by emottawa | Apr 11, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Neumar RW, Shuster M, Callaway CW, et al. Circulation. 2015 Nov 3;132 (18 Suppl 2):S315-67 Full Article The 2015 update to the AHA guidelines on CPR and ECC, though not a complete revision of the...
by emottawa | Mar 28, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Pollack CV Jr, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Aug 6;373(6):511-20 Full Article This prospective cohort study demonstrated that a new dagbigatran reversal agent, idarucizumab, completely...
by emottawa | Mar 21, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4.5/5 Nichol G, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Dec 3;373(23):2203-14 Abstract Link Editorial: Continuous or Interrupted Chest Compressions for Cardiac Arrest Koster RW. N Engl J Med. 2015;...
by emottawa | Mar 16, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Perkins GD, et al. Lancet. 2015 Mar 14;385(9972):947-55 Full Article This was a cluster-randomized, pragmatic trial looking at mechanical CPR with the LUCAS-2 device versus...
by EMOttawa | Mar 7, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Beaudoin FL, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2014 Nov;21(11):1193-202 Full Article This pilot, double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial demonstrates that ketamine at...
by emottawa | Feb 29, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Semler MW, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Oct 1. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract Link This randomized, open-label, pragmatic trial of 150 adults undergoing intubation in a medical...
by emottawa | Feb 16, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary: Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Frat JP, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jun 4;372(23):2185-96. Full Article Editorial: Saving lives with high-flow nasal oxygen Matthay MA. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jun 4;372(23):2225-6....
by emottawa | Feb 8, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Asha SE, Miers JW. Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Oct;66(4):368-78. Full Article This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to determine the diagnostic accuracy of D-dimer as a rule out...
by emottawa | Feb 1, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Stub D, Smith K, Bernard S, et al. Circulation. 2015 Jun 16;131(24):2143-50. Abstract Link Editorial: Oxygen for ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Still Up in the Air...
by emottawa | Jan 25, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Young P, Saxena M, Bellomo R, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Oct 5. Abstract Link This multicentre, ICU RCT received a methodology score of 4/5 and 2/5 for usefulness. They concluded...
