Journal Club Summary Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Colli A, Conte D, Valle SD, Sciola V, Fraquelli M. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2012 Jun;35(12):1370-8 Abstract Link This meta-analysis of 11 RCTs found that in patients with biliary colic, NSAIDs had a higher proportion of complete pain relief compared placebo (RR 3.77,Read More →
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 1.5/5 Ray WA, Murray KT, Hall K, Arbogast PG, Stein CM. N Engl J Med. 2012 May 17;366(20):1881-90 Article Link This retrospective cohort study found that there was a slight increased risk of cardiovascular death in patients who received a 5-day courseRead More →
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Pradhan R, Chaudhary A, Donato AA. Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Sep;30(7):1042-7 Abstract Link This was a retrospective cohort study of 127 patients that found no association between ST depression during rapid atrial fibrillation and obstructive CAD on cardiac catheterization. Because of possibleRead More →
Journal Club Summary Prognostic value of plasma lactate levels among patients with acute pulmonary embolism: the thrombo-embolism lactate outcome study Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Vanni S, Viviani G, Baioni M, Pepe G, Nazerian P, Socci F, Bartolucci M, Bartolini M, Grifoni S. Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Mar;61(3):330-8 Abstract Link TheRead More →
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Hüpfl M, Selig HF, Nagele P. Lancet. 2010 Nov 6;376(9752):1552-7. Article Link This meta-analysis evaluated if dispatcher-assisted chest compression-only CPR was superior to standard CPR for citizen bystanders in out-of hospital cardiac arrest and found that chest compression only CPR had aRead More →
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 Investigators, Freij A, Thorsén M. NRead More →
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 weeks for plantar fasciitis patients whose feetRead More →
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 Read More →
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 (ECG) triage rule using classification and regression tree analysis of chiefRead More →
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 decision rules for syncope, found the pooled sensitivity and specificity for theRead More →