by emottawa | Nov 28, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Gaspari R, et al. Resuscitation. 2016 Sep 28;109:33-39. Abstract Link This prospective, per-protocol observational study is now the largest study on the point of care ultrasound in cardiac arrest...
by emottawa | Nov 14, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Zemek R, et al. JAMA. 2016 Mar 8;315(10):1014-25. Full Article Editorial: Identifying Children and Adolescents at Risk for Persistent Postconcussion Symptoms. Babcock L, et al....
by emottawa | Nov 11, 2016 | Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease
Relative to its incidence and prevalence, Lyme disease has gathered a tremendous amount of attention, particularly in the last decade or so. This can be attributed, in part, to the perceived difficulty in properly diagnosing and treating the disease. However,...
by emottawa | Nov 10, 2016 | Commentary
Did we get your attention? Good! This is one of the areas in Acute and Critical Care Medicine which is highly controversial. This post is a desire to explore the topic after this very interesting article below came out. I hope to get some feedback but please keep it...
by emottawa | Nov 7, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Ventura AMC, et al. Crit Care Med. 2015 Nov;43(11):2292-302 Abstract Link This well designed RCT demonstrated that in fluid refractory pediatric septic shock, dopamine is...