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Karen Burns

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Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)Health Research Methods, Evidence, and ImpactMcMaster University

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

From the 150 most recent of 348 publications.

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Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock in Children 2026

Weiss SL, Peters MJ, Oczkowski SJW, Belley-Cote E, Buysse C, Choong KLM, Deep A, Inwald DP, Flori HR, Kneyber MCJ

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine202631 citations
DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003927
02

Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock in Children 2026

Weiss SL, Peters MJ, Oczkowski SJW, Belley-Cote E, Buysse C, Choong KLM, Deep A, Inwald DP, Flori HR, Kneyber MCJ

Intensive Care Medicine202612 citations
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-026-08360-2
03

Influence of multiple trauma on the effect of transfusion strategies in patients with traumatic brain injury: a sub-study of the HEMOTION trial

Bouras M, Lauzier F, Fergusson DA, Neveu X, Clayton L, Patton M-P, Costerousse O, English SW, Docherty A, Malbouisson LMS

Intensive Care Medicine20262 citations
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-025-08290-5
04

Gender equality and equity in intensive care: an international Delphi consensus study

Myatra SN, Nasa P, Chanchalani GP, Zimmerman JL, Venkatesh B, Machado FR, Ostermann M, Leeies M, Coopersmith CM, Sorce LR

Intensive Care Medicine20262 citations
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-026-08394-6
05

Sex, time, and disability status differences in mortality, multidimensional morbidity, and health care utilization: a secondary analysis of the Canadian RECOVER study

Burns KEA, Huszti E, Li Q, Herridge MS

Intensive Care Medicine20262 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-025-08267-4
06

Virtual family participation in adult intensive care unit rounds: A multicenter pilot feasibility cohort study

Beydoun SA, Bahrami S, Burns KEA, Debigaré S, Duong J, Gagné C, Kifell J, Price C, Rubulotta F, Stephenson A

Journal of Critical Care20261 citations
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2025.155245
07

Identifying Research Priorities in Canadian Adult and Pediatric Critical Care: Results From a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership

Fiest KM, Krewulak KD, Rader T, Bain H, Burns KEA, Bergeron M-M, Kho ME, Lamontagne F, Lee LA, McKenney S

Critical Care Medicine20261 citations
DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000007029
08

Informed Consent in an International Trial of Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis: Patterns and Predictors.

Mehta S, Burns KEA, Zytaruk N, Heels-Ansdell D, Hand L, Clarke F, Hardie M, Lad V, Geagea A, Binnie A

Critical Care Medicine20261 citations
DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000007314
09

Patient and family engagement in adult and paediatric critical care research: A scoping review

Emery K, Hibbert EA, Berney S, Deane AM, Burns KEA, Dinh T, Endacott R, Fiest KM, Gibbons K, Hutcheon E

Australian Critical Care20261 citations
DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2026.101615
10

Survey of Intensivist Coverage and Interprofessional Team Staffing in Canadian ICUs

Wunsch H, Manoharan V, Hill A, Garland A, Costa DK, Kho ME, Lamontagne F, Murthy S, Stelfox HT, Hancock J

Critical Care Medicine20261 citations
DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000007188

Frequent collaborators

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Karen BurnsDeborah CookBram RochwergMaureen MeadeMichelle KhoAlison Fox-RobichaudDipayan ChaudhuriDiane Heels-AnsdellJennifer TsangGordon GuyattTimothy A KarachiErick Duan
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Deborah Cook

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94 shared papers, latest 2026

Maureen Meade

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63 shared papers, latest 2026

Bram Rochwerg

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

63 shared papers, latest 2026

Michelle Kho

Rehabilitation Science

32 shared papers, latest 2026

Alison Fox-Robichaud

Medicine

29 shared papers, latest 2026

Dipayan Chaudhuri

Medicine

21 shared papers, latest 2026

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