622. 2019
- Reporting preclinical anesthesia study (REPEAT): Evaluating the quality of reporting in the preclinical anesthesiology literature. PLoS ONE. 14:e0215221-e0215221. 2019
- Auricular Acupoints with Reduced Skin Resistance: Detection in Patients Scheduled for Hip Arthroplasty. Medical Acupuncture. 30:308-312. 2018
- Exploring factors associated with views on sharing of certain interim trial result measures by the data safety monitoring board (DSMB) with non-DSMB members. Trials. 19:621. 2018
- Suprascapular Nerve Blockade for Postoperative Pain Control After Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 6:232596711881585-232596711881585. 2018
- Survey of professional views on sharing interim results by the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB): what to share, with whom and why. Trials. 19:281. 2018
- Survey of Postoperative Regional Analgesia for Thoracoscopic Surgeries in Canada. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 32:1750-1755. 2018
- Satisfactory Analgesia with Minimal Emesis in Day Surgeries (SAME DayS): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial of morphine versus hydromorphone. BMJ Open. 8:e022504-e022504. 2018
- Metformin for the management of peri‐operative hyperglycaemia. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. 20:753-754. 2018
- Disparity between High Satisfaction and Severe Pain in Patients after Caesarean Section: A Prospective Observational-Controlled Investigation. Anesthesiology Research and Practice. 2018:1-5. 2018
- Adverse outcomes associated with opioid prescription for acute low back pain: a systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews. 6:163. 2017
- The reporting quality of abstracts of stepped wedge randomized trials is suboptimal: A systematic survey of the literature. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 8:1-10. 2017
- Sharing some interim data in trial monitoring can mislead or unmask trial investigators: A scenario-based survey of trial experts. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 7:81-85. 2017
- Withholding Versus Continuing Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers Before Noncardiac Surgery. Survey of Anesthesiology. 61:106-106. 2017
- Predictors of intraoperative testing in adults undergoing noncardiac surgery within a regional hospital system. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 64:608-616. 2017
- The Genetics of Opioid Addiction Risk Evaluation Tool (GREAT) for Treatment Response in Methadone Patients. International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction. 6. 2017
- Withholding versus Continuing Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers before Noncardiac Surgery. Anesthesiology. 126:16-27. 2017
- A retrospective study of open thoracotomies versus thoracoscopic surgeries for persistent postthoracotomy pain. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 35:215-220. 2016
- Local anesthetic injections with or without steroid for chronic non-cancer pain: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Systematic Reviews. 5:18. 2016
- Optimizing Pain and Rehabilitation After Knee Arthroplasty: A Two-Center, Randomized Trial. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 123:1316-1324. 2016
- Predictors of unanticipated admission following ambulatory surgery in the pediatric population: a retrospective case–control study. Paediatric Anaesthesia. 26:831-837. 2016
- Cerebral Oximetry Monitoring to Maintain Normal Cerebral Oxygen Saturation during High-risk Cardiac Surgery. Anesthesiology. 124:826-836. 2016
- Examining the Role of Perioperative Nerve Blocks in Hip Arthroscopy: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopy And Related. 32:704-715.e1. 2016
- Pain and Opioid Addiction: A Systematic Review and Evaluation of Pain Measurement in Patients with Opioid Dependence on Methadone Maintenance Treatment. Current Drug Research Reviews. 9:49-60. 2016
- Usefulness of the Brief Pain Inventory in Patients with Opioid Addiction Receiving Methadone Maintenance Treatment. Pain Physician. 1;19:E181-E195. 2016
- Postoperative epidural analgesia for patients undergoing pectus excavatum corrective surgery: a 10-year retrospective analysis. Local and Regional Anesthesia. 9:25-25. 2016
- Reporting quality of stepped wedge design randomized trials: a systematic review protocol. Clinical Epidemiology. Volume 8:261-266. 2016
- Lumbar transversus abdominis plane block: the role of local anesthetic volume and concentration—a pilot, prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 1:10. 2015
- Opioid substitution and antagonist therapy trials exclude the common addiction patient: a systematic review and analysis of eligibility criteria. Trials. 16:475. 2015
- The impact of chronic pain on opioid addiction treatment: a systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews. 4:49. 2015
- Dexamethasone Perioperative Coanalgesia in Lumbar Spine Fusion. Clinical Spine Surgery. 28:E422-E426. 2015
- Randomized controlled trial of gabapentin as an adjunct to perioperative analgesia in total hip arthroplasty patients. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 62:476-484. 2015
- Impact of Chronic Pain on Treatment Prognosis for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Substance Use: Research and Treatment. 9:SART.S30120-SART.S30120. 2015
- Reanalysis of morphine consumption from two randomized controlled trials of gabapentin using longitudinal statistical methods. Journal of Pain Research. 8:79-79. 2015
- The impact of transitioning from a 24-hour to a 16-hour call model amongst a cohort of Canadian anesthesia residents at McMaster University – a survey study. Advances in Medical Education and Practice. 6:501-501. 2015
- What Epidural Opioid Results in the Best Analgesia Outcomes and Fewest Side Effects After Surgery?. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 119:965-977. 2014
- Neuraxial Block, Death, and Serious Cardiovascular Morbidity in the Perioperative Ischemia Evaluation Trial. Survey of Anesthesiology. 58:144-145. 2014
- Myocardial Injury after Noncardiac Surgery. Anesthesiology. 120:564-578. 2014
- Reply from the authors.. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 112:392. 2014
- Pulsed radiofrequency treatment of the lumbar dorsal root ganglion in patients with chronic lumbar radicular pain: a randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study. Journal of Pain Research. 7:47-47. 2014
- Empirical comparison of four baseline covariate adjustment methods in analysis of continuous outcomes in randomized controlled trials. Clinical Epidemiology. 6:227-227. 2014
- Evaluation of clinical and inflammatory profile in opioid addiction patients with comorbid pain: results from a multicenter investigation. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. 10:2239-2239. 2014
- Hamilton acute pain service safety study: using root cause analysis to reduce the incidence of adverse events. Anesthesiology. 120:97-109. 2014
- A look at the potential association between PICOT framing of a research question and the quality of reporting of analgesia RCTs. BMC Anesthesiology. 13:44. 2013
- Edoxaban versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. New England Journal of Medicine. 369:2093-2104. 2013
- Gabapentin Did Not Reduce Morphine Consumption, Pain, or Opioid-Related Side Effects in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume. 95:2060-2060. 2013
- Neuraxial block, death and serious cardiovascular morbidity in the POISE trial. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 111:382-390. 2013
- Predictors of unanticipated admission following ambulatory surgery: a retrospective case-control study. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 60:675-683. 2013
- Gabapentin does not improve multimodal analgesia outcomes for total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 60:423-431. 2013
- Nitrous Oxide and Serious Morbidity and Mortality in the POISE Trial. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 116:1034-1040. 2013
- Continuous Infusion of Bupivacaine Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Control Trial Pilot Study. Journal of Arthroplasty. 28:479-484. 2013
- Assessing the effectiveness of ‘pulse radiofrequency treatment of dorsal root ganglion’ in patients with chronic lumbar radicular pain: study protocol for a randomized control trial. Trials. 13:52. 2012
- The quality of reporting of RCTs used within a postoperative pain management meta-analysis, using the CONSORT statement. BMC Anesthesiology. 12:13. 2012
- Error in Viewpoint in: Statin Therapy for Healthy Men Identified as ‘Increased Risk,’. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). 307:2590-2590. 2012
- A Randomized Comparison of Intraoperative PerfecTemp and Forced-Air Warming During Open Abdominal Surgery. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 113:1076-1081. 2011
- Continuous lumbar transversus abdominis plane block may spread to supraumbilical dermatomes. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 58:948-951. 2011
- Inappropriate Conclusion from Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Anesthesiology. 114:1495-1495. 2011
- An international prospective cohort study evaluating major vascular complications among patients undergoing noncardiac surgery: the VISION Pilot Study.. Open Medicine. 5:e193-e200. 2011
- A survey evaluating surgeons’ peri-operative usage of acetyl-salicylic acid (ASA) and their willingness to enroll their patients in a perioperative ASA randomized controlled trial. Clinical and Investigative Medicine. 33:375-375. 2010
- Impact of a Comprehensive Safety Initiative on Patient-controlled Analgesia Errors. Anesthesiology. 113:1427-1432. 2010
- Femoral Nerve Block Improves Analgesia Outcomes after Total Knee Arthroplasty. Anesthesiology. 113:1144-1162. 2010
- Femoral Nerve Block Improves Analgesia Outcomes after Total Knee Arthroplasty. Anesthesiology. 1-1. 2010
- Pain and other adverse symptoms identified by follow-up telephone call after ambulatory inguinal hernia repair. Ambulatory Surgery. 16:13-14. 2010
- Effects of Neuraxial Blockade May Be Difficult To Study Using Large Randomized Controlled Trials: The PeriOperative Epidural Trial (POET) Pilot Study. PLoS ONE. 4:e4644-e4644. 2009
- Posing the research question: not so simple. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 56:71-79. 2009
- The OxyMask™ development and performance in healthy volunteers. Medical Devices: Evidence and Research. 2:9-9. 2009
- The OxyMask™ development and performance in healthy volunteers. Medical Devices: Evidence and Research. 2:9-17. 2008
- Results from the perioperative epidural trial pilot study. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 55:4754941-4754942. 2008
- Effects of extended-release metoprolol succinate in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery (POISE trial): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 371:1839-1847. 2008
- Deliberate hypotension in orthopedic surgery reduces blood loss and transfusion requirements: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 54:799-810. 2007
- Rationale, design, and organization of the PeriOperative ISchemic Evaluation (POISE) Trial: A randomized controlled trial of metoprolol versus placebo in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. American Heart Journal. 152:223-230. 2006
- Morphine overdose from error propagation on an acute pain service. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 53:586-590. 2006
- Preoperative gabapentin for postoperative analgesia: a meta-analysis. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 53:461-469. 2006
- Comparison of Nasal Cannulas and the OxyArm in Patients Requiring Chronic Domiciliary Oxygen Therapy. Canadian Respiratory Journal. 13:421-426. 2006
- Critical incident reporting on an acute pain service. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 52:A106-A106. 2005
- The Internet and Clinical Trials: Background, Online Resources, Examples and Issues. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 7:e5-e5. 2005
- Meeting Proceedings: Recommendations for Improved Acute Pain Services: Canadian Collaborative Acute Pain Initiative. Pain Research and Management. 9:123-130. 2004
- Both the OxyArm™ and Capnoxygen mask provide clinically useful capnographic monitoring capability in volunteers. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 50:137-142. 2003
- Characterization of airborne mineral dusts associated with farming activities in rural Alberta, Canada. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 62:423-430. 1990
- Incidence and Predictors of Postoperative Delirium in Patients Undergoing Elective Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Observational Study. Anesthesia Research. 2:11.
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