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Part 1: Executive Summary: 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care

by emottawa | Jan 4, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Neumar RW, Shuster M, Callaway CW, et al. Circulation. 2015 Nov 3;132(18 Suppl 2):S315-67 Full Article Supplement: The Evolution and Future of ACC/AHA Clinical Practice...

An Age-Adjusted D-dimer Threshold for Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Pulmonary Embolus: Accuracy and Clinical Implications.

by emottawa | Dec 21, 2015 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Sharp AL, Vinson DR, Alamshaw F, Handler J, Gould MK. Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Aug 27. pii: S0196-0644(15)00616-2. Abstract Link Retrospective study of 31,094 patients investigated for PE,...

Therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in children

by emottawa | Dec 14, 2015 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Moler FW, Silverstein FS, Holubkov R, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 May 14;372(20):1898-908. Full Article This prospective, multi-center RCT found no significant difference in...

Postural modification to the standard Valsalva manoeuvre for emergency treatment of supraventricular tachycardias (REVERT): a randomised controlled trial.

by emottawa | Dec 7, 2015 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4.5/5 Appelboam A, Reuben A, Mann C, et al. Lancet. 2015 Aug 24. pii: S0140-6736(15)61485-4. Full Article The REVERT trial, a pragmatic, multicenter RCT evaluating the efficacy of a...

Prospective validation of a 1-hour algorithm to rule-out and rule-in acute myocardial infarction using a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay

by emottawa | Nov 30, 2015 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Reichlin T, Twerenbold R, Wildi K, et al. CMAJ May 19, 2015 187:E243-E252; Full Article This multicenter study aiming to prospectively validate a 1 hour algorithm using a high sensitivity...