
Quality initiative to improve emergency department sepsis bundle compliance through utilisation of an electronic health record tool
Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Warstadt NM, et al. BMJ Open Qual. 2022 Jan;11(1):e001624. Questions and Methods: Using a cohort and QI approach, to demonstrate... Read more.

Safely reducing abdominal/pelvic computed tomography imaging in pediatric trauma: a quality improvement initiative
Methodology: 4.5/5 Usefulness: 5/5 Beno S, al. CJEM. 2022 Aug;24(5):535-543. Editorial: Reducing overuse of CT imaging in pediatric trauma: a model example of... Read more.

Risk Scores for Clinical Risk Stratification of Emergency Department Patients With Chest Pain but No Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 O’Rielly CM, et al. Can J Cardiol. 2023 Mar;39(3):304-310. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.12.028. Question and Methods: The authors... Read more.

Multifaceted quality improvement initiatives improve rate of pediatric hand injury reduction
Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Market M, et al. CJEM. 2022 Jun;24(4):426-433. Question & methods: Whether quality improvement interventions could decrease... Read more.

Hydrocortisone in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Dequin PF, et al. N Engl J Med. 2023 Mar 21. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2215145. Question and Methods: Pneumosepsis can lead to pulmonary... Read more.

Early Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3/5 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury Clinical Trials Network; et al. N... Read more.

Early Extracorporeal CPR for Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 Suverein MM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2023 Jan 26;388(4):299-309. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2204511. Question and Methods: Does eCPR increase... Read more.

Risk of Traumatic Brain Injuries in Infants Younger than 3 Months With Minor Blunt Head Trauma
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Abid Z, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 Sep;78(3):321-330.e1. Question and Methods: The study assessed the risk of brain injuries... Read more.

Dexamethasone and ketorolac compare with ketorolac alone in acute renal colic: A randomized clinical trial
Methodology: 2.5/5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 Razi A, et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Aug;58:245-250. Question and Methods: This single-center, RCT of 120 patients with acute... Read more.

High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin on Presentation to Rule Out Myocardial Infarction: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Anand A, et al. Circulation. 2021 Jun 8;143(23):2214-2224. Raising the Bar for Clinical Cardiac Troponin Research Studies... Read more.