by emottawa | Jun 7, 2015 | Journal Club
With the Choosing Wisely Canada campaign underway, Emergency Medicine recently published their list of “5 Things Physicians and Patients should question” in conjunction with the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians. Here we’ll list the 5...
by emottawa | Jun 1, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Marin JR, Dean AJ, Bilker WB, Panebianco NL, Brown NJ, Alpern ER. Acad Emerg Med. 2013 Jun;20(6):545-53 Full Article This prospective single-centre study found that where a clinical question...
by emottawa | May 29, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Sterkenburg A, Barach P, Kalkman C, Gielen M, ten Cate O. Acad Med 2010;85(9):1408–17. Abstract Link In this mixed methods study, the authors employ both quantitative (surveys) and qualitative (interviews)...
by emottawa | May 25, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Berkhemer OA et al for the MR CLEAN Investigators.N Engl J Med. 2015 Jan;372(1):11-20. Full Article This pragmatic, multicentre, block-randomized RCT in the Netherlands found...
by emottawa | May 22, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology: n/a (concept paper) Usefulness: 4/5 Beeson MS, Warrington S, Bradford-Saffles A, Hart D. J Emerg Med 2014;47(4):441–52. Abstract Link In this concept paper, the authors propose that Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) can be...
by emottawa | May 19, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Ruff CT, et al. Lancet. 2014 Mar 15;383(9921):955-62. Abstract Link This systematic review comparing New Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs) to warfarin for patients with atrial fibrillation found...
by emottawa | May 11, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Smith-Bindman R, et al. N Engl J Med. 2014 Sep 18;371(12):1100-10. Full Article This multicentre randomized trial of over 2700 patients with suspected nephrolithiasis...
by emottawa | May 4, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Castellucci LA, et al. JAMA. 2014 Sep 17;312(11):1122-35. Full Article This network meta-analysis comparing the efficacy and safety outcomes associated with 8 anticoagulation options...
by emottawa | Apr 27, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club summary Methodology Score: 2/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Szelényi Z, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2013 Nov;20(11):1121-30. Abstract Link This retrospective cohort study found that the Vereckei algorithm for differentiating between VT and SVT...
by emottawa | Apr 20, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5 Egerton-Warburton D, Meek R, Mee MJ, Braitberg G. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 May 9. pii: S0196-0644(14)00223-6. Abstract Link This prospective placebo-controlled trial found that...
