News & Publications

The latest news and publications from the Appendicitis Research team

ACHRI Highlights 2018

"Precision Medicine in the Emergency Department" and Dr. Graham Thompson's research in the community report of the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute (page 30)

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Metabolomics and Inflammatory Mediator Profiling for the Differentiation of Life-Threatening and Non-Severe Appendicitis in the Pediatric Population

Shommu NS, Blackwood J, Jenne CN, Joffe AR, Martin DA, Mickiewicz B, Brindle M, Eccles R, Vogel HJ, Thompson GC, on behalf of the Alberta Sepsis Network

Metabolites. 2021; 11(10):664

Novel Molecular Biomarkers and Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis in Children

Hodge SV, Mickiewicz B, Lau M, Jenne CN, Thompson GC

Biomark Med. 2021 Aug;15(12):1055-1065

Cytokines and Chemokines in Pediatric Appendicitis: A Multiplex Analysis of Inflammatory Protein Mediators

Naqvi SA, Thompson GC, Joffe AR, Blackwood J, Martin DA, Brindle M, Barkema HW, Jenne CN

Mediators Inflamm. 2019 Feb 21;2019:2359681

Metabolomic and Inflammatory Mediator Based Biomarker Profiling as a Potential Novel Method to Aid Pediatric Appendicitis Identification

Shommu NS, Jenne CN, Blackwood J, Joffe AR, Martin DA, Thompson GC, Vogel HJ

PLoS One. 2018 Mar 12;13(3):e0193563

The Use of Metabolomics and Inflammatory Mediator Profiling Provides a Novel Approach to Identifying Pediatric Appendicitis in the Emergency Department

Shommu NS, Jenne CN, Blackwood J, Martin DA, Joffe AR, Eccles R, Brindle M, Khanafer I, Vogel HJ, Thompson GC

Sci Rep. 2018 Mar 6;8(1):4083

The Use of Routine Blood Cultures in Pediatric Appendicitis

Thompson GC, Morrison E, Ross M, Liu H, Vanderkooi OG, Eccles R

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Dec;33(12):e160-e163

Pain Management of Acute Appendicitis in Canadian Pediatric Emergency Departments

Robb AL, Ali S, Poonai N, Thompson GC; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) Appendicitis Study Group

CJEM. 2017 Nov;19(6):417-423

The Effect of a Full Bladder on Proportions of Diagnostic Ultrasound Studies in Children with Suspected Appendicitis

Ross M, Selby S, Poonai N, Liu H, Minoosepehr S, Boag G, Eccles R, Thompson GC

CJEM. 2016 Nov;18(6):414-419

Test Characteristics of Common Appendicitis Scores with and without Laboratory Investigations: a Prospective Observational Study

Khanafer I, Martin DA, Mitra TP, Eccles R, Brindle ME, Nettel-Aguirre A, Thompson GC

BMC Pediatr. 2016 Aug 30;16(1):147

Variation in the Diagnosis and Management of Appendicitis at Canadian Pediatric Hospitals

Thompson GC, Schuh S, Gravel J, Reid S, Fitzpatrick E, Turner T, Bhatt M, Beer D, Blair G, Eccles R, Jones S, Kilgar J, Liston N, Martin J, Hagel B, Nettel-Aguirre A; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada

Acad Emerg Med. 2015 Jul;22(7):811-22