by Shahbaz Syed | Sep 13, 2017 | Commentary, Featured, Infographics, Journal Club
Recently, Dr. Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy et al published the Canadian Syncope Risk Score, for the assessment of adult patients with syncope. He has previously helped provide some insight into the decision rule, and we now present an infographic and memory aid...
by emottawa | Apr 26, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Authors: Rodriguez RM, et al. PLoS Med. 2015 Oct 6;12(10):e1001883. Full Article This study derived and validated a clinical decision rule for CT imaging in blunt thoracic trauma...
by EMOttawa | Jul 7, 2015 | Commentary
As part of our Journal Club summaries our JC Chairs (Drs. Lisa Calder and Ian Stiell @EMO_Daddy) have been tasked with explaining Epidemiological concepts so that everyone in our department can analyze the literature and appraise articles on their own. For this Blog...
by emottawa | Feb 27, 2013 | Journal Club
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...
by emottawa | Oct 4, 2012 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Douma RA, Mos IC, et al. Prometheus Study Group. Article Link This European study directly compared four clinical decision rules in combination with d-dimer testing to exclude PE without the need for...
