by emottawa | Oct 6, 2014 | Commentary
In this and subsequent postings we will discuss the latest recommendations for ED management of atrial fibrillation (AF) as presented in the newly published 2014 Focused Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Atrial...
by emottawa | Sep 30, 2014 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Leuppi JD, et al. JAMA. 2013 Jun 5;309(21):2223-31. Article Link This multicenter, double blinded trial demonstrated non-inferiority of a 5-day course of 40mg prednisone versus a...
by emottawa | Sep 22, 2014 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5 Caironi P, Tognoni G, et al. the ALBIOS Study Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2014 Mar 18. Abstract Link This was an open-label RCT of 1,800 ICU patients with severe sepsis or septic...
by emottawa | Sep 17, 2014 | Commentary
The impact factor (IF) of scientific journal reflects the average number of citations to recent articles published in the journal. It is used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal, with journals with higher impact factors deemed to be more important...
by emottawa | Sep 15, 2014 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Verhaegen J, Gallos ID, van Mello NM, Abdel-Aziz M, Takwoingi Y, Harb H, Deeks JJ, Mol BW, Coomarasamy A BMJ. 2012 Sep 27;345:e6077 Article Link This thorough and well performed...
