Long term pharmacotherapy for obesity and overweight: updated meta-analysis

D Rucker, R Padwal, SK Li, C Curioni, DCW Lau - Bmj, 2007 - bmj.com
Objective To summarise the long term efficacy of anti-obesity drugs in reducing weight and
improving health status. Design Updated meta-analysis of randomised trials. Data sources …

Long‐term pharmacotherapy for obesity and overweight

RS Padwal, D Rucker, SK Li… - Cochrane Database …, 2003 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Obesity is a highly and increasingly prevalent chronic condition for which drugs
are commonly prescribed to improve health. Objectives To assess the long‐term effects of …

Vitamin D insufficiency in a population of healthy western Canadians

D Rucker, JA Allan, GH Fick, DA Hanley - Cmaj, 2002 - Can Med Assoc
Background: People with low levels of vitamin D and its metabolites are at increased risk for
osteoporotic fractures. We wished to ascertain levels of vitamin D in a representative sample …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of care and mortality are worse in chronic kidney disease patients living in remote areas

D Rucker, BR Hemmelgarn, M Lin, BJ Manns… - Kidney international, 2011 - Elsevier
Many patients with non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease (CKD) live far from the
closest nephrologist; although reversible, this might constitute a barrier to optimal care. In …

Trace element status in hemodialysis patients

D Rucker, R Thadhani, M Tonelli - Seminars in dialysis, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis (HD) are potentially at risk of
deficiency and excess of trace elements. HD exposes patients to large volumes of water (>…

Cardiovascular risk and management in chronic kidney disease

D Rucker, M Tonelli - Nature reviews nephrology, 2009 - nature.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with accelerated progression of cardiovascular
disease, perhaps because patients with CKD have a high burden of traditional …

Selective joint denervation promotes knee osteoarthritis in the aging rat

…, T Hogervorst, RA Seerattan, D Rucker… - Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disorder with aging, but its cause is unknown. Mice
lose joint afferents with aging, and this loss precedes development of osteoarthritis. We …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence and predictors of postoperative delirium in the older acute care surgery population: a prospective study

…, LM Warkentin, D Rucker… - Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Among older inpatients, the highest incidence of delirium is within the surgical
population. Limited data are available regarding postoperative delirium risk in the acute care …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in the treatment and outcome of emergency general surgery

D Rucker, LM Warkentin, H Huynh, RG Khadaroo - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Sociodemographic characteristics, such as sex, have been shown to influence
health care delivery. Acute care surgery models are effective in decreasing mortality and …

IGF‐I and testosterone levels as predictors of bone mineral density in healthy, community‐dwelling men

D Rucker, S Ezzat, A Diamandi, J Khosravi… - Clinical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
objective Age‐related decline in IGF‐I and gonadal hormones have been postulated to play
an important role in the pathogenesis of age‐related bone loss in men. In this cross‐…