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Acetazolamide in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure with Volume Overload
Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 (Emergency) 4/5 (Internal medicine) Mullens W, et al. N Engl J Me... Read more.
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Blood-Pressure Targets in Comatose Survivors of Cardiac Arrest
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Kjaergaard J, et al. N Engl J Med. 2022 Oct 20;387(16):1456-1466. Question and Methods: This was a double-blind, randomized tri... Read more.
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RAFF-3 Trial: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomised Trial to Improve Care of Acute Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter in the Emergency Department
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 5/5 Stiell IG, et al. Can J Cardiol. 2021 Oct;37(10):1569-1577. Question and Methods: Using a stepped wedge cluster randomized tri... Read more.
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Thrombectomy for anterior circulation stroke beyond 6 h from time last known well (AURORA): a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Jovin TG, et al. Lancet. 2022 Jan 15;399(10321):249-258. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01341-6. Editorial: Late thrombectomy for i... Read more.
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Ultra-early tranexamic acid after subarachnoid haemorrhage (ULTRA): a randomised controlled trial
Methodology: 4.5/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Post R, et al. Lancet. 2021 Jan 9;397(10269):112-118. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32518-6. Question and Methods: This prospect... Read more.
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Early Treatment for Covid-19 with SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody Sotrovimab
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Gupta A, et al. N Engl J Med. 2021 Nov 18;385(21):1941-1950. Question and Methods: COMET-ICE trial evaluated the efficacy and ... Read more.
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Intracranial hemorrhage after head injury among older patients on anticoagulation seen in the emergency department: a population-based cohort study
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Grewal K, et al. CMAJ. 2021 Oct 12;193(40):E1561-E1567. Question and Methods: Retrospective cohort study evaluating risk of ... Read more.
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Self-obtained vaginal swabs are not inferior to provider-performed endocervical sampling for emergency department diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness:2/5 Chinnock B, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Jun;28(6):612-620. doi: 10.1111/acem.14213. Question and Methods: This prospective o... Read more.
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Direct-access physiotherapy to help manage patients with musculoskeletal disorders in an emergency department: Results of a randomized controlled trial
Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 Gagnon R, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Aug;28(8):848-858. doi: 10.1111/acem.14237. Question and Methods: RCT to assess if dir... Read more.
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Effect of 12 mg vs 6 mg of Dexamethasone on the Number of Days Alive Without Life Support in Adults With COVID-19 and Severe Hypoxemia: The COVID STEROID 2 Randomized Trial
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 COVID STEROID 2 Trial Group, Munch MW, et al. JAMA. 2021 Nov 9;326(18):1807-1817. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.18295. Question an... Read more.