Immobilization in external rotation combined with abduction reduces the risk of recurrence after primary anterior shoulder dislocation
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 Heidari K. et al. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2014 Jun;23(6):759-66. Journal Club Bottom Line Question & Methods: Can abduction... Read more.
Diagnostic Accuracy of the Aortic Dissection Detection Risk Score Plus D-Dimer for Acute Aortic Syndromes: The ADvISED Prospective Multicenter Study
Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Nazerian P, et al. Circulation. 2018 Jan 16;137(3):250-258. Editorial – Biomarker-Assisted Diagnosis of Acute Aortic... Read more.
Adjunctive Glucocorticoid Therapy in Patients with Septic Shock
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,... Read more.
DEFUSE-3: Thrombectomy for Stroke at 6 to 16 Hours with Selection by Perfusion Imaging
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,... Read more.
Impact of two-step urine culture ordering in the emergency department: a time series analysis
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Stagg A, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 Feb;27(2):140-147. Question... Read more.
Prehospital antibiotics in the ambulance for sepsis: a multicentre, open label, randomised trial
Journal Club Summary Alam N, et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2018 Jan;6(1):40-50. Question and Methods: The authors of this nation-wide open-label RCT studied the mortality... Read more.
Efficacy of High-Sensitivity Troponin T in Identifying Very-Low-Risk Patients With Possible Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Peacock WF, et al. JAMA Cardiol. 2017 Dec 13 EDITORIAL: The Wait for High-Sensitivity... Read more.
A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Ramped Position vs Sniffing Position During Endotracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults
Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Semler MW, et al. Chest. 2017 Oct;152(4):712-722. Editorial: Should the Ramped Position... Read more.
Prehospital Advanced Cardiac Life Support for Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Cohort Study.
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Cournoyer A, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2017 Sep;24(9):1100-1109. Question and Methods: Retrospective... Read more.
Evaluation of computed tomography in patients with atypical angina or chest pain clinically referred for invasive coronary angiography: randomised controlled trial
Journal Club Summary Dewey M, et al. BMJ. 2016 Oct 24;355:i5441. Methodology: 2.5/5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 Question and Methods: Prospective single center RCT to determine... Read more.