by Hans Rosenberg | Apr 29, 2019 | Infectious Disease, Infographics, Journal Club, Ultrasound
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Gaspari RJ, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2019 Jan;73(1):1-7 Question and Methods: Unblinded single-centre RCT comparing POCUS vs. physical exam guided I&D of abscesses in systemically well patients,...
by Nick Schouela, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | Apr 25, 2019 | Airway, Grand Round Summaries, Quality Improvement, Resuscitation
A checklist is a physical, cognitive aid that lists essential actions required for a task to compensate for limitations in human memory. While checklists have been around forever, the concept of checklists in medicine is much newer. Medical checklists have been...
by Hans Rosenberg | Apr 22, 2019 | Infectious Disease, Journal Club, Pediatrics, Urology
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Shaikh N, Hoberman A, Hum SW, Alberty A, Muniz G, Kurs-Lasky M, Landsittel D, Shope T. JAMA Pediatr. 2018 Jun 1;172(6):550-556. Question and Methods: The objective was to develop a risk-tool (UTICalc)...
by Michael Wong, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | Apr 18, 2019 | cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Grand Round Summaries, Patient Advocacy, Resuscitation
In the second part of this two-part series, Dr. Michael Wong discusses the process for obtaining consent for incapable persons in the Emergency Department. For a review of a rational and patient-centered approach to difficult discussions in the Emergency Department...
by Hans Rosenberg | Apr 15, 2019 | Critical Care, Full Article, Infectious Disease, Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Annane D, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Mar 1;378(9):809-818. Editorial: A Role for Hydrocortisone Therapy in Septic Shock? Question and Methods: Large multi-center, double-blinded, randomized-controlled trial...