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Cristina Villa-Roel

Research Associate, University of Alberta
Verified email at ualberta.ca
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The role of triage liaison physicians on mitigating overcrowding in emergency departments: a systematic review

BH Rowe, X Guo, C VillaRoel, M Schull… - Academic …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2011; 18:111–120 © 2011 by the Society for Academic
Emergency Medicine Abstract Objectives: The objective was to examine the effectiveness …

The role of triage nurse ordering on mitigating overcrowding in emergency departments: a systematic review

BH Rowe, C VillaRoel, X Guo… - Academic …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Villa-Roel is supported by CIHR in partnership with the Knowledge Translation branch. Dr.
Rowe is supported by the 21st Century Canada Research Chairs program through the …

The role of a rapid assessment zone/pod on reducing overcrowding in emergency departments: a systematic review

MJ Bullard, C Villa-Roel, X Guo, BR Holroyd… - Emergency Medicine …, 2012 - emj.bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a rapid assessment zone (RAZ) to mitigate emergency
department (ED) overcrowding. Methods Electronic databases, controlled trial registries…

Recognition and management of severe asthma: a Canadian Thoracic Society position statement

…, W Watson, R Olivenstein, A Van Dam, C Villa-Roel… - 2017 - Taylor & Francis
RATIONALE: While severe asthma affects approximately 5% of all individuals with asthma,
this small minority of individuals accounts for a large proportion of the asthma-related costs. …

The impact of consultation on length of stay in tertiary care emergency departments

…, L Lovstrom, A Kokotilo, C Villa-Roel… - Emergency Medicine …, 2014 - emj.bmj.com
Background Consultations in the emergency department (ED) are infrequently studied. This
study quantifies the contribution of consultations to ED length of stay (LOS) and examines …

Ketorolac in the treatment of acute migraine: a systematic review

…, A Kokotillo, S Campbell, C VillaRoel… - … : The Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This systematic review examined the effectiveness of parenteral ketorolac ( KET ) in acute
migraine. Acute migraine headaches are common emergency department presentations, and …

Tracking emergency department overcrowding in a tertiary care academic institution.

MJ Bullard, C Villa-Roel, K Bond, M Vester… - Healthcare Quarterly …, 2009 - europepmc.org
Despite the release of a national report describing key markers of emergency department (ED)
overcrowding, limited linear data using these markers have been published. We sought …

Intramuscular versus oral corticosteroids to reduce relapses following discharge from the emergency department for acute asthma

…, E Cross, S Campbell, C VillaRoel… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Acute asthma is a common cause of presentations to acute care centres, such
as the emergency department (ED), and while the majority of patients can be discharged, …

Olive, soybean and palm oils intake have a similar acute detrimental effect over the endothelial function in healthy young subjects

…, FA Silva, MA Lindarte, C Villa-Roel… - Nutrition, metabolism …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Currently, more than 30% of the caloric intake in the Colombian
population comes from vegetable oil consumption mainly by the ingestion of deep-fried foods…

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and predictors of vertebral fracture in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

SR Majumdar, C Villa-Roel, KJ Lyons, BH Rowe - Respiratory medicine, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Patients with COPD are at risk for osteoporosis-related vertebral compression
fractures (VCF) which predispose to more fractures and worsening pulmonary function. Our …