Lauralyn McIntyre
Profile: Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Department: Medicine, University of Ottawa
Research Interests:
Dr. Lauralyn McIntyre’s program of research is focused on examining fluid resuscitation practices in the critically ill and, specifically, septic shock in Canadian Intensive Care Units. She has conducted observational studies, surveys, meta-analyses and clinical trials that examine fluid resuscitation in the septic shock setting, as well as the use of red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma and transfusion alternatives in the critically ill. She is the principal investigator on a pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial that examined the use of normal saline versus 5% albumin as resuscitation fluids in the septic shock setting.