Author: Hans Rosenberg

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  • Dr. Hans Rosenberg

    Dr. Rosenberg is an emergency physician at the Ottawa Hospital, associate professor at the University of Ottawa, and Director of the Digital Scholarship and Knowledge Dissemination Program.

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Descending Type B aortic dissection
Cardiothoracic Surgery, emergency, Featured, Full Article, Journal Club

Diagnostic Accuracy of D-Dimer for Acute Aortic Syndromes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Essat M, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Jun 18:S0196-0644(24)00260-9  Question and Methods: Using systematic review methodology, the... Read more.
ibuprofen tablets
Full Article, Journal Club, Trauma

Comparing the efficacy of intravenous morphine versus ibuprofen or the combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen in patients with closed limb fractures: a randomized clinical trial

Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Nasr Isfahani M, et al. BMC Emerg Med. 2024 Jan 25;24(1):15.  Question and Methods: This triple blinded RCT of 158 patients with... Read more.
Ketamine bottle
Featured, Journal Club, Pre-Hospital, Prehospital and Transport Medicine, Trauma

Ketamine Compared With Morphine for Out-of-Hospital Analgesia for Patients With Traumatic Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 1.5/5 Le Cornec C, e al. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jan 2;7(1):e2352844.  Question and Methods: This was a multicenter, single-blind, noninferiority... Read more.
Baby Diaper from https://www.flickr.com/photos/mccord/438142889
Infectious Disease, Journal Club, Pediatrics

Short Oral Antibiotic Therapy for Pediatric Febrile Urinary Tract Infections: A Randomized Trial

Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 Montini G, et al. Pediatrics. 2024 Jan 1;153(1):e2023062598.  Question and Methods: This multicenter, parallel-group randomized... 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.