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Neill K. J. Adhikari

Neill K. J. Adhikari

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Medicine

D-Index
90
Citations
40766
World Ranking
12017
National Ranking
485

Overview

Neill K. J. Adhikari is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their academic contributions primarily focus on the field of Medicine, with notable specialization in Emergency Medicine, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Infectious Diseases.

Their research extensively covers topics such as Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders, Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Acute Kidney Injury Research, and Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research.

Adhikari's recent publications include:

  • Timing of Initiation of Renal-Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Intubation Practices and Adverse Peri-intubation Events in Critically Ill Patients From 29 Countries, 2021, JAMA
  • Intravenous Vitamin C in Adults with Sepsis in the Intensive Care Unit, 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Sarilumab in patients admitted to hospital with severe or critical COVID-19: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial, 2021, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • High-flow nasal cannula for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in patients with COVID-19: systematic reviews of effectiveness and its risks of aerosolization, dispersion, and infection transmission, 2020, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie

Their frequent co-authors include François Lamontagne, Bram Rochwerg, Robert Fowler, Sean M. Bagshaw, and Ron Wald.

Adhikari has published in several key venues related to critical and intensive care medicine, with the most publications appearing in Intensive Care Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Journal of Critical Care, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, and JAMA Network Open.

Best Publications

  • Effects of computerized clinical decision support systems on practitioner performance and patient outcomes: a systematic review.

    Amit X. Garg;Neill K. J. Adhikari;Heather McDonald;M. Patricia Rosas-Arellano

  • Assessment of Global Incidence and Mortality of Hospital-treated Sepsis. Current Estimates and Limitations.

    Carolin Fleischmann;André Scherag;Neill K. J. Adhikari;Christiane S. Hartog

  • An Official American Thoracic Society/European Society of Intensive Care Medicine/Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline: Mechanical Ventilation in Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

    Eddy Fan;Lorenzo Del Sorbo;Ewan C. Goligher;Carol L. Hodgson

  • Critical care and the global burden of critical illness in adults

    Neill K. J. Adhikari;Robert A. Fowler;Satish Bhagwanjee;Gordon D. Rubenfeld

  • A guide for the design and conduct of self-administered surveys of clinicians

    Karen E.A. Burns;Mark Duffett;Michelle E. Kho;Maureen O. Meade

  • Sepsis: a roadmap for future research

    Jonathan Cohen;Jean-Louis Vincent;Neill K J Adhikari;Flavia R Machado

  • Has mortality from acute respiratory distress syndrome decreased over time?: A systematic review.

    Jason Phua;Joan R. Badia;Neill K. J. Adhikari;Jan O. Friedrich

  • Randomized trials stopped early for benefit: a systematic review

    Victor M. Montori;P. J. Devereaux;Neill K. J. Adhikari;Neill K. J. Adhikari;Karen E. A. Burns;Karen E. A. Burns

  • Prone ventilation reduces mortality in patients with acute respiratory failure and severe hypoxemia: systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Sachin Sud;Jan O. Friedrich;Jan O. Friedrich;Paolo Taccone;Federico Polli

  • What is an intensive care unit? A report of the task force of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine

    John C. Marshall;Laura Bosco;Neill K. Adhikari;Bronwen Connolly

  • Prone Position for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Laveena Munshi;Lorenzo Del Sorbo;Neill K J Adhikari;Carol L Hodgson

  • Effect of nitric oxide on oxygenation and mortality in acute lung injury: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Neill K J Adhikari;Karen E A Burns;Jan O Friedrich;John T Granton

  • Clinical practice guidelines for the use of noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation and noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure in the acute care setting

    Sean P. Keenan;Tasnim Sinuff;Karen E.A. Burns;John Muscedere

  • Inclusion of zero total event trials in meta-analyses maintains analytic consistency and incorporates all available data

    Jan O Friedrich;Neill K J Adhikari;Neill K J Adhikari;Joseph Beyene

  • One-Year Outcomes in Caregivers of Critically Ill Patients

    Jill I. Cameron;Leslie M. Chu;Andrea Matte;George Tomlinson

  • Effects of Computerized Clinical Decision Support Systems on Practitioner Performance and Patient Outcomes

    Amit X. Garg;Neill K. J. Adhikari;Heather McDonald;M. Patricia Rosas-Arellano

  • The RECOVER Program: Disability Risk Groups and 1-Year Outcome after 7 or More Days of Mechanical Ventilation.

    Margaret S Herridge;Leslie M Chu;Andrea Matte;George Tomlinson

  • The ratio of means method as an alternative to mean differences for analyzing continuous outcome variables in meta-analysis: A simulation study

    Jan O Friedrich;Jan O Friedrich;Neill K J Adhikari;Neill K J Adhikari;Joseph Beyene

  • Effect of thromboelastography (TEG®) and rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM®) on diagnosis of coagulopathy, transfusion guidance and mortality in trauma: descriptive systematic review

    Luis Teodoro Da Luz;Bartolomeu Nascimento;Ajith Kumar Shankarakutty;Sandro Rizoli

  • Effect of prone positioning during mechanical ventilation on mortality among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Sachin Sud;Jan O. Friedrich;Neill K. J. Adhikari;Paolo Taccone

Frequent Co-Authors

Maureen O. Meade
Maureen O. Meade McMaster University
Deborah J. Cook
Deborah J. Cook McMaster University
Robert A. Fowler
Robert A. Fowler Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Niall D. Ferguson
Niall D. Ferguson University of Toronto
Sangeeta Mehta
Sangeeta Mehta University of Toronto
Arjen M. Dondorp
Arjen M. Dondorp Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Gordon D. Rubenfeld
Gordon D. Rubenfeld Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Marcus J. Schultz
Marcus J. Schultz University of Amsterdam
Gordon H. Guyatt
Gordon H. Guyatt McMaster University
Eddy Fan
Eddy Fan University of Toronto

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