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Laryngeal View During Laryngoscopy: A Randomized Trial Comparing Cricoid Pressure, Backward-Upward-Rightward Pressure, and Bimanual Laryngoscopy

by EMOttawa | Jul 31, 2012 | Journal Club, landmark

Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Levitan RM, Kinkle WC, Levin WJ, Everett WW. Ann Emerg Med. 2006 Jun.;47(6):548–55. PubMed Link This U.S. study evaluated manipulation techniques for direct laryngoscopy during endotracheal intubation in 1,530 comparisons performed...

Early versus Later Rhythm Analysis in Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

by EMOttawa | Jul 23, 2012 | Journal Club, landmark

Journal Club Summary Methodology: 4.5/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Stiell IG, Nichol G, Leroux BG, Rea TD, Ornato JP, Powell J, Christenson J, Callaway CW, Kudenchuk PJ, Aufderheide TP, Idris AH, Daya MR, Wang HE, Morrison LJ, Davis D, Andrusiek D, Stephens S, Cheskes S,...

International collaborative systematic review of controlled clinical trials on pharmacologic treatments for acute pericarditis and its recurrences

by emottawa | Jul 19, 2012 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Lotrionte M, Biondi-Zoccai G, Imazio M, Castagno D, Moretti C, Abbate A, Agostoni P, Brucato AL, Di Pasquale P, Raatikka M, Sangiorgi G, Laudito A, Sheiban I, Gaita F. Am Heart J. 2010 Oct;160(4):662-70....

Time to treatment with intravenous alteplase and outcome in stroke: an updated pooled analysis of ECASS, ATLANTIS, NINDS, and EPITHET trials

by EMOttawa | Jul 9, 2012 | Journal Club, landmark

Journal Club Summary Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4.5/5 Lees KR, Bluhmki E, von Kummer R, Brott TG, Toni D, Grotta JC, Albers GW, Kaste M, Marler JR, Hamilton SA, Tilley BC, Davis SM, Donnan GA, Hacke W; ECASS, ATLANTIS, NINDS and EPITHET rt-PA Study Group, Allen...

Sublingual buprenorphine in acute pain management: a double-blind randomized clinical trial

by emottawa | Jul 3, 2012 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Jalili M, Fathi M, Moradi-Lakeh M, Zehtabchi S. Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Apr;59(4):276-80. PubMed Link This double blind, double dummy RCT compared sublingual Buprenorphine (0.4 mg) to IV Morphine (5 mg) for...

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