by Hans Rosenberg | Mar 1, 2021 | Chronic Pain, Journal Club
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Ruberto AJ, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2020 Nov 5:S0196-0644(20)30666-1 Question and Methods: Randomized control trial in which cannabis users with active emesis received either haloperidol (0.05mg/kg or 0.1 mg/kg IV) or ondansetron 8mg...
by Hans Rosenberg | Feb 22, 2021 | cardiac arrest, Cardiology, Critical Care, Featured, Journal Club, Resuscitation
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Yannopoulos D, et al. Lancet. 2020 Dec 5;396(10265):1807-1816. Question and Methods: The ARREST trial was a phase 2, single centre, open-label, RCT comparing early ECMO facilitated resuscitation to ED-based standard ACLS care for...
by Hans Rosenberg | Feb 15, 2021 | Featured, Journal Club, Pediatrics, Respirology
Methodology: 4.5/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Schuh S, et al. JAMA. 2020 Nov 24;324(20):2038-2047. Question and Methods: RCT assessing the effectiveness of nebulized magnesium versus placebo in children presenting with an acute asthma exacerbation refractory to standard therapy,...
by Hans Rosenberg | Feb 1, 2021 | Featured, Full Article, Journal Club, Orthopedics
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Costa ML et al. Lancet. 2020 Feb 8;395(10222):441-448. Question and Methods: The UKSTAR trial was a pragmatic, multicenter RCT that compared plaster cast against walking boot for non-operative management of Achilles tendon rupture...
by Hans Rosenberg | Jan 25, 2021 | Chronic Pain, Full Article, Gastroenterology, Journal Club
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 1/5 Poonai N, et al. CMAJ. 2020 Nov 30;192(48):E1612-E1619. Question and Methods: Randomized control trial assessing effect of hyoscine butylbromide (HBB) vs acetaminophen in nonspecific colicky pain in pediatric patients aged 8-17yo....
by Hans Rosenberg | Jan 18, 2021 | Full Article, Journal Club, OBGYN
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Chu JJ, et al. Lancet. 2020 Sep 12;396(10253):770-778. Editorial: Medical management of miscarriage with mifepristone Question and Methods: This multi-centre, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial compares spontaneous...
by Hans Rosenberg | Jan 11, 2021 | Journal Club, Neurosurgery, Trauma
Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Leichtle SW, et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Nov;89(5):880-886. Question and Methods: Existing BCVI screening guidelines misses important injuries; the authors evaluated the diagnostic characteristics of the Modified and...
by Hans Rosenberg | Jan 3, 2021 | Full Article, Journal Club, Neurosurgery
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Perry JJ, et al. Stroke. 2020 Feb;51(2):424-430. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.026969. Question and Methods: Prospective, multi-center before and after study looking at the implementation of the Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Rule and...
by Hans Rosenberg | Dec 29, 2020 | Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease, Journal Club
Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Jaung R, et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Mar 30:S1542-3565(20)30426-2. Question and Methods: This study investigated non-inferiority of placebo vs antibiotic in management of uncomplicated diverticulitis by conducting an...
by Hans Rosenberg | Dec 21, 2020 | Full Article, Journal Club, Respirology
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Hallifax RJ, et al. Lancet. 2020 Jul 4;396(10243):39-49. Question and Methods: This multicentre open label randomized control trial aimed to determine whether primary spontaneous pneumothoraces could be safely and effective managed...