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Bronagh Blackwood

Professor of Critical Care, Queen's University Belfast
Verified email at qub.ac.uk
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[HTML][HTML] A minimal common outcome measure set for COVID-19 clinical research

…, K Baillie, M Bauer, S Berry, B Blackwood… - The lancet infectious …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Clinical research is necessary for an effective response to an emerging infectious disease
outbreak. However, research efforts are often hastily organised and done using various …

Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff

…, R Sauni, E Toomey, B Blackwood… - Cochrane database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background In epidemics of highly infectious diseases, such as Ebola, severe acute respiratory
syndrome (SARS), or coronavirus (COVID‐19), healthcare workers (HCW) are at much …

Guidelines on the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome

…, GD Perkins, N Barrett, B Blackwood… - BMJ open …, 2019 - bmjopenrespres.bmj.com
The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine and Intensive Care Society Guideline Development
Group have used GRADE methodology to make the following recommendations for the …

Protocolized versus non‐protocolized weaning for reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill adult patients

B Blackwood, KEA Burns, CR Cardwell… - … of systematic reviews, 2014 - cochranelibrary.com
Background This is an update of a review last published in Issue 5, 2010, of The Cochrane
Library. Reducing weaning time is desirable in minimizing potential complications from …

[HTML][HTML] ESICM guidelines on acute respiratory distress syndrome: definition, phenotyping and respiratory support strategies

…, JR Beitler, G Bellani, G Bellingan, B Blackwood… - Intensive care …, 2023 - Springer
The aim of these guidelines is to update the 2017 clinical practice guideline (CPG) of the
European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM). The scope of this CPG is limited to adult …

[HTML][HTML] Conservative fluid management or deresuscitation for patients with sepsis or acute respiratory distress syndrome following the resuscitation phase of critical …

…, DF McAuley, JC Marshall, B Blackwood… - Intensive care …, 2017 - Springer
Background It is unknown whether a conservative approach to fluid administration or
deresuscitation (active removal of fluid using diuretics or renal replacement therapy) is beneficial …

Use of weaning protocols for reducing duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill adult patients: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis

B Blackwood, F Alderdice, K Burns, C Cardwell… - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
Objective To investigate the effects of weaning protocols on the total duration of mechanical
ventilation, mortality, adverse events, quality of life, weaning duration, and length of stay in …

Exercise rehabilitation following intensive care unit discharge for recovery from critical illness

…, N Hart, TS Walsh, B Blackwood… - Cochrane Database …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Skeletal muscle wasting and weakness are significant complications of critical
illness, associated with degree of illness severity and periods of reduced mobility during …

Methodological issues in evaluating complex healthcare interventions

B Blackwood - Journal of advanced nursing, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Aim. This paper outlines the difficulties in defining and evaluating a complex intervention
and a number of currently available models for assisting this process are discussed. …