Publications

  • Wunsch H, Manoharan V, Hill A, Garland A, Costa DK, Kho ME, Lamontagne F, Murthy S, Stelfox HT, Hancock J, Burry L, Dale C, Fenton M, Misak C, Mohamed A, Fowler R, Burns KEA, Gershengorn HB. Survey of Intensivist Coverage and Interprofessional Team Staffing in Canadian ICUs. Crit Care Med. 2026 Aug 1;54(8):2043-2053. 
  • Burry LD, Rose L, Pinto R, Williamson DR, Hill A, Scales D, Bronskill SE, Fowler R, Dolovich L, Fu L, Bell CM, Wunsch H. Association between sedative prescriptions after hospital discharge and falls and other adverse events in older adults: a population-based cohort study. CMAJ. 2026 Jun 28;198(25). 
  • Angeloni NA, Veroniki AA, Angriman F, Scales DC, Adhikari NKJ. Differences in admission to trauma centres by sex among adults with traumatic brain injury: a population-based cohort study. CMAJ. 2026 Jun 14;198(23). 
  • Hill AD, Walkey A, Burry L, Juurlink DN, Bosch NA, Teja B, Stelfox HT, Gershengorn HB, Iwashyna TJ, Wunsch H. Use and dosing of ketamine infusions in mechanically ventilated patients: a population-based cohort study of ICUs in Alberta Canada. Br J Anaesth. 2026 May;136(5):1675-1678. 
  • Taran S, Singh JM, Yarnell CJ, McCredie VA, Scales DC, Ferguson ND, Liu K, Adhikari NKJ. Reporting Practices and Impact of Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment on Outcomes in Acute Brain Injury Clinical Trials: A Literature Review and Simulation Study. Crit Care. 2026 Mar;30:181. 
  • Yarnell CJ, Paranthaman A, Reardon P, Angriman F, Bassi T, Bellani G, Brochard L, De Grooth HJ, Dragoi L, Gaus S, Glover P, Goligher EC, Lewis K, Li B, Kareemi H, Vijayaraghavan BKT, Mehta S, Mellado-Artigas R, Moore J, Morris I, Roman-Sarita G, Pham T, Sereeyotin J, Tomlinson G, Wozniak H, Yoshida T, Fowler R; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. An International Factorial Vignette-Based Survey of Intubation Decisions in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure. Crit Care Med. 2025 Jan;53(1). 
  • Muttalib F, Tillmann B, Ernst G, Murthy S, Bhutta Z, Hansen B, Adhikari NKJ. Mortality Among Severely Injured Adolescents Admitted to Pediatric vs Adult Trauma Centers. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Dec;7(12). 
  • Kobayashi H, Angriman F, Ferguson ND, Adhikari NKJ. Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Post Hoc Analysis of the Oscillation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Treated Early (OSCILLATE) Trial. Crit Care Explor. 2024 Nov;6(11). 
  • Wunsch H, Hill AD, Bethell J, Fu L, Bateman BT, Ladha KS, Wijeysundera DN, Neuman MD. Surgeon Postoperative Opioid Prescribing Intensity and Risk of Persistent Opioid Use among Opioid-naïve Adult Patients: A Population-based Cohort Study. Ann Surg. 2023 May 1;277(5):767-774. 
  • Yarnell CJ, Barrett K, Heath A, Herridge M, Fowler RA, Sung L, Naimark DM, Tomlinson G. What Is the Potential Value of a Randomized Trial of Different Thresholds to Initiate Invasive Ventilation? A Health Economic Analysis. Crit Care Explor. 2024 Jun;6(6). 
  • Burry LD, Bell CM, Hill A, Pinto R, Scales DC, Bronskill SE, Williamson D, Rose L, Fu L, Fowler R, Martin CM, Dolovich L, Wunsch H. New and Persistent Sedative Prescriptions Among Older Adults Following a Critical Illness: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Chest. 2023 Jun;163(6):1425-1436. 
  • Angriman F, Rosella LC, Lawler PR, Ko DT, Martin CM, Wunsch H, Scales DC. Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors and Major Cardiovascular Events after Sepsis. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2023 Mar;20(3):414-423.
  • Teja B, Bosch NA, Wijeysundera DN, Wijeysundera HC, Saskin R, Hill AD, Stelfox HT, Walkey AJ, Wunsch H. First-Line Vasopressor Use in Septic Shock and Route of Administration: An Epidemiologic Study. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Oct;19(10):1713-1721.
  • Hill AD, Scales DC, Fowler RA, Fu L, Hua M, Wunsch H. Location and outcomes of rehospitalizations after critical illness in a single-payer healthcare system. J Crit Care. 2022 Oct;71:154089.
  • Jivraj NK, Ladha K, Goel A, Hill A, Wijeysundera DN, Bateman BT, Wunsch H. Trends in postoperative opioid prescribing in Ontario between 2013 and 2019: a population-based cohort study. Can J Anaesth. 2022 Aug;69(8):974-985.
  • Martin CM, Lam M, Le B, Pinto R, Lau V, Ball IM, Wunsch H, Fowler RA, Scales DC. Outcomes After Direct Discharge Home From Critical Care Units: A Population-Based Cohort Analysis. Crit Care Med. 2022 Aug 1; 50(8) 1256-1264.
  • Tillmann BW, Nathens AB, Scales DC, Haas B. Association Between Intoxication and Urgent Neurosurgical Procedures in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Results From the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program. J Intensive Care Med. 2022 Mar;37(3):373-384.
  • Ferreyro BL, Scales DC, Wunsch H, Cheung MC, Gupta V, Saskin R, Thyagu S, Munshi L. Critical illness in patients with hematologic malignancy: a population-based cohort study. Intensive Care Med. 2021 Oct;47(10):1104-1114.
  • Kosyakovsky LB, Angriman F, Katz E, Adhikari NK, Godoy LC, Marshall JC, Ferreyro BL, Lee DS, Rosenson RS, Sattar N, Verma S, Toma A, Englesakis M, Burstein B, Farkouh ME, Herridge M, Ko DT, Scales DC, Detsky ME, Bibas L, Lawler PR. Association between sepsis survivorship and long-term cardiovascular outcomes in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Intensive Care Med. 2021 Sep;47(9):931-942.
  • Tillmann BW, Fu L, Hill AD, Scales DC, Fowler RA, Cuthbertson BH, Wunsch H. Acute healthcare resource utilization by age: A cohort study. PLoS One. 2021 May 19;16(5):e0251877.
  • Wunsch H, Hill AD, Bosch N, Adhikari NKJ, Rubenfeld G, Walkey A, Ferreyro BL, Tillmann BW, Amaral ACKB, Scales DC, Fan E, Cuthbertson BH, Fowler RA. Comparison of 2 Triage Scoring Guidelines for Allocation of Mechanical Ventilators. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Dec 1;3(12):e2029250.
  • Hill AD, Fowler RA, Wunsch H, Pinto R, Scales DC. Frailty and long-term outcomes following critical illness: A population-level cohort study. J Crit Care. 2021 Apr;62:94-100.
  • Wunsch H, Hill AD, Fu L, Fowler RA, Wang HT, Gomes T, Fan E, Juurlink DN, Pinto R, Wijeysundera DN, Scales DC. New Opioid Use After Invasive Mechanical Ventilation and Hospital Discharge. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Aug 15;202(4):568-575.
  • Jivraj NK, Raghavji F, Bethell J, Wijeysundera DN, Ladha KS, Bateman BT, Neuman MD, Wunsch H. Persistent Postoperative Opioid Use: A Systematic Literature Search of Definitions and Population-based Cohort Study.  Anesthesiology. 2020 Jun;132(6):1528-1539.
  • Bethell J, Neuman MD, Bateman BT, Ladha KS, Hill A, Li G, Wijeysundera DN, Wunsch H. Association between mothers’ postoperative opioid prescriptions and opioid-related events in their children: A population-based cohort study. Health Rep. 2020 Jul 15;31(6):12-19.
  • Bethell, J; Neuman, M; Bateman, BT; Hill, Andrea; Ladha, KS; Wijeysundera, DN; Wunsch, H. Age and postoperative opioid prescriptions: a population-based cohort study of opioid-naïve adults. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2020 Apr;1–6.
  • Jivraj NK, Scales DC, Gomes T, Bethell J, Hill A, Pinto R, Wijeysundera DN, Wunsch H. Evaluation of opioid discontinuation after non-orthopaedic surgery among chronic opioid users: a population-based cohort study. Br J of Anaesth. 2020 Mar;124(3):281-291.
  • Martin CM, Lam M, Allen B, Richard L, Lau V, Ball IM, Wunsch H, Fowler RA, Scales DC. Determinants of Direct Discharge Home From Critical Care Units: A Population-Based Cohort Analysis. Crit Care Med. 2020 Apr;48(4):475-483.
  • Yarnell CJ, Fu L, Bonares MJ, Nayfeh A, Fowler RA. Association between Chinese or South Asian ethnicity and end-of-life care in Ontario, Canada. CMAJ. 2020 Mar; 192:E266-74
  • Wang HT, Hill A, Gomes T, Pinto R, Wijeysundera DN, Scales DC, Fowler RA, Wunsch H. Trends in opioid use before critical illness among elderly patients in Ontario. J Crit Care. 2020 Feb 55: 128-133.
  • Tillmann BW, Nathens AB, Guttman MP, Pequeno P, Scales DC, Pechlivanoglou P, Haas B. Hospital resources do not predict accuracy of secondary trauma triage: A population-based analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Feb 1;88(2):230-41.
  • Hill A, Ramsey C, Dodek P, Kozac J, Fransoo R, Fowler R, Doupe M, Scales D, Wong H, Garland A. Examining Mechanisms for Gender Differences in Admission to Intensive Care Units. Health Serv Res. 2020 Feb;55(1):35-43.
  • Sivanathan L, Wunsch H, Vigod S, Hill A, Pinto R, Scales DC. Mental illness after admission to an intensive care unit. Intensive Care Med. 2019 Nov;45(11):1550-1558.
  • Ladha KS, Neuman MDBroms G, Bethell J, Bateman BT, Wijeysundera DN, Bell M, Hallqvist L, Svensson T, Newcomb CW, Brensinger CM, Gaskins LJ, Wunsch H. Opioid Prescribing After Surgery in the United States, Canada, and Sweden. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Sep 4;2(9):e1910734.
  • Wunsch H, Scales D, Gershengorn HB, Hua M, Hill AD, Fu L, Stukel TA, Rubenfeld G, Fowler RA. End-of-Life Care Received by Physicians Compared With Nonphysicians. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Jul 3;2(7):e197650.
  • Borjaille CZ, Hill AD, Pinto R, Fowler RA, Scales DC, Wunsch H. Rates of mechanical ventilation for patients with dementia in Ontario: A population-based cohort study. Anesth Analg.  2019 Oct;129(4):e122-e125.
  • Wunsch H, Hill AD, Scales DC, Fowler RA, Hua M. Comparison of Care Patterns and Rehospitalizations for Mechanically Ventilated Patients in New York and Ontario. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 April;16(4):463-470.
  • Hill AD, Stukel TA, Fu L, et al. Trends in site of death and health care utilization at the end of life: a population-based cohort study. CMAJ Open. 2019 April 26;7(2):E306-315.
  • Wang HT, Hill AD, Gomes T, Wijeysundera DN, Pinto R, Scales DC, Fowler R, Wunsch H. Opioid Use After ICU Admission Among Elderly Chronic Opioid Users in Ontario: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Crit Care Med. 2018 Dec 1;46(12):1934-42.
  • Yarnell C, Pinto R, Fowler R. Measuring Variability Between Clusters By Subgroup: An Extension of the Median Odds Ratio. Statistics in Medicine. 2019. Median Odds Ratio Yarnell_Pinto_Fowler Accepted Version
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