by Mejbel Alazemi, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy | Nov 22, 2023 | Featured, Full Article, Hematology, Journal Club, Trauma
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Davenport R, et al. JAMA. 2023 Oct 12:e2321019. Editorial: Contemporary Adjuncts to Hemorrhage Control. Question and Methods: In trauma patients with major hemorrhage, does early cryoprecipitate (6g fibrinogen) administration...
by Steven Sanders, Josee Malette | Nov 13, 2023 | Featured, Journal Club, Prehospital and Transport Medicine, PTM Journal Club
Two articles pertaining to the prehospital care of trauma patients were reviewed at this month’s Prehospital and Transport Medicine Journal Club: Bossers et al. (2023) conducted a retrospective trauma registry analysis seeking to determine the relationship between...
by Sam Wilson, Hans Rosenberg, Jeff Perry | Nov 6, 2023 | Critical Care, Full Article, Journal Club, Neurology
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Ma L, et al. Lancet 2023 Jul 1;402(10395):27-40. Question and Methods: Do 6 month outcomes improve after implementation of a goal-directed care bundle that corrects prognostically poor physiological abnormalities (systolic...
by Kate O'Connell, Hans Rosenberg, Jeff Perry | Oct 30, 2023 | Airway, Anesthesiology, Journal Club
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Prekker ME et al. N Engl J Med. 2023 Aug 3;389(5):418-429. Question and Methods: Authors aimed to determine if video laryngoscopy improves rates of first pass success compared to direct laryngoscopy. They performed a pragmatic,...
by Julie Ingratta, Hans Rosenberg, Jeff Perry | Oct 30, 2023 | Journal Club, Radiology
Methodology: 1.5/5 Usefulness: 1.5/5 Loke DE, et al. CJEM. 2022 Mar;24(2):206-213. Question and Methods: Trying to quantify gender disparities in CT turnaround time and ED LOS and determine if intervention in the form of protocolized point-of -care pregnancy testing...
by Alex Coutin, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy | Jul 17, 2023 | Featured, Full Article, Journal Club, Thrombosis
Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 1/5 Lim P, et al. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 2022 Jan 12;11(1):2-9. Question and Methods: Does diuresis with single-dose IV furosemide improve hemodynamic parameters and prevent oligo-anuria in normotensive patients with...
by Elias Horner, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy | Jul 4, 2023 | Journal Club, Quality Improvement
Methodology: 2.5/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Mathura P, et al. CJEM. 2022 Sep;24(6):636-640. Editorial: When evidence-based medicine and quality improvement collide. Question and Methods: Can we decrease physician ordering of the BUN (blood urea nitrogen) test, using an...
by Hailey Newton, Hans Rosenberg, Jeff Perry | Jun 19, 2023 | Featured, Journal Club, Thrombosis, Trauma
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Bouzat P, et al. JAMA. 2023 Mar 21:e234080. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.4080. Question and Methods: This double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled superiority trial aimed to assess whether 4F-PCC decreases 24hr blood product...
by Nicholas Choi, Hans Rosenberg, Jeff Perry | Jun 12, 2023 | Featured, Full Article, Journal Club, Quality Improvement
Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Warstadt NM, et al. BMJ Open Qual. 2022 Jan;11(1):e001624. Questions and Methods: Using a cohort and QI approach, to demonstrate the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary educational intervention and EHR tool to increase sepsis bundle...
by Sheena Nandalal, Hans Rosenberg, Jeff Perry | Jun 5, 2023 | Featured, Full Article, Journal Club, Pediatrics, Trauma
Methodology: 4.5/5 Usefulness: 5/5 Beno S, al. CJEM. 2022 Aug;24(5):535-543. Editorial: Reducing overuse of CT imaging in pediatric trauma: a model example of the Model for Improvement. Question and Methods: The aim of this QI project was to reduce unnecessary CT...