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Michael Verret

ResearcherUniversité Laval

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Michael Verret

Researcher

Health Sciences

Université Laval

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
23 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Publications

643

Citations

h-index

166

Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Anesthesiology Clinical Trial Integrated Knowledge Translation Opioid Minimization Strategies Patient-Centred Outcomes People With Lived Experience Persistent Postoperative Opioid Use Pragmatic

Latest papers

Excitatory amino acid inhibitors in adults with acute moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMJ open · 2026
Effectiveness of Selective Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors for Postoperative Pain Management Using Multidimensional Pain Assessment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Anesthesiology · 2026 · senior author
Influence of multiple trauma on the effect of transfusion strategies in patients with traumatic brain injury: a sub-study of the HEMOTION trial
Intensive Care Medicine · 2026

All 26 publications

Latest funding

Co-Design and Usability Testing of a Sustainable Behavioural Intervention to Optimise Opioid Use Following Traumatic Injuries
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$244,800
Optimizing Patient-centred outcomes Using opioid minimization Strategies (OPUS) Pilot Trial
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$386,326
Selection of Palliative Care Strategies to Improve Pain Management in Frail Older Patients with Hip Fracture by Combining the Evidence and Interested Parties Perspectives
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$558,451

All 5 grants and awards

26 publications.

Excitatory amino acid inhibitors in adults with acute moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Bouras M, Costerousse O, Verret M, O'connor S, Zarychanski R, Gagnon MA, Torkomyan TH, Ouellet A, Lauzier F, English S, Moore L, Turgeon AF

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108337 PMID: 41856577

Effectiveness of Selective Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors for Postoperative Pain Management Using Multidimensional Pain Assessment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Kahloon U, Le JBP, Tierney S, Fergusson DA, Lalu MM, McIsaac DI, Turgeon AF, Patel S, Musa S, Verret M

Anesthesiology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000006216 PMID: 42708838

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

Pain Management Strategies and Adverse Effects of Opioids in Patients with Neurotrauma with Acute and Chronic Pain.

McGennis MÈ, Gagnon MA, Paquet J, Turgeon AF, Macedo T, Côté C, Matina MK, Verret M, Moore L, Richard-Denis A, Guénette L, Archambault L, Duval C, Bérubé M

Neurotrauma reports2025

DOI: 10.1177/08977151251365585 PMID: 40918989

Intraperitoneal local anesthetics for postoperative pain management following intra-abdominal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Boulianne M, Verret M, O'Connor S, Savard X, Neveu X, Marcoux C, Costerousse O, Gagnon MA, Zhang H, Beaulé L, Lamothe-Boucher F, Turgeon AF

BMC anesthesiology2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12871-025-03105-y PMID: 40348992

Beta-blockers in adults with acute traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Bouras M, Beaulieu N, Torkomyan TH, O'Connor S, Costerousse O, Lauzier F, Zarychanski R, Verret M, English SW, Tillmann B, Ball I, Slessarev M, Turgeon AF, Canadian Traumatic Brain Injury Research Consortium

Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care2025

DOI: 10.1186/s44158-025-00316-0 PMID: 41331710

Electronic health record interventions to reduce postoperative pregabalin prescribing: a quality improvement initiative.

Tierney S, Abbas A, Mysore K, Pysyk C, Zunder I, Verret M, Adeleke D, McIsaac DI

Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2025

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-025-03045-8 PMID: 41023294

Effects of perioperative benzodiazepine administration on postoperative patient-reported outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Ge FZ, Zhao K, Au E, Sadeghirad B, Fournier R, Belley-Côté E, Young J, Wang E, Beaver C, Kloppenburg S

British Journal of Anaesthesia20258 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2025.09.013

Intraoperative pharmacologic opioid minimisation strategies and patient-centred outcomes after surgery: a scoping review.

Verret M, Lam NH, Lalu M, Nicholls SG, Turgeon AF, McIsaac DI, Hamtiaux M, Bao Phuc Le J, Gilron I, Yang L, Kaimkhani M, Assi A, El-Adem D, Timm M, Tai P, Amir J, Srichandramohan S, Al-Mazidi A, Fergusson NA, Hutton B, Zivkovic F, Graham M, Lê M, Geist A, Bérubé M, Poulin P, Shorr R, Daudt H, Martel G, McVicar J, Moloo H, Fergusson DA, Perioperative Anesthesia Clinical Trials (PACT) group

British journal of anaesthesia2024First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.01.006 PMID: 38331658

Use of opioids and opioid alternatives during general anesthesia: a pan-Canadian survey among anesthesiologists.

Verret M, Lalu MM, Assi A, Nicholls SG, Turgeon AF, Carrier FM, McIsaac DI, Gilron I, Zikovic F, Graham M, Lê M, Geist A, Martel G, McVicar JA, Moloo H, Fergusson D, Canadian Perioperative Anesthesia Clinical Trials (PACT) group

Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2024First author

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-024-02847-6 PMID: 39448410

Co-Design and Usability Testing of a Sustainable Behavioural Intervention to Optimise Opioid Use Following Traumatic Injuries

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bérubé, Mélanie

Keywords: Intervention Development; Opioids; Prevention Of Opioid Use Disorders; Traumatic Injuries

$244,800

Optimizing Patient-centred outcomes Using opioid minimization Strategies (OPUS) Pilot Trial

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Verret, Michael; Fergusson, Dean A; Lalu, Manoj M; Turgeon, Alexis F

Keywords: Anesthesiology; Clinical Trial; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Opioid Minimization Strategies; Patient-Centred Outcomes; People With Lived Experience; Persistent Postoperative Opioid Use; Pragmatic; Recovery; Surgery

$386,326

Selection of Palliative Care Strategies to Improve Pain Management in Frail Older Patients with Hip Fracture by Combining the Evidence and Interested Parties Perspectives

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bérubé, Mélanie; Gauthier, Lynn R; Pelet, Stéphane

Keywords: Fraily; Hip Fracture; Older Adults; Pain; Palliative Care

$558,451

BRAINapt: TBI International Adaptive Platform Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Turgeon, Alexis F; English, Shane W; Lauzier, François; McDonald, Michelle; Moore, Lynne; Park, Jay; Zarychanski, Ryan

Keywords: Adaptive Platform Trial; Critical Care Care Medicine; Intensive Care Medicine; Randomized Controlled Trial; Trauma; Traumatic Brain Injury

$4,846,275

BRAINapt: TBI International Adaptive Platform Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Turgeon, Alexis F; English, Shane W; Lauzier, François; McDonald, Michelle; Moore, Lynne; Park, Jay; Zarychanski, Ryan

Keywords: Critical Care Medicine; Intensive Care Medicine; Multicenter Trial; Neurocritical Care; Platform Trial; Traumatic Brain Injury

$100,000

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

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Michael Verret

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Excitatory amino acid inhibitors in adults with acute moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Effectiveness of Selective Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors for Postoperative Pain Management Using Multidimensional Pain Assessment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

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

Pain Management Strategies and Adverse Effects of Opioids in Patients with Neurotrauma with Acute and Chronic Pain.

Intraperitoneal local anesthetics for postoperative pain management following intra-abdominal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Beta-blockers in adults with acute traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Electronic health record interventions to reduce postoperative pregabalin prescribing: a quality improvement initiative.

Effects of perioperative benzodiazepine administration on postoperative patient-reported outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Intraoperative pharmacologic opioid minimisation strategies and patient-centred outcomes after surgery: a scoping review.

Use of opioids and opioid alternatives during general anesthesia: a pan-Canadian survey among anesthesiologists.

Co-Design and Usability Testing of a Sustainable Behavioural Intervention to Optimise Opioid Use Following Traumatic Injuries

Optimizing Patient-centred outcomes Using opioid minimization Strategies (OPUS) Pilot Trial

Selection of Palliative Care Strategies to Improve Pain Management in Frail Older Patients with Hip Fracture by Combining the Evidence and Interested Parties Perspectives

BRAINapt: TBI International Adaptive Platform Trial

BRAINapt: TBI International Adaptive Platform Trial

Frequent collaborators

Michael Verret

Guillaume Martel

Ryan Zarychanski

Husein Moloo

Ian Gilron

Alan Tinmouth

Lynne Moore

Ian Ball

Brian Hutton

Jason McVicar

Patricia Poulin

Manoj Lalu

Marie-Pierre Gagnon

Karen Burns

Emilie Belley-Cote

Jessica Spence

Mélanie Bérubé

Angela Jerath

Lynn Gauthier

David Evans

Stuart Nicholls

Ryan Zarychanski

Karineh Kazazian

Jordan Feld

Jennifer Flemming

Jennifer Flemming

Laura Dawson

Steven Gallinger

Lawrence Gillman

Lynne Moore

Monica Taljaard

Alaa Rostom

Jing Zhang

Gianni Lorello

Carol Swallow

Kathryn Roth

Ahmad Elnahas

Juan Glinka

Jeffrey Hawel

Sarah Knowles