by Hans Rosenberg | Jun 11, 2018 | Critical Care, Endocrinology, Journal Club, Resuscitation
Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Venkatesh B, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jan 19. Journal Club Bottom Line Question/Methods: This was a international, pragmatic, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial comparing hydrocortisone as continuous infusion to...
by Erica Lee, Richard Hoang | Jun 7, 2018 | Airway, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries
In this post, we will review the anatomy, essential history, and common presentations of tracheostomy patients in the ED, including obstruction, decannulation, bleeding, tracheal stenosis, and infection. Anatomy of a tracheostomy tube Outer cannula Sits directly in...
by Hans Rosenberg | Jun 4, 2018 | Featured, Journal Club, landmark, Neurology
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Albers GW, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jan 24. Journal Club Bottom Line Question/Methods: This was a multicentre, prospective, randomized, open label, blinded outcome trial comparing thrombectomy + medical therapy vs medical therapy...