Publications

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Stiell IG, Sivilotti MLA, Taljaard M, Birnie D, et al. Electrical versus pharmacological cardioversion for emergency department patients with acute atrial fibrillation (RAFF2): A partial factorial randomised trial. Lancet. 2020; 395:339–49.

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Cummings GG, McLane P, Reid RC, Tate K, Cooper S, Rowe BH, Estabrooks CA, Cummings GE, Abel S, Lee J, Robinson C, Wagg A. Fractured care: A window into emergency transitions in care for long term care residents with complex health needs. J Aging Health. 2020; 32(3-4):119-133

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McLeod S, McCarron J, Ahmen T, Grewal K, Mittmann N, Scott S. et al. Interrater reliability, accuracy, and triage time pre- and post-implementation of a real-time electronic triage decision-support tool. Ann Emerg Med. 2020; 75(4):524-531.

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Michas M, Deucha L, Leigh R, Bhutani M, Rowe BH, Stickland MK, Ospina MB. Factors influencing the implementation and uptake of a discharge care bundle for patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A qualitative focus group study. Implementation Science Communications. 2020; 1:3 (pp: 1-12).

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Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Sivilotti, MLA, Lesage N, Yan JW, Huang P, Hegdekar M, Mercier E, Mukarram M, Nemnom M-J, McRae AD, Rowe BH, et al. Does N-Terminal Pro–B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Improve the Risk Stratification of Emergency Department Patients With Syncope? Ann Intern Med. 2020; 172(10):648-655.

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Rowe BH, McRae A, Rosychuk RR. Temporal trends in emergency department volumes and crowding metrics in a western Canadian province: a population-based, administrative data study. BMC Health Services Research. 2020; 20:356.

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Sepehrvand N, Youngson E, Bakal JA, McAlister FM, Rowe BH, Ezekowitz JA. External validation and refinement of EHMRG risk model in patients with heart failure in the emergency department. CJC Open. 2019; 1(3):123-130.

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Sagaidak S, Rowe BH, Ospina MO, Rosychuk RJ. Emergency department crowding negatively influences outcomes for children presenting with asthma: A population-based retrospective cohort study. Pediatr Res. 2020 Apr 28. doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-0918-2. [Epub ahead of print]

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Kirkland S, Garrido-Clua M, Junquiera DR, Rezende D, Camplbell S, Rowe BH. Preventing emergency department visits among patients with cancer: A scoping review. Supportive Care in Cancer. 2020; 28(9):4077-4094. DOI: 10.1007/s00520-020-05490-1.

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Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Sivilotti, MLA, Lesage N, Yan JW, Huang P, Hegdekar M, Mercier E, Mukarram M, Nemnom M-J, McRae AD, Rowe BH, et al. Multicenter prospective validation of the Canadian syncope risk score. JAMA Int Med. 2020; 180(5):1-8.

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Kirkland S, Garrido-Clua M, Junquiera DR, Rezende D, Camplbell S, Rowe BH. Correction to: Preventing emergency department visits among patients with cancer: A scoping review. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Sep; 28(9):4077-4094.

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Tate K, Reid RC, McLane P, Cummings GE, Rowe BH, Estabrooks CA, Norton P, Lee JS, Wagg A, Robinson C, Cummings GG. Who doesn’t come home? Factors influencing mortality among long-term care residents transitioning to and from emergency departments. J Appl Gerontol. 2020; Oct 7:733464820962638. doi:

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Tsuyuki R, Midodzi W, Villa-Roel C, Marciniuk D, Mayers I, Vethanayagam D, Chan M, Rowe BH. Diagnostic practices for patients with shortness of breath and presumed obstructive airway disorders: A cross-sectional analysis. CMAJ Open. 2020; 8(3):E605-E612.

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Rowe BH, Ovens H, Schull MJ. CJEM Debate Series: Diverting low-acuity patients from the emergency department: Stop blaming the patients! Can J Emerg Med. 2020 Sep; 22(5):641-643.

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Palikhe NS, Wu Y, Konrad E, Gandhi VD, Rowe BH, Vliagoftis H , Cameron L. Th2 cell markers in peripheral blood increase during an acute asthma exacerbation. Allergy. 2020 Aug 4. doi: 10.1111.

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Rowe BH, McAlister FM, Horloyd BR, Graham M, Rosychuk R. Despite having worse risk profiles, northern Albertans wait longer for specialist follow-up after emergency department visits for atrial fibrillation. CJC Open. 2020 (In press).

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Luchak A, Solomon LA, Kanagalingam T, Rowe BH, Cameron L. Comparative efficacy of glucocorticoid receptor agonists on Th2 cell function and attenuation by progesterone.. BMC Immunology. BMC Immunol. 2020 Oct 19;21(1):54. doi: 10.1186/s12865-020-00383-8.

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Junquiera DR, Rowe BH. Efficacy and safety outcomes of proposed randomized controlled trials investigating hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. British J Clin Pharm. 2020 Oct 13. doi: 10.1111

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Rosychuk R, Rowe BH. Type of facility influences lebgths f stay of children presenting to high volume emergency departments. BMC Pediatr. 2020 Nov 2;20(1):500. doi: 10.1186/s12887-020-02400-6.

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Krishnan R, Mukarram M, Ghaedi B, Sivilotti M, Le Sage N, Yan J, Huang P, Hegdekar M, Mercier E, Nemnom M, Calder L, McRae A, Rowe BH, Wells G, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V. Role of hospitalization for detection of serious adverse events among emergency department patients with syncope: A propensity-score matched analysis of a multicenter prospective cohort. Can Med Assoc J. 2020 Oct 13;192(41):E1198-E1205.

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Tate K, Lee S, Rowe BH, Cummings GE, Holroyd-Leduc J, Reid RC, El-Bialy R, Bakal J, Estabrooks CA, Anderson C, Cummings GG. Identifying quality indicators for older persons' transitions in care: A Delphi process. Canadian Journal on Aging. 2020 (In press).

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Lee SK, Rowe BH, Mahl S. Increased private healthcare for Canada – the right question? Health Policy Report. 2020 (In press).

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McAlister FA, Youngson E, Rowe BH. What does an elevated blood pressure in the emergency department mean? Ann Emerg Med. 2020 (In press).

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McLane P, Tate K, Reid CR, Cummings GE, Rowe BH, Estabrooks CA, Norton P, Lee JS, Cummings GG. Addressing communication breakdowns during aged care transitions: Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention. Can J Aging. 2020 (In press).

1. Arrotta N, Hill J, Villa-Roel, Dennett E, Harries M, Rowe BH. Factors associated with hospital admission in adult patients with asthma exacerbations: A systematic review. J Asthma. 2019; 56(1):34-41.
2. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Rowe BH, Sivilotti MLA, McRae AD, Arcot K, Nemnom M-J, et al. Duration of electrocardiographic monitoring of emergency department patients with syncope. Circulation. 2019; 139(11):1396-1406.
3. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Sivilotti MLA, Rowe BH, McRae AD, Mukarram M, et al. Prevalence of pulmonary embolism among emergency department patients with syncope: A multicenter prospective cohort study. Ann Emerg Med. 2019; 73(5):500-510.
4. Kirkland AW, Soleimani A, Rowe BH, Newton A. A systematic review examining the impact of redirecting low acuity patients who seek emergency department care: Is the juice worth the squeeze? Emerg Med J.2019; 36(2):97-106
5. McAlister FA, Ye C, Beaupre LA, Rowe BH, Johnson JA, Bellerose D, Hassan I, Majumdar SR. Adherence to bisphosphonates after an upper extremity fracture: A pre-specified substudy of the C-STOP randomized controlled trial. Osteoporosis International. Osteoporos Int. 2019; 30(1):127-134.
6. Wozniak LA, Rowe BH, Ingstrup M, Johnson JA, McAlister FA, Bellerose D, Beaupre LA*, Majumdar SR*. Patients’ experiences of nurse case-managed osteoporosis care: A qualitative study. Journal of Patient Experience. 2019; 1-7.
7. Tsuyuki RT, Lockwood EE, Shibata MC, Simpson SH, Tweden KL, Gutierre R, Reddy MC, Rowe BH, VillaRoel C, Fradette M. A randomized controlled trials of video-based education in patients with heart failure: The Congestive Heart Failure Outreach Program of Education (COPE). CJC Open. 2019; 1:62-68.
8. Rowe BH, Villa-Roel C, Krebs L. Just the facts: How to diagnose and treat acute asthma. Can J Emerg Med. 2019; 21(3):339-342.
9. Majumdar SR, Lier DA, McAlister FA, Johnson JA, Rowe BH, Beaupre LA. Cost-effectiveness of osteoporosis interventions to improve quality of care after upper extremity fracture: results from a randomized trial (C-STOP Trial). J Bone and Mineral Research. 2019; 34(7):1220-1228.
10. Kirkland S, Vandermeer B, Campbell S, Villa-Roel C, Newton A, Ducharme F, Rowe BH. Evaluating the effectiveness of systemic corticosteroids to mitigate relapse in children with acute asthma: a network meta-analysis. J Asthma. 2019; 56(5):522-533.
11. Pitt TM, Aucoin J, Graff P, Nettel-Aguirre A, McCormack GR, Howard AW, Rowe BH, Hagel BE. Adaptation of a Canadian culpability scoring tool to Alberta police traffic collision report data. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019; 20(3):270-275.
12. Sepehrvand N, Alemayehu W, Rowe BH, McAlister FM, van Diepen S, Stickland M, Ezekowitz JA. High versus Low oxygen therapy in patients with acute Heart Failure: HiLo-HF Pilot trial. ESC Heart Failure. 2019; 6(4):667-677.
13. Campbell S, Innes G, Magee KD, Elnenaei MO, Rowe BH. A five-step program for disagnostic test addiction. Can J Emerg Med. 2019; 21(5):576-579.
14. Clark S, Boggs KM, Balekian DS, Hasegawa K, Vo P, Rowe BH, Camargo CA. Changes in emergency department concordance with guidelines for the management of food-induced anaphylaxis: 1999-2001versus 2013-2015. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019; 7(7):2262-2269.
15. Moe J, Camargo CA Jr, Davis RB, Jelinski S, Rowe BH. Frequent emergency department use as an independent factor associated with mortality in substance misuse: A population-based retrospective cohort study. CJEM. 2019; 21(14):482-491.
16. Hachinski V, Einhaupl K, Ganten D, Alladi S, Brayne C, Stephan BCM, Khachaturian Z, Sweeney M, Zlokovic B, Iturria-Medina Y, Iadecola C, Nishimura N, Schaffer CB, Whitehead SN, Black SE, Østergaard L, Wardlaw J, Greenberg S, Friberg L, Norrving B, Rowe B, Joanette Y, Hacke W, Kuller L, Dichgans M, Endres M. Preventing dementia by preventing stroke: The Berlin Manifesto. Alzheimer’s & Dementia. 2019; 15:961-984.
17. Hachinski V, Einhaupl K, Ganten D, Alladi S, Brayne C, Stephan BCM, Sweeney M, Zlokovic B, IturriaMedina Y, Iadecola C, Nishimura N, Schaffer CB, Whitehead SN, Black SE, Østergaard L, Wardlaw J, Greenberg S, Friberg L, Norrving B, Rowe B, Joanette Y, Hacke W, Kuller L, Dichgans M, Endres M, Khachaturian Z. Special topic section: linkages among cerebrovascular, cardiovascular, and cognitive disorders: Preventing dementia by preventing stroke: The Berlin Manifesto. Int J Stroke. 2019 Sep 22:1747493019871915.
18. Yau L, Mukarram MA, Kim S-M, Arcot K, Thavorn K, Stiell IG, Taljaard M, Rowe BH, Sivilotti MLA. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V. Outcomes and emergency medical services resource utilization among patients with syncope arriving to the emergency department by ambulance.. CJEM. 2019; 21(14):499-504.
19. Villa-Roel C, Borgundvaag B, Majumdar SR, Emond M, Campbell S, Sivilotti M, Abu-Laban RB, Stiell IG, Aaron SD, Senthilselvan A, Rowe BH. Reasons and outcomes for patients receiving ICS/LABA agents prior to, and one month after, emergency department presentations for acute asthma. J Asthma. 2019; 56(9):985-994. Published online: 12 Oct 2018
20. Pitt TM, Nettel-Aguirre A, McCormack GR, Howard AW, Piatkowski C, Rowe BH, Hagel BE. Child and adolescent bicycling injuries involving motor vehicle collisions. Injury Epidemiology. 2019; Mar 4;6:7, doi:10.1186/s40621-019-0185-z. eCollection 2019.
21. Rowe BH, Villa-Roel C, Krebs L. Just the facts: How to diagnose and treat benign headaches. Can J Emerg Med. 2019; 21(5):587-590.
22. Lefebvre D, Dong K, Dance E, Rosychuk RJ, Yarema M, Blouin D, Rowe BH. Resident physician wellness curriculum: a study of efficacy and satisfaction. Cureus. 2019; 11(8): e5314. DOI 10.7759/cureus.5314. Published 03 August 2019
23. Scheuermeyer FX, Andolfatto G, Christenson J, Villa-Roel C, Rowe BH. A multicenter randomized trial to evaluate a chemical-first or electrical-first cardioversion strategy for patients with uncomplicated acute atrial fibrillation. Academ Emerg Med. 2019: 26(9):969-981.
24. Pitt TM, Nettel-Aguirre A, McCormack GR, Howard AW, Rowe BH, Hagel BE. Identifying motorist risk factors for youth bicycle-motor vehicle collisions. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019; 20(7):744-748.
25. Fernandes RM, Wingert A, Vandermeer B, Featherstone R, Ali S, Plint AC, Stang AS, Rowe BH, JohnsonDW, Allain D, Klassen TP, Hartling L. Safety of corticosteroids in young children with acute respiratory conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2019; 9(8):e028511.
26. Cheng AHY, Campbell S, Chartier L, Dowling S, Gosselin S, Goddard T, Holroyd BR, Kapur AK, Magee K, McEwan J, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Upadhye S, Rowe BH. Choosing Wisely Canada's emergency medicine recommendations: Time for a revision. Can J Emerg Med. 2019; 21(6):717-720.
27. Gaudet L, Eliyahu L, Beach J, Mrazik M, Cummings G, Voaklander D, Rowe BH. Workers' recovery from concussions presenting to the emergency department. Occupational Medicine. 2019; 69:419–427.
28 Gilbertson J, Moghrabi R, Kirkland SW, Tate K, Sevcik W, Lam N, Villa-Roel C, Rowe BH. Clinical Reviews in Emergency Medicine: Interventions to improve emergency department-related transitions in care for adult patients with atrial fibrillation and flutter. J Emerg Med. 2019; 57(4):501-516.
1. Clark S, Boggs KM, BalekianDS, Hasegawa K, Vo P, Rowe BH, Camargo CA for the MARC-38 Investigators. Changes in emergency department concordance with guidelines for the management of stinging insect-induced anaphylaxis: 1999-2001 vs 2013-2015. Ann  Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2018 Jan;120:419-423. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.01.029.
2. Desai S, Liu C, Kirkland SW, Krebs LD, Keto-Lambert D, Rowe BH. Effectiveness
of implementing evidence-based interventions to reduce C-spine image ordering in the emergency department: A systematic review. AcadEmerg Med. 2018 Jun;25(6):672-683. doi: 10.1111/acem.13364.
3. Liu C, Desai S, Krebs LD, Kirkland SW, Keto-Lambert D, Rowe BH. Effectiveness of interventions to decrease image ordering for low back pain presentations in the emergency department: A systematic review. AcadEmerg Med. 2018 Jun;25(6):614-626. doi: 10.1111/acem.13376
4. Gonçalves-Bradley D, Khangura JK, FlodgrenG, Perera R, Rowe BH, Shepperd S. Primary care professionals providing non-urgent care in hospital emergency departments. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018;2:CD002097. doi: 10.1002/14651858.
5. Knightly R , Milan SJ, Hughes R, Knopp-Sihota JA, Rowe BH, NormansellR, Powell C. Inhaled magnesium sulfate in the treatment of acute asthma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2018 Feb 15. pii: S1526-0542(18)30003-4.
6. Arrotta N, Hill J, Villa-RoelC, Dennett E, Harries M, Rowe BH. Factors associated with hospital admission in adult patients with asthma exacerbations: A systematic review. J Asthma. 2018. doi:10.1080/02770903.2018.1424189
7. Ospina MB, MichasM, Duecher L, et al. Development of a patient centered, evidence-based and consensus-based discharge care bundle for patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. BMJ Open RespRes. 2018;5(1):e000265. doi:10.1136/bmjresp-2017-000265.
8. NormansellR, Knightly R, Milan SJ, Knopp-Sihota JA, Rowe BH, Powell C. Inhaled magnesium sulfate in the treatment of acute asthma in children. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2018;26:31-33. doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2018.01.001.
9. Cook OG, MukarramMA, Kim S-M, Arcot K, NemnomM-J, TaljaardM, Sivilotti MLA, Rowe BH, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V. Application of outpatient cardiac testing among emergency department patients with syncope. Emerg Med J. 2018;35:486–491.
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Moe J, Camargo CA Jr, Jelinski S, Erdelyi S, BrubacherJ, Rowe BH. Epidemiologic trends in substance and opioid misuse-related emergency department visits in Alberta: A cross-sectional time-series analysis. Can J Public Health. 2018;109:164-173.                      doi: 10.17269/s41997-018-0053-6.

11. Szyszkowicz M, Thomson EM, Colman I, Rowe BH. Ambient air pollution exposure and emergency department visits for substance abuse. PLoS ONE. 2018;13(6):e0199826. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0199826.
12. RosychukRJ, Ospina M, Zhang J, Leigh R, Cave A, Rowe BH. Sex differences in outcomes after discharge from Alberta emergency departments for asthma: A large population- based study. J Asthma. 2018;55(8):817-825. doi:10.1080/02770903.2017.1373805.
13. Villa-RoelC, Borgundvaag B, Majumdar SR, et al. Reasons and outcomes for patients receiving ICS/LABA agents prior to, and one month after, emergency department presentations for acute asthma. J Asthma. 2018. doi:10.1080/02770903.2018.1508472.
14. Cummings GG, McLane P, Tate K, et al. Fractured Care: A window into emergency transitions in care for LTC residents with complex health needs. J Aging and Health. 2018:1-30. doi: 10.1177/0898264318808908.
15. Rowe BH, EliyahuL, Lowes J, Gaudet LA, Beach J, MrazikM, Cummings G, VoaklanderD. Concussion diagnoses among adults presenting to three Canadian emergency departments: Missed opportunities. AmerJ Emerg Med. 2018;36:2144-2151.
16. Majumdar SR, McAlister FA, Johnson JA, Rowe BH, Bellerose D, Hassan I, Lier DA, Li S, MaksymowychWP, Menon M, Russell AS, Wirzba B, Beaupre LA. Comparing strategies targeting osteoporosis to prevent fractures after an upper extremity fracture (C-STOP Trial): A randomized controlled trial. J Bone Min Res. 2018;33(12):2114-2121.          doi:10.1002/jbmr.3557.
17. Stiell IG, Perry JJ, Clement CM, et al. Clinical validation of a risk scale for serious outcomes among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease managed in the emergency department. CMAJ. 2018;190(48):E1406-13. (With Editorial: FlegelK, StanbrookMB. CMAJ. 2018; 190(48):E1402-3).
18. Kirkland SW, Cross E, Campbell S, Villa-RoelC, Rowe BH. Intramuscular versus oral corticosteroids to reduce relapses following discharge from the emergency department for acute asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Jun;6:CD012629. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD012629.pub2. Review.
19. Rowe BH, EliyahuL, Lowes J, Gaudet L, Beach J, MrazikM, Cummings G, VoaklanderD. A prospective evaluation of the influence of electronic clinical practice guidelines on concussion patients’ future activities and outcomes. J Emerg Med 2018;54(6):774-787.
20. Toarta C, MukarramM, Arcot K, Kim S-M, Gaudet S, Sivilotti, MLA, Rowe BH, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V. Syncope prognosis based on emergency department diagnosis: A prospective cohort study. AcadEmerg Med. 2018;25:388-396.
21. BrandaoGMS, Cândido RCF, Rollo HA, Sobreira ML, Junqueira DR (2018). Direct oral anticoagulants for the treatment of deep venous thrombosis: review of systematic reviews [Anticoagulantesoraisdiretospara o tratamento da trombose venosa profunda: revisãode revisõessistemáticas]. Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, 17(4), 310–317.
22. Villa-RoelC, Ospina M, Majumdar SR, Couperthwaite S, Rawe E, Nikel T, Rowe BH. Engaging patients and primary care providers in the design of novel opinion leader based interventions for acute asthma in the emergency department: A mixed methods study. BMC Health ServRes. 2018;18:789.
23. TamblynR, Meyers D, KratzmannM, et al. Shared vision for primary care delivery and research in Canada and the United States: Highlights from the cross-border symposium. Can FamPhys. 2018;64:930-934.
1. Kirkland SW, Vandenberghe C, Voaklander B, Nikel T, Campbell S, Rowe BH. Combined inhaled beta-agonist and anticholinergic agents for emergency management in adults with asthma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017, Issue 1, Art. No.: CD001284.
2. Kawano T, Scheuermeyer FX, Stenstrom R, Rowe BH, Grafstein E, Grunau B. Epinephrine use in older patients with anaphylaxis: Clinical outcomes and cardiovascular complications. Resuscitation. 2017; 112:53–58
3. Rowe BH, Kirkland SW, Vandermeer B, Campbell S, Newton A, Ducharme FM, Villa-Roel C. Prioritizing systemic corticosteroid treatments to mitigate relapse in adults with acute asthma. A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Acad Emerg Med. 2017; 24(3):371-381.
4. Moe J, Kirkland SW, Rawe E, Ospina M, Vandermeer B, Campbell S, Rowe BH. Effectiveness of interventions to decrease emergency department visits by adult frequent users: A systematic review. Acad Emerg Med. 2017; 24:40–52.
5. Rosychuk RJ, Graham MM, Holroyd BR, Rowe BH. Emergency department presentations for atrial fibrillation and flutter in Alberta: A large population-based study. BMC Emerg Med. 2017; 17(1):2.
6. Krebs LD, Kirkland SW, Villa-Roel C, Davidson A, Voaklander B, Nikel T, Chetram R, Couperthwaite S, Cummings G, Rowe BH. Emergency Department Use: Influence of connection to a family physician on ED use and attempts to avoid presentation. Health Care Q. 2017; 19(4):47-54.
7. Basu R, Hazra S, Paul M, Yogasundaram H, Poglitsch M, Thomas J, Rowe BH, Oudit GY. Dynamic network of plasma and myocardial angiotensin peptides in heart failure: Role of angiotensin 1-7 and recombinant human ACE2. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017; 69(7):805-819.
8. Cheng AHY, Campbell S, Goddard T, Magee K, McEwan J, Chartier L, Kumar AK, Holroyd BR, Upadhye S, Couperthwaite S, Rowe BH. Choosing Wisely Canada®: Five tests, procedures and treatments to question in Emergency Medicine. CJEM. 2017; S9-S17.
9. Stiell IG, Perry JJ, Clement CM, Brison RJ, Rowe BH, Aaron SD, McRae AD, Borgundvaag B, Calder LA, Forster AJ, Wells GA. Prospective and explicit clinical validation of the Ottawa Heart Failure Risk Scale, with and without use of quantitative NT-proBNP. Acad
Emerg Med. 2017; 24(3):316–327.
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Hill J, Arrotta N, Villa-Roel C, Dennett L, Rowe BH. Factors associated with relapse in adult patients discharged from the emergency department following acute asthma: a systematic review. BMJ Open Respir Res 2017; 4(1):e000169.

11. Stiell IG, Clement CM, Rowe BH, Brison RJ, Wyse DG, Birnie D, Dorian P, Lang E, Perry JJ, Borgundvaag B, Eagles D, Redfearn D, Brinkhurst J, Wells GA. Outcomes for ED patients with recent-onset atrial fibrillation and flutter (RAFF) treated in Canadian hospitals. Ann
Emerg Med. 2017; 69(5):562-571.
12. Scheuermeyer FX, Grafstein E, Rowe BH, Cheyne J, Grunau B, Bradford A, Levin A. The clinical epidemiology and thirty-day outcomes of emergency department patients with acute kidney injury. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2017; 4:2054358117703985.
13. Claret PG, Calder LA, Stiell IG, Yan JW, Clement CM, Borgundvaag B, Forster AJ, Perry JJ, Rowe BH. Rates and predictive factors of return to the emergency department following an initial release by the emergency department for acute heart failure. CJEM. 2017; 1-8. doi:10.1017/cem.2017.14
14. Alexiu CJ, Chuck A, Jelinski SE, Rowe BH. Presentations for hypoglycemia associated with diabetes mellitus to emergency departments in a Canadian province: A database and
epidemiological analysis. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2017; 130:229-236.
15. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Stiell IG, Sivilotti MLA, Rowe BH, Mukarram M, Arcot K, McRae A, Kwong K, Wells GA, Taljaard M. Predicting short-term risk of arrhythmia among patients with syncope: The Canadian syncope arrhythmia risk score. Acad Emerg Med. 2017; 24: 1315-1326.
16. Clinkard D, Stiell I, Lang E, Rose S, Clement C, Brison R, Rowe BH, Borgundvaag B, Langhan T, Magee K, Stenstrom R, Perry JJ, Birnie D, Wells G, McRae A. Between- and within-site variation in medication choices and adverse events during procedural sedation for electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation and flutter. CJEM. 2017; 7:1-7.
17. Crick K, Thomson D, Fernandes RM, Nuspl M, Eurich DT, Rowe BH, Hartling L. Descriptive analysis of Cochrane child-relevant systematic reviews: an update and comparison between 2009 and 2013. BMC Pediatr. 2017; 17(1):155.
18. Villa-Roel C, Voaklander B, Ospina MB, Nikel T, Campbell S, Rowe BH. Effectiveness of written action plans for acute asthma: A systematic review. J Asthma. 2017; 1-8.       doi:10.1080/02770903.2017.1318142.
19. Rosychuk RJ, Rowe BH, McAlister FA. Geographic clustering of emergency department presentations for acute coronary syndromes and heart failure in Alberta: A population-based study. CMAJ Open. 2017; 5(2):E402-E410.
20. Raslan IR, Brown P, Westerhout CM, Ezekowitz JA, Hernandez AF, Starling RC, O’Connor C, McAlister FA, Rowe BH, Armstrong PW, van Diepen S. Characterization of hemodynamically stable Acute Heart Failure patients requiring a Critical Care Unit admission: derivation, validation, and refinement of a risk score. Amer J Heart. 2017;
188:127-135
21. Rosychuk RJ, Holroyd BR, Zhang X, Rowe BH, Graham MM. Sex differences in outcomes after discharge from the emergency department for atrial fibrillation/flutter. Can J Cardiol. 2017; 33(6):806-813.
22. Patrick SP, Gaudet LA, Krebs LD, Chambers T, Rowe BH. Emergency physician training on mild traumatic brain injury: A systematic review. AEM Education and Training. 2017; 1(4):346-356.
23. Sibley A, Dong K, Rowe BH. An inner city emergency medicine rotation does not improve attitudes toward the homeless among junior medical learners. Cureus. 2017; 9(10): e1748.
24. Kawano T, Scheuermeyer FX, Stenstrom R, Rowe B, Grafstein E, Grunau B. H1-antihistamines reduce progression to anaphylaxis among emergency department patients with allergic reactions. Acad Emerg Med. 2017; 24(6):733-741.
25. Rosychuk RJ, Holroyd BR, Zhang X, Rowe BH, Graham MM. Sex differences in outcomes after discharge from Alberta emergency departments for asthma: A large population-based study. J Asthma. 2017; 1-9. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2017.1373805.
26. Desai S, Liu C, Kirkland SW, Krebs LD, Keto-Lambert D, Rowe BH. Effectiveness of implementing evidence based interventions to reduce c-spine image ordering in the emergency department: A systematic review. Acad Emerg Med. 2017;                      doi:  10.1111/acem.13364.
27. Knightly R, Milan SJ, Hughes R, Knopp-Sihota JA, Rowe BH, Normansell R, Powell C. Inhaled magnesium sulfate in the treatment of acute asthma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD003898.
28. Kirkland SW, Soleimani A, Newton AS. Review: The impact of pediatric mental health care provided outpatient, primary care, community and school settings on emergency department use - asystematic review. Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2017; DOI: 10.1111/
camh.12230
29. Newton AS, Soleimani A, Kirkland SW, Gokiert RJ. A Systematic Review of instruments to identify mental health and substance use problems among children in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2017; 24(5):552-568.
30. Newton AS, Hartling L, Soleimani A, Kirkland SW, Dyson MP, Cappelli M. A systematic review of management strategies for children's mental health care in the emergency department: update on evidence and recommendations for clinical practice and research.
Emerg Med J. 2017; 34(6):376-384.
31. FitzGerald JM, Lemiere C, Lougheed MD, Ducharme FM, Dell SD, Ramsey C, Yang MCL, Côté A, Watson W, Olivenstein R, Van Dam A, Villa-Roel C, Grad R. Recognition and management of severe asthma: A Canadian Thoracic Society position statement. Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 2017; 1(4):199-221.
1. Villa-Roel C, Nikel T, Ospina M, Voaklander B, Campbell S, Rowe BH. Effectiveness of educational interventions to increase primary care follow-up for adults seen in the emergency department for acute asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.    Acad Emerg Med. 2016; 23:5–13.
2. McAlister FA, Bakal JA, Rosychuk RJ, Rowe BH. Does reducing inpatient length of stay have upstream effects on the emergency room: Exploring the impact of the general internal medicine care transformation initiative. Acad Emerg Med. 2016; 23: 711-7.
3. Eliyahu L, Kirkland S, Campbell S, Rowe BH. The effectiveness of early educational interventions in the Emergency Department to reduce incidence or severity of post-concussion syndrome following a concussion: A systematic review. Acad Emerg Med. 2016; 23:531–542.
4. Barrera C, Mykietiuk A, Metev H, Nitu MF, Karimjee N, Doreski A, Mitha I, Mihaela K, Tanaseanu CM, Molina JM, Antonovsky Y, Van Rensburg DJ, Rowe BH, et al. Efficacy and Safety of Oral Solithromycin versus Oral Moxifloxacin for Treatment of Community Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia: a global, double-blind, multicentre randomized, active-controlled non-inferiority trials (SOLITAIRE-ORAL). Lancet Inf Dis. 2016; 16:421-30.
5. Moe J, Kirkland S, Ospina M, Campbell S, Long R, Davidson A, Duke P, Tamura T, Trahan L, Rowe BH. Mortality, admissions and outpatient outcomes of frequent users of emergency departments: A systematic review. Emerg Med J. 2016; 33:230-6.
6. McAlister FA, Rowe BH. Variations in the emergency department management of atrial fibrillation: lessons to be learned. Amer Heart J. 2016; 3:159-160.
7. Gouda P, Brown P, Rowe BH, McAlister FA, Armstrong PW, Ezekowitz JA. Insights into the importance of the electrocardiogram in patients with acute heart failure. European J Heart Card. 2016; 18:1032-40.
8. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Kwong K, Wells GA, Sivilotti MLA, Mukarram M, Rowe BH, et al. The development of the Canadian syncope risk score to predict adverse events after emergency department assessment of syncope. Can Med Assoc J. 2016; 188:877.
9. Wozniak LA, Johnson JA, McAlister FA, Beaupre LA, Bellerose D, Rowe BH, Majumdar SR. Understanding fragility fracture patients’ decision-making process regarding bisphosphonate treatment. Osteoporosis International. 2016; July 16 (published ahead of print).
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Golonka RP, Dobbs BM, Rowe BH, Voaklander D. Prevalence and predictors of booster seat use in Alberta, Canada. Can J Pub Health. 2016; 107:e155-160.

11. Ospina MB, Voaklander D, Sentilselvan A, Stickland SK, King M, Rowe BH. Emergency department visits after diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Aboriginal Peoples in Alberta, Canada. CJEM. 2016 May 16: 1-9.
12. Rosychuk RJ, Youngson E, Rowe BH. Presentations to Alberta emergency departments for COPD: A time series analysis. Can Resp J. 2016: Epub 2016 Apr 4 (1382434).
13. McIntrye L, Rowe BH, Walsh TS, Gray A, Arabi Y, et al. An international survey of emergency and critical care medicine physicians’ fluid resuscitation practices for adult patients with early septic shock. BMJ Open. 2016; 6:e010041.
14. Gioia LC, Zewude RT, Mahesh KP, Liss K, Rowe BH, Buck B, Jeerakathil T, Butcher K. Prehospital systolic blood pressure is higher in acute stroke compared with stroke mimics. Neurology. 2016; 86:2146-53.
15. Lee JS, Verbeek PR, Schull MJ, Calder L, Stiell IG, Trickett J, Morrison LJ, Nolan M, Rowe BH, et al. Paramedics assessing elders at risk for independence loss (PERIL): derivation, reliability and comparative effectiveness of a clinical prediction rule. Can J Emerg Med. 2016; 18:121-32.
16. Alagiakrishnan K, Brokop M, Cave A, Rowe BH, Wong E, Senthilselvan A. Resting and post-exercise ankle-brachial index (ABI) measurements to diagnose asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease in middle-aged and elderly patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A pilot study. J Clin Med Research. 2016; 8:312-316.
17. Senthilselvan A, Nurban J, King M, Majaesic C, Veugelers P, Laing L, Rowe BH. Prevalence and risk factors of asthma in First Nations children living on reserves in Canada. Can J Pub Health. 2016; 106:e483-8.
18. Cave A, Sharoe H, Anselmo M, Befus D, Currie G, Davey C, Drummond N, Graham J, Green L, Grimshaw J, Kam K, Manca DP, Nettel-Aguirre A, Potestio M, Rowe BH, et al. Primary care pathway for childhood asthma: Protocol for a randomized cluster-controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 2016; 5:e37. doi: 10.2196/resprot.5261.
19. Rodriguez-Villamizar L, Berney C, Villa-Roel C, Ospina M, Osornio-Vargas A, Rowe BH. The role of socioeconomic position as an effect-modifier of the association between outdoor air pollution and children’s asthma exacerbations: An equity-focused systematic review. Environ Health. 2016; 23: 297-309
20. Vermeulen MJ, Guttmann A, Stukel TA, Kachra A, Sivilotti MLA, Rowe BH, Dreyer J, Bell R, Schull MJ, for the ED Investigator Team. Are reductions in emergency department length of stay associated with improvements in quality of care? A difference-in-differences analysis. BMJ Quality & Safety. 2016; 25:489-98.
21. Scheuermeyer FX, Grunau BE, Findlay T, Grafstein E, Christenson J, Lang E, Rowe BH, Ho K. Speed and accuracy of text-messaging emergency department electrocardiograms from a small community hospital to a provincial referral center. J Telemed Telecare. 2016; 22:105-13.
22. Rosychuk RJ, Graham M, Holroyd BR, Rowe BH. Volume matters: improved outcomes for patients presenting to emergency departments with atrial flutter and fibrillation. PLoS ONE. 2016; 11:e0165894 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0165894).
23. Krebs LD, Kirkland SW, Chetram R, Nikel T, Voaklander B, Davidson A, Holroyd B, Villa-Roel C, Crick K, Couperthwaite S, Alexiu C, Cummings G, Rowe BH. Low-acuity presentation to the Emergency Department in Canada: Exploring the alternative attempts to avoid presentation. Emerg Med J. 2016; 0:1–7.
24. Rowe BH, Kirkland SW, Vandermeer B, Campbell S, Newton A, Ducharme FM, Villa-Roel C. Prioritizing systemic corticosteroid treatments to mitigate relapse in adults with acute asthma. A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Sep 24. doi: 10.1111/acem.13107.