Andrew D McRae
University of Calgary
112 Papers
168 Citations
Andrew D McRae is an academic researcher from University of Calgary. The author has contributed to research in topics: Emergency department & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 97 publications. Previous affiliations of Andrew D McRae include Rockyview General Hospital & Foothills Medical Centre.
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Papers
The Ottawa Statement on the Ethical Design and Conduct of Cluster Randomized Trials
Charles Weijer,Jeremy M. Grimshaw,Jeremy M. Grimshaw,Jeremy M. Grimshaw,Martin P Eccles,Andrew D McRae,Andrew D McRae,Angela White,Jamie C. Brehaut,Jamie C. Brehaut,Monica Taljaard,Monica Taljaard,Monica Taljaard +12 more
TL;DR: The Ottawa Ethics of Cluster Trials Consensus Group sets out 15 recommendations for the ethical design and conduct of cluster randomized trials.
Impact of CONSORT extension for cluster randomised trials on quality of reporting and study methodology: review of random sample of 300 trials, 2000-8
Noah Ivers,Monica Taljaard,Stephanie N. Dixon,Carol Bennett,Andrew D McRae,J. Taleban,Zoe Skea,Jamie C. Brehaut,Robert F. Boruch,Martin P Eccles,Jeremy M. Grimshaw,Charles Weijer,Merrick Zwarenstein,Allan Donner +13 more
TL;DR: The quality of reporting of cluster randomised trials improved in only a few aspects since the publication of the 2004 extension of the CONSORT guidelines, and no improvements at all were observed in essential methodological features.
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Ethical issues posed by cluster randomized trials in health research
Charles Weijer,Jeremy M. Grimshaw,Jeremy M. Grimshaw,Monica Taljaard,Monica Taljaard,Ariella Binik,Robert F. Boruch,Jamie C. Brehaut,Jamie C. Brehaut,Allan Donner,Allan Donner,Martin P Eccles,Antonio Gallo,Andrew D McRae,Andrew D McRae,Raphael Saginur,Merrick Zwarenstein +16 more
TL;DR: This project will provide a systematic analysis of the ethics of cluster trials, outlining a series of six areas of inquiry that must be addressed if the cluster trial is to be set on a firm ethical foundation.
When is informed consent required in cluster randomized trials in health research
Andrew D McRae,Andrew D McRae,Charles Weijer,Ariella Binik,Jeremy M. Grimshaw,Jeremy M. Grimshaw,Jeremy M. Grimshaw,Robert F. Boruch,Jamie C. Brehaut,Jamie C. Brehaut,Allan Donner,Allan Donner,Martin P Eccles,Raphael Saginur,Angela White,Monica Taljaard,Monica Taljaard,Monica Taljaard +17 more
TL;DR: A framework based on the moral foundations of informed consent and international regulatory provisions is set out to address five questions related to consent and CRTs: How can a study proceed if informed consent is not possible?
Chest ultrasonography versus supine chest radiography for diagnosis of pneumothorax in trauma patients in the emergency department
TL;DR: Comparing the diagnostic accuracy of chest ultrasonography by frontline non-radiologist physicians versus chest X-ray (CXR) for diagnosis of pneumothorax in trauma patients in the emergency department (ED) and the effects of potential sources of heterogeneity such as type of CUS operator (frontline non- Radiologist physicians), type of trauma, and type of US probe on test accuracy is investigated.
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