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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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

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

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

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

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.
bougie
Airway, Anesthesiology, Full Article, Journal Club

Effect of Bougie Use on First-Attempt Success in Tracheal Intubations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3/5 von Hellmann R, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Feb;83(2):132-144.  Question and Methods: Systematic review of 18 studies (12 RCT) of... Read more.
trauma arrest
Journal Club, Trauma

Emergency Department Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Trauma Patients With Exsanguinating Hemorrhage: The UK-REBOA Randomized Clinical Trial

Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Jansen JO, et al. JAMA. 2023 Oct 12:e2320850.  Editorial: Contemporary Adjuncts to Hemorrhage Control. Question and Methods: Multi-center... Read more.
car crash
Featured, Full Article, Hematology, Journal Club, Trauma

Early and Empirical High-Dose Cryoprecipitate for Hemorrhage After Traumatic Injury: The CRYOSTAT-2 Randomized Clinical Trial

Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Davenport R, et al. JAMA. 2023 Oct 12:e2321019.  Editorial: Contemporary Adjuncts to Hemorrhage Control. Question and Methods:... Read more.
Pulmonary Embolism
Featured, Full Article, Journal Club, Thrombosis

Diuretic vs. placebo in intermediate-risk acute pulmonary embolism: a randomized clinical trial

Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 1/5 Lim P, et al. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 2022 Jan 12;11(1):2-9. Question and Methods: Does diuresis with single-dose IV... Read more.
Blood test tubes
Journal Club, Quality Improvement

Reduction of urea test ordering in the emergency department: multicomponent intervention including education, electronic ordering, and data feedback

Methodology: 2.5/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Mathura P, et al. CJEM. 2022 Sep;24(6):636-640. Editorial: When evidence-based medicine and quality improvement collide. Question... Read more.