Effect of surgical safety checklists on pediatric surgical complications in Ontario
O'Leary JD, Wijeysundera DN, Crawford MW, CMAJ. 2016; 188(9):E191-8. Epub 2016 Mar 14.
Publications
Preoperative laboratory investigations: rates and variability prior to low-risk surgical procedures
Kirkham KR, Wijeysundera DN, Pendrith C, Ng R, Tu JV, Boozary AS, Tepper J, Schull MJ, Levinson W, Bhatia RS. Anesthesiology. 2016; 124(4):804-14. Epub 2016 Jan 28.
Trends in pulmonary function testing before noncardiothoracic surgery
Sun LY, Gershon AS, Ko DT, Thilen SR, Yun L, Beattie WS, Wijeysundera DN. JAMA Intern Med. 2015; 175(8):1410-2. Epub 2015 Jun 8.
Predictors and outcomes of routine versus optimal medical therapy in stable coronary heart disease
Chun S, Qiu F, Austin PC, Ko DT, Mamdani M, Wijeysundera DN, Czarnecki A, Bennell MC, Wijeysundera HC. Am J Cardiol. 2015; 116(5):671-7. Epub 2015 Jun 3.
Preoperative testing before low-risk surgical procedures
Kirkham KR, Wijeysundera DN, Pendrith C, Ng R, Tu JV, Laupacis A, Schull MJ, Levinson W, Bhatia RS. CMAJ. 2015; 187(11):E349-58. Epub 2015 Jun 1.
Identifying obstructive sleep apnea in administrative data: a study of diagnostic accuracy
McIsaac DI, Gershon A, Wijeysundera D, Bryson GL, Badner N, van Walraven C. Anesthesiology. 2015; 123(2):253-63. Epub 2015 May 1.
Combined general and neuraxial anesthesia versus general anesthesia: a population-based cohort study
Nash DM, Mustafa RA, McArthur E, Wijeysundera DN, Paterson JM, Sharan S, Vinden C, Wald R, Welk B, Sessler DI, Devereaux PJ, Walsh M, Garg AX. Can J Anaesth. 2015; 62(4):356-68. Epub 2015 Jan 27.
Association between angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker use prior to major elective surgery and the risk of acute dialysis
Shah M, Jain AK, Brunelli SM, Coca SG, Devereaux PJ, James MT, Luo J, Molnar AO, Mrkobrada M, Pannu N, Parikh CR, Paterson M, Shariff S, Wald R, Walsh M, Whitlock R, Wijeysundera DN, Garg AX. BMC Nephrol. 2014; 15:53.
Comparative effectiveness of revascularization versus routine medical therapy for stable ischemic heart disease: a population based study
Wijeysundera HC, Bennell MC, Qiu F, Ko DT, Tu JV, Wijeysundera DN, Austin PC. J Gen Intern Med. 2014; 29(7):1031-9. Epub 2014 Mar 8.
Rates and risk factors for prolonged opioid use after major surgery: population based cohort study
Clarke H, Soneji N, Ko DT, Yun L, Wijeysundera DN. BMJ. 2014; 348:g1251. Epub 2014 Feb 11.