Sandra Dial

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Sandra Dial is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandra Dial has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Epidemiology, 14 papers in Infectious Diseases and 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Sandra Dial's work include Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (12 papers), Microscopic Colitis (10 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (9 papers). Sandra Dial is often cited by papers focused on Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (12 papers), Microscopic Colitis (10 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (9 papers). Sandra Dial collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Saudi Arabia. Sandra Dial's co-authors include Yoanna Skrobik, Nicolas Bergeron, M Dumont, M. J. Dubois, Marc‐Jacques Dubois, Marc Dumont, Samy Suissa, Peter Dodek, Anand Kumar and Gordon Wood and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Hepatology and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sandra Dial

33 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist: evaluation of a new screening tool

2001 983 citations Nicolas Bergeron, Sandra Dial et al. Intensive Care Medicine profile →
Use of Gastric Acid–Suppressive Agents and the Risk of Community-Acquired <EMPH TYPE="ITAL">Clostridium difficile</EMPH>–Associated Disease

2005 708 citations Sandra Dial JAMA profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sandra Dial Canada	21	2.0k	1.5k	1.2k	1.1k	827	35	4.2k
D. Chassard France	36	717 0.4×	757 0.5×	228 0.2×	1.0k 0.9×	1.8k 2.1×	209	4.3k
Colin McArthur New Zealand	30	2.7k 1.4×	1.8k 1.3×	257 0.2×	687 0.6×	967 1.2×	85	5.4k
Alexander Wilmer Belgium	40	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	395 0.3×	183 0.2×	2.1k 2.6×	109	6.6k
Rodrigo Cavallazzi United States	29	929 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	426 0.3×	146 0.1×	1.7k 2.1×	115	4.0k
Martin Siegemund Switzerland	35	1.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	424 0.3×	529 0.5×	642 0.8×	153	3.5k
Peter H. J. van der Voort Netherlands	28	766 0.4×	903 0.6×	797 0.6×	217 0.2×	658 0.8×	94	3.6k
Arthur R. H. van Zanten Netherlands	39	1.4k 0.7×	770 0.5×	379 0.3×	133 0.1×	1.0k 1.3×	153	6.3k
David Williamson Canada	29	1.0k 0.5×	493 0.3×	220 0.2×	510 0.5×	446 0.5×	135	2.5k
Laurent Argaud France	35	985 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	937 0.8×	113 0.1×	547 0.7×	193	5.2k
Jean‐Pierre Quenot France	35	1.3k 0.6×	1.7k 1.2×	478 0.4×	133 0.1×	591 0.7×	167	4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Sandra Dial

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandra Dial

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20 of 20 papers shown

Jayaraman, Dev, et al.. (2022). High-flow nasal oxygen as first-line therapy for COVID-19-associated hypoxemic respiratory failure: a single-centre historical cohort study. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie. 69(5). 582–590. 1 indexed citations

Sood, Manish M., Leigh Anne Shafer, Julie Ho, et al.. (2014). Early reversible acute kidney injury is associated with improved survival in septic shock. Journal of Critical Care. 29(5). 711–717. 67 indexed citations

Dial, Sandra, et al.. (2014). The role of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in community-acquired pneumonia. Journal of Critical Care. 30(1). 49–54. 45 indexed citations

Rimmer, Emily, Anand Kumar, Steve Doucette, et al.. (2012). Activated protein C and septic shock. Critical Care Medicine. 40(11). 2974–2981. 20 indexed citations

Arabi, Yaseen M., Saqib I. Dara, Ziad A. Memish, et al.. (2012). Antimicrobial therapeutic determinants of outcomes from septic shock among patients with cirrhosis. Hepatology. 56(6). 2305–2315. 98 indexed citations

Suissa, Daniel, Joseph A. Delaney, Sandra Dial, & Paul Brassard. (2012). Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs and the risk of Clostridium difficile‐associated disease. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 74(2). 370–375. 19 indexed citations

Shahin, Jason, et al.. (2011). The relationship between inotrope exposure, six-hour postoperative physiological variables, hospital mortality and renal dysfunction in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Critical Care. 15(4). R162–R162. 69 indexed citations

Keenan, Sean, Karen E. A. Burns, John Muscedere, et al.. (2011). Clinical practice guidelines for the use of noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation and noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure in the acute care setting. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 183(3). E195–E214. 220 indexed citations

Pépin, Jean‐Louis, Marylise Boutros, Éric Marcotte, et al.. (2009). Risk Factors for Mortality Following Emergency Colectomy for Fulminant Clostridium difficile Infection. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 52(3). 400–405. 64 indexed citations

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Bagshaw, Sean M., Stephen E. Lapinsky, Sandra Dial, et al.. (2008). Acute kidney injury in septic shock: clinical outcomes and impact of duration of hypotension prior to initiation of antimicrobial therapy. Intensive Care Medicine. 35(5). 871–881. 332 indexed citations

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Cunningham, Richard & Sandra Dial. (2008). Is over-use of proton pump inhibitors fuelling the current epidemic of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea?. Journal of Hospital Infection. 70(1). 1–6. 44 indexed citations

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Dial, Sandra, Abbas Kezouh, André Dascal, Alan Barkun, & Samy Suissa. (2008). Patterns of antibiotic use and risk of hospital admission because of Clostridium difficile infection. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 179(8). 767–772. 138 indexed citations

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Dial, Sandra & Dick Menzies. (2006). Is there a role for mask continuous positive airway pressure in acute respiratory failure due to COPD? Lessons from a retrospective audit of 3 different cohorts. International Journal of COPD. 1(1). 65–72. 6 indexed citations

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Dial, Sandra. (2005). Use of Gastric Acid–Suppressive Agents and the Risk of Community-Acquired <EMPH TYPE="ITAL">Clostridium difficile</EMPH>–Associated Disease. JAMA. 294(23). 2989–2989. 708 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dial, Sandra, et al.. (2005). Hemodilution and surgical hemostasis contribute significantly to transfusion requirements in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 130(3). 654.e1–654.e11. 42 indexed citations

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Menzies, Dick, et al.. (2005). Invasive Aspergillosis in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases. Canadian Respiratory Journal. 12(4). 199–204. 34 indexed citations

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Dial, Sandra. (2004). Risk of Clostridium difficile diarrhea among hospital inpatients prescribed proton pump inhibitors: cohort and case-control studies. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 171(1). 33–38. 430 indexed citations

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Martinu, Tereza, Dick Menzies, & Sandra Dial. (2003). Re‐Evaluation of Acid‐Base Prediction Rules in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Acidosis. Canadian Respiratory Journal. 10(6). 311–315. 20 indexed citations

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Dubois, Marc‐Jacques, Nicolas Bergeron, Marc Dumont, Sandra Dial, & Yoanna Skrobik. (2001). Delirium in an intensive care unit: a study of risk factors. Intensive Care Medicine. 27(8). 1297–1304. 448 indexed citations

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Hatzakis, George, et al.. (1999). Automatic Control of Pressure Support Mechanical Ventilation Using Fuzzy Logic. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 160(2). 550–556. 63 indexed citations

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