FOAM Archives

The third Intensive Care Bundle with Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Haemorrhage Trial (INTERACT3): an international, stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial

by Sam Wilson, Hans Rosenberg, Jeff Perry | Nov 6, 2023 | Critical Care, Full Article, Journal Club, Neurology

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Ma L, et al. Lancet 2023 Jul 1;402(10395):27-40. Question and Methods: Do 6 month outcomes improve after implementation of a goal-directed care bundle that corrects prognostically poor physiological abnormalities (systolic...

Video versus Direct Laryngoscopy for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults

by Kate O'Connell, Hans Rosenberg, Jeff Perry | Oct 30, 2023 | Airway, Anesthesiology, Journal Club

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Prekker ME et al. N Engl J Med. 2023 Aug 3;389(5):418-429. Question and Methods: Authors aimed to determine if video laryngoscopy improves rates of first pass success compared to direct laryngoscopy. They performed a pragmatic,...

Implementation of a standardized pregnancy screening process to address gender disparities in radiology turn-around-time and ED length of stay

by Julie Ingratta, Hans Rosenberg, Jeff Perry | Oct 30, 2023 | Journal Club, Radiology

Methodology: 1.5/5 Usefulness: 1.5/5 Loke DE, et al. CJEM. 2022 Mar;24(2):206-213. Question and Methods: Trying to quantify gender disparities in CT turnaround time and ED LOS and determine if intervention in the form of protocolized point-of -care pregnancy testing...

Reduction of urea test ordering in the emergency department: multicomponent intervention including education, electronic ordering, and data feedback

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...

Quality initiative to improve emergency department sepsis bundle compliance through utilisation of an electronic health record tool

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...