by emottawa | Dec 2, 2013 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Chan EW, Taylor DM, Knott JC, Phillips GA, Castle DJ, Kong DC. Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Jan;61(1):72-81 Abstract Link This randomized, double-blind, double dummy study comparing...
by emottawa | Nov 25, 2013 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology score: 3/5 Usefulness score: 2/5 Thompson DO, Hurtado TR, Liao MM, Byyny RL, Gravitz C, Haukoos JS. Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Nov;58(5):417-25 Article Link This retrospective registry study demonstrated poor performance of either the...
by EMOttawa | Nov 18, 2013 | Journal Club, landmark
Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4.5/5 Perner A, et al.; 6S Trial Group; Scandinavian Critical Care Trials Group. N Engl J Med. 2012 Jul 12;367(2):124-34 Article Link This multi-centre, double-blind,...
by emottawa | Nov 11, 2013 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Shimony A, Filion KB, Mottillo S, Dourian T, Eisenberg MJ. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Apr 15;107(8):1227-34 Abstract Link This meta-analysis of seven studies shows a pooled sensitivity...
by emottawa | Nov 4, 2013 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Jones AE, Shapiro NI, Trzeciak S, Arnold RC, Claremont HA, Kline JA; Emergency Medicine Shock Research Network (EMShockNet) Investigators. JAMA. 2010 Feb 24;303(8):739-46. Article...
by EMOttawa | Oct 28, 2013 | Journal Club, landmark
Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Villanueva C, Colomo A, Bosch A, Concepción M, Hernandez-Gea V, Aracil C, Graupera I, Poca M, Alvarez-Urturi C, Gordillo J, Guarner-Argente C, Santaló M, Muñiz E,...
by emottawa | Oct 21, 2013 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Gouin S, Vo TT, Roy M, Lebel D, Gravel J. Pediatrics. 2012 Jun;129(6):1050-5. Article Link This randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of 144 children in Montreal...
by emottawa | Oct 14, 2013 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Felker GM, et al. NHLBI Heart Failure Clinical Research Network. N Engl J Med. 2011 Mar 3;364(9):797-805 Article Link This double-blind double-dummy RCT (N=308) found that there was no difference in the patient...
by emottawa | Sep 9, 2013 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 2/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Glaser NS, Wootton-Gorges SL, Buonocore MH, Tancredi DJ, Marcin JP, Caltagirone R, Lee Y, Murphy C, Kuppermann N. Pediatrics. 2013 Jan;131(1):e73-80 Abstract Link This pilot randomized controlled...
by EMOttawa | Sep 3, 2013 | Journal Club, landmark
Journal Club Summary Landmark Article Series Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4.5/5 Colman I, Friedman BW, Brown MD, Innes GD, Grafstein E, Roberts TE, Rowe BH. BMJ. 2008 Jun 14;336(7657):1359-61 Article Link In this well performed meta-analysis, a...
