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How Do I Perform a Lumbar Puncture and Analyze the Results to Diagnose Bacterial Meningitis?

by emottawa | Dec 16, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Landmark Article Series – UPDATE Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Straus SE, Thorpe KE, Holroyd-Leduc J. JAMA. 2006 Oct 25;296(16):2012-22. Article Link This overview article from the JAMA Rational Clinical...

A 2-h diagnostic protocol to assess patients with chest pain symptoms in the Asia-Pacific region (ASPECT): a prospective observational validation study

by emottawa | Dec 9, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Than M, Cullen L, Reid CM, Lim SH, Aldous S, Ardagh MW, et al. Lancet. 2011 Mar 26;377(9771):1077-84. Abstract Link This prospective multicentre cohort study attempted to validate...

Intravenous Droperidol or Olanzapine as an Adjunct to Midazolam for the Acutely Agitated Patient: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

by emottawa | Dec 2, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Chan EW, Taylor DM, Knott JC, Phillips GA, Castle DJ, Kong DC. Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Jan;61(1):72-81 Abstract Link This randomized, double-blind, double dummy study comparing...

Validation of the Simplified Motor Score in the Out-of-Hospital Setting for the Prediction of Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury

by emottawa | Nov 25, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology score: 3/5 Usefulness score: 2/5 Thompson DO, Hurtado TR, Liao MM, Byyny RL, Gravitz C, Haukoos JS. Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Nov;58(5):417-25 Article Link This retrospective registry study demonstrated poor performance of either the...

Hydroxyethyl Starch 130/0.42 versus Ringer’s Acetate in Severe Sepsis

by EMOttawa | Nov 18, 2013 | Journal Club, landmark

Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4.5/5 Perner A, et al.; 6S Trial Group; Scandinavian Critical Care Trials Group. N Engl J Med. 2012 Jul 12;367(2):124-34 Article Link This multi-centre, double-blind,...