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Time to Treatment and Mortality during Mandated Emergency Care for Sepsis

by Hans Rosenberg | Sep 11, 2017 | Critical Care, Infectious Disease, Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Seymour CW, et al. Journal N Engl J Med. 2017 Jun 8;376(23):2235-2244. EDITORIAL: State Sepsis Mandates – A New Era for Regulation of Hospital Quality. Hershey TB, et al. N Engl J Med. 2017 May 21. Methodology Score:  3.5/5 Usefulness Score:...

Effect of Noninvasive Ventilation Delivered by Helmet vs. Facemask on the Rate of Endotracheal Intubation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

by emottawa | Apr 24, 2017 | Journal Club

Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Patel BK, et al. JAMA. 2016 Jun 14;315(22):2435-41 Full Article Editorial: Unmasking a Role for Noninvasive Ventilation in Early Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Beitler JR, et al. JAMA. 2016 Jun...

Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism among Patients Hospitalized for Syncope.

by emottawa | Dec 5, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5               Usefulness Score:  2/5 Prandoni P, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 Oct 20;375(16):1524-1531.   Full Article   This cross-sectional multi-center study of Italian patients admitted after an ED presentation for...

Emergency department point-of-care ultrasound in out-of-hospital and in-ED cardiac arrest

by emottawa | Nov 28, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Gaspari R, et al. Resuscitation. 2016 Sep 28;109:33-39. Abstract Link This prospective, per-protocol observational study is now the largest study on the point of care ultrasound in cardiac arrest...

High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I at presentation in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: a cohort study

by emottawa | Aug 22, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5                  Usefulness Score: 2/5   Shah, AS, et al. Lancet. 2015 Dec 19;386(10012):2481-8 Full Article   Editorial:Myocardial infarction: rapid ruling out in the emergency room Cullen L, et al. Lancet. 2015 Dec...
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