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Tom Piraino

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Lecturer (Adjunct)AnesthesiaMcMaster University

Tom Piraino

Lecturer (Adjunct)

Anesthesia

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2017

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Supervision signals

Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
No graduate courses on record.
40 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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Publications

2,485

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Contact

pirainot@mcmaster.ca

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine
Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

89 publications.

Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines for the Administration of Neuromuscular Blockade in Adults With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Erstad BL, Cobas MA, Qadir N, Alshamsi F, Sharif S, Devine EM, Devine ST, Einav S, Elmer J, Fort AC

Critical Care Medicine20267 citations

DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000007002

High-flow nasal cannula versus noninvasive ventilation in stabilized hypercapnic exacerbation: a physiological crossover trial

Vieira F, Schreiber A, Docci M, Rodrigues A, Phoophiboon V, Subira C, Ko M, Sousa MLA, Pham T, Piraino T

Annals of Intensive Care20261 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.aicoj.2026.100092

Magnitude and pattern of breathing effort during spontaneous breathing trials after cardiac surgery: a physiological model of sustained breathing effort despite diaphragm dysfunction

Telias I, Grassi A, Sklar MC, Junhasavasdikul D, Grieco DL, Dres M, Piraino T, Castellvi-Font A, Pham T, Melo L

Critical Care20261 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s13054-026-06004-x

Assessment of Respiratory Drive in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient

Piraino T

Respiratory Care20261 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1177/19433654261444699

Careful ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome: the protocol of the CAVIARDS international multicentre randomised basket trial

Coudroy R, Telias I, Jonkman A, Thille AW, Diehl J, Péron N, Ko M, Bourion A-A, Tiribelli N, Fredes S

BMJ Open20261 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115775

Discordance, Pendelluft, and Electrical Impedance Tomography

Piraino T

Respiratory Care2026First author

DOI: 10.1177/19433654261424874

Executive Summary: Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines for the Administration of Neuromuscular Blockade in Adults With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Erstad BL, Cobas MA, Qadir N, Alshamsi F, Sharif S, Devine EM, Devine ST, Einav S, Elmer J, Fort AC

Critical Care Medicine2026

DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000007001

Reverse Triggering: Seeing More, Knowing Less?

Piraino T

Respiratory Care2026First author

DOI: 10.1177/19433654261472950

Proportional-Assist Ventilation for Minimizing the Duration of Mechanical Ventilation

Bosma KJ, Burns KEA, Martin CM, Skrobik Y, Mancebo Cortés J, Mulligan S, Lafreniere-Roula M, Thorpe KE, Suárez Montero JC, Morán Chorro I

New England Journal of Medicine202529 citations

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2505708

Ventilation distribution during spontaneous breathing trials predicts liberation from mechanical ventilation: the VISION study

Phoophiboon V, Rodrigues A, Vieira F, Ko M, Madotto F, Schreiber A, Sun N, Sousa MLA, Docci M, Brault C

Critical Care202525 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s13054-024-05243-0

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Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Airway Management and Intubation Techniques