Funding for our research initiatives continues to increase, with grants awarded from the following:
- The Canadian Institute of Health Research
- The Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation
- The Canadian Anesthesia Society
- The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
- The Ministry of Health
- The Ministry of Research and Innovation
- The University of Toronto
- MSH-UHN AMO Innovation Fund
- The US Department of Defense
Published Topics
Our peer-reviewed publications cover a broad range of subjects including:
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Cardiac anesthesia
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Drug prophylaxis of acute perioperative myocardial infarction (MI), including beta blockers, alpha agonists, aspirin, epidural anesthesia, nitrous oxide, and ischemic pre conditioning
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Preoperative predictors of MI, with studies assessing preoperative testing (EKG, 2D echo, CT angiography)
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Respiration and airway management, with studies assessing the effect of one lung ventilation and techniques of airway management
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Pain management, including the relationship between pain and post-operative functional outcomes, the effect of depression and anxiety on post-operative pain, and the quality of analgesia and the occurrence of chronic pain
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Post-operative cognitive impairment, including the effect of depression and anxiety on POCD
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The effects of anemia and the intersection of anemia with perioperative beta blockers.
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Goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT), including the effect of GDFT on important surgical outcomes, and other GDFT projects related to the morbid outcomes associated with increased strong ion differences post-operatively.
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