R.Douglas McKnight

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

R.Douglas McKnight is a scholar working on Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, R.Douglas McKnight has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Surgery, 7 papers in Emergency Medicine and 5 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in R.Douglas McKnight's work include Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (6 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (5 papers) and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies (5 papers). R.Douglas McKnight is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (6 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (5 papers) and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies (5 papers). R.Douglas McKnight collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. R.Douglas McKnight's co-authors include Gary H. Greenberg, Ian G. Stiell, James Worthington, George A. Wells, Mary A. Eisenhauer, Robert J. Brison, Ian McDowell, Catherine M. Clement, Daniel T. Cass and Howard Lesiuk and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

R.Douglas McKnight

21 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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The Canadian CT Head Rule for patients with minor head injury

2001 1.0k citations Ian G. Stiell, George A. Wells et al. The Lancet profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Physical Therapy Documentation: From Examination to Outcome 2008 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), R.Douglas McKnight, (unknown)	2
2	A Cluster Randomized Knowledge Transfer Trial in 4,457 Minor Head Injury Patients 2007 ·Academic Emergency Medicine ·Ian G. Stiell, Clare Clement, Jeremy Grimshaw, R. Brison, Brian H. Rowe, Michael J. Schull, (unknown), Jamie Brehaut, Eric Letovsky, Iain MacPhail, (unknown), Sarah J. Ross, R.Douglas McKnight, J. Dreyer, Michael Edmonds, Thomas Rutledge, (unknown), Jo Perry, Greg D. Wells, (unknown)	3
3	Aminophylline in bradyasystolic cardiac arrest: a randomised placebo-controlled trial 2006 ·The Lancet ·Riyad B. Abu‐Laban, (unknown), James M. Christenson, (unknown), Grant Innes, (unknown), Karen Wanger, R.Douglas McKnight, Kenneth Gin, Peter J. Zed, Jeffrey L. Watts, (unknown), Iain MacPhail, (unknown), Ruth Milner	27
4	The Canadian C-Spine rule performs better than unstructured physician judgment 2003 ·Annals of Emergency Medicine ·Glen Bandiera, Ian G. Stiell, George A. Wells, Catherine M. Clement, Valerie De Maio, Katherine L. Vandemheen, Gary H. Greenberg, Howard Lesiuk, Robert J. Brison, Daniel T. Cass, Jonathan Dreyer, Mary A. Eisenhauer, Iain MacPhail, R.Douglas McKnight, Laurie J. Morrison, Mark Reardon, Michael J. Schull, James Worthington	71
5	The Canadian C-Spine Rule versus the NEXUS Low-Risk Criteria in Patients with Trauma 2003 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Ian G. Stiell, Catherine M. Clement, R.Douglas McKnight, Robert J. Brison, Michael J. Schull, Brian H. Rowe, James Worthington, Mary A. Eisenhauer, Daniel T. Cass, Gary H. Greenberg, Iain MacPhail, Jonathan Dreyer, Jacques Lee, Glen Bandıera, Mark Reardon, Brian R. Holroyd, Howard Lesiuk, George A. Wells	386
6	Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Cardiac Arrest with Pulseless Electrical Activity 2002 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Riyad B. Abu‐Laban, James M. Christenson, Grant Innes, (unknown), Karen Wanger, R.Douglas McKnight, Iain MacPhail, (unknown), (unknown), Joel Singer, Martin T. Schechter, (unknown)	130
7	Canadian C-Spine Rule study for alert and stable trauma patients: II. Study objectives and methodology 2002 ·Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine ·Ian G. Stiell, George A. Wells, R.Douglas McKnight, Robert J. Brison, Howard Lesiuk, Catherine M. Clement, Mary A. Eisenhauer, Gary H. Greenberg, Iain MacPhail, Mark Reardon, James Worthington, P. Richard Verbeek, Jonathan Dreyer, Daniel T. Cass, Michael J. Schull, Laurie J. Morrison, Brian H. Rowe, Brian R. Holroyd, Glen Bandiera, Andreas Laupacis, (unknown)	30
8	Canadian CT head rule study for patients with minor head injury: Methodology for phase II (validation and economic analysis) 2001 ·Annals of Emergency Medicine ·Ian G. Stiell, Howard Lesiuk, George A. Wells, Doug Coyle, R.Douglas McKnight, Robert J. Brison, Catherine M. Clement, Mary A. Eisenhauer, Gary H. Greenberg, Iain MacPhail, Mark Reardon, James Worthington, P. Richard Verbeek, Brian H. Rowe, Daniel T. Cass, Jonathan Dreyer, Brian R. Holroyd, Laurie J. Morrison, Michael J. Schull, Andreas Laupacis	57
9	The Canadian CT Head Rule for patients with minor head injury breakdown → 2001 ·The Lancet ·Ian G. Stiell, George A. Wells, Katherine L. Vandemheen, Catherine M. Clement, Howard Lesiuk, Andreas Laupacis, R.Douglas McKnight, P. Richard Verbeek, Robert J. Brison, Daniel T. Cass, Mary A. Eisenhauer, Gary H. Greenberg, James Worthington	1027
10	The canadian CT head rule study for patients with minor head injury: Rationale, objectives, and methodology for phase I (derivation) 2001 ·Annals of Emergency Medicine ·Ian G. Stiell, Howard Lesiuk, George A. Wells, R.Douglas McKnight, Robert J. Brison, Catherine M. Clement, Mary A. Eisenhauer, Gary H. Greenberg, Iain MacPhail, Mark Reardon, James Worthington, P. Richard Verbeek, Brian H. Rowe, Daniel T. Cass, Jonathan Dreyer, Brian R. Holroyd, Laurie J. Morrison, Michael J. Schull, Andreas Laupacis	84
11	The NARC (Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory in Renal Colic) Trial. Single-dose intravenous ketorolac versus titrated intravenous meperidine in acute renal colic: a randomized clinical trial 2000 ·Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine ·(unknown), James M. Christenson, Grant Innes, Mary Lesperance, R.Douglas McKnight	15
12	Variation in emergency department use of cervical spine radiography for alert, stable trauma patients. 1997 ·PubMed ·Ian G. Stiell, George A. Wells, Katherine L. Vandemheen, A. Laupacis, R. Brison, Mary A. Eisenhauer, Gary H. Greenberg, Iain MacPhail, R.Douglas McKnight, Mark Reardon, P. Richard Verbeek, James Worthington, Howard Lesiuk	45
13	Variation in ED Use of Computed Tomography for Patients With Minor Head Injury 1997 ·Annals of Emergency Medicine ·Ian G. Stiell, George A. Wells, Katherine L. Vandemheen, Andreas Laupacis, Robert J. Brison, Mary A. Eisenhauer, Gary H. Greenberg, Iain MacPhail, R.Douglas McKnight, Mark Reardon, P. Richard Verbeek, James Worthington, Howard Lesiuk	106
14	Use of Radiography in Acute Knee Injuries: Need for Clinical Decision Rules 1995 ·Academic Emergency Medicine ·Ian G. Stiell, George A. Wells, Ian McDowell, Gary H. Greenberg, R.Douglas McKnight, A. Adam Cwinn, James Quinn, (unknown)	62
15	Derivation of a Decision Rule for the Use of Radiography in Acute Knee Injuries 1995 ·Annals of Emergency Medicine ·Ian G. Stiell, Gary H. Greenberg, George A. Wells, R.Douglas McKnight, A. Adam Cwinn, (unknown), Ian McDowell, (unknown)	152
16	Iris: An experimental multimedia workstation linking the departments of emergency medicine and radiological sciences 1993 ·Journal of Emergency Medicine ·Jan Ahuja, Marjorie Coristine, R.Douglas McKnight, (unknown)	3
17	A study to develop clinical decision rules for the use of radiography in acute ankle injuries 1992 ·Annals of Emergency Medicine ·Ian G. Stiell, Gary H. Greenberg, R.Douglas McKnight, Rashmi Ravindran Nair, Ian McDowell, James Worthington	446
18	Interobserver agreement in the examination of acute ankle injury patients 1992 ·The American Journal of Emergency Medicine ·Ian G. Stiell, R.Douglas McKnight, Gary H. Greenberg, Rashmi Ravindran Nair, Ian McDowell, Gordon G. Wallace	58
19	Use of radiography in acute ankle injuries: physicians' attitudes and practice. 1992 ·PubMed ·Ian G. Stiell, Ian McDowell, Rashmi Ravindran Nair, (unknown), Gary H. Greenberg, R.Douglas McKnight, Jitesh Ahuja	51
20	An Integrated Treatment Program for Sexual Offenders 1975 ·Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal ·William L. Marshall, R.Douglas McKnight	20

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