by James Gilbertson, Michael Woo, Sarah Tierney, Reva Ramlogan | May 8, 2025 | Anesthesiology, Featured, Orthopedics, Ultrasound
Do you like Sci-Fi? You’ll love the SIFI! Since we’re in May, Star Wars fans get to celebrate with “May the 4th be with you”, but we’re here to introduce you to an even better type of SIFI: The Supra-Inguinal Fascia Iliaca (SIFI) Block. (…we’re well...
by Shane Baistrocchi | Feb 13, 2025 | Airway, Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation
Procedural sedation (PS) is a cornerstone of Emergency Medicine, frequently employed in the Emergency Department (ED) to facilitate painful or anxiety-provoking procedures while ensuring patient comfort. The goal is to achieve optimal sedation while allowing for rapid...
by Tayler Young, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy | Dec 18, 2024 | Full Article, Journal Club, Trauma
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 2/5 McMullan JT, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Oct;84(4):363-373. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.04.018. Question and Methods: This out of hospital, placebo-controlled, blinded, parallel group RCT compared reduction in pain scores between...
by Camille Dagenais, Hans Rosenberg, Ian Stiell | Jun 18, 2024 | Featured, Journal Club, Pre-Hospital, Prehospital and Transport Medicine, Trauma
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 1.5/5 Le Cornec C, e al. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jan 2;7(1):e2352844. Question and Methods: This was a multicenter, single-blind, noninferiority RCT, to assess the noninferiority of intravenous ketamine vs intravenous morphine for pain...
by Maria Doubova, Amanda Mattice | Aug 24, 2023 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation
Dr. Barnes had previously provided a very thorough guide on burns management, which can be found here. The management of thermal injury has largely stayed the same but there have since been some important points that were highlighted by the ABA Pain management...
