Background: Frailty is a multidimensional syndrome characterized by loss of physiologic
and cognitive reserves that confers vulnerability to adverse outcomes. We determined the …

The objective of this study was to determine what physicians perceive to be necessary for
high-quality discharge summaries. One-on-one surveys of 100 hospital-based physicians-in-…

Methods: in six hospitals across Alberta, Canada. Frailty was defined by a score of> 4 on the
previously validated Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS). Primary outcome was HRQL, measured by …

Background Acute kidney injury is common in critically ill patients, many of whom receive
renal-replacement therapy. However, the most effective timing for the initiation of such therapy …

The purpose of this pilot study was to explore the feasibility of implementing a new electronic
transfer of care (TOC) tool. The study was conducted in a Canadian tertiary care center. …

In the original version of this article, the given and family names of several of the STARRT-AKI
Investigators listed in the Acknowledgements section were incorrectly structured. The …

Objective: Frailty is a multidimensional syndrome characterized by loss of physiologic reserve
that gives rise to vulnerability to poor outcomes. We aimed to examine the association …

Methods We conducted a post hoc secondary analysis of the STARRT-AKI trial (3, 4).
Patients were eligible for the trial if they were adults, admitted to ICU, and had stage 2–3 AKI …

… CANADA: Grey Nuns Community Hospital (Edmonton, AB): Sean Bagshaw, Dominic Carney;
Royal Alexandria Hospital (Edmonton, AB): Sean Bagshaw, Jon Davidow; Misericordia …

Purpose To assess whether pre-existing chronic kidney disease (CKD) modified the
relationship between the strategy for renal-replacement theraphy (RRT) initiation and clinical …