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Prof Michael ("Mike") D Christian

University of British Columbia
Verified email at ubc.ca
Cited by 8893

[HTML][HTML] Practical recommendations for critical care and anesthesiology teams caring for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) patients

RS Wax, MD Christian - … Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d' …, 2020 - Springer
A global health emergency has been declared by the World Health Organization as the
2019-nCoV outbreak spreads across the world, with confirmed patients in Canada. Patients …

Mental health care for medical staff and affiliated healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

…, E Murray, MD Christian - European Heart Journal …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented challenge for society. Supporting the mental
health of medical staff and affiliated healthcare workers (staff) is a critical part of the public …

[HTML][HTML] Managing ICU surge during the COVID-19 crisis: rapid guidelines

…, S Schwedhelm, JJ Lowe, D Bin, MD Christian - Intensive care …, 2020 - Springer
Given the rapidly changing nature of COVID-19, clinicians and policy makers require urgent
review and summary of the literature, and synthesis of evidence-based guidelines to inform …

Development of a triage protocol for critical care during an influenza pandemic

MD Christian, L Hawryluck, RS Wax, T Cook, NM Lazar… - Cmaj, 2006 - Can Med Assoc
Background: The recent outbreaks of avian influenza (H5N1) have placed a renewed
emphasis on preparing for an influenza pandemic in humans. Of particular concern in this …

[HTML][HTML] Possible SARS coronavirus transmission during cardiopulmonary resuscitation

MD Christian, M Loutfy, LC McDonald… - Emerging infectious …, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Infection of healthcare workers with the severe acute respiratory syndrome–associated
coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is thought to occur primarily by either contact or large respiratory …

Triage of scarce critical care resources in COVID-19 an implementation guide for regional allocation: an expert panel report of the task force for mass critical care and …

…, JS Parrish, RD Truog, CL Sprung, MD Christian - Chest, 2020 - Elsevier
Public health emergencies have the potential to place enormous strain on health systems.
The current pandemic of the novel 2019 coronavirus disease has required hospitals in …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome

MD Christian, SM Poutanen, MR Loutfy… - Clinical infectious …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
The first cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) occurred in China in November
2002. The agent causing this illness has been identified as a novel coronavirus, SARS-…

Triage: care of the critically ill and injured during pandemics and disasters: CHEST consensus statement

MD Christian, CL Sprung, MA King, JR Dichter… - Chest, 2014 - journal.chestnet.org
BACKGROUND: Pandemics and disasters can result in large numbers of critically ill or
injured patients who may overwhelm available resources despite implementing surge-response …

Adult ICU triage during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: who will live and who will die? Recommendations to improve survival

CL Sprung, GM Joynt, MD Christian… - Critical care …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Coronavirus disease 2019 patients are currently overwhelming the world’s
healthcare systems. This article provides practical guidance to front-line physicians forced to …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 in critical care: epidemiology of the first epidemic wave across England, Wales and Northern Ireland

…, JC Doidge, PR Mouncey, MD Christian… - Intensive care …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose To describe critical care patients with COVID-19 across England, Wales and Northern
Ireland and compare them with a historic cohort of patients with other viral pneumonias (…