Ospina Lab Publications

Ospina MB, Serrano-Lomelin J, Amjad S, Hicks A, Giesbrecht G. Complex exposures require comprehensive and accurate analysis. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 2020 May 28;1-2. doi: 10.1017/S2040174420000458.

Sagaidak S, Rowe BH, Ospina MB, Rosychuk R. Emergency department crowding negatively influences short- and long-term outcomes for children presenting with acute asthma. Pediatric Research 2020; Apr 28. doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-0918-2.

Voaklander B, Rowe S, Sanni O, Campbell S, Ulrich D, Ospina MB. The prevalence of diabetes in pregnancy among Indigenous women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Global Health 2020;8(5): e681-e698. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30046-2

Rowe S, Karkhaneh Z, MacDonald I, Chambers T, Amjad S, Osornio-Vargas A, Chari R, Kumar M, Ospina MB. Systematic Review of the measurement properties of indices of prenatal care utilization. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 Mar 18;20(1):171. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-2822-5.

Hirji A, Zhao H, Ospina MB, Serrano-Lomelin J, Hubert M, Lien DC, Levy RD, Singer LG. Clinical judgment versus lung allocation score in predicting waitlist mortality. Clinical Transplantation 2020 Apr 9;34(7) e13870. doi: 10.1111/ctr.13870.

Michas M, Deuchar L, Leigh R, Bhutani M, Rowe BH, Stickland MK, Ospina MB, for the COPD PRIHS-2 Group. Factors influencing the implementation and uptake of a discharge care bundle for patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a qualitative focus group study. Implementation Science Communications 2020. 1:3. doi.org/10.1186/s43058-020-00017-5

Ospina MB,
Osornio-Vargas A, Nielsen CC, Crawford S, Kumar M, Aziz K, Serrano-Lomelin J. Socioeconomic gradients of adverse birth outcomes and related maternal factors in rural and urban Alberta, Canada: a concentration index approach. BMJ Open 2020;10:e033296. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033296

Belon AP, Serrano-Lomelin J, Nykiforuk C, Hicks A, Crawford S, Bakal J, Ospina MB. Health gradients in emergency department visits and hospitalizations for pediatric respiratory diseases. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2020;34(20:150-60. doi:10.1111/ppe.12639.

Craincross ZF, Chaput K, McMorris C, Ospina MB, Metcalfe A. Roles of the underlying cause of delivery and gestational age on long-term child health. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2020;34(3):331-40. DOI:10.1111/ppe.12648.


Ospina MB
, Serrano-Lomelin JA, Amjad S, Hicks A, Giesbrecht GF. Latent factors of adverse childhood experiences and adult-onset asthma. J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2020 Jan 15:1-8. doi: 10.1017/S2040174419000886. [Epub ahead of print]

Frenette P, Crawford S, Schulz J, Ospina MB. Author response: the type of episiotomy should be studied carefully. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2019. 41(11):1549-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2019.06.001.


Amjad S, Chandra S, Osornio-Vargas A, Voaklander D, Ospina MB. Maternal area of residence, socioeconomic status and risk of adverse maternal and birth outcomes in adolescent mothers. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2019 Dec;41(12):1752-1759. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2019.02.126. Epub 2019 Apr 30.

Black K, Chambers T, MacDonald I, Ospina MB. Postpartum mental health disorders in Indigenous women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2019; Oct;41(10):1470-1478. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2019.02.009. Epub 2019 Apr 10.

Frenette P. Crawford S, Schulz J, Ospina MB. Impact of episiotomy during operative vaginal delivery on obstetrical anal sphincter injuries. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2019 Dec;41(12):1734-1741. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2019.02.016. Epub 2019 Apr 16.

Ahmed H, Ospina M, Sideri K, Vliagoftis H. Retrospective analysis of aeroallergen's sensitization patterns in Northern Alberta. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2019 Feb 13;15:6. doi: 10.1186/s13223-019-0320-y. eCollection 2019.

Kozyrskyj AL, Bourque SL, Ospina MB. Microbiota be nimble. EBioMedicine 2019; 39:21-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.11.058. Epub 2018 Dec 1.

Amjad S, MacDonald I, Chambers T, Osornio-Vargas A, Chandra S, Voaklander D, Ospina MB. Social determinants of health and adverse maternal and birth outcomes in adolescent pregnancies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2019;33(1):88-99. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12529. Epub 2018 Dec 5.

Villa-Roel C, Ospina M, Majumdar SR, Couperthwaite S, Rawe E, Nikel T, Rowe BH. Engaging patients and primary care providers in the design of novel opinion leader based interventions for acute asthma in the emergency department: a mixed methods study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Oct 19;18(1):789. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3587-7.

Pendharkar S, Ospina M, Southern D, Hirani N, Graham J, Faris P, Bhutani M, Leigh R, Mody C. Stickland M. Effectiveness of a standardized electronic admission order set for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. BMC Pulm Med. 2018 May 30;18(1):93. doi: 10.1186/s12890-018-0657-x.

Ospina MB, Michas M, Deuchar L, Leigh R, Bhutani M, Rowe BH, Marciniuk D, Goodridge D, Dechman G, Bourbeau J, Balter M, Camp P, Hernandez P, Goldstein RS, Stickland MK, PhD, for the COPD PRIHS-2 Group. Development of a Patient-Centered, Evidence- and Consensus-Based Discharge Care Bundle for Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2018 Jan 30;5(1):e000265. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2017-000265. eCollection 2018.

Rosychuk RJ, Ospina M, Zhang J, Leigh R, Cave A, Rowe BH. Sex differences in outcomes after discharge from the emergency department for asthma in Alberta, Canada: a population-based study. J Asthma 2018 Aug 55(8):817-25. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2017.1373805. Epub 2017 Oct 16.

Villa-Roel C, Voaklander B, Ospina MB, Nikel T, Campbell S, Rowe BH. Effectiveness of written asthma action plans for acute asthma: a systematic review. J Asthma. 2018 Feb;55(2):188-195. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2017.1318142. Epub 2017 Jun 1.

Ospina MB, Mrklas K, Deuchar L, Rowe BH, Leigh R, Bhutani M, Stickland M. A systematic review of the effectiveness of discharge care bundles for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thorax 2017 Jan;72(1):31-39. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208820. Epub 2016 Sep 9. Review. (Editor's choice).

Moe J, Kirkland SK, Rawe E, Ospina MB, Vandermeer B, Campbell S, Rowe BH. Effectiveness of interventions to decrease emergency department visits by adult frequent users: A systematic review. Acad Emerg Med 2017, Jan;24(1):40-52. doi: 10.1111/acem.13060. Review. (Editor-in-Chief Pick).