[HTML][HTML] Clinical impact of COVID-19 on patients with cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibition
…, TP Muniz, T Cooksley, J Lupu, A Vaisman… - … for ImmunoTherapy of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Patients with cancer who are infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are more likely to develop severe illness and die compared with …
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are more likely to develop severe illness and die compared with …
[HTML][HTML] What can early Canadian experience screening for COVID-19 teach us about how to prepare for a pandemic?
…, W Ng, V Williams, H Groves, MP Muller, A Vaisman… - Cmaj, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
… Muller, Alon Vaisman, Susy Hota, Jennie Johnstone and Jerome A. Leis … Jeff Powis,
Kevin Katz, Alon Vaisman, Susy Hota, Michelle Science, Helen Groves, Mathew Muller and …
Kevin Katz, Alon Vaisman, Susy Hota, Michelle Science, Helen Groves, Mathew Muller and …
Optimizing preoperative prophylaxis in patients with reported β-lactam allergy: a novel extension of antimicrobial stewardship
A Vaisman, J McCready, S Hicks… - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Use of alternative second-line antibiotics is associated with adverse events in
patients reporting β-lactam allergy. In the perioperative setting, we hypothesized that …
patients reporting β-lactam allergy. In the perioperative setting, we hypothesized that …
Risk factors and protective measures for healthcare worker infection during highly infectious viral respiratory epidemics: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective:To investigate risk factors for healthcare worker (HCW) infection in viral respiratory
pandemics: severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Middle East …
pandemics: severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Middle East …
Application of post‐surgical stimulated thyroglobulin for radioiodine remnant ablation selection in low‐risk papillary thyroid carcinoma
A Vaisman, S Orlov, J Yip, C Hu, T Lim… - Head & Neck …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background We present our ongoing experience in the use of postsurgical stimulated serum
thyroglobulin (Stim‐Tg) to assist in radioiodine remnant ablation (RRA) decision‐making. …
thyroglobulin (Stim‐Tg) to assist in radioiodine remnant ablation (RRA) decision‐making. …
[HTML][HTML] Impact of COVID-19 on electroconvulsive therapy practice across Canadian provinces during the first wave of the pandemic
…, SH Kennedy, KS Ladha, J Robertson, A Vaisman… - BMC psychiatry, 2023 - Springer
Background Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedural treatment that is potentially life-saving
for some patients with severe psychiatric illness. At the start of the global coronavirus …
for some patients with severe psychiatric illness. At the start of the global coronavirus …
Predictive value of metastatic cervical lymph node ratio in papillary thyroid carcinoma recurrence
J Yip, S Orlov, D Orlov, A Vaisman… - Head & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background The purpose of this study was to determine whether the proportion of metastatic
cervical lymph nodes resected (metastatic lymph node ratio [MLNR]) predicted papillary …
cervical lymph nodes resected (metastatic lymph node ratio [MLNR]) predicted papillary …
Bloodstream infection and ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) supported by extracorporeal membrane …
…, E Fan, K Marquis, E Vicencio, A Vaisman - Infection Control & …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Objective:Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been widely used in the care
of patients with respiratory failure from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We …
of patients with respiratory failure from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We …
Out of sight, out of mind: a prospective observational study to estimate the duration of the Hawthorne effect on hand hygiene events
A Vaisman, G Bannerman, J Matelski… - BMJ quality & …, 2020 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background Human auditing has been the gold standard for evaluating hand hygiene (HH)
compliance but is subject to the Hawthorne effect (HE), the change in subjects’ behaviour …
compliance but is subject to the Hawthorne effect (HE), the change in subjects’ behaviour …
Electroconvulsive therapy in Canada during the first wave of COVID-19: results of the “What happened” national survey
…, KS Ladha, J Robertson, A Vaisman… - The Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the provision of essential and potentially
life-saving procedural treatments such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). We surveyed …
life-saving procedural treatments such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). We surveyed …