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Hydroxyethyl Starch 130/0.42 versus Ringer’s Acetate in Severe Sepsis

by EMOttawa | Nov 18, 2013 | Journal Club, landmark

Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4.5/5 Perner A, et al.; 6S Trial Group; Scandinavian Critical Care Trials Group. N Engl J Med. 2012 Jul 12;367(2):124-34 Article Link This multi-centre, double-blind,...

Meta-analysis of Usefulness of D-dimer to Diagnose Acute Aortic Dissection

by emottawa | Nov 11, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Shimony A, Filion KB, Mottillo S, Dourian T, Eisenberg MJ. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Apr 15;107(8):1227-34 Abstract Link This meta-analysis of seven studies shows a pooled sensitivity...

Lactate Clearance vs Central Venous Oxygen Saturation as Goals of Early Sepsis Therapy: a Randomized Clinical Trial

by emottawa | Nov 4, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Jones AE, Shapiro NI, Trzeciak S, Arnold RC, Claremont HA, Kline JA; Emergency Medicine Shock Research Network (EMShockNet) Investigators. JAMA. 2010 Feb 24;303(8):739-46. Article...

Transfusion Strategies for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

by EMOttawa | Oct 28, 2013 | Journal Club, landmark

Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Villanueva C, Colomo A, Bosch A, Concepción M, Hernandez-Gea V, Aracil C, Graupera I, Poca M, Alvarez-Urturi C, Gordillo J, Guarner-Argente C, Santaló M, Muñiz E,...

Oral Dimenhydrinate versus Placebo in Children with Gastroenteritis: a Randomized Controlled Trial

by emottawa | Oct 21, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Gouin S, Vo TT, Roy M, Lebel D, Gravel J. Pediatrics. 2012 Jun;129(6):1050-5. Article Link This randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of 144 children in Montreal...