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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hip fractures
Anesthesiology, Journal Club, Ultrasound

Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia by Emergency Physicians for Hip Fractures and Delirium: A Randomized Clinical Trial

by Gabrielle Ouellette, Christian Vaillancourt 0
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia by Emergency Physicians for Hip Fractures and Delirium: A Randomized Clinical Trial Lee JS, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Dec... Read more.
EVERDAC
Critical Care, Journal Club, Resuscitation

Deferring Arterial Catheterization in Critically Ill Patients with Shock

by Madison Van Dusen, Christian Vaillancourt 0
Deferring Arterial Catheterization in Critically Ill Patients with Shock Muller G, et al. Deferring Arterial Catheterization in Critically Ill Patients with Shock.... Read more.
Ringers
Critical Care, Featured, Journal Club

Journal Club: A Crossover Trial of Hospital-Wide Lactated Ringer’s Solution vs Normal Saline

by Lucy Karp, Christian Vaillancourt 0
A Crossover Trial of Hospital-Wide Lactated Ringer’s Solution versus Normal Saline McIntyre L, et al. Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. A Crossover Trial... Read more.
Vernakalant
Featured, Journal Club

Vernakalant versus procainamide for rapid cardioversion of patients with acute atrial fibrillation (RAFF4): randomised clinical trial

by Anchaleena Mandal, Christian Vaillancourt 0
Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Stiell IG, et al. BMJ. 2025 Nov 11;391:e085632. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-085632. Question and Methods: This is a multi-center,... Read more.
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.