by emottawa | Aug 8, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4.5/5 Freedman, SB, et al. JAMA. 2016;315(18):1966-1974. Abstract Link This single centre, single blinded non-inferiority randomized controlled trial suggests that in children 6-60mo with...
by emottawa | Aug 1, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 2.2/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Laan DV,et al. Injury. 2016 Apr;47(4):797-804. Abstract Link This systematic review and meta-analysis has found that the 4th/5th intercostal space at the anterior axillary line has the lowest mean chest...
by emottawa | Jul 22, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 2.7/5 Martindale JL, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Mar;23(3):223-42 Abstract Link In patients presenting to the ED with undifferentiated dyspnea and a moderate pre-test probability of...
by emottawa | Jul 11, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Kudenchuk PJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 May 5;374(18):1711-22. Abstract Link This double blind RCT conducted by the ROC enrolled >3000 patients with out of hospital shock refractory cardiac...
by emottawa | Jun 6, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5 /5 Talan DA, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 Mar 3;374(9):823-32 Abstract Link This RCT conducted at 5 US emergency departments including over 1200 outpatients aged over 12 years...
by emottawa | May 30, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Friedman BW, et al. JAMA. 2015;314(15):1572-1580. Full Article In this pragmatic 3-arm RCT of Naproxen + placebo or cyclobenzaprine or acetaminophen/oxycodone for acute low back...
by emottawa | May 24, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3 /5 Seymour CW, et al. JAMA. 2016 Feb 23;315(8):762-74 Abstract Link Editorial: New Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock Continuing Evolution but With Much Still to Be Done Abraham...
by emottawa | May 2, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Fanaroff AC, et al. JAMA. 2015 Nov 10;314(18):1955-65 Abstract Link Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 This meta-analysis found that few clinical variables were strong predictors of ACS amongst ED patients presenting...
by emottawa | Apr 26, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Authors: Rodriguez RM, et al. PLoS Med. 2015 Oct 6;12(10):e1001883. Full Article This study derived and validated a clinical decision rule for CT imaging in blunt thoracic trauma...
by emottawa | Apr 18, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Rainer TH, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Feb 23. doi: 10.7326/M14-2070. Abstract Link This multi-centre, double-blind, randomized equivalence trial enrolled 416 patients in 4 EDs in...
