by Graham Wilson, Sam Wilson | Sep 28, 2023 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Surgery
You are treating a 43-year-old male with two days of left lower quadrant abdominal pain, a documented fever of 38.4 and malaise. He has no urinary or bowel symptoms. His past medical history is unremarkable. He looks well by ED standards. After a focused history and...
by Hans Rosenberg | Dec 29, 2020 | Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease, Journal Club
Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Jaung R, et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Mar 30:S1542-3565(20)30426-2. Question and Methods: This study investigated non-inferiority of placebo vs antibiotic in management of uncomplicated diverticulitis by conducting an...
by Miguel Cortel-LeBlanc, Richard Hoang | Oct 12, 2017 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease
Part 1: Concerns with Antibiotic Overuse Three of the most common antibiotic-related unwanted effects seen the ED include: Their toxic effects Selection of pathogenic bacteria Increasing antibiotic resistance The Magnitude of Antibiotic-Related Toxic Effects A...
by emottawa | Feb 18, 2013 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Chabok A, Påhlman L, Hjern F, Haapaniemi S, Smedh K; AVOD Study Group. Br J Surg. 2012 Apr;99(4):532-9 Article Link An open label multicenter RCT from Sweden comparing usual antibiotic treatment versus no...
