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A 2-Hour Diagnostic Protocol for Possible Cardiac Chest Pain in the Emergency Department

by emottawa | Jan 27, 2014 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Than M, Aldous S, Lord SJ, Goodacre S, Frampton CM, Troughton R, George P, Florkowski CM, Ardagh M, Smyth D, Jardine DL, Peacock WF, Young J, Hamilton G, Deely JM, Cullen L,...

Clinical Decision Rules to Rule Out Subarachnoid Hemorrhage for Acute Headache

by emottawa | Jan 20, 2014 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Perry JJ, Stiell IG, Sivilotti ML, Bullard MJ, Hohl CM, Sutherland J, Émond M, Worster A, Lee JS, Mackey D, Pauls M, Lesiuk H, Symington C, Wells GA. JAMA....

Vasopressin, Steroids, and Epinephrine and Neurologically Favorable Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest A Randomized Clinical Trial

by emottawa | Jan 13, 2014 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5 Mentzelopoulos SD, et al. JAMA. 2013;310(3):270-279. Article Link This randomized, multi-centered, double blind, placebo controlled trial compared vasopressin, steroids and...

Comparison of dopamine and norepinephrine in the treatment of shock.

by EMOttawa | Jan 6, 2014 | Journal Club, landmark

Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 De Backer D, Biston P, Devriendt J, Madl C, Chochrad D, Aldecoa C, Brasseur A, Defrance P, Gottignies P, Vincent JL; SOAP II Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2010 Mar...

Short-term vs Conventional Glucocorticoid Therapy in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: the REDUCE randomized clinical trial

by emottawa | Dec 23, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Leuppi JD, Schuetz P, Bingisser R, Bodmer M, Briel M, Drescher T, et al. JAMA. 2013 Jun 5;309(21):2223-31 Article Link This multicentre, Swiss-based RCT adds to the literature that...