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Cricoid pressure does not increase the rate of failed intubation by direct laryngoscopy in adults by TURGEON, Alexis F, NICOLE, Pierre C, TREPANIER, Claude A, MARCOUX, Sylvie, LESSARD, Martin R

“…Cricoid pressure (CP) is applied during induction of anesthesia to prevent regurgitation of gastric content and pulmonary aspiration. However, it has been…”
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International Practice Variation in Weaning Critically Ill Adults from Invasive Mechanical Ventilation by Burns, Karen E A, Raptis, Stavroula, Nisenbaum, Rosane, Rizvi, Leena, Jones, Andrew, Bakshi, Jyoti, Tan, Wylie, Meret, Aleksander, Cook, Deborah J, Lellouche, Francois, Epstein, Scott K, Gattas, David, Kapadia, Farhad N, Villar, Jesús, Brochard, Laurent, Lessard, Martin R, Meade, Maureen O

“…Randomized trials and meta-analyses have informed several aspects of weaning. Results are rarely replicated in practice, as evidence is applied in intensive…”
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Transthoracic echocardiographic evaluation of the heart and great vessels by Denault, André Y., Langevin, Stéphane, Lessard, Martin R., Courval, Jean Francois, Desjardins, Georges

“…Purpose Transthoracic examination of the heart and great vessels is an essential skill that allows the anesthesiologist to evaluate cardiac function. In this…”
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Automated weaning and SBT systems versus non-automated weaning strategies for weaning time in invasively ventilated critically ill adults by Burns, Karen E A, Lellouche, Francois, Nisenbaum, Rosane, Lessard, Martin R, Friedrich, Jan O

“…Automated systems use closed-loop control to enable ventilators to perform basic and advanced functions while supporting respiration. SmartCare™ is a unique…”
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Wean Earlier and Automatically with New technology (the WEAN study): a protocol of a multicentre, pilot randomized controlled trial by Burns, Karen E A, Meade, Maureen O, Lessard, Martin R, Keenan, Sean P, Lellouche, Francois

“…Weaning is the process during which mechanical ventilation is withdrawn and the work of breathing is transferred from the ventilator back to the patient…”
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Wean Earlier and Automatically with New Technology (the WEAN Study): A Multicenter, Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by BURNS, Karen E. A, MEADE, Maureen O, LESSARD, Martin R, HAND, Lori, QI ZHOU, KEENAN, Sean P, LELLOUCHE, Francois

“…Automated weaning has not been compared with a paper-based weaning protocol in North America. We conducted a pilot randomized trial comparing automated weaning…”
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An in vivo evaluation of the mycobacterial filtration efficacy of three breathing filters used in anesthesia by VEZINA, Daniel P, TREPANIER, Claude A, LESSARD, Martin R, GOURDEAU, Marie, TREMBLAY, Claude, GUIDOIN, Robert

“…The use of breathing filters (BFs) has been recommended to protect the anesthesia apparatus in proven or suspected cases of tuberculosis. Some investigators…”
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Effect of epidural analgesia in patients with traumatic rib fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Carrier, François M., Turgeon, Alexis F., Nicole, Pierre C., Trépanier, Claude A., Fergusson, Dean A., Thauvette, Daniel, Lessard, Martin R.

“…Purpose A consensus group recently proposed epidural analgesia as the optimal analgesic modality for patients with multiple traumatic rib fractures. However,…”
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Automated weaning and spontaneous breathing trial systems versus non-automated weaning strategies for discontinuation time in invasively ventilated postoperative adults by Burns, Karen E A, Lellouche, Francois, Lessard, Martin R, Friedrich, Jan O

“…Automated systems use closed-loop control to enable ventilators to perform basic and advanced functions while supporting respiration. Selected automated…”
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Automating the weaning process with advanced closed-loop systems by Burns, Karen E. A., Lellouche, Francois, Lessard, Martin R.

“…Background Limiting the duration of invasive ventilation is an important goal in caring for critically ill patients. Several clinical trials have shown that…”
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Effect of manual in-line stabilization of the cervical spine in adults on the rate of difficult orotracheal intubation by direct laryngoscopy: a randomized controlled trial by Thiboutot, François, Nicole, Pierre C., Trépanier, Claude A., Turgeon, Alexis F., Lessard, Martin R.

“…Purpose Although manual in-line stabilization (MILS) is commonly used during endotracheal intubation in patients with either known or suspected cervical spine…”
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Efficacy of a T-piece system and a continuous positive airway pressure system for apnea testing in the diagnosis of brain death by Lévesque, Simon, Lessard, Martin R, Nicole, Pierre C, Langevin, Stéphan, LeBlanc, François, Lauzier, François, Brochu, Jacques G

“…OBJECTIVE:To prospectively compare three methods of apnea testing for the confirmation of brain death. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, crossover study…”
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Alfentanil causes less postoperative nausea and vomiting than equipotent doses of fentanyl or sufentanil in outpatients by LANGEVIN, S, LESSARD, M. R, TREPANIER, C. A, BARIBAULT, J.-P

“…The relative potencies of alfentanil, fentanyl, and sufentanil as a risk factor for postoperative nausea and vomiting have not been determined. They were…”
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Complications associated with the Esophageal-Tracheal Combitube® in the pre-hospital setting by VEZINA, Marie-Claude, TREPANIER, Claude A, NICOLE, Pierre C, LESSARD, Martin R

“…The Esophageal-Tracheal Combitube (Combitube) is widely used for the management of the airway during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the pre-hospital setting…”
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Enhancing ventilatory strategies for the critically ill--proportional assist ventilation by Lessard, Martin R

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Anesthesia breathing circuits protected by the DAR Barrierbac S® breathing filter have a low bacterial contamination rate by FRCPC, Daniel P. Vézina M. D, FRCPC, Claude A. Trépanier M. D, FRCPC, Martin R. Lessard M. D, FRCPC, Marie Gourdeau M. D, FRCPC, T. Claude Tremblay M. D

“…In order to reuse the same anesthesia breathing circuit for more than one patient, it has been proposed to add a breathing filter between the Y-piece and the…”
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Book new media reviews by Lessard, Martin R., Rooney, Michael

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Stability of norepinephrine infusions prepared in dextrose and normal saline solutions by Tremblay, Maryse, Lessard, Martin R., Trépanier, Claude A., Nicole, Pierre C., Nadeau, Linda, Turcotte, Gilles

“…Purpose: Norepinephrine (NE) infusions are commonly used in the intensive care unit and in the operating room. Data on long term stability of NE solutions are…”
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Challenges in diagnosing brain death by Lessard, Martin R., Brochu, Jacques G.

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Postoperative complications in patients with oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy : a retrospective study by PELLERIN, Hélène G, NICOLE, Pierre C, TREPANIER, Claude A, LESSARD, Martin R

“…Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a genetic disease with autosomal dominant transmission particularly common in Quebec where its prevalence is about…”
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