by Lauren Lacroix, Richard Hoang | Dec 21, 2017 | cardiac arrest, Featured, Grand Round Summaries
According to the AHA guidelines, in 2016 the annual incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the US was roughly 360,000 and was 209,000 for in-hospital cardiac arrest. In Canada, we see 40,000 OHCA per year (Mozaffarian 2016). Data from the ROC Epistry...
by Hans Rosenberg | Dec 18, 2017 | Critical Care, Journal Club, Resuscitation
Journal Club Summary Khanna A, et al. N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug 3;377(5):419-430. Abstract Link EDITORIAL: Angiotensin II for the Treatment of Vasodilatory Shock – Promise and Caution. Dellinger RP, et al. N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug 3;377(5):486-487. Methodology Score:...
by Brittany Ellis, Robert Suttie | Dec 14, 2017 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Trauma
The demographics in Canada are changing, with individuals becoming increasingly more obese. In 2014 over 40% of Canadians self-identified as being overweight or obese and this number is rising. Dr. Brittany Ellis brings us through a review of the differences in...
by Robert Suttie, Brandon Ritcey | Dec 7, 2017 | Cardiology, Featured, Ultrasound
For other ultrasound focused cases please see our Ultrasound Archives. A woman in her 60’s presents to the emergency department on her 7th post-operative day feeling nauseous, vomiting, weak and dizzy. She has just recently underwent a open left hemi-colectomy,...
by Hans Rosenberg | Dec 4, 2017 | Journal Club, Trauma
Journal Club Summary Ganetsky M, Lopez G, Coreanu T, Novack V, Horng S, Shapiro NI, Bauer KA. Acad Emerg Med. 2017 May 5. Methodology Score: 2/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Questions and Methods: This cohort study examined the rate of traumatic ICH on...