by Elias Horner, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy | Jul 4, 2023 | Journal Club, Quality Improvement
Methodology: 2.5/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Mathura P, et al. CJEM. 2022 Sep;24(6):636-640. Editorial: When evidence-based medicine and quality improvement collide. Question and Methods: Can we decrease physician ordering of the BUN (blood urea nitrogen) test, using an...
by Nicholas Choi, Hans Rosenberg, Jeff Perry | Jun 12, 2023 | Featured, Full Article, Journal Club, Quality Improvement
Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Warstadt NM, et al. BMJ Open Qual. 2022 Jan;11(1):e001624. Questions and Methods: Using a cohort and QI approach, to demonstrate the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary educational intervention and EHR tool to increase sepsis bundle...
by Jerry Yuchen Zheng, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy | Mar 26, 2023 | Full Article, Journal Club, Pediatric Care, Pediatrics, Trauma
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Abid Z, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 Sep;78(3):321-330.e1. Question and Methods: The study assessed the risk of brain injuries and fractures among infants <3 months with/without PECARN low-risk criteria by secondary analysis of...
by Alex Viau, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy | Feb 27, 2023 | Cardiology, Journal Club
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Anand A, et al. Circulation. 2021 Jun 8;143(23):2214-2224. Raising the Bar for Clinical Cardiac Troponin Research Studies and Implementation Science. Question and Methods: Does implementation of an early rule-out (ERO) strategy...
by Patrick Fisk | Jan 19, 2023 | Critical Care, Grand Round Summaries, Mass Casualty / Disaster, Resuscitation
This post seeks to provide some insights and discussion around CBRNE events (Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, Nuclear and Explosive). We want to review procedures within a mass casualty CBRNE event, principles related to decontamination, PEE, and review the...
