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D’Aragon, F. Burns, K., Yaworski, A., Lucas, A., Arseneau, E., Belley-Cote, E., . . . Meade, MO. for the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group and the Canadian National Research Transplant Program. (2019). Research consent models used in prospective studies of neurologically deceased organ donors: a systematic review. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. [accepted]

Foroutan, F., Guyatt, G., Friesen, E., Lozano, L. E. C., Sidhu, A., & Meade, M. (2019). Predictors of 1-year mortality in adult lung transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Syst Rev. 8(1), 131. doi:doi:10.1186/s13643-019-1049-x
https://systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13643-019-1049-x

Oczkowski, S. J. W., Arnold, E., Centofanti, J., Durepos, P., Sarti, A., Arseneau, E., . . . Meade, M. O. (2019). A mixed-methods study of organ donation in the intensive care unit: 22 actionable practices to improve organ donation. Can J Anaesth. doi:10.1007/s12630-019-01332-9
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12630-019-01332-9

Oczkowski, S. J. W., Durepos, P., Centofanti, J., Arsenau, E., Dhanani, S., Cook, D. J., & Meade, M. O. (2019). A multidisciplinary survey to assess facilitators and barriers to successful organ donation in the intensive care unit. Prog Transplant, 1526924819835826. doi:10.1177/1526924819835826
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1526924819835826

D'Aragon, F., Cook, D., Dhanani, S., Ribic, C., Burns, K. E. A., Akhtar, A., . . . Program, Canadian Critical Care Trials Group and the Canadian National Transplant Research. (2018). Hamilton-DONATE: a city-wide pilot observational study of the ICU management of deceased organ donors. Can J Anaesth, 65(10), 1110-1119. doi:10.1007/s12630-018-1179-y
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12630-018-1179-y

Foroutan F, Alba AC, Guyatt G, et al. Predictors of 1-year mortality in heart transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart. 2018;104(2):151-160. doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311435
https://heart.bmj.com/content/104/2/151

Oczkowski SJW, Centofanti JE, Durepos P, et al. Organ donation in the ICU: A document analysis of institutional policies, protocols, and order sets. Intensive Crit care Nurs. 2018;45:58-65. doi:10.1016/j.iccn.2017.12.005
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0964339717302434

D’Aragon F, Dhanani S, Lamontagne F, et al. Canada-DONATE study protocol: a prospective national observational study of the medical management of deceased organ donors. BMJ Open. 2017;7(9):e018858. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018858
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/9/e018858

D’Aragon F, Belley-Cote E, Agarwal A, et al. Effect of corticosteroid administration on neurologically deceased organ donors and transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2017;7(6):e014436. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014436
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/6/e014436

ABSTRACTS

Foroutan, F., Clark, K., Malik, A., Buchan, TA., Akhtar, A., & Rigobon, A., Stein, M.,Yepes Nuñez, J., Sidhu, A., Guyatt, GH., Meade, M.O. (2019). Predictors of mortality post lung transplantation: systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 38(4), S333. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.841
https://www.jhltonline.org/article/S1053-2498(19)30843-5/abstract

Bansal, R., D'Aragon, F., Danha, M., Naylor, K., & Meade M. (2019, March). Canada-DONATE dataLink survey: linking donor and recipient data in research.  Poster presented at the 16thAnnual HEI Research Day, McMaster University. Hamilton, Ontario.

D’Aragon, F., Ribic, C., Gangji, A., Treleaven, D., Breau, R., Ball, . . . Meade, M. (2018, November). Extended criteria kidney donors in Canada-DONATE. Poster presented at the Critical Care Canada Forum, 2018. Toronto, Ontario https://cccf.multilearning.com/cccf/2018/eposters/233438/

Arora, S., Aktar, A., Rochwerg, B., D’Agostino, K., Frenette, AJ., D’Aragon, F., . . .  Meade MO. (2018, November). Evidence bulletins: bringing evidence-based recommendations on donor management to the bedside. Poster presented at the Critical Care Canada Forum, 2018. Toronto, Ontario.
https://cccf.multilearning.com/cccf/2018/eposters/233402/

Reed, C., D’Aragon, F., Lamontagne, F., & Meade, MO. (2018, October). Mean arterial pressure (MAP) in the neurologically deceased kidney donor: a Canada-DONATE sub-study. Poster presented at the 2018 Canadian Transplant Summit. Ottawa, Ontario

Frenette A-J, Akhtar A, Qi Z, et al. Vasopressin use in donors after cardiac death: a cohort study. [Abstract 201]. Crit Care Med. 2018;46(1):83. doi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000528220.74252.23
https://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Citation/2018/01001/201___VASOPRESSIN_USE_IN_DONORS_AFTER_CARDIAC.167.aspx

Frenette A-J, Akhtar A, Williams V, et al. Inotrope use in potential heart donors: a prospective cohort analysis. [Abstract 213]. Crit Care Med. 2018;46(1):89. doi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000528232.17316.b2
https://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Citation/2018/01001/213___INOTROPE_USE_IN_POTENTIAL_HEART_DONORS_A.179.aspx

Chassé M, D’Aragon F, Qi Z, et al. Canadian Practices for the Neurologic Determination of Death. [Abstract 460]. Crit Care Med. 2018;46(1):214. doi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000528478.81807.06
https://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Citation/2018/01001/460___CANADIAN_PRACTICES_FOR_THE_NEUROLOGIC.426.aspx

Ball I, D’Aragon F, Akhtar A, et al. Donation after Cardiocirculatory Death Practices of Care: A Canadian Multicenter Study. [Abstract 594]. Crit Care Med. 2018;46:282. doi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000528610.77056.14https://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Citation/2018/01001/594___DONATION_AFTER_ CARDIOCIRCULATORY_DEATH.558.aspx

DʼAragon F, Frenette AJ, Cook D, et al. DONATE: A 8 centre pilot study. In Abstracts from the 14th Congress of the International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement - ISODP 2017; Sept. 6-9; Geneva, Switzerland; Transplantation. 2017;101:S6. doi:10.1097/01.tp.0000524976.24314.7e
https://journals.lww.com/transplantjournal/Abstract/2017/08002/DONATE___A_8_centre_pilot_study.12.aspx
 
D’Aragon F. Dhanani S, Cook DJ, et al. Donate-Pilot Study. In Proceedings from the American Thoracic Society 2017 International Conference; May 19-24; Washington, DC; Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2017;195:A2704.
https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2017.195.1_MeetingAbstracts.A2704

D’Aragon, F., Akhtar, A., Arseneau, E., Hand, L., Masse, M-H., Meade, M. (2017, October). Regulatory barriers to research in deceased organ donor care. Poster presented at the Critical Care Canada Forum, Toronto, Ontario. https://cccf.multilearning.com/cccf/2017/eposter/198215/

Foroutan, F., Alba, C., Ribic, C., Sidhu, A., Galvin, Z., Akhtar, A., . . . Meade, M. (2017, September). Preliminary results in the development of a generic transplant function rating system. Presented at the Canadian Society of Transplantation, CST-CTRMS Joint Scientific Meeting, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

D’Aragon F, Dhanani S, Cook DJ, et al. E, Hand L, DONATE-Pilot Study. Presented at the American Thoracic Society 2017 International Conference; May 19-24; Washington, DC.

Oczkowski S, Centofanti J, Durepos P,et al. Organ Donation in the intensive care unit: A document analysis of institutional policies, protocols and order sets. Presented at the Canadian Society of Transplantation, CST-CTRMS Joint Scientific Meeting; Sept 26-29, 2017. Halifax, Nova Scotia.

D'Aragon, F., Dhanani, S., Cook, D., Ribic, C., Cupido, C., Lamontagne, F., . . . Maureen, M. (2017, May). DONATE-Pilot study. Poster presented at the American Thoracic Society 2017 International Conference. Washington, DC.

D’Aragon, F., Yaworski, A., Frenette, A-J., Oczkowski, S., Rochwerg, B., Belley-Côté, E., . . . Meade, M. (2016). The DONATE-Consent study. Crit Care Med, 44(12), 216. doi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000509237.42379.0c
https://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Fulltext/2016/12001/559___THE_DONATE_CONSENT_STUDY.522.aspx

Meade, M., D’Aragon, F., Dhanani, S., Arseneau, E., Faroutan, F., Ribic, C., . . . Gyatt, G. (2016, November). A generic measure of graft function for deceased donation research. Poster presented at the Canadian Critical Care Forum. Toronto, Ontario.
https://cccf.multilearning.com/cccf/2016/eposter/150951/

D’Aragon, F., Dhanani, S., Arseneau, E., Cook, D., Ribic, C., Lamontagne, F., . . . Meade, M. (2016, November). Canada-DONATE: a national program of research in deceased organ donation. Poster presented at the Canadian Critical Care Forum. Toronto, Ontario.
https://cccf.multilearning.com/cccf/2016/eposter/150952/

D’Aragon, F., Dhanani, S., Arseneau, E., Cook, D., Ribic, C., Lamontagne, F., . . . Meade, M. (2016, October).  Canada-DONATE: a national program of research in deceased organ donation. Poster presented at the Canadian Society of Transplantation, CST-CNTRP-SQT Joint Scientific Meeting. Quebec City, Quebec.

Meade, M., D’Aragon, F., Dhanani, S., Arseneau, E., Faroutan, F., Ribic, C., . . . Gyatt, G. (2016, October). A generic measure of graft function for deceased donation research. Poster presented at the Canadian Society of Transplantation, CST-CNTRP-SQT Joint Scientific Meeting. Quebec City, Quebec.

D’Aragon, F., Yaworski, A., Arseneau, E., Oczkowski, S., Rochwerg, B., Belley-Cote, E., . . . Meade, M. (2016, October). The DONATE consent study. Presented at the Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Society of Transplantation, CST-CNTRP-SQT Joint Scientific Meeting. Quebec City, Quebec.

D'Aragon, F., Agarwal, A., Meade, M., Belley-Cote, E., Frenette, A. J., Lamontagne, F., & Dhanani, S. (2014). Effect of steroids administration on brain dead organ donors and recipients: a systematic review. Crit Care Med 42(12), A1375.
http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00003246-201412001-00029&LSLINK=80&D=ovft

D’Aragon, F., Argawal, A., Belley Cote, E., Frentte, AJ., Lamontagne, F., Dhanani, S., & Meade M. (2014, October). Effect of steroids administration on organ donors after death by neurological criteria and recipients: a meta analysis. Presented at the Canadian Critical Care Canada Forum. Toronto, Ontario.
https://criticalcarecanada.com/abstracts/2014/effect_of_steroids_administration_on_organ_donors_after_death_by_neurological _criteria_and_recipients_a_meta_analysis.php