Purpose: This project explored caregivers’ perceptions regarding the barriers and facilitators
to undertaking the post-stroke caregiving role, particularly as related to the health care …

colon; Dysphagia is a common disability seen in stroke survivors that has been associated
with high morbidity and mortality. Research has indicated that implementing clinical …

Objective The purpose of this study was to describe bicycle helmet use among Montreal
cyclists as a step towards injury prevention programming. Methods Using a cross-sectional …

Behavioral indicators are strongly recommended for pain assessment in nonverbal patients.
Although pain-related behaviors have been studied in critically ill patients, those with a …

Dysphagia is a common problem with individuals who have experienced a stroke. The
interdisciplinary stroke team noted delays in clinical decision-making, or in implementing plans …

Coronary blood flow regulation was studied in dogs with an intact or chronically
decentralized intrinsic cardiac nervous system. We also examined the effect of angiotensin-converting …

The number of patients 65 years and older has been rising steadily every year at our Level I
trauma center. Our clinical experience demonstrated that once discharged, some of these …

Background: Traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) carries high mortality and morbidity. Survival is
poor. Recent studies suggest the rate of morbidity and mortality due to TCA is approaching …

… Marie-Eve Lamontagne (Université Laval), Dahlia Kairy, André Bussie`re, Sarah Amed,
Diana Zidarov, Danielle Lévesque, Frederic Messier, Marie-Eve Cantin, Genevie`ve Bastien …

Background: Acute pain is one of the most common symptoms experienced by patients
following trauma, yet under two-thirds receive analgesic medication when presenting to the …