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Safety and efficiency of a chest pain diagnostic algorithm with selective outpatient stress testing for emergency department patients with potential ischemic chest pain

by emottawa | Nov 12, 2014 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5               Usefulness Score: 2.5/5   Scheuermeyer FX, Innes G, Grafstein E, Kiess M, Boychuk B, Yu E, Kalla D, Christenson J. Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Apr;59(4):256-264.e3.   Abstract Link This prospective single-centre...

A 2-Hour Diagnostic Protocol for Possible Cardiac Chest Pain in the Emergency Department

by emottawa | Jan 27, 2014 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5                          Usefulness Score: 3/5   Than M, Aldous S, Lord SJ, Goodacre S, Frampton CM, Troughton R, George P, Florkowski CM, Ardagh M, Smyth D, Jardine DL, Peacock WF, Young J, Hamilton G, Deely JM, Cullen L,...

A 2-h diagnostic protocol to assess patients with chest pain symptoms in the Asia-Pacific region (ASPECT): a prospective observational validation study

by emottawa | Dec 9, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5                 Usefulness Score: 3/5   Than M, Cullen L, Reid CM, Lim SH, Aldous S, Ardagh MW, et al. Lancet. 2011 Mar 26;377(9771):1077-84.  Abstract Link    This prospective multicentre cohort study attempted to validate...

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...
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