Faculty

Continuing Medical Education 

 Journal Articles 

Sweet D, Isac G, Morrison B, et al. Purulent pericarditis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with etanercept and methotrexate. Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(1): 40-2. 

Bosma L, Griesdale D, Kurth T, Isac G, Chittock D. Complications of endotracheal intubation in the intensive care unit: a propensity score analysis. Can J Anesth 2008; 55: 475765 

Griesdale D, Bosma L, Kurth T, Isac G, Chittock, D. Complications of endotracheal intubation in the critically ill. Intensive Care Med 2008;34(10): 1835-1842. 

Griesdale D, Chan A, Isac G, et al. Video-laryngoscopy versus laryngoscopy in critically ill patients: a pilot randomized trial. Can J Anesth 2012; 59:1032-1039. 

Kanji HD, Griesdale D, Dodek P, Reynolds S, McCallum J, Isac G, Boyd J, Gunning D, Sirounis D. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation improves survival in patients with severe ARDS. Crit Care Med 2012: 40 (12): 430 

Kanji H, McCallum J, Norena M, Wong H, Griesdale D, Reynolds S, Isac G, Sirounis D, Gunning D, Finlayson G, Dodek P. Early veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is associated 

with lower mortality in patients who have severe hypoxemic respiratory 

failure: A retrospective multicenter cohort study. J Crit Care 2016;33:169-173 

Kramer AH, Holliday K, Keenan S, Isac G, Kutsogiannis DJ, Kneteman NM, Robertson A, Nickerson P, Tibbles LA. Donation after circulatory determination of death in western Canada:a multicentre study of donor characteristics and critical care practices. Can J Anaesth. 2020:67(5):521-531. 

Dhanani S, Hornby L, Van Beinum A, Scales N, Hogue M, Baker A, Beed A, Boyd JG, Chandler J, Chassé M, D’Aragon F, Dezfulian C, Doig C, Duska F, Friedrich J,Gardiner D, Gofton T, Harvey D, Herry C, Isac G, et al., Resumption of Cardiac Activity after Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Measures. N Engl J Med 2021;384:345-352 

NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS 

Conference Proceedings Printed : 14/Jul/2005 Isac , George 2 

Griesdale D, Bosma TL, Kurth T, Isac G, Chittock DR. Complications of endotracheal intubation in the intensive care unit: a propensity score analysis. Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society 64th Annual Meeting. Halifax, NS, Canada; 13-17 June 2008. Can J Anesth 2008;55(Supp1):475765. 

Neitzel A, Griesdale D, Finlayson G, Isac G. Earlier Tracheostomy Reduces the Duration of Mechanical Ventilation. Canadian Critical Care Conference 2010. 

Chau A, Isac G, Ayas N, Foster D, Irwin C, Choi PT, Griesdale DEG. Feasibility study to compare videolaryngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy in critically ill patients. Critical Care Canada Forum 2011. 

Kanji H, Griesdale D, Dodek P, Reynolds S, McCallum J, Isac G, Boyd J, Gunning D, Sirounis D. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation improves survival in patients with severe ARDS. Society of Critical Care Medicine 42nd Critical Care Congress. San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA. January 19 – 23rd, 2013. Crit Care Med 2012;40(12): U121-122. 

D’Aragon F, Burns E.A. K, Chasse M, Frenette AJ, Ball I, Rochwerg B, English S, Boyd G, Kramer A, Healey A, Dhanani S, Lauzier F, Keenan S, Wang HT, Isac G, Wood G, Breau R, Hand L, Masse MH, Ibrahim Q, Lamontagne F, Meade M on behalf of the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group and Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program. Association between cause of death and organ yield in organ donation after circulatory death in Canada. Canadian Critical Care Forum, Toronto, Canada. November 10-13th, 2019. 

Non-peer reviewed publication, Commentary 

Hirji A, Janda S, Isac G, MomenKhan I. Recommended reading from The University of British Columbia Respiratory Fellows and Critical Care Fellows. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011:184(5): 616-617. 

BOOK CHAPTERS 

Lamarche Y. Isac G. Extracorporeal Oxygenation in the Intensive Care. In: Rodriguez-Villar S (editor). Protocols in Critical Care – 1st edition. Madrid: Marban 2011: 185-193. 

Areas of special interest and accomplishments

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