Comparison of Intravenous Ketorolac at Three Single-Dose Regimens for Treating Acute Pain in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Motov S, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Dec 14. pii: S0196-0644(16)31244-6. ... Read more.
Restrictive versus liberal blood transfusion for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (TRIGGER): a pragmatic, open-label, cluster randomized feasibility trial
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Jairath V, et al. Lancet. 2015 Jul 11;386(9989):137-44... Read more.
Bedside Diagnosis of the ‘Red Eye’: A Systematic Review
Summary Methodology Score: 2/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Narayana S, et al. Am J Med. 2015 Nov;128(11):1220-1224.e1. Abstract... Read more.
PTSD for Emergency Physicians
For many of us in Emergency Medicine, PTSD is something we don’t really think about. We might pause before using ketamine for sedation in a war veteran, or seek... Read more.
Development of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score to predict serious adverse events after emergency department assessment of syncope.
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, et al. CMAJ. 2016 Sep 6;188(12):E289-98... Read more.
Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism among Patients Hospitalized for Syncope.
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Prandoni P, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 Oct 20;375(16):1524-1531.... Read more.
Blood, Salt, and CTs: An Update in Trauma for 2016
There were some notable papers published in trauma over the past 12 months or so. Here’s a look at three of them, which might help answer a few key questions in... Read more.
Emergency department point-of-care ultrasound in out-of-hospital and in-ED cardiac arrest
Journal Club Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Gaspari R, et al. Resuscitation. 2016 Sep 28;109:33-39. Abstract Link This prospective, per-protocol... Read more.
Clinical Risk Score for Persistent Postconcussion Symptoms Among Children With Acute Concussion in the ED
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Zemek R, et al. JAMA. 2016 Mar 8;315(10):1014-25.... Read more.
What We Know About Lyme Disease.
Relative to its incidence and prevalence, Lyme disease has gathered a tremendous amount of attention, particularly in the last decade or so. This can be attributed,... Read more.