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When can a critically ill patient breathe on their own? Trial compares approaches
November 27, 2024
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“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."
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New scientist profile: Dr. Alexandre Tran aims to personalize blood clot prevention in trauma and critical care
August 27, 2024
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Whether he’s preparing a trauma patient for surgery or caring for a patient in the intensive care unit, Dr. Alexandre Tran is thinking about how to keep them safe from life-threatening bleeds and blood clots.
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Physiotherapists get patients moving early in international ICU cycling trial
August 27, 2024
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“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."
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Specialized therapy helps teacher with traumatic brain injury make remarkable recovery
July 2, 2024
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“We’ve been really active in brain injury and trauma research and this study was brought here to truly provide the best care possible to our patients.”
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The doctor “on a mission to keep you out of the ICU”:
July 2, 2024
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A researcher, clinician, and advocate for The Ottawa Hospital’s ICU and palliative care, Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng’s focus is on preventing health issues from bringing people into the ICU in the first place on one hand, and on how to reduce costs and p
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Made-in-Ottawa AI tool could help critically ill patients
February 1, 2024
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An innovative tool developed by researchers at The Ottawa Hospital is closer to helping critically ill patients following its approval by Health Canada.
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Big blood savings: large trial in JAMA shows taking less blood for lab testing reduces transfusions in intensive care
October 12, 2023
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A world-first clinical trial published in JAMA could provide an easy way to save tens of thousands of units of blood every year in Canada and much more worldwide. The trial, which involved more than 27,000 patients in 25 adult intensive care units (I
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Meet Dr. Edward Clark, The Ottawa Hospital’s new Jindal Research Chair for the Prevention of Kidney Disease
September 28, 2023
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As The Ottawa Hospital’s new Jindal Chair for Kidney Disease Prevention, Dr. Clark will be able to accelerate his research, which aims to help more critically ill patients survive acute kidney injury, and recover enough kidney function to avoid dialy
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Novel stem cell drives ‘remarkable’ regeneration of tiny blood vessels in the lung
May 15, 2023
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Dr. Duncan Stewart’s team has identified a novel stem cell with a remarkable ability to regenerate and repair the tiny blood vessels in the lungs.
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Meet Dr. Lauralyn McIntyre — sepsis researcher and clinician extraordinaire
March 16, 2023
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Dr. Lauralyn McIntyre’s path to The Ottawa Hospital wasn’t necessarily a direct one — it took her all over Ontario and out west to the mountains — but she couldn’t do her groundbreaking sepsis research anywhere else, or with any other team.
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Intravenous vitamin C treatment does not help sepsis patients
December 14, 2022
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A randomized controlled trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine has quashed the theory that intravenous vitamin C could prevent death and organ damage in patients with sepsis.
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ECMO survivors have higher rate of new mental health diagnoses than other ICU survivors
October 26, 2022
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Survivors of ECMO life support had a 24% higher rate of new mental health diagnoses after discharge compared to other ICU survivors, according to the first study of its kind, published in JAMA.
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Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital awarded 19 CIHR grants worth more than $12 million
July 20, 2022
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These projects will advance science and improve health in areas such as cancer, neuroscience, regenerative medicine, autism, Kabuki Syndrome, kidney disease, patient engagement, blood transfusions, sepsis, surgery, anesthesia, plasma donation, muscle
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Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital awarded 18 CIHR grants worth more than $11 million
February 5, 2022
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These projects will advance science and improve health in areas such as tuberculosis, blood disease, prostate cancer, heart disease, muscle repair, sleep apnea, brain cancer, medical imaging, virtual care, prehab, intellectual disability, sarcoma, CA
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ICU admission linked to higher rate of future suicide compared with other hospitalizations
May 5, 2021
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An ICU admission is associated with a higher rate of suicide and self-harm after discharge when compared to hospital admissions without an ICU stay, according to the first study of its kind published in the medical journal The BMJ.
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Grateful COVID-19 patient gives back by participating in research
April 13, 2021
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Sharon Charlebois doesn’t remember much about the 25 days she spent at The Ottawa Hospital fighting a severe case of COVID-19 in January 2021. Now that she’s recovering at home with her husband, some memories come back to her in flashes.
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Researchers join the fight against COVID-19
April 2, 2020
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As hospitals and communities band together to fight COVID-19, researchers at The Ottawa Hospital are harnessing their unique expertise and resources to help.
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Older blood just as good as fresh in critically ill children
January 10, 2020
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A large international clinical trial conducted in critically ill children has shown that fresh red cell transfusions (stored for seven days or less) are no better than older red cells (stored for up to 25 days).
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New scientist profile: Dr. James Downar wants more people to benefit from palliative care
August 7, 2019
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Dr. James Downar has many ideas about how to improve end of life care, and in Ottawa he’s found enthusiastic colleagues and an integrated palliative care system well suited to the task.
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Researchers honoured for outstanding work in Parkinson’s, critical care and surgery
April 11, 2019
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A number of outstanding researchers and research teams were recognized at The Ottawa Hospital’s Excellence Awards Ceremony on April 11. They include the Parkinson Research Consortium, the Operating Room Black Box® Research Program and ICU resear
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New scientist profile: Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng aims to improve care for the critically ill
September 25, 2018
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As a critical care and palliative care physician at The Ottawa Hospital, Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng cares for the sickest of the sick patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). As a researcher, he’s interested in using ICU resources more efficiently an
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The Ottawa Hospital awarded $12.7M for research, double the national CIHR success rate
January 30, 2018
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Sixteen research groups at The Ottawa Hospital, affiliated with the University of Ottawa, have been awarded $12.7 million in the most recent project grant competition from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). This represents a success r
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Stem cells for septic shock: world-first trial establishes safety, sets stage for larger trial
November 2, 2017
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Stem cells are usually thought of as the building blocks of the body – able to give rise to all our cells and organs. But Dr. Lauralyn McIntyre, Dr. Duncan Stewart, Dr. Dean Fergusson and their colleagues are testing the idea that certain stem cells
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New treatment for our sickest patients comes closer to reality
June 30, 2017
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The Ottawa Hospital was one of the top sites for enrolling patients in an international clinical trial of a promising new treatment for shock. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, shows that a naturally-occurring protein calle
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The Ottawa Hospital General Campus to be a test ground to compare two rehydration fluids
August 11, 2016
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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
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Study could help manage pain in delirious patients
March 23, 2016
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A study led by Drs. Salmaan Kanji and Heather MacPhee is the first to show that a behaviour-based tool for assessing pain works even for delirious patients who are unable to say how they’re feeling. Up to 80 percent of patients in the Intensive C
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