Karen E. A. Burns

23.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
237 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Karen E. A. Burns is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen E. A. Burns has authored 237 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 80 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and 59 papers in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology. Recurrent topics in Karen E. A. Burns's work include Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (75 papers), Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (68 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (59 papers). Karen E. A. Burns is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (75 papers), Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (68 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (59 papers). Karen E. A. Burns collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Karen E. A. Burns's co-authors include Neill K. J. Adhikari, Maureen O. Meade, Michelle E. Kho, Jan O. Friedrich, M Meade, Mark Duffett, Bronagh Blackwood, Sean M. Bagshaw, Ron Wald and Chris R. Cardwell and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Karen E. A. Burns

220 papers receiving 8.2k citations

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A guide for the design and conduct of self-administered surveys of clinicians

2008 960 citations Karen E. A. Burns, Mark Duffett et al. Canadian Medical Association Journal profile →
High flow nasal cannula compared with conventional oxygen therapy for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2019 246 citations Bram Rochwerg, Karen E. A. Burns et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	‘I am old, and I will rather abandon life with my eyes open’: a qualitative study of Norwegians aged 80 and older explaining their intensive care unit admission preferences 2025 ·Age and Ageing ·G. Schwarz, Britt Sjøbø, (unknown), Ingrid Miljeteig, Karen E. A. Burns, Reidar Kvåle, Hans Flaatten, Margrethe Aase Schaufel	0
2	ICU Admission Preferences in the Hypothetical Event of Acute Critical Illness: A Survey of Very Old Norwegians and Their Next-of-Kins 2024 ·Critical Care Explorations ·G. Schwarz, (unknown), Ingrid Miljeteig, Karl Ove Hufthammer, Karen E. A. Burns, Reidar Kvåle, Hans Flaatten, Margrethe Aase Schaufel	2
3	Spontaneous Breathing Trial Techniques for Extubating Adults and Children Who Are Critically Ill 2024 ·JAMA Network Open ·Karen E. A. Burns, (unknown), (unknown), Vatsal Trivedi, (unknown), (unknown), Kimberley Lewis, Dipayan Chaudhuri, (unknown), Jan O. Friedrich	6
4	Characterizing usual-care physical rehabilitation in Canadian intensive care unit patients: a secondary analysis of the Canadian multicentre Critical Care Cycling to Improve Lower Extremity Strength pilot randomized controlled trial 2024 ·Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie ·(unknown), Ian Ball, Sue Berney, Karen E. A. Burns, Richard J. Cook, (unknown), Margaret S. Herridge, Timothy Karachi, Sunita Mathur, Julie C. Reid, Bram Rochwerg, (unknown), Jill Rudkowski, Jackie Bosch, Lyn S. Turkstra, Michelle E. Kho	1
5	Time to therapy and safety of testicular tissue cryopreservation in children undergoing gonadotoxic treatment or hematopoietic stem cell transplant 2024 ·Journal of Pediatric Urology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Marion Schulte, (unknown), Michael Daugherty, Brian A. VanderBrink, William DeFoor, Eugene Minevich, Pramod Reddy, (unknown), Karen E. A. Burns, Andrew C. Strine	1
6	Systemic lupus erythematosus associated with development of macrophage activation syndrome and disseminated aspergillosis 2023 ·Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie ·(unknown), (unknown), Karen E. A. Burns	0
7	Feasibility of implementing Extubation Advisor, a clinical decision support tool to improve extubation decision-making in the ICU: a mixed-methods observational study 2021 ·BMJ Open ·Aimee Sarti, (unknown), Christophe L. Herry, Stephanie Sutherland, Nathan Scales, Irene Watpool, Rebecca Porteous, Michael Hickey, (unknown), A Fazekas, Tim Ramsay, Karen E. A. Burns, Andrew Seely	4
8	Feasibility and Impact of a Guided Symptom Exposure Augmented Cognitive Behavior Therapy Protocol to Prevent Symptoms of Pharmacologically Induced Depression: A Pilot Study 2019 ·Cognitive Therapy and Research ·Lata K. McGinn, Anna Van Meter, Ian M. Kronish, (unknown), Karen E. A. Burns, (unknown), Thomas McGinn	2
9	Gender differences in grant and personnel award funding rates at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research based on research content area: A retrospective analysis 2019 ·PLoS Medicine ·Karen E. A. Burns, Sharon E. Straus, Kuan Liu, Leena Rizvi, Gordon Guyatt	70
10	Multicentre pilot randomised clinical trial of early in-bed cycle ergometry with ventilated patients 2019 ·BMJ Open Respiratory Research ·Michelle E. Kho, (unknown), France Clarke, Julie C. Reid, Margaret S. Herridge, Timothy Karachi, Bram Rochwerg, Alison Fox‐Robichaud, Andrew Seely, Sunita Mathur, Vincent Lo, Karen E. A. Burns, Ian Ball, (unknown), Jean‐Éric Tarride, Jill Rudkowski, Karen Koo, Diane Heels‐Ansdell, (unknown)	40
11	Surveillance or no surveillance for deep venous thrombosis and outcomes of critically ill patients 2018 ·Medicine ·Yaseen M. Arabi, Karen E. A. Burns, Fahad Al-Hameed, Sami Alsolamy, Mohammed Almaani, Yasser Mandourah, Ghaleb A. Almekhlafi, Ali Al Bshabshe, Mohammed Alshahrani, Imran Khalid, Hassan Hawa, Zia Arshad, Hani Lababidi, (unknown), Jesna Jose, Sheryl Ann Abdukahil, Lara Afesh, Abdulaziz Al‐Dawood	4
12	The Association Between Renal Replacement Therapy Modality and Long-Term Outcomes Among Critically Ill Adults With Acute Kidney Injury 2013 ·Critical Care Medicine ·Ron Wald, Salimah Z. Shariff, Neill K. J. Adhikari, Sean M. Bagshaw, Karen E. A. Burns, Jan O. Friedrich, Amit X. Garg, Ziv Harel, Abhijat Kitchlu, Joel G. Ray	134
13	Noninvasive ventilation as a weaning strategy for mechanical ventilation in adults with respiratory failure: a Cochrane systematic review 2013 ·Canadian Medical Association Journal ·Karen E. A. Burns, Maureen O. Meade, Azra Premji, Neill K. J. Adhikari	79
14	Optimal Mode of clearance in critically ill patients with Acute Kidney Injury (OMAKI) - a pilot randomized controlled trial of hemofiltration versus hemodialysis: a Canadian Critical Care Trials Group project 2012 ·Critical Care ·Ron Wald, Jan O. Friedrich, Sean M. Bagshaw, Karen E. A. Burns, Amit X. Garg, Michelle Hladunewich, Andrew A. House, Stephen E. Lapinsky, David J. Klein, Neesh Pannu, Karen L. Pope, Robert Richardson, Kevin E. Thorpe, (unknown)	43
15	Hemofiltration compared to hemodialysis for acute kidney injury: systematic review and meta-analysis 2012 ·Critical Care ·Jan O. Friedrich, Ron Wald, Sean M. Bagshaw, Karen E. A. Burns, (unknown)	76
16	Quality of reporting of surveys in critical care journals 2011 ·Critical Care Medicine ·Mark Duffett, Karen E. A. Burns, Neill K. J. Adhikari, Donald M. Arnold, François Lauzier, Michelle E. Kho, Maureen O. Meade, (unknown), Karen Koo, Karen Choong, François Lamontagne, Qi Zhou, (unknown)	38
17	Clinical research ethics for critically ill patients: A pandemic proposal 2010 ·Critical Care Medicine ·(unknown), Karen E. A. Burns, Simon Finfer, Niranjan Kissoon, Satish Bhagwanjee, Djillali Annane, Charles L. Sprung, Rob Fowler, Nicola Latronico, John C. Marshall	28
18	Noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure near the end of life* 2008 ·Critical Care Medicine ·Tasnim Sinuff, Richard J. Cook, Sean Keenan, Karen E. A. Burns, Neill K. J. Adhikari, Graeme Rocker, Sangeeta Mehta, Robert M. Kacmarek, Kevin W. Eva, Nicholas S. Hill	31
19	Une méta-analyse ďun sevrage non effractif pour faciliter le retrait de la ventilation mécanique 2006 ·Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie ·Karen E. A. Burns, Neill K. J. Adhikari, Maureen O. Meade	26
20	Abstract reporting in randomized clinical trials of acute lung injury: An audit and assessment of a quality of reporting score* 2005 ·Critical Care Medicine ·Karen E. A. Burns, Neill K. J. Adhikari, Michelle E. Kho, Maureen O. Meade, (unknown), Tasnim Sinuff, (unknown)	29

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