Journal Club Archives

Ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes

by EMOttawa | Mar 26, 2013 | Journal Club, landmark

Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology: 4.5/5 Usefulness: 4.5/5 Wallentin L, Becker RC, Budaj A, Cannon CP, Emanuelsson H, Held C, Horrow J, Husted S, James S, Katus H, Mahaffey KW, Scirica BM, Skene A, Steg PG, Storey RF, Harrington RA; PLATO...

Ultrasound guided corticosteroid injection for plantar fasciitis: randomised controlled trial

by emottawa | Mar 19, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 1/5 McMillan AM, Landorf KB, Gilheany MF, Bird AR, Morrow AD, Menz HB. BMJ. 2012 May 22;344:e3260. Article Link This double-blind RCT found that there was a reduction in a 100-point pain score at 4...

Low-Dose Abdominal CT for Evaluating Suspected Appendicitis

by emottawa | Mar 12, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Kim K, Kim YH, Kim SY, Kim S, Lee YJ, Kim KP, Lee HS, Ahn S, Kim T, Hwang SS, Song KJ, Kang SB, Kim DW, Park SH, Lee KH. N Engl J Med. 2012 Apr 26;366(17):1596-605 Article Link This...

Development and validation of a prioritization rule for obtaining an immediate 12-lead electrocardiogram in the emergency department to identify ST-elevation myocardial infarction

by emottawa | Mar 4, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Glickman SW, Shofer FS, Wu MC, Scholer MJ, Ndubuizu A, Peterson ED, Granger CB, Cairns CB, Glickman LT. Am Heart J. 2012 Mar;163(3):372-82 Abstract Link This retrospective derivation of an electrocardiogram...

Accuracy and Quality of Clinical Decision Rules for Syncope in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

by emottawa | Feb 27, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 Serrano LA, Hess EP, Bellolio MF, Murad MH, Montori VM, Erwin PJ, Decker WW. Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Oct;56(4):362-373 Abstract Link This systematic review and meta-analysis of multiple clinical...

Randomized clinical trial of antibiotics in acute uncomplicated Diverticulitis

by emottawa | Feb 18, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Chabok A, Påhlman L, Hjern F, Haapaniemi S, Smedh K; AVOD Study Group. Br J Surg. 2012 Apr;99(4):532-9 Article Link An open label multicenter RCT from Sweden comparing usual antibiotic treatment versus no...

Ketamine-propofol combination (ketofol) versus propofol alone for emergency department procedural sedation and analgesia: a randomized double-blind trial

by emottawa | Feb 12, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Andolfatto G, Abu-Laban RB, Zed PJ, Staniforth SM, Stackhouse S, Moadebi S, Willman E. Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Jun;59(6):504-12.e1-2. Abstract Link This double-blind, randomized trial found that Ketofol does not...

The risk of catheter-related bloodstream infection with femoral venous catheters as compared to subclavian and internal jugular venous catheters: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis

by emottawa | Feb 4, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology: 1/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Marik PE, Flemmer M, Harrison W. Crit Care Med. 2012 Aug;40(8):2479-85 Pub Med Link This systematic review and meta-analysis concluded that there is no significant difference in the rates of...

The benefits and harms of intravenous thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator within 6 h of acute ischaemic stroke (the third international stroke trial [IST-3]): a randomised controlled trial

by emottawa | Jan 29, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology: 2.5/5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 IST-3 collaborative group, Sandercock P, Wardlaw JM, et al. Lancet. 2012 Jun 23;379(9834):2352-63. Article Link This international, multicenter, randomized, open-treatment trial was aimed at detecting...

CT angiography for safe discharge of patients with possible acute coronary syndromes

by emottawa | Jan 21, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Litt HI, Gatsonis C, Snyder B, Singh H, Miller CD, Entrikin DW, Leaming JM, Gavin LJ, Pacella CB, Hollander JE. New England Journal of Medicine, 2012 Apr 12;366(15):1393-403. Article Link This...