Barriers to goals of care discussions with seriously ill hospitalized patients and their families: a multicenter survey of clinicians JJ You, J Downar, RA Fowler, F Lamontagne, IWY Ma, D Jayaraman, ... JAMA internal medicine 175 (4), 549-556, 2015 | 387 | 2015 |
The “surprise question” for predicting death in seriously ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis J Downar, R Goldman, R Pinto, M Englesakis, NKJ Adhikari Cmaj 189 (13), E484-E493, 2017 | 344 | 2017 |
Triage of scarce critical care resources in COVID-19 an implementation guide for regional allocation: an expert panel report of the task force for mass critical care and the … RC Maves, J Downar, JR Dichter, JL Hick, A Devereaux, JA Geiling, ... Chest 158 (1), 212-225, 2020 | 276* | 2020 |
Improving end-of-life communication and decision making: the development of a conceptual framework and quality indicators T Sinuff, P Dodek, JJ You, D Barwich, C Tayler, J Downar, M Hartwick, ... Journal of pain and symptom management 49 (6), 1070-1080, 2015 | 263 | 2015 |
Pandemic palliative care: beyond ventilators and saving lives A Arya, S Buchman, B Gagnon, J Downar Cmaj 192 (15), E400-E404, 2020 | 202 | 2020 |
Perceptions of “futile care” among caregivers in intensive care units R Sibbald, J Downar, L Hawryluck Cmaj 177 (10), 1201-1208, 2007 | 200 | 2007 |
Guidelines for the withdrawal of life-sustaining measures J Downar, JW Delaney, L Hawryluck, L Kenny Intensive care medicine 42, 1003-1017, 2016 | 179 | 2016 |
Palliating a pandemic:“all patients must be cared for” J Downar, D Seccareccia, ... Journal of pain and symptom management 39 (2), 291-295, 2010 | 161 | 2010 |
What really matters in end-of-life discussions? Perspectives of patients in hospital with serious illness and their families JJ You, P Dodek, F Lamontagne, J Downar, T Sinuff, X Jiang, AG Day, ... Cmaj 186 (18), E679-E687, 2014 | 152 | 2014 |
Early experience with medical assistance in dying in Ontario, Canada: a cohort study J Downar, RA Fowler, R Halko, LD Huyer, AD Hill, JL Gibson CMAJ 192 (8), E173-E181, 2020 | 76 | 2020 |
Nonbeneficial treatment Canada: definitions, causes, and potential solutions from the perspective of healthcare practitioners J Downar, JJ You, SM Bagshaw, E Golan, F Lamontagne, K Burns, ... Critical Care Medicine 43 (2), 270-281, 2015 | 72 | 2015 |
The desirability of an intensive care unit (ICU) clinician-led bereavement screening and support program for family members of ICU decedents (ICU Bereave) J Downar, R Barua, T Sinuff Journal of critical care 29 (2), 311. e9-311. e16, 2014 | 72 | 2014 |
Rapid response teams, do not resuscitate orders, and potential opportunities to improve end-of-life care: a multicentre retrospective study J Downar, D Rodin, R Barua, B Lejnieks, R Gudimella, V McCredie, ... Journal of critical care 28 (4), 498-503, 2013 | 67 | 2013 |
Streptococcal meningitis resulting from contact with an infected horse J Downar, BM Willey, JW Sutherland, K Mathew, DE Low Journal of Clinical Microbiology 39 (6), 2358-2359, 2001 | 61 | 2001 |
Changes in end of life care 5 years after the introduction of a rapid response team: a multicentre retrospective study J Downar, R Barua, D Rodin, B Lejnieks, R Gudimella, V McCredie, ... Resuscitation 84 (10), 1339-1344, 2013 | 58 | 2013 |
Using standardized family members to teach communication skills and ethical principles to critical care trainees J Downar, K Knickle, JT Granton, L Hawryluck Critical care medicine 40 (6), 1814-1819, 2012 | 57 | 2012 |
Bench-to-bedside review: high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome J Downar, S Mehta Critical Care 10 (6), 1-8, 2006 | 53 | 2006 |
Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia in the intensive care unit: a dialogue on core ethical issues EC Goligher, EW Ely, DP Sulmasy, J Bakker, J Raphael, AE Volandes, ... Critical care medicine 45 (2), 149, 2017 | 52 | 2017 |
Palliative care for chronic illness: driving change G Rocker, J Downar, RS Morrison Cmaj 188 (17-18), E493-E498, 2016 | 52 | 2016 |
Standardized patient simulation versus didactic teaching alone for improving residents’ communication skills when discussing goals of care and resuscitation: A randomized … J Downar, N McNaughton, T Abdelhalim, N Wong, L Lapointe-Shaw, ... Palliative Medicine 31 (2), 130-139, 2017 | 51 | 2017 |