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Trial of Continuous or Interrupted Chest Compressions during CPR.

by emottawa | Mar 21, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4.5/5 Nichol G, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Dec 3;373(23):2203-14 Abstract Link Editorial: Continuous or Interrupted Chest Compressions for Cardiac Arrest Koster RW. N Engl J Med. 2015;...

Mechanical versus manual chest compression for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (PARAMEDIC): a pragmatic, cluster randomised controlled trial.

by emottawa | Mar 16, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Perkins GD, et al. Lancet. 2015 Mar 14;385(9972):947-55 Full Article This was a cluster-randomized, pragmatic trial looking at mechanical CPR with the LUCAS-2 device versus...

Low-dose ketamine improves pain relief in patients receiving intravenous opioids for acute pain in the emergency department: results of a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial.

by EMOttawa | Mar 7, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Beaudoin FL, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2014 Nov;21(11):1193-202 Full Article This pilot, double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial demonstrates that ketamine at...

Randomized Trial of Apneic Oxygenation during Endotracheal Intubation of the Critically Ill

by emottawa | Feb 29, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Semler MW, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Oct 1. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract Link This randomized, open-label, pragmatic trial of 150 adults undergoing intubation in a medical...

High-flow oxygen through nasal cannula in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure

by emottawa | Feb 16, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary: Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Frat JP, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jun 4;372(23):2185-96. Full Article Editorial: Saving lives with high-flow nasal oxygen Matthay MA. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jun 4;372(23):2225-6....