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Deborah J. Cook

Deborah J. Cook

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Canada Leader Award
  • 2009 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Deborah J. Cook is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work focuses on various aspects of critical care, intensive care medicine, and related public health topics. The main fields of study include:

  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
  • General Health Professions

The core topics of their research cover:

  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Nosocomial Infections in ICU
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

Recent publications provide insight into the scope of research and collaborations. Notable papers include:

  • Intravenous Vitamin C in Adults with Sepsis in the Intensive Care Unit, 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Adult Patients-a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 2020, Intensive Care Medicine
  • Ventilator Weaning and Discontinuation Practices for Critically Ill Patients, 2021, JAMA
  • Effect of Awake Prone Positioning on Endotracheal Intubation in Patients With COVID-19 and Acute Respiratory Failure, 2022, JAMA
  • Restricted Visitation Policies in Acute Care Settings During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review, 2021, Critical Care

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Bram Rochwerg
  • Diane Heels-Ansdell
  • Karen E. A. Burns
  • Yaseen M. Arabi
  • François Lauzier

Their articles have been published frequently in journals such as:

  • BMJ Open
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie
  • Trials
  • JAMA

Deborah J. Cook was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2009 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • 2001 SCCM/ESICM/ACCP/ATS/SIS International Sepsis Definitions Conference

    Mitchell M. Levy;Mitchell P. Fink;John C. Marshall;Edward Abraham

  • Improving the quality of reports of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials: the QUOROM statement

    David Moher;Deborah J Cook;Susan Eastwood;Ingram Olkin

  • Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

    D Moher;A Liberati;J Tetzlaff;D G Altman

  • Intensive versus conventional glucose control in critically ill patients.

    Nice-Sugar Study Investigators;D. Chittock;S. Su;D. Blair

  • Multiple organ dysfunction score : a reliable descriptor of a complex clinical outcome

    John C. Marshall;Deborah J. Cook;Nicolas V. Christou;Gordon R. Bernard

  • Does quality of reports of randomised trials affect estimates of intervention efficacy reported in meta-analyses

    David Moher;David Moher;Ba' Pham;Alison Jones;Deborah J Cook

  • Evidence-Based Medicine: A New Approach to Teaching the Practice of Medicine

    Gordon Guyatt;John Cairns;David Churchill;Deborah Cook

  • Prevention of VTE in Nonsurgical Patients: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Yngve Falck-Ytter;Charles W. Francis;Norman A. Johanson;Catherine Curley

  • Users' guides to the medical literature : a manual for evidence-based clinical practice

    Gordon H. Guyatt;Drummond Rennie;Maureen O. Meade;Deborah J. Cook

  • Systematic Reviews: Synthesis of Best Evidence for Clinical Decisions

    D J Cook;C D Mulrow;R B Haynes

  • Functional disability 5 years after acute respiratory distress syndrome.

    Herridge Ms;Tansey Cm;Matté A;Tomlinson G

  • One-Year Outcomes in Survivors of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

    Margaret S. Herridge;Angela M. Cheung;Catherine M. Tansey;Andrea Matte-Martyn

  • Critically ill patients with 2009 influenza A(H1N1) infection in Canada.

    Anand Kumar;Ryan Zarychanski;Ruxandra Pinto;Deborah J. Cook

  • Vasopressin versus Norepinephrine Infusion in Patients with Septic Shock

    James A. Russell;Keith R. Walley;Joel Singer;Anthony C. Gordon

  • Ventilation Strategy Using Low Tidal Volumes, Recruitment Maneuvers, and High Positive End-Expiratory Pressure for Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Maureen O. Meade;Deborah J. Cook;Gordon H. Guyatt;Arthur S. Slutsky

  • Higher vs Lower Positive End-Expiratory Pressure in Patients With Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Matthias Briel;Maureen Meade;Alain Mercat;Roy G. Brower

  • USERS' GUIDES TO THE MEDICAL LITERATURE. II: HOW TO USE AN ARTICLE ABOUT THERAPY OR PREVENTION A. ARE THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY VALID ?

    Gordon H. Guyatt;David L. Sackett;Deborah J. Cook;Gordon Guyatt

  • Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: III. How to Use an Article About a Diagnostic Test A. Are the Results of the Study Valid?

    Roman Jaeschke;Gordon Guyatt;David L. Sackett;Eric Bass

  • Incidence of and Risk Factors for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Patients

    Deborah J. Cook;Stephen D. Walter;Richard J. Cook;Lauren E. Griffith

  • Intensive insulin therapy and mortality among critically ill patients: a meta-analysis including NICE-SUGAR study data

    Donald E.G. Griesdale;Russell J. de Souza;Rob M. van Dam;Daren K. Heyland

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon H. Guyatt
Gordon H. Guyatt McMaster University
Maureen O. Meade
Maureen O. Meade McMaster University
Daren K. Heyland
Daren K. Heyland Queen's University
Mark Crowther
Mark Crowther McMaster University
Sangeeta Mehta
Sangeeta Mehta University of Toronto
Roman Jaeschke
Roman Jaeschke McMaster University
Lauren E. Griffith
Lauren E. Griffith McMaster University
Neill K. J. Adhikari
Neill K. J. Adhikari University of Toronto
Robert A. Fowler
Robert A. Fowler Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
John C. Marshall
John C. Marshall University of Toronto

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