Abstracts Published and Presented At International Conferences and Meetings 2009

Charbonneau V, Stiell IG, Clement C, Perry JJ. Follow-up of Patients Treated with the Ottawa Aggressive Protocol for Acute Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter. Acad Emerg Med 2009;16(4)S10 (Abstract). Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, New Orleans, LA, May 2009.

Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Hess EP, Perry JJ, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Refining the Definition of ‘Abnormal Electrocardiogram’ to Better Predict Short-term Cardiac Outcomes in Adult Syncope Patients. Acad Emerg Med 2009;16(4)S67 (Abstract). Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, New Orleans, LA, May 2009.

Hess EP, Perry JJ, Calder L, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Gender Differences in Clinical Presentation and Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients with Nontraumatic Chest Pain. Acad Emerg Med 2009;16(4)S83 (Abstract). Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, New Orleans, LA, May 2009.

Hess EP, Perry JJ, Calder L, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Wells GA, Stiell IG. How Accurate are Emergency Physicians in Predicting the Development of an Adverse Cardiac Event within 30 Days of the Emergency Department Visit? Acad Emerg Med 2009;16(4)S110 (Abstract). Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, New Orleans, LA, May 2009.

Charbonneau V, Stiell IG, Clement C, Perry JJ. Why Are Some ED Patients with Acute Atrial Fibrillation Not Treated With the Ottawa Aggressive Protocol for Rapid Rhythm Control? Acad Emerg Med 2009;16(4)S108 (Abstract). Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, New Orleans, LA, May 2009.

Perry JJ, Stiell IG, Sivilotti MLA, Bullard M, Symington C, Lee J, Hohl C, Wells GA. Early CT Without LP Reliably Excludes Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Neurologically Intact ED Patients with Acute Headache. Acad Emerg Med 2009;16(4)S149 (Abstract). Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, New Orleans, LA, May 2009.

Perry JJ, Sharma M, Sivilotti MLA, Symington C, Sutherland J, Worster A, Stotts G, Stiell IG. Multicenter Prospective Validation of the ABCD2 Stroke Prediction Tool. Acad Emerg Med 2009;16(4)S149 (Abstract). Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, New Orleans, LA, May 2009.

Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Al-Reesi A, Hess EP, Stiell IG. Development of an Improved Rule to Predict Short-Term Serious Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients with Syncope. Acad Emerg Med 2009;16(4)S150 (Abstract). Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, New Orleans, LA, May 2009.

Cudnik M, Schmicker R, Thomas L, Newgard CD, Lowe R, Christenson J, Davis D, Vaillancourt C, Cook A. A Geospatial Assessment of Transport Distance and Survival to Discharge in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients: Implications for Resuscitation Centers. Acad Emerg Med 2009;16(4)S212. (Abstract) Presented at SAEM, New Orleans, 2009.

Vaillancourt C, Charette M, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Assessment of Inter-rater Reliability for the Recognition of Agonal Breathing and Cardiac Arrest by 9-1-1 Dispatchers. Acad Emerg Med 2009;16(4)S187 (Abstract). Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, New Orleans, LA, May 2009.

Vaillancourt C, Everson-Stewart S, Christenson J, Andrusiek D, Powell J, Nichol G, Cheskes S, Aufderheide T, Berg B, Stiell IG, and the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) Investigators. Increased chest compression fraction is Associated with Increased Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Non-ventricular Fibrillation Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Victims. Acad Emerg Med 2009;16(4)S211 (Abstract). Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, New Orleans, LA, May 2009.

Perry JJ, Mansour M, Sharma M, Sutherland J, Goindi R, Stiell IG. National Survey of Neurologists Regarding the Need and Sensitivity for a Clinical Decision Rule to Predict High Risk TIA Patients. Acad Emerg Med 2009;16(4)S263 (Abstract). Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, New Orleans, LA, May 2009.

Alrajhi A, Malone J, Dionne R, Vaillancourt C. Is Prehospital NIPPV Applicable in Urban Setting with Short Transport Time? Prehosp Emerg Care 2009;13(1)99. (Abstract) Presented at NAEMSP, Jacksonville, 2009

Stiell IG, Everson-Stewart S, Christenson J, Cheskes S, Powell J, Bigham B, Morrison L, Larsen J, Nichol G, 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 CPR? National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, FL, January 2009.

Da Ponti MA, Stiell IG, Tran M-L, Vaillancourt C, Poirier P, Kelly P, Trickett J, Maloney J. CPR Performance Measures of police officers compared to those of paramedics in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, FL, January 2009.

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