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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
by emottawa | Jan 14, 2013 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Parsons M, Spratt N, Bivard A, Campbell B, Chung K, Miteff F, O’Brien B, Bladin C, McElduff P, Allen C, Bateman G, Donnan G, Davis S, Levi C. N Engl J Med. 2012 Mar 22;366(12):1099-107....
by emottawa | Jan 9, 2013 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Harnan SE, Pickering A, Pandor A, Goodacre SW. J Trauma. 2011 Jul;71(1):245-51 PubMed Link This systematic review compared the diagnostic accuracies of clinical decision rules for adults...
