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 | Carly S. RiversUniversity of British Columbia Verified email at ubc.ca Cited by 3550 |
An international, multicentre, prospective, randomised, controlled, unblinded, parallel-group trial of robotic-assisted versus standard laparoscopic surgery for the …
Purpose There is growing enthusiasm for robotic-assisted laparoscopic operations across
many surgical specialities, including colorectal surgery, often not supported by robust clinical …
many surgical specialities, including colorectal surgery, often not supported by robust clinical …
The influence of time from injury to surgery on motor recovery and length of hospital stay in acute traumatic spinal cord injury: an observational Canadian cohort study
To determine the influence of time from injury to surgery on neurological recovery and length
of stay (LOS) in an observational cohort of individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI)…
of stay (LOS) in an observational cohort of individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI)…
Methylprednisolone for the treatment of patients with acute spinal cord injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Previous meta-analyses of methylprednisolone (MPS) for patients with acute traumatic spinal
cord injuries (TSCIs) have not addressed confidence in the quality of evidence used for …
cord injuries (TSCIs) have not addressed confidence in the quality of evidence used for …
Methylprednisolone for the treatment of patients with acute spinal cord injuries: a propensity score-matched cohort study from a Canadian multi-center spinal cord …
In prior analyses of the effectiveness of methylprednisolone for the treatment of patients with
acute traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCIs), the prognostic importance of patients' …
acute traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCIs), the prognostic importance of patients' …
Comparison of 10 different magnetic resonance perfusion imaging processing methods in acute ischemic stroke: effect on lesion size, proportion of patients with …
Background and Purpose— Several methods are available to assess the magnetic resonance
perfusion lesion in acute ischemic stroke. We tested 10 of these to compare perfusion …
perfusion lesion in acute ischemic stroke. We tested 10 of these to compare perfusion …
[HTML][HTML] Health conditions: effect on function, health-related quality of life, and life satisfaction after traumatic spinal cord injury. A prospective observational registry …
Objective To analyze relations among injury, demographic, and environmental factors on
function, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and life satisfaction in individuals with traumatic …
function, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and life satisfaction in individuals with traumatic …
[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of pain at pressure areas and pressure ulcers in hospitalised patients
Background Patients with pressure ulcers (PUs) report that pain is their most distressing
symptom, but there are few PU pain prevalence studies. We sought to estimate the prevalence …
symptom, but there are few PU pain prevalence studies. We sought to estimate the prevalence …
Minimizing errors in acute traumatic spinal cord injury trials by acknowledging the heterogeneity of spinal cord anatomy and injury severity: an observational Canadian …
Clinical trials of therapies for acute traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) have failed to
convincingly demonstrate efficacy in improving neurologic function. Failing to acknowledge the …
convincingly demonstrate efficacy in improving neurologic function. Failing to acknowledge the …
Effect of older age on treatment decisions and outcomes among patients with traumatic spinal cord injury
H Ahn, CS Bailey, CS Rivers, VK Noonan, EC Tsai… - CMAJ, 2015 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Older people are at increased risk of traumatic spinal cord injury from falls. We
evaluated the impact of older age (≥ 70 yr) on treatment decisions and outcomes. Methods: …
evaluated the impact of older age (≥ 70 yr) on treatment decisions and outcomes. Methods: …
Development of an unsupervised machine learning algorithm for the prognostication of walking ability in spinal cord injury patients
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Traumatic spinal cord injury can have a dramatic effect on a
patient's life. The degree of neurologic recovery greatly influences a patient's treatment and …
patient's life. The degree of neurologic recovery greatly influences a patient's treatment and …
