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The Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy (CJRT) is indexed in PMC (PubMed Central), Scopus/Embase, Google Scholar, CINAHL, and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Volume 59
A new index, Respiratory Insufficiency index and Modified Early Warning Scores predict extubation failure
Ramandeep Kaur, Amnah A. Alolaiwat, Ethan Ritz, Babak Mokhlesi, David L. Vines Published online May 18, 2023
Use of video laryngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy as a teaching tool for neonatal intubation: A systematic review
Jenna MacKinnon, Carolyn McCoy
Published online April 11, 2023
Risk factors for ventilator-induced-lung injury develop three to five times faster after a single episode of lung injury
Elizabeth C. Rohrs, Thiago G. Bassi, Michelle Nicholas, Jessica Wittmann, Marlena Ornowska, Karl C. Fernandez, Matt Gani, Steven C. Reynolds
Published online April 11, 2023
Comment on “Efficacy of hypertonic saline versus isotonic saline among children with cystic fibrosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis”
Ruvistay Gutierrez-Arias, Maria-Jose Oliveros, Pamela Seron
Published online April 11, 2023
HFOV in inhalational injury associated ARDS with broncho-pleural fistula – An old friend to the rescue: Case report
Ravi Ranjan, Priyankar Kumar Datta, Sriharsha Rapaka, Avishek Roy, Kapil Dev Soni
Published online April 11, 2023
Effects of simulation-based cardiopulmonary and respiratory case training experiences on interprofessional teamwork: A systematic review
Brendan O’Brien, Keslyn Bevan, Carly Brockington, James Murphy, Robert Gilbert
Published online March 28, 2023
Perceived responsibility for mechanical ventilation and weaning decisions in intensive care units in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mohammed G. Alkhathami, Meshal H. Alenazi, Jihad A. Alsalamah, Fahad M. Alkhathami, Sulaiman K. Alshammari, Hamad O. Alanazi, Jithin K. Sreedharan, Musallam A. Alnasser
Published online March 21, 2023
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the health services provided by the Cardiothoracic Minia University Hospital in Egypt: A single-center retrospective observational study
Ali Omar Abdelaziz, Rasha mohammed Emam, Samah Rabea Shehata, Elham Abdelhady Abdelghany
Published online March 8, 2023
Effect of end-of-life care education on perceived self-efficacy of the pediatric respiratory therapist
Denise L. Lauderbaugh, Toni Popien, Ami Doshi
Published online March 1, 2023
Effectiveness of high-flow nasal cannula therapy on clinical outcomes in adults with COVID-19: A systematic review
Daiana Gonçalves Arruda, George Alvício Kieling, Lucélia Luna Melo-Diaz
Published online January 20, 2023
Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation programme including either O2 inhalation or noninvasive ventilation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Basma Elsaeed Saad Elmorshidy, Mohamed Gamal Amer Elkholy, Hanan Mohamed Elsaadany, Youssef Mohamed Mansour, Ragia Samir Sharshar, Hoda Mokhtar Bahr
Published online January 20, 2023
Pleural manometry during thoracocentesis in patients with malignant pleural effusion: A randomized controlled trial
Aly Sherif Hassaballa, Ahmed Mostafa, Tamer Hikal, Ahmed Elnori, Hany Hasan Elsayed
Published online January 20, 2023
Acquisition and retention of lung ultrasound skills by respiratory therapists: A curriculum for respiratory therapists
Amanda Young, Derek Wu, Frank Myslik, Dany Burke, Michelle Stephens, Robert Arntfield
Published online January 20, 2023
Post-traumatic stress among COVID-19 survivors: A descriptive study of hospitalized first-wave survivors
Gilles Rival, Sophie Chalbet, Clarisse Dupont, Philippe Brun, Lorraine Letranchant, Claire Reynaud, Aurélie Dureault, Julien Saison, Mathieu Jeannot, Sophie Barbour, Michaël Bacconnier, Valérie Paulus, Hélène Champagne, Guillaume Buiret
Published online January 20, 2023
The safety of immediate extubation, and factors associated with delayed extubation, in cardiac surgical patients receiving fast-track cardiac anesthesia: An integrative review
Raluca Tiganila, Carolyn McCoy, Robert Gilbert, James Raco
Published online January 20, 2023
Efficacy of hypertonic saline versus isotonic saline among children with cystic fibrosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Saad Ehsan Ullah, Mohammad Munim Zahoor, Swatika Gupta, Sukhman Boparai, Muhammad Muneeb, Shahda A.H.Eltieb, Abhirami Shankar, Harriet Mmaitsi Kidiavai, Rimsha Rahim Vohra, Anjuli Devi, Zainab Asif Bhura, Zaid Muhammad Aslam, Mudassir Shoaib
Published online January 12, 2023
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Editorial Board
Our Editor-in-Chief has worked as a Respiratory Therapist at Royal Columbian Hospital since 2009 and received her PhD at Simon Fraser University, studying ways to reduce the negative effects of mechanical ventilation on lung structure and function. Visit our full Editorial Board listing to meet the rest of our board!
Current Volume
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About the CJRT
The CJRT is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal owned and published by the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT), with publishing services provided by Canadian Science Publishing. Indexed in PMC (PubMed Central), Scopus/Embase, Google Scholar, CINAHL, and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the CJRT has been published continuously since 1965. We strive to publish manuscripts that describe effective interventions that increase access to and quality of clinical respiratory health interventions, including the organization and delivery of care in hospitals, the community, and throughout the continuum of care by health care providers.
Our goal is to generate evidence and discussion to support more effective and equitable access to respiratory therapy and care for patients in Canada and around the world. While many of our contributors are respiratory therapists, we welcome submissions from all related health professionals and researchers. The journal provides an essential platform for professionals engaged in respiratory therapy to publish and consume inclusive, discipline-specific, practice-driven knowledge. We employ rigorous methodology mandated by standardized guidelines to disseminate innovative research that fills a niche. CJRT provides researchers, clinicians, managers, educators and trainees with original research, Systematic, Narrative and Scoping reviews, Innovations in Practice, Case Reports and Commentaries.
Call for Papers
Visit our Calls for Papers page! In addition to research papers, the CJRT welcomes Letters to the Editor, Commentaries or Editorials as a quick way of sharing information with your fellow healthcare professionals. Check out our Innovations in Practice article format in the Author Guidelines- these are a great way of sharing process/protocol improvement, program evaluation, quality improvement, or practice change in your department. Contact the Managing Editor at editor@csrt.com with any questions.
2022 Article of the Year
A survey of Canadian respiratory therapists working in the COVID-19 pandemic: The RRT perspective has been selected for the annual Informing Practice Award – congratulations to authors Claire Ward, Jillian C. Banfield, Paul Brousseau! Visit our Awards page to see past winners.
Interested in Peer Review?
The CJRT is always recruiting interested volunteers to participate in the peer review process. Visit our Peer Review page to learn more. Thanks to our peer reviewers in 2022, we couldn't do it without you. Congratulations to our Top Reviewer of 2022, Jillian Shadbolt!
The Editor-in-Chief evaluates all manuscripts upon submission. Those rejected before being sent to review have serious scientific flaws, or are outside the aims and scope of the journal. Those that meet the criteria are assigned to Associate Editor, who will select two peer reviewers with expertise in the subject matter. The CJRT uses "double blind" reviewing, where the referees and author remain anonymous throughout the process.