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Comparison of Intravenous Ketorolac at Three Single-Dose Regimens for Treating Acute Pain in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial

by emottawa | Feb 6, 2017 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary   Methodology Score: 2.5/5                 Usefulness Score:  3/5   Motov S, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Dec 14. pii: S0196-0644(16)31244-6.  Abstract Link This randomized, double-blind study of the analgesic efficacy of ketorolac at three...

Restrictive versus liberal blood transfusion for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (TRIGGER): a pragmatic, open-label, cluster randomized feasibility trial

by emottawa | Jan 30, 2017 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5                    Usefulness Score: 2/5   Jairath V, et al. Lancet. 2015 Jul 11;386(9989):137-44 Abstract Link This open label, cluster randomized feasibility trial based in six university hospitals in the United Kingdom...

Bedside Diagnosis of the ‘Red Eye’: A Systematic Review

by emottawa | Jan 23, 2017 | Journal Club

Summary   Methodology Score: 2/5                    Usefulness Score:  2/5   Narayana S, et al. Am J Med. 2015 Nov;128(11):1220-1224.e1. Abstract Link This review study looked at the diagnostic accuracy of physical exam findings for serious causes of red eye and...

Development of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score to predict serious adverse events after emergency department assessment of syncope.

by emottawa | Dec 21, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4.5/5                 Usefulness Score: 4/5   Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, et al. CMAJ. 2016 Sep 6;188(12):E289-98 Full Article   This large multicenter prospective ED syncope study derived a methodologically robust risk tool for...

Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism among Patients Hospitalized for Syncope.

by emottawa | Dec 5, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5               Usefulness Score:  2/5 Prandoni P, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 Oct 20;375(16):1524-1531.   Full Article   This cross-sectional multi-center study of Italian patients admitted after an ED presentation for...

Emergency department point-of-care ultrasound in out-of-hospital and in-ED cardiac arrest

by emottawa | Nov 28, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Gaspari R, et al. Resuscitation. 2016 Sep 28;109:33-39. Abstract Link This prospective, per-protocol observational study is now the largest study on the point of care ultrasound in cardiac arrest...

Clinical Risk Score for Persistent Postconcussion Symptoms Among Children With Acute Concussion in the ED

by emottawa | Nov 14, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5                    Usefulness Score:  2/5   Zemek R, et al. JAMA. 2016 Mar 8;315(10):1014-25. Full Article   Editorial: Identifying Children and Adolescents at Risk for Persistent Postconcussion Symptoms. Babcock L, et al....

Double-Blind Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Dopamine Versus Epinephrine as First-Line Vasoactive Drugs in Pediatric Septic Shock

by emottawa | Nov 7, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5                 Usefulness Score:  3/5   Ventura AMC, et al. Crit Care Med. 2015 Nov;43(11):2292-302   Abstract Link   This well designed RCT demonstrated that in fluid refractory pediatric septic shock, dopamine is...

Immediate total-body CT scanning versus conventional imaging and selective CT scanning in patients with severe trauma (REACT-2): a randomised controlled trial

by emottawa | Oct 31, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5 Seirink JC et al. Lancet. 2016 Aug 13;388(10045):673-83. Abstract Link   This is a multicenter randomized control trial of over a thousand trauma patients at five Level 1 trauma centres in western...

Delivering safe and effective analgesia for management of renal colic in the emergency department: a double-blind, multi group, randomized control trial

by emottawa | Oct 24, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4.5/5                 Usefulness Score:  3.5/5   Pathan SA, et al. Lancet. 2016 May 14;387(10032):1999-2007  Abstract Link             Editorial: Non-steroidalanti-inflammatory drugs for renal colic Knoedler JJ, et al....
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