by EMOttawa | Aug 26, 2014 | Journal Club, landmark
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4.5/5 Imazio M, et al. ICAP Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2013 Oct 17;369(16):1522-8. Article Link This multicentre double-blind RCT found that a 3 month course of low-dose...
by emottawa | Aug 18, 2014 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Wilkerson RG, Stone MB. Acad Emerg Med. 2010 Jan;17(1):11-7. Article Link
This evidence-based literature review of four prospective observational studies...
by emottawa | Aug 11, 2014 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5 Downie A, et al. BMJ 2013;347:f7095 Article Link This Cochrane review of the diagnostic accuracy of red flags for fracture or malignancy in patients with low back pain in multiple...
by emottawa | Aug 4, 2014 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 CRASH-2 trial collaborators Lancet. 2010 Jul 3;376(9734):23-32. Article Link This large RCT assessed the effect of early administration of tranexamic acid to trauma...