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Improving attendance at post-emergency department follow-up via automated text message appointment reminders: a randomized controlled trial

by emottawa | Nov 17, 2015 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Arora S, Burner E, Terp S, Nok Lam C, Nercisian A, Bhatt V, Menchine M. Acad Emerg Med. 2015 Jan;22(1):31-7. Full Article In this single-center, open label RCT of 374 patients, a per-protocol...

Lactulose vs polyethylene glycol 3350–electrolyte solution for treatment of overt hepatic encephalopathy: the HELP randomized clinical trial

by emottawa | Nov 9, 2015 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5 Rahimi RS, Singal AG, Cuthbert JA, Rockey DC. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Nov;174(11):1727-33 Full Article Editorial: Polyethylene Glycol for Hepatic Encephalopathy Polyethylene A New...

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria in defining severe sepsis

by emottawa | Nov 3, 2015 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Kaukonen KM, Bailey M, Pilcher D, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Apr 23;372(17):1629-38. Full Article This retrospective multicenter study found that the use of SIRS criteria to define...

Intravenous Subdissociative-Dose Ketamine Versus Morphine for Analgesia in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial

by EMOttawa | Oct 26, 2015 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Motov S, Rockoff B, Cohen V, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Mar 26. pii: S0196-0644(15)00191-2. Abstract Link This prospective, RCT found sub-dissociative ketamine (0.3mg/kg) and...

Randomized assessment of rapid endovascular treatment of ischemic stroke

by emottawa | Oct 20, 2015 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Goyal M, Demchuk AM, Menon BK, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Mar 12;372(11):1019-30 Full Article This multi-centre open label RCT compared endovascular treatment +/- tPA vs. standard...