Author: Christian Vaillancourt

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  • Christian Vaillancourt

    Senior Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program
    Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
    Full Professor, Emergency Medicine
    University of Ottawa
    Research Chair in Emergency Cardiac Resuscitation, Emergency Medicine
    University of Ottawa
    Associate Medical Director, Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario

    Research Interests:
    Dr. Vaillancourt's current research program focuses on pre-hospital care, specifically improving care and survival for cardiac arrest and trauma victims.

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Blood Bag
Featured, Journal Club, Neurosurgery, Trauma

Restrictive vs Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Patients With Acute Brain Injury: The TRAIN Randomized Clinical Trial

by Alie Wudwud, Hans Rosenberg, Christian Vaillancourt 0
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Taccone FS, et al. JAMA. 2024 Nov 19;332(19):1623-1633. Question and Methods: This multicenter, randomized trial aimed to determine... Read more.
pediatric trauma
Journal Club, Pediatric Care, Pediatrics, Trauma

PECARN prediction rules for CT imaging of children presenting to the emergency department with blunt abdominal or minor head trauma: a multicentre prospective validation study

by Gabrielle Hibbert, Hans Rosenberg, Christian Vaillancourt 0
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Holmes JF, et al. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2024 May;8(5):339-347.  Question and Methods: This prospective multicenter cohort... Read more.
Ambulance on the street
cardiac arrest, Cardiology, Critical Care, Journal Club, Resuscitation

A Randomized Trial of Drug Route in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

by Hailey Newton, Hans Rosenberg, Christian Vaillancourt 0
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Couper K, et al. N Engl J Med. 2024 Oct 31:10.1056/NEJMoa2407780. Question and Methods: This multi-center, open label randomized... Read more.
troponin
Cardiology, Featured, Full Article, Journal Club

Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Among Patients With Known Coronary Artery Disease

by Lucy Karp, Hans Rosenberg, Christian Vaillancourt 0
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Ashburn NP, et al. JAMA Cardiol. 2023 Apr 1;8(4):347-356.  Editorial: Critical Appraisal of the Negative Predictive Performance... Read more.
car crash
Airway, Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Journal Club, Trauma

Peri-Intubation Hypoxia After Delayed Versus Rapid Sequence Intubation in Critically Injured Patients on Arrival to Trauma Triage: A Randomized Controlled Trial

by Isabella Menchetti, Hans Rosenberg, Christian Vaillancourt 0
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Bandyopadhyay A, et al. Anesth Analg. 2023 May 1;136(5):913-919. Question and Methods: This is the first RCT looking at DSI vs... Read more.
blood pressure
Critical Care, Full Article, Journal Club, Neurology

Early versus delayed antihypertensive treatment in patients with acute ischaemic stroke: multicentre, open label, randomised, controlled trial

by Pascale King, Hans Rosenberg, Christian Vaillancourt 0
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Liu L, et al. BMJ. 2023 Oct 9;383:e076448.  Question: Do early vs delayed blood pressure management in patients with mild-moderate... Read more.
blood transfusion
Featured, Full Article, Journal Club, Pre-Hospital

Resuscitation with blood products in patients with trauma-related haemorrhagic shock receiving prehospital care (RePHILL): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial

by Stephen Andrews, Hans Rosenberg, Christian Vaillancourt 0
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Crombie N, et al. Lancet Haematol. 2022 Apr;9(4):e250-e261.  Question and Methods: Multicenter RCT investigating prehospital resuscitation... Read more.