by Nick Schouela, Richard Hoang | Jul 5, 2018 | Critical Care, Featured, Infographics, Neurology, Slider, Trauma
Most clinicians are familiar with and utilize the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) on a daily basis, but many are not aware of the updates and additions to the score that were made in 2014 and 2018, respectively. Clarifications in the wording of the scale attempt to increase...
by Miguel Cortel-LeBlanc, Richard Hoang | May 10, 2018 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Trauma
Traumatic injuries are amongst the most common presentations for all emergency departments (ED). In 2010, there were over 1 million patients in Canada who visited the ED for trauma, result in an cost of almost 9 billion dollars.1 Yet, in spite of their frequency,...
by emottawa | May 11, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Smith-Bindman R, et al. N Engl J Med. 2014 Sep 18;371(12):1100-10. Full Article This multicentre randomized trial of over 2700 patients with suspected nephrolithiasis...
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 | Oct 29, 2012 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Stengel D, Ottersbach C, Matthes G, Weigeldt M, Grundei S, Rademacher G, Tittel A, Mutze S, Ekkernkamp A, Frank M, Schmucker U, Seifert J. CMAJ. 2012 May 15;184(8):869-76. Article Link In...
