by Hans Rosenberg | Aug 12, 2019 | Infectious Disease, Journal Club, Respirology
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Prins HJ, et al. Eur Respir J. 2019 May 23;53(5). Question and Methods: The CATCH Study was a multicentre, randomised, controlled open intervention clinical trial comparing CRP guided antibiotics for...
by Alex Mungham, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | Jan 17, 2019 | Grand Round Summaries, Respirology
In this post, we review an approach to antibiotics, bronchodilators, and corticosteroids in the outpatient management for acute exacerbations of COPD. COPD – The Basics What is it? An incompletely reversible obstructive lung disease due to airway and/or alveolar...
by emottawa | Sep 30, 2014 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Leuppi JD, et al. JAMA. 2013 Jun 5;309(21):2223-31. Article Link This multicenter, double blinded trial demonstrated non-inferiority of a 5-day course of 40mg prednisone versus a...
by emottawa | Dec 23, 2013 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Leuppi JD, Schuetz P, Bingisser R, Bodmer M, Briel M, Drescher T, et al. JAMA. 2013 Jun 5;309(21):2223-31 Article Link This multicentre, Swiss-based RCT adds to the literature that...
