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...
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...
by emottawa | Oct 12, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Holcomb JB, Tilley BC, Baraniuk S, et al. JAMA. 2015 Feb 3;313(5):471-82. Full Article This prospective multicenter randomized control trial found that there was no statistically...
by emottawa | Sep 28, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 1.5/5 Usefulness Score: 1/5 Baş M, Greve J, Stelter K, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jan 29;372(5):418-25 Full Article This small phase 2, multicenter, double blind randomized trial of 30 ED patients found a...
by emottawa | Sep 21, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5 Abrahamian FM, Krishnadasan A, Mower WR, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Nov;62(5):526-33. Abstract Link Pyuria alone cannot be used to determine if UTI is present in patients with...
