Effects of a high-dose 24-h infusion of tranexamic acid on death and thromboembolic events in patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding (HALT-IT): an international randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Effects of a high-dose 24-h infusion of tranexamic acid on death and thromboembolic events in patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding (HALT-IT): an international randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

by | Sep 28, 2020 | Full Article, Gastroenterology, Journal Club

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 HALT-IT Trial Collaborators. Lancet. 2020 Jun 20;395(10241):1927-1936 Questions and Methods: This was an international, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with the objective to quantify the effect of TXA on death due to...
Use of a Rapid Diagnostic for Chlamydia Trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae for Women in the Emergency Department Can Improve Clinical Management: Report of a Randomized Clinical Trial

Use of a Rapid Diagnostic for Chlamydia Trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae for Women in the Emergency Department Can Improve Clinical Management: Report of a Randomized Clinical Trial

by | Jun 29, 2020 | Full Article, Infectious Disease, Infectious Disease, Journal Club, OBGYN

Methodology: 3/5           Usefulness: 2.5/5 Gaydos CA et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2019 Jul;74(1):36-44. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.09.012. Epub 2018 Nov 2. Question and Methods: RCT of women receiving pelvic testing for CT/NG comparing standard of care test (NAAT) vs....
Effect of Low-Dose Supplementation of Arginine Vasopressin on Need for Blood Product Transfusions in Patients With Trauma and Hemorrhagic Shock: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Effect of Low-Dose Supplementation of Arginine Vasopressin on Need for Blood Product Transfusions in Patients With Trauma and Hemorrhagic Shock: A Randomized Clinical Trial

by | Feb 3, 2020 | Full Article, Journal Club, Trauma

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Sims CA, et al. JAMA Surg. 2019 Aug 28. Question and Methods: Single-centre, double-blind, randomized control trial to determine whether low-dose vasopressin decreases the need for blood product transfusion in trauma patients with...
Levetiracetam versus phenytoin for second-line treatment of paediatric convulsive status epilepticus (EcLiPSE): a multicentre, open-label, randomised trial

Levetiracetam versus phenytoin for second-line treatment of paediatric convulsive status epilepticus (EcLiPSE): a multicentre, open-label, randomised trial

by | Jan 27, 2020 | Full Article, Journal Club, Neurology, Pediatrics

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Lyttle MD, et al. Lancet. 2019 May 25;393(10186):2125-2134. Question and Methods: Eclipse was an open label RCT that evaluated time to seizure cessation in pediatric SE between Keppra and Dilantin Findings: They found that Keppra was...
Effect of Early Sustained Prophylactic Hypothermia on Neurologic Outcomes Among Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: The POLAR Randomized Clinical Trial.

Effect of Early Sustained Prophylactic Hypothermia on Neurologic Outcomes Among Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: The POLAR Randomized Clinical Trial.

by | Dec 16, 2019 | Full Article, Journal Club, Neurosurgery, Resuscitation, Trauma

Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Cooper DJ, et al. JAMA. 2018;320(21):2211-2220. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.17075 Question/Methods: This study was done to determine the effectiveness of early prophylactic hypothermia compared with normothermic management of...
Effects of tranexamic acid on death, disability, vascular occlusive events and other morbidities in patients with acute traumatic brain injury (CRASH-3): a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Effects of tranexamic acid on death, disability, vascular occlusive events and other morbidities in patients with acute traumatic brain injury (CRASH-3): a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

by | Dec 9, 2019 | Full Article, Neurosurgery, Trauma

Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 The CRASH-3 trial collaborators. The Lancet. 2019 Oct 14. Online First Editorial: CRASH-3: a win for patients with traumatic brain injury Question and Methods: Multi-centre, randomized, placebo-controlled trial looking at whether...