Nicole McKinnon, University of Toronto

Research

Clinical Trial Critical Care Pediatric Sedation

Latest papers

Gray-white matter ratio in pediatric and adult cardiopulmonary arrest studies: a rapid review.
Resuscitation plus · 2026
Long term outcomes of children started on the Ketogenic diet for pediatric super refractory status epilepticus- 15 years single center experience.
Seizure · 2026
Public knowledge of button battery ingestions: A social media based cross-sectional analysis.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology · 2024

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Advancing Brain Outcomes in pediatric critically ill patients sedated with Volatile AnEsthestic Agents: A pilot multicentre randomized controlled trial (ABOVE Trial).
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$1,121,996
Advancing Brain Outcomes in pediatric critically ill patients sedated with Volatile AnEsthestic Agents: A pilot multicentre randomized controlled trial (ABOVE Trial).
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$280,500

All 2 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Gray-white matter ratio in pediatric and adult cardiopulmonary arrest studies: a rapid review.

Honjo K, Goco G, Al Khalifah A, McKinnon N, Scholefield BR, Laughlin S, Guerguerian AM

Resuscitation plus2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2026.101321 PMID: 42080204

02

Long term outcomes of children started on the Ketogenic diet for pediatric super refractory status epilepticus- 15 years single center experience.

Hommady R, Lowe H, Dickson J, Owusu K, Kobayashi J, Hahn C, Zak M, Hopkins S, Jain P, McKinnon N, Donner E, Sharma S

Seizure2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2026.04.017 PMID: 42035680

03

Public knowledge of button battery ingestions: A social media based cross-sectional analysis.

Philteos J, Madan Y, James AL, Propst EJ, Ostrow O, McKinnon N, Everett T, Siu J, Wolter NE

International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.111902 PMID: 38479070

04

Learning from our unit's first exorcism.

Johnson KT, McKinnon N, Kirsch R

Intensive care medicine2024

DOI: 10.1007/s00134-024-07327-5 PMID: 38294524

05

Inhaled Volatiles for Status Asthmaticus, Epilepsy, and Difficult Sedation in Adult ICU and PICU: A Systematic Review.

Gorsky K, Cuninghame S, Jayaraj K, Slessarev M, Francoeur C, Withington DE, Chen J, Cuthbertson BH, Martin C, Chapman M, Ganesan SL, McKinnon N, Jerath A

Critical care explorations2024

DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001050 PMID: 38384587

06

Airway Complications Resulting From Pediatric Esophageal Button Battery Impaction: A Systematic Review.

Philteos J, James AL, Propst EJ, Ostrow O, McKinnon N, Everett T, Wolter NE

JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery2022

DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2022.0848 PMID: 35616924

07

Blood-based traumatic brain injury biomarkers - Clinical utilities and regulatory pathways in the United States, Europe and Canada.

Wang KK, Munoz Pareja JC, Mondello S, Diaz-Arrastia R, Wellington C, Kenney K, Puccio AM, Hutchison J, McKinnon N, Okonkwo DO, Yang Z, Kobeissy F, Tyndall JA, Büki A, Czeiter E, Pareja Zabala MC, Gandham N, Berman R

Expert review of molecular diagnostics2021

DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2021.2005583 PMID: 34783274

Advancing Brain Outcomes in pediatric critically ill patients sedated with Volatile AnEsthestic Agents: A pilot multicentre randomized controlled trial (ABOVE Trial).

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Clinical Trials Projects

Principal investigators: Jerath, Angela; Cuthbertson, Brian H; Lalgudi Ganesan, Saptharishi; McKinnon, Nicole K; Slessarev, Marat

Keywords: Clinical Trial; Critical Care; Pediatric; Sedation

$1,121,996

Advancing Brain Outcomes in pediatric critically ill patients sedated with Volatile AnEsthestic Agents: A pilot multicentre randomized controlled trial (ABOVE Trial).

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Clinical Trials Projects - Indirect Costs

Principal investigators: Jerath, Angela; Cuthbertson, Brian H; Lalgudi Ganesan, Saptharishi; McKinnon, Nicole K; Slessarev, Marat

Keywords: Clinical Trial; Critical Care; Pediatric; Sedation

$280,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology and Pain Management
Pediatrics
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Medicine
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Cheryl Wellington

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Claudio Martin

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Anne-Marie Guerguerian

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Angela Jerath

Anesthesiology and Pain Management

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Marat Slessarev

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Clinical Trial Dear Professor McKinnon, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Gray-white matter ratio in pediatric and adult cardiopulmonary arrest studies: a rapid review." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Advancing Brain Outcomes in pediatric critically ill patients sedated with Volatile AnEsthestic Agents: A pilot multicentre randomized controlled trial (ABOVE Trial)." (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]