by Shahbaz Syed | Sep 13, 2017 | Commentary, Featured, Infographics, Journal Club
Recently, Dr. Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy et al published the Canadian Syncope Risk Score, for the assessment of adult patients with syncope. He has previously helped provide some insight into the decision rule, and we now present an infographic and memory aid...
by Hans Rosenberg | Sep 11, 2017 | Critical Care, Infectious Disease, Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Seymour CW, et al. Journal N Engl J Med. 2017 Jun 8;376(23):2235-2244. EDITORIAL: State Sepsis Mandates – A New Era for Regulation of Hospital Quality. Hershey TB, et al. N Engl J Med. 2017 May 21. Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score:...
by EMOttawa | Jun 19, 2017 | Journal Club, landmark
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4.5/5 D’Onofrio G, et al JAMA. 2015 Apr 28;313(16):1636-44. Full Article This single, urban center RCT including 329 patients showed that buprenorphine initiated in the ED was more likely to increase...
by emottawa | Jun 12, 2017 | Journal Club
Journal Clubs Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Rehrer MW, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Nov;68(5):608-613. Abstract Link This single centre, randomized, triple-blinded, control trial did not demonstrate noninferiority of a single dose of...
by emottawa | May 29, 2017 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Stanley AJ, et al. BMJ. 2017 Jan 4;356:i6432. Full Article Summary This multicentre, multinational study assessed the ability of five upper gastrointestinal bleeding scores to predict...
by EMOttawa | May 15, 2017 | Journal Club, landmark
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Nijssen EC, et al Lancet. 2017 Feb 20. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract Link This prospective, open-label, single centre, randomized trial of 660 patients found no hydration...
by emottawa | May 8, 2017 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Lascarrou JB, et al. JAMA. 2017 Feb 7;317(5):483-493. Abstract Link This study was an open-label, randomized clinical trial conducted at 7 ICUs in France that found video...
by emottawa | May 1, 2017 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Hinson JS, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Jan 19 [Epub ahead of print] Full Article In this large, well-designed retrospective study of AKI following contrast administration for CT...
by emottawa | Apr 24, 2017 | Journal Club
Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Patel BK, et al. JAMA. 2016 Jun 14;315(22):2435-41 Full Article Editorial: Unmasking a Role for Noninvasive Ventilation in Early Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Beitler JR, et al. JAMA. 2016 Jun...
by emottawa | Mar 13, 2017 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Miller LG, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Mar 19;372(12):1093-103. Full Article Editorial: Choosing an antibiotic for skin infections. Wessels MR N Engl J Med. 2015 Mar...
