| Barriers to goals of care discussions with seriously ill hospitalized patients and their families: a multicenter survey of clinicians JJ You, J Downar, RA Fowler, F Lamontagne, IWY Ma, D Jayaraman, ... JAMA internal medicine 175 (4), 549-556, 2015 | 412 | 2015 |
| The “surprise question” for predicting death in seriously ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis J Downar, R Goldman, R Pinto, M Englesakis, NKJ Adhikari Cmaj 189 (13), E484-E493, 2017 | 386 | 2017 |
| Triage of scarce critical care resources in COVID-19 an implementation guide for regional allocation: an expert panel report of the task force for mass critical care and the … RC Maves, J Downar, JR Dichter, JL Hick, A Devereaux, JA Geiling, ... Chest 158 (1), 212-225, 2020 | 311* | 2020 |
| Improving end-of-life communication and decision making: the development of a conceptual framework and quality indicators T Sinuff, P Dodek, JJ You, D Barwich, C Tayler, J Downar, M Hartwick, ... Journal of pain and symptom management 49 (6), 1070-1080, 2015 | 279 | 2015 |
| Pandemic palliative care: beyond ventilators and saving lives A Arya, S Buchman, B Gagnon, J Downar Cmaj 192 (15), E400-E404, 2020 | 216 | 2020 |
| Perceptions of “futile care” among caregivers in intensive care units R Sibbald, J Downar, L Hawryluck Cmaj 177 (10), 1201-1208, 2007 | 204 | 2007 |
| Guidelines for the withdrawal of life-sustaining measures J Downar, JW Delaney, L Hawryluck, L Kenny Intensive care medicine 42, 1003-1017, 2016 | 203 | 2016 |
| Palliating a pandemic:“all patients must be cared for” J Downar, D Seccareccia, ... Journal of pain and symptom management 39 (2), 291-295, 2010 | 171 | 2010 |
| What really matters in end-of-life discussions? Perspectives of patients in hospital with serious illness and their families JJ You, P Dodek, F Lamontagne, J Downar, T Sinuff, X Jiang, AG Day, ... Cmaj 186 (18), E679-E687, 2014 | 164 | 2014 |
| Early experience with medical assistance in dying in Ontario, Canada: a cohort study J Downar, RA Fowler, R Halko, LD Huyer, AD Hill, JL Gibson Cmaj 192 (8), E173-E181, 2020 | 97 | 2020 |
| Nonbeneficial treatment Canada: definitions, causes, and potential solutions from the perspective of healthcare practitioners J Downar, JJ You, SM Bagshaw, E Golan, F Lamontagne, K Burns, ... Critical Care Medicine 43 (2), 270-281, 2015 | 76 | 2015 |
| The desirability of an intensive care unit (ICU) clinician-led bereavement screening and support program for family members of ICU decedents (ICU Bereave) J Downar, R Barua, T Sinuff Journal of critical care 29 (2), 311. e9-311. e16, 2014 | 76 | 2014 |
| Rapid response teams, do not resuscitate orders, and potential opportunities to improve end-of-life care: a multicentre retrospective study J Downar, D Rodin, R Barua, B Lejnieks, R Gudimella, V McCredie, ... Journal of critical care 28 (4), 498-503, 2013 | 67 | 2013 |
| Streptococcal meningitis resulting from contact with an infected horse J Downar, BM Willey, JW Sutherland, K Mathew, DE Low Journal of Clinical Microbiology 39 (6), 2358-2359, 2001 | 66 | 2001 |
| Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia in the ICU: a dialogue on core ethical issues EC Goligher, EW Ely, DP Sulmasy, J Bakker, J Raphael, AE Volandes, ... Critical care medicine 45 (2), 149-155, 2017 | 60 | 2017 |
| Palliative care for chronic illness: driving change G Rocker, J Downar, RS Morrison Cmaj 188 (17-18), E493-E498, 2016 | 60 | 2016 |
| The MedSafer study: a controlled trial of an electronic decision support tool for deprescribing in acute care EG McDonald, PE Wu, B Rashidi, AJ Forster, A Huang, L Pilote, ... Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 67 (9), 1843-1850, 2019 | 58 | 2019 |
| Deceased organ and tissue donation after medical assistance in dying and other conscious and competent donors: guidance for policy J Downar, SD Shemie, C Gillrie, MC Fortin, A Appleby, DZ Buchman, ... Cmaj 191 (22), E604-E613, 2019 | 58 | 2019 |
| Changes in end of life care 5 years after the introduction of a rapid response team: a multicentre retrospective study J Downar, R Barua, D Rodin, B Lejnieks, R Gudimella, V McCredie, ... Resuscitation 84 (10), 1339-1344, 2013 | 58 | 2013 |
| Using standardized family members to teach communication skills and ethical principles to critical care trainees J Downar, K Knickle, JT Granton, L Hawryluck Critical care medicine 40 (6), 1814-1819, 2012 | 57 | 2012 |
John J. YouClinical Professor, McMaster University; Professor (part-time), University of TorontoVerified email at thp.ca
