by emottawa | Apr 29, 2013 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Colli A, Conte D, Valle SD, Sciola V, Fraquelli M. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2012 Jun;35(12):1370-8 Abstract Link This meta-analysis of 11 RCTs found that in patients with biliary colic, NSAIDs had a higher...
by emottawa | Apr 25, 2013 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 1.5/5 Ray WA, Murray KT, Hall K, Arbogast PG, Stein CM. N Engl J Med. 2012 May 17;366(20):1881-90 Article Link This retrospective cohort study found that there was a slight increased risk of cardiovascular...
by emottawa | Apr 15, 2013 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Pradhan R, Chaudhary A, Donato AA. Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Sep;30(7):1042-7 Abstract Link This was a retrospective cohort study of 127 patients that found no association between ST depression during rapid...
by emottawa | Apr 8, 2013 | Journal Club, Uncategorized
Journal Club Summary Prognostic value of plasma lactate levels among patients with acute pulmonary embolism: the thrombo-embolism lactate outcome study Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Vanni S, Viviani G, Baioni M, Pepe G, Nazerian P, Socci F, Bartolucci M,...
by EMOttawa | Apr 4, 2013 | Journal Club, landmark
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Hüpfl M, Selig HF, Nagele P. Lancet. 2010 Nov 6;376(9752):1552-7. Article Link This meta-analysis evaluated if dispatcher-assisted chest compression-only CPR was superior to standard CPR for citizen...
