Author: Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy

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  • Dr. Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy is an attending physician and associate scientist at the Ottawa Hospital and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute with an particular interest in syncope and presyncope care.

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Flank pain - renal colic
Journal Club, Urology

Magnesium Sulfate Versus Lidocaine as an Adjunct for Renal Colic in the Emergency Department: A Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Trial

by Amanda Mattice, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy 0
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Toumia M, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Dec;84(6):670-677. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.06.015. Question and Methods: This double-blinded... Read more.
acetaminophen bottle
Full Article, Gastroenterology, Journal Club, Toxicology

A non-inferiority randomized controlled trial of a shorter acetylcysteine regimen for paracetamol overdose – the SARPO trial

by Maria Berliant, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy 0
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Isbister G, et al. J Hepatol. 2025 Oct;83(4):881-887. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2025.05.008. Question and Methods: This multicentre... Read more.
ultrasound
Gastroenterology, Journal Club, Ultrasound

Test Characteristics of Emergency Medicine-Performed Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

by Simranjeet Singh, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy 0
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Wilson SJ, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Mar;83(3):235-246. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.09.005. Questions and Method: To determine... Read more.
non-invasive ventilation
Airway, Critical Care, Full Article, Journal Club, Respirology

Effect of High-Intensity vs Low-Intensity Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation on the Need for Endotracheal Intubation in Patients With an Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The HAPPEN Randomized Clinical Trial

by Nicholas Choi, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy 0
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Luo Z,  et al. JAMA. 2024;332(20):1709–1722. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.15815 Question and Methods: Multi-centre, randomized control... Read more.
Trauma Patient
Full Article, Journal Club, Trauma

Out-of-Hospital Intranasal Ketamine as an Adjunct to Fentanyl for the Treatment of Acute Traumatic Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial

by Tayler Young, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy 0
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 2/5 McMullan JT, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Oct;84(4):363-373. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.04.018.  Question and Methods: This... Read more.
Sepsis
Featured, Infectious Disease, Journal Club, Pediatric Care, Pediatrics

Validation of the Hospital for Sick Children Algorithm for Discriminating Bacteremia From Contaminants in Children With a Preliminary Positive Blood Culture

by Rajan Walia, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy 0
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Gravel J, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Nov;84(5):490-499. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.05.005.  Question and Methods: The authors... Read more.
elderly man falling down
Full Article, Geriatrics, Journal Club, Neurosurgery, Trauma

Derivation of the Falls Decision Rule to exclude intracranial bleeding without head CT in older adults who have fallen

by Heather Moffatt, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy 0
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 CMAJ. 2023 Dec 3;195(47):E1614-E1621. de Wit K, et al. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.230634.  Question and Methods: The Falls Decision... Read more.
blood transfusion
Cardiology, Hematology, Journal Club

Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Myocardial Infarction and Anemia

by Suzanne Boroumand, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy 1
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Carson JL, et al. N Engl J Med. 2023 Dec 28;389(26):2446-2456. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2307983.  Questions and methods: This multicenter,... Read more.