COVID-19 and education disruption in Ontario: emerging evidence on impacts

…, K Born, A Maltsev, A Perkhun, R Steiner, K Barrett… - 2021 - scholars.wlu.ca
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant education disruption in Ontario. This has
included mass and localized school closures, multiple models of educational provision and …

Estimation of COVID-19–induced depletion of hospital resources in Ontario, Canada

K Barrett, YA Khan, S Mac, R Ximenes, DMJ Naimark… - Cmaj, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: The global spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues in
several jurisdictions, causing substantial strain to health care systems. The purpose of our …

Predicting neurologic outcome after targeted temperature management for cardiac arrest: systematic review and meta-analysis

E Golan, K Barrett, AS Alali, A Duggal… - Critical care …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Targeted temperature management improves survival and neurologic outcomes
for adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors but may alter the accuracy of tests for …

Simulation-based estimation of SARS-CoV-2 infections associated with school closures and community-based nonpharmaceutical interventions in Ontario, Canada

D Naimark, S Mishra, K Barrett, YA Khan… - JAMA Network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Resurgent COVID-19 cases have resulted in the reinstitution of nonpharmaceutical
interventions, including school closures, which can have adverse effects on families. …

Economic evaluation of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome

KA Barrett, N Hawkins, E Fan - Critical Care Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is increasingly being used
to support patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome, but its cost-effectiveness …

The role of wastewater testing for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance

…, M Servos, JS Weese, A McGeer, KB Born, K Barrett… - 2021 - uwspace.uwaterloo.ca
Wastewater testing for SARS-CoV-2 is relatively new; however, it builds on existing public
health surveillance infrastructure. There is a limited but growing evidence base for its use, …

The use of decision modelling to inform timely policy decisions on cardiac resource capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic

…, G Woodward, G Oakes, M Rahal, K Barrett… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In Ontario on March 16, 2020, a directive was issued to all acute care hospitals to halt
nonessential procedures in anticipation of a potential surge in COVID-19 patients. This included …

Surrogate decision makers' attitudes towards research decision making for critically ill patients

KA Barrett, ND Ferguson, V Athaide, DJ Cook… - Intensive care …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose To examine the attitudes and preferences of surrogate decision makers (SDMs)
regarding their involvement in the consent to research process for ICU patients. Methods We …

Modeling the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a comprehensive guide of infectious disease and decision-analytic models

S Mac, S Mishra, R Ximenes, K Barrett, YA Khan… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Conclusions Modeling can be a useful tool to provide evidence to support policymakers and
decision-making throughout a pandemic. In this commentary, we provided a description of …

[HTML][HTML] Determining the impact of ex-vivo lung perfusion on hospital costs for lung transplantation: A retrospective cohort study

…, M Liu, L Del Sorbo, M Cypel, K Barrett… - The Journal of Heart and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Ex-vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) has improved organ utilization for lung transplantation,
but it is not yet known whether the benefits of this technology offset its additional costs. …