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Naproxen With Cyclobenzaprine, Oxycodone/ Acetaminophen, or Placebo for Treating Acute Low Back Pain A Randomized Clinical Trial

by emottawa | May 30, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Friedman BW, et al. JAMA. 2015;314(15):1572-1580. Full Article In this pragmatic 3-arm RCT of Naproxen + placebo or cyclobenzaprine or acetaminophen/oxycodone for acute low back...

Assessment of Clinical Criteria for Sepsis For the Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)

by emottawa | May 24, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3 /5 Seymour CW, et al. JAMA. 2016 Feb 23;315(8):762-74 Abstract Link Editorial: New Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock Continuing Evolution but With Much Still to Be Done Abraham...

Does This Patient With Chest Pain Have Acute Coronary Syndrome? The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review

by emottawa | May 2, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Fanaroff AC, et al. JAMA. 2015 Nov 10;314(18):1955-65 Abstract Link Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 This meta-analysis found that few clinical variables were strong predictors of ACS amongst ED patients presenting...

Derivation and validation of two decision instruments for selective chest CT in blunt trauma: a multicenter prospective observational study (NEXUS Chest CT)

by emottawa | Apr 26, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Authors: Rodriguez RM, et al. PLoS Med. 2015 Oct 6;12(10):e1001883. Full Article This study derived and validated a clinical decision rule for CT imaging in blunt thoracic trauma...

Oral Prednisolone in the Treatment of Acute Gout: A Pragmatic, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized Trial.

by emottawa | Apr 18, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Rainer TH, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Feb 23. doi: 10.7326/M14-2070. Abstract Link This multi-centre, double-blind, randomized equivalence trial enrolled 416 patients in 4 EDs in...