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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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 March 24, 2025 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.

Airway, Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Full Article, Journal Club

Noninvasive Ventilation for Preoxygenation during Emergency Intubation

by Naman Arora, Hans Rosenberg, Christian Vaillancourt March 10, 2025 0

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Gibbs KW, et al. N Engl J Med. 2024 Jun 20;390(23):2165-2177. Question and Methods: The PREOXI trial aimed to determine whether... Read more.

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 January 20, 2025 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.

cardiac arrest, Cardiology, Critical Care, Journal Club, Resuscitation

Intraosseous or Intravenous Vascular Access for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

by Rebecca Seliga, Hans Rosenberg, Christian Vaillancourt January 13, 2025 0

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Vallentin MF, et al. N Engl J Med. 2024 Oct 31. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2407616. Editorial: The Way to a Patient’s Heart –... Read more.

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 January 6, 2025 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.

Featured, Full Article, Journal Club, Neurology

Tirofiban for Stroke without Large or Medium-Sized Vessel Occlusion

by Maria Berliant, Hans Rosenberg, Christian Vaillancourt May 6, 2024 0

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Zi W, et al. N Engl J Med. 2023 Jun 1;388(22):2025-2036. Editorial: Expanding Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke beyond Revascularization.... Read more.

Cardiology, Featured, Full Article, Journal Club

Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Among Patients With Known Coronary Artery Disease

by Lucy Karp, Hans Rosenberg, Christian Vaillancourt April 9, 2024 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.

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 March 25, 2024 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.

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 January 2, 2024 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.

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 January 9, 2023 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.