by emottawa | Apr 21, 2014 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Blyth L, Atkinson P, Gadd K, Lang E. Acad Emerg Med. 2012 Oct;19(10):1119-26. Article Link This systematic review of 8 studies found that when transthoracic ultrasound is performed...
by emottawa | Apr 14, 2014 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Morelli A, et al. JAMA. 2013 Oct 23;310(16):1683-91 Article Link This single centre phase 2B trial randomized septic patients still requiring vasopressors after 24hrs of EGDT to...
by emottawa | Apr 7, 2014 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5 Geersing GJ, et al. BMJ. 2012 Oct 4;345:e6564. Article Link This was a prospective cohort validation study using the Wells clinical decision rule combined with D-dimer to exclude...