Author: Ian Stiell

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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 ... 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, no... Read more.
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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 rando... Read more.
IV infusion
Critical Care, Featured, Infectious Disease, Journal Club, Resuscitation

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. Â... Read more.
ECMO cart
cardiac arrest, Cardiology, emergency, Journal Club, Resuscitation

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 inc... Read more.
atrial fibrillation
Cardiology, Full Article, Journal Club

Thromboembolic events following cardioversion of acute atrial fibrillation and flutter: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Wong BM, et al. CJEM. 2021 Jul;23(4):500-511.  Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Question and Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis of 20 studies to ev... Read more.
ultrasound probe
Full Article, Journal Club, Radiology, Ultrasound

Evaluation of bedside sonography performed by emergency physicians to detect intussusception in children in the emergency department

Tonson la Tour A, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Aug;28(8):866-872. Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Question and Methods: This prospective cohort study tried to i... Read more.
MCA Stroke
Journal Club, Neurology

Intravenous tenecteplase compared with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke in Canada (AcT): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, registry-linked, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial

Methodology: 4.5/5 Usefulness: 5/5 Menon BK, et al. Lancet. 2022 Jul 16;400(10347):161-169. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01054-6. Question and Methods: This multi... Read more.
intubation
Airway, Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Journal Club

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.