by emottawa | May 11, 2017 | Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease
The Zika Virus exploded onto the international health scene in the last several months. It was first discovered in humans in 1951 and remained limited to Africa and Asia until the first major outbreak in Micronesia in 2007. Since then the virus has continued to evolve...
by emottawa | May 8, 2017 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Lascarrou JB, et al. JAMA. 2017 Feb 7;317(5):483-493. Abstract Link This study was an open-label, randomized clinical trial conducted at 7 ICUs in France that found video...
by emottawa | May 1, 2017 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Hinson JS, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Jan 19 [Epub ahead of print] Full Article In this large, well-designed retrospective study of AKI following contrast administration for CT...
by emottawa | Apr 25, 2017 | Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation
Pediatric endotracheal intubation is an uncommon procedure in the Emergency Department (ED); even in high volume tertiary pediatric centres the incidence has been reported at 8-10/10,000 patients. While infrequent, pediatric airway management is...
by emottawa | Apr 24, 2017 | Journal Club
Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Patel BK, et al. JAMA. 2016 Jun 14;315(22):2435-41 Full Article Editorial: Unmasking a Role for Noninvasive Ventilation in Early Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Beitler JR, et al. JAMA. 2016 Jun...
