by Kate O'Connell, Hans Rosenberg, Jeff Perry | Oct 30, 2023 | Airway, Anesthesiology, Journal Club
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Prekker ME et al. N Engl J Med. 2023 Aug 3;389(5):418-429. Question and Methods: Authors aimed to determine if video laryngoscopy improves rates of first pass success compared to direct laryngoscopy. They performed a pragmatic,...
by Kate O'Connell, Sam Wilson | Oct 5, 2023 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Pediatrics, Resuscitation
Do you remember when every newborn under 30 days with a fever needed an LP/admission/blood cultures? Well.. times are a little different but its nuanced. The goal of this update is to provide a practical update in pediatric emergency medicine to the average Canadian...
by Kate O'Connell, Hans Rosenberg | Dec 6, 2021 | Cardiology, Critical Care, Journal Club
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Mathew R, et al. N Engl J Med. 2021 Aug 5;385(6):516-525. Question and Methods: The authors performed a double-blinded RCT to determine if milrinone was superior to dobutamine for the treatment of cardiogenic shock in the ICU. ...
by Doran Drew, Josee Malette, Kate O'Connell | May 20, 2021 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Neurology, Thrombosis
Review of the formative literature of our current tPA time window in Acute Ischemic Stroke After numerous case series and smaller prospective studies suggesting benefit for thrombolytic therapy (tPA), the early 90s ushered in the era of thrombolytic RCTs for acute...
by Michael Hale, Kate O'Connell | Nov 5, 2020 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Neurosurgery, Radiology
The diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) carries with it remarkable morbidity and mortality. Case fatality rates approach 50% 1,2 Of those who survive, half will experience chronic disability and a significant reduction in health-related quality of...
