by Meehan Andrew, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy | May 25, 2026 | Journal Club, Neurology
Tenecteplase versus standard medical treatment for basilar artery occlusion within 24 h (TRACE-5): a multicentre, prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint, superiority, phase 3 trial Xiong Y, Et al. Lancet. 2026 Feb 21;407(10530):763-772. doi:...
by Rebecca Seliga | May 21, 2026 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Toxicology
In the ED we are certainly no stranger to seeing alcohol use disorder, its complications, and alcohol withdrawal. Every day in Canada, there are approximately 269 hospitalizations directly attributable to alcohol. This is more than admissions for acute MI. As the...
by Fiona Raymond, Ian Stiell | May 20, 2026 | ENT, Featured, Journal Club, Neurology
Diagnostic accuracy of the STANDING algorithm in patients with isolated vertigo: a multicentre prospective study (STANDING-M). Ronchetti M,et al. Emerg Med J. 2025 Nov 21;42(12):791-797. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2025-214902. Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 Question...
by Grace Northrop, Ian Stiell | May 18, 2026 | Anesthesiology, Featured, Journal Club, Pain Medicine
Comparison of inhalational methoxyflurane, intranasal fentanyl, and intravenous morphine for treatment of prehospital acute pain in Norway (PreMeFen): a randomised, non-inferiority, three-arm, phase 3 trial Simensen R, et al. Lancet. 2025 Dec 20;406(10522):2957-2967....
by Thariq Badiudeen, Paul Pageau | May 14, 2026 | Featured, Surgery, Ultrasound
Most emergency physicians are comfortable with the standard abdominal aortic aneurysm scan. However, that approach only visualizes the abdominal aorta. By adding three complementary views you can better assess aortic aneurysms and aortic dissections. In this blogpost...