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Alexandra Binnie

William Osler Health System
Verified email at williamoslerhs.ca
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[HTML][HTML] Remdesivir for the treatment of patients in hospital with COVID-19 in Canada: a randomized controlled trial

K Ali, T Azher, M Baqi, A Binnie, S Borgia, FM Carrier… - Cmaj, 2022 - Can Med Assoc
Background: The role of remdesivir in the treatment of patients in hospital with COVID-19
remains ill defined in a global context. The World Health Organization Solidarity randomized …

[HTML][HTML] How the COVID-19 pandemic will change the future of critical care

…, HM Al-Dorzi, J Phua, J Salluh, A Binnie… - Intensive care …, 2021 - Springer
Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has posed unprecedented healthcare system challenges,
some of which will lead to transformative change. It is obvious to healthcare workers and …

Promoter proximal splice sites enhance transcription

A Furger, JM O'Sullivan, A Binnie, BA Lee… - Genes & …, 2002 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Reconstruction of a gene with its introns removed results in reduced levels of cytoplasmic
mRNA. This is partly explained by introns promoting the export of mRNA through coupling …

Effect of probiotics on incident ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients: a randomized clinical trial

…, B Reeve, F Lellouche, P Hosek, J Tsang, A Binnie… - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Growing interest in microbial dysbiosis during critical illness has raised
questions about the therapeutic potential of microbiome modification with probiotics. Prior …

[HTML][HTML] Roadmap of DNA methylation in breast cancer identifies novel prognostic biomarkers

BP de Almeida, JD Apolónio, A Binnie… - BMC cancer, 2019 - Springer
Background Breast cancer is a highly heterogeneous disease resulting in diverse clinical
behaviours and therapeutic responses. DNA methylation is a major epigenetic alteration that is …

[HTML][HTML] Psychosocial distress amongst Canadian intensive care unit healthcare workers during the acceleration phase of the COVID-19 pandemic

A Binnie, K Moura, C Moura, F D'Aragon, JLY Tsang - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Intensive care unit healthcare workers (ICU HCW) are at risk of mental health issues during
emerging disease outbreaks. A study of ICU HCW from France revealed symptoms of anxiety …

Biomarkers in acute respiratory distress syndrome

A Binnie, JLY Tsang… - Current opinion in critical …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
This article summarizes the current status of ARDS biomarker research and provides a
framework for future investigation.

Epigenetics of sepsis

A Binnie, JLY Tsang, P Hu, G Carrasqueiro… - Critical Care …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Recent evidence from the fields of microbiology and immunology, as well as a
small number of human sepsis studies, suggest that epigenetic regulation may play a central …

Epigenetic profiling in severe sepsis: a pilot study of DNA methylation profiles in critical illness

A Binnie, CJ Walsh, P Hu, DJ Dwivedi… - Critical Care …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Epigenetic alterations are an important regulator of gene expression in health
and disease; however, epigenetic data in sepsis are lacking. To demonstrate proof of concept …

Small-volume blood collection tubes to reduce transfusions in intensive care: the STRATUS randomized clinical trial

…, R Zarychanski, B Rochwerg, M Chassé, A Binnie… - JAMA, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Blood collection for laboratory testing in intensive care unit (ICU) patients is a
modifiable contributor to anemia and red blood cell (RBC) transfusion. Most blood withdrawn is …