Early Treatment for Covid-19 with SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody Sotrovimab
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Gupta A, et al. N Engl J Med. 2021 Nov 18;385(21):1941-1950. Question and Methods: COMET-ICE trial evaluated the efficacy and safety... Read more.
Intracranial hemorrhage after head injury among older patients on anticoagulation seen in the emergency department: a population-based cohort study
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Grewal K, et al. CMAJ. 2021 Oct 12;193(40):E1561-E1567. Question and Methods: Retrospective cohort study evaluating risk of ICH... Read more.
Effect of Use of a Bougie vs Endotracheal Tube With Stylet on Successful Intubation on the First Attempt Among Critically Ill Patients Undergoing Tracheal Intubation: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Driver BE, et al. JAMA. 2021 Dec 28;326(24):2488-2497. Question and Methods: Multicentre unblinded pragmatic trial comparing... Read more.
Artificial Intelligence to Detect Papilledema from Ocular Fundus Photographs
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Milea D, et al. N Engl J Med. 2020 Apr 30;382(18):1687-1695. Question and Methods: The authors developed a deep learning system... Read more.
External validation of a low HEAR score to identify emergency department chest pain patients at very low risk of major adverse cardiac events without troponin testing
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 O’Rielly CM, et al. CJEM. 2021 Jul 17. doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00159-y. Question and Methods: Secondary analysis validation... Read more.
Self-obtained vaginal swabs are not inferior to provider-performed endocervical sampling for emergency department diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness:2/5 Chinnock B, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Jun;28(6):612-620. doi: 10.1111/acem.14213. Question and Methods: This prospective observational... Read more.
Direct-access physiotherapy to help manage patients with musculoskeletal disorders in an emergency department: Results of a randomized controlled trial
Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 Gagnon R, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Aug;28(8):848-858. doi: 10.1111/acem.14237. Question and Methods: RCT to assess if direct... Read more.
Job Posting – Vice Chair, Education; Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Ottawa
The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Ottawa is seeking an energetic clinician educator for the role of Vice-Chair, Education, to lead our innovative... Read more.
Effect of 12 mg vs 6 mg of Dexamethasone on the Number of Days Alive Without Life Support in Adults With COVID-19 and Severe Hypoxemia: The COVID STEROID 2 Randomized Trial
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 COVID STEROID 2 Trial Group, Munch MW, et al. JAMA. 2021 Nov 9;326(18):1807-1817. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.18295. Question and... Read more.
Topical pain control for corneal abrasions: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Yu CW, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Aug;28(8):890-908. doi: 10.1111/acem.14222. Questions and Methods: The authors sought to determine... Read more.