Preoperative testing prior to elective surgery
Hux J. Healthc Q. 2003; 6(4):26-7.
Publications
Outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Canada: 1992/93 to 2000/01
Ghali WA, Quan H, Shrive FM, Hirsch GM; Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team. Can J Cardiol. 2003; 19(7):774-81.
Differences in operative mortality between high- and low-volume hospitals in Ontario for 5 major surgical procedures: estimating the number of lives potentially saved through regionalization
Urbach DR, Bell CM, Austin PC. CMAJ. 2003; 168(11):1409-14.
Relation of hospital volume to colostomy rates and survival for patients with rectal cancer
Hodgson DC, Zhang W, Zaslavsky AM, Fuchs CS, Wright WE, Ayanian JZ. J Nat Cancer Inst. 2003; 95(10):708-16.
Effectiveness of implantable defibrillators for preventing arrhythmic events and death: a meta-analysis
Lee DS, Green LD, Liu PP, Dorian P, Newman DM, Grant FC, Tu JV, Alter DA. J Amer Coll Cardiol. 2003; 41(9):1573-82.
Changing prescription patterns for lithium and valproic acid in old age: shifting practice without evidence
Shulman KI, Rochon P, Sykora K, Anderson G, Mamdani M, Bronskill S, Tran CT. BMJ. 2003; 326(7396):960-1.
Markers of access to and quality of primary care for aboriginal people in Ontario, Canada
Shah BR, Gunraj N, Hux JE. Am J Public Health. 2003; 93(5):798-802.
Processes and outcomes of care for diabetic acute myocardial infarction patients in Ontario: Do physicians undertreat?
Alter DA, Khaykin Y, Austin PC, Tu JV, Hux JE. Diabetes Care. 2003; 26(5):1427-34.
Use of antidepressants among Canadian workers receiving depression-related short-term disability benefits
Dewa CS, Hoch JS, Goering P, Lin E, Paterson M. Psychiatr Serv. 2003; 54(5):724-9.
A descriptive analysis of two mobile crisis programs for clients with severe mental illness
Ferris LE, De Siato C, Sandercock J, Williams JI, Shulman KI; Working Group. Can J Publ Health. 2003; 94(3):233-7.