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Grand Round Summaries (Page 3)

Evidence based summaries of excellent grand rounds provided by the Department of Emergency Medicine’s residents.

Thrombolysis Guided by Perfusion Imaging up to 9 Hours after Onset of Stroke

2019-07-29
By: Hans Rosenberg
On: July 29, 2019
In: Journal Club, Neurology

Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 Ma H, et al N Engl J Med. 2019 May 9;380(19):1795-1803 Editorial: Image-Guided Intravenous Alteplase for Stroke – Shattering a Time Window.  Question and Methods: This was an international, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of intravenous tPA in patients with stroke who presented 4.5-9 hours afterRead More →

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Updates in Prehospital and Transport Medicine

2019-07-25
By: Daniel Beamish
On: July 25, 2019
In: Grand Round Summaries, Pre-Hospital, Resuscitation, Trauma

There was a significant amount of pre-hospital research published in 2018; many trials were that will no doubt inform future guidelines and change practice. This post seeks to look at some of the historical features of prehospital research and give us a road map for how we got here. Pre-HospitalRead More →

Is Buddy Taping as Effective as Plaster Immobilization for Adults With an Uncomplicated Neck of Fifth Metacarpal Fracture? A Randomized Controlled Trial

2019-07-22
By: Hans Rosenberg
On: July 22, 2019
In: Orthopedics, Orthopedics

Journal Club Summary Pellatt R, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2019 Mar 7. pii: S0196-0644(19)30059-9.  Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Question and Methods: Randomized control trial of 97 adult emergency department patients comparing buddy taping vs. ulnar gutter splinting, in acute, uncomplicated neck of 5th metacarpal (Boxer) fractures. Findings: At 12 weeksRead More →

Concussion: Complications and Public Safety (Part 3)

2019-07-18
By: Erica Lee
On: July 18, 2019
In: Grand Round Summaries, Neurology, Trauma

In the final post of this 3-part series on concussions, Dr. Erica Lee discusses how to recognize and manage post-concussion complications, and hopes to raise awareness on the legislation and public health burden around concussions. If you haven’t already, please refer to our previous posts for an up-to-date definition ofRead More →

Bag-Mask Ventilation during Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults

2019-07-15
By: Hans Rosenberg
On: July 15, 2019
In: Airway, Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Journal Club, Resuscitation

Journal Club Summary Casey JD, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Feb 28;380(9):811-821. Methodology Score:  3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Question and Methods: Multicenter, unblinded RCT in 7 ICUs comparing rates of hypoxia in patients undergoing BVM vs no ventilation during the period between induction and laryngoscopy. Findings: Compared to no ventilationRead More →

Concussion: Inside the Emergency Department (Part 2)

2019-07-11
By: Erica Lee
On: July 11, 2019
In: Grand Round Summaries, Neurology, Trauma

Welcome to Part 2 of our series on concussions. In this post, Dr. Erica Lee reviews how to make the diagnosis of concussion and manage these patients in the ED. You can review Part 1 of the series for an up-to-date definition of a concussion and Part 3 for aRead More →

Concussion: Inside the Head (Part 1)

2019-06-27
By: Erica Lee
On: June 27, 2019
In: Grand Round Summaries, Neurology, Trauma

Head injuries are commonly seen in the emergency department and a large group of these patients will subsequently be diagnosed with a concussion. In this three-part series, we will summarize the most up to date definition of a concussion (Part 1), review how to make the diagnosis and provide concussionRead More →

Early or Delayed Cardioversion in Recent-Onset Atrial Fibrillation

2019-06-24
By: Hans Rosenberg
On: June 24, 2019
In: Cardiology, Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Pluymaekers NAHA, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Mar 18.  Editorial: The RACE to Treat Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department.  Question and Methods: This multicenter, randomized, open-label, non-inferiority trial compared delayed vs early cardioversion for emergency department patients withRead More →

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Prolonged Field Care: Lessons from the Battlefield to the home front

2019-06-20
By: Richard Hoang
On: June 20, 2019
In: Critical Care, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Trauma

Even without an interest in military or high treat medicine, the science from military conflicts can have a significant influence on the medicine you practice. In fact, a lot can be learned in times of stress and conflict, and every Emergency Physician should have at least an awareness as to whatRead More →

Stroke

An Update on the ED Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke and TIA

2019-06-13
By: Michael Hale
On: June 13, 2019
In: Grand Round Summaries, Neurology

Ischemic stroke is one of Canada’s leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Over the last 30 years, we have observed rapid advances concerning how we identify, respond to, and treat patients with acute ischemic stroke. Because this topic is so vast, the focus of this blog post will be: ToRead More →

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