by emottawa | Feb 27, 2017 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5 Keh D, et al. JAMA. 2016 Nov 1;316(17):1775-1785 Abstract Link In this multicenter placebo-controlled double-blind RCT, the authors concluded that in adults with severe sepsis,...
by emottawa | Feb 23, 2017 | Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation
The use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) has become a topic of considerable interest as of late, primarily to treat non-compressible truncal hemorrhage (NCTH). However, it is beginning to expand into other causes...
by emottawa | Feb 21, 2017 | Ultrasound
A young, previously healthy male in his 30s presents to the ED from his family physicians office with chest pain and an abnormal ECG. He has a 3-4 day history of non-radiating upper back pain and sensation of chest tightness that is pleuritic in nature and worse when...
by emottawa | Feb 13, 2017 | Commentary
This is a summary of a talk given by Drs. Krishan Yadav and Maggie Kisilewicz at the National Capital Conference in Emergency Medicine. Below are brief summaries and a bottom line, but of course you’ll have to read the literature yourself to make your own...
by emottawa | Feb 6, 2017 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Motov S, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Dec 14. pii: S0196-0644(16)31244-6. Abstract Link This randomized, double-blind study of the analgesic efficacy of ketorolac at three...