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Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 5/5 Nath S, et al. Lancet. 2018 Mar 24;391(10126):1197-1204 Question and Methods: This meta-analysis sought to determine, in lumbar punctures, whether atraumatic or conventional (traumatic) spinal needles were superior in terms of their complication rates. Findings: Atraumatic spinal needles were superior to conventional needlesRead More →

Epinephrine

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In: cardiac arrest, Cardiology, Critical Care, Journal Club, Resuscitation

Journal Club Summary: A Randomized Trial of Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Perkins GD, et al N Engl J Med. 2018 Jul 18. Editorial:  Testing Epinephrine for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Callaway CW, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jul 18. Question and Methods: Multicenter, randomized,Read More →

Fresh Frozen Plasma

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In: Journal Club, Resuscitation, Trauma

Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3.5/5           Usefulness: 3.5/5 Moore HB, et al. Lancet. 2018 Jul 28;392(10144):283-291.  Editorial: No gains with plasma-first resuscitation in urban settings? Question and Methods: Use of prehospital plasma in patients with hemorrhagic shock before arrival at an urban level 1 trauma center.Read More →

Stylet

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In: Airway, Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Driver BE, et al. JAMA. 2018 May 16. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.6496. Question/Methods: This single-centre, randomized clinical trial enrolled 757 patients to compare first-attempt intubation success facilitated by the bougie to ETT plus stylet, in an ED where use of the bougie wasRead More →

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Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Babl FE, et al. Lancet. 2017 Jun 17;389(10087):2393-2402. Question and Methods: This prospective observational study sought to externally validate and subsequently compare the relative performance of the PECARN, CATCH, and CHALICE paediatric head injury CDRs. Findings: The validation cohort demonstrated a sensitivity of 100%Read More →

O2 Tank

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Journal Club Summary Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Chu DK, et al. Lancet. 2018 Apr 28;391(10131):1693-1705. Question & Methods: The authors wanted to summarize the best available evidence of RCTs to guide rational use of O2 therapy. Findings: Their review of over 16 000 patients provides high-quality evidence that liberal supplemental O2 increasesRead More →

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Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 Heidari K. et al. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2014 Jun;23(6):759-66. Journal Club Bottom Line Question & Methods: Can abduction and external rotation (AbER) immobilization after primary anterior shoulder dislocation reduce rates of recurrence compared to conventional immobilization in adduction and internal rotation (AdIR). A randomized trial. Findings: AfterRead More →

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Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Nazerian P, et al. Circulation. 2018 Jan 16;137(3):250-258.  Editorial – Biomarker-Assisted Diagnosis of Acute Aortic Dissection. Question: The ADvISED trial was an International Multicenter prospective observational study of  a novel diagnostic strategy that integrated the Aortic Dissection Detection Risk Score (ADD-RS) and D-Dimer in an ED population to rule outRead More →

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In: Critical Care, Endocrinology, Journal Club, Resuscitation

Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Venkatesh B, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jan 19. Journal Club Bottom Line Question/Methods: This was a international, pragmatic, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial comparing hydrocortisone as continuous infusion to placebo in patients with septic shock on  mechanical ventilation and at least 4-hoursRead More →

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Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Albers GW, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jan 24. Journal Club Bottom Line Question/Methods: This was a multicentre, prospective, randomized, open label, blinded outcome trial comparing thrombectomy + medical therapy vs medical therapy alone in patients with delayed presentation (6-16 hours) of proximal MCARead More →