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Moderate Pulmonary Embolism Treated With Thrombolysis (from the “MOPETT” Trial)

by emottawa | Aug 19, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5               Usefulness Score: 1.5/5   Sharifi M, Bay C, Skrocki L, Rahimi F, Mehdipour M; “MOPETT” Investigators. Am J Cardiol. 2013 Jan 15;111(2):273-7   Article Link   This single-center, open label, randomized control...

Cast versus splint in children with minimally angulated fractures of the distal radius: a randomized controlled trial.

by emottawa | Aug 5, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5                  Usefulness Score: 4/5 Boutis K, Willan A, Babyn P, Goeree R, Howard A. CMAJ. 2010 Oct 5;182(14):1507-12. Article Link   This non-blinded, single-center RCT (N=96) of children aged 5-12 with minimally...

Ability of emergency ultrasonography to detect pediatric skull fractures: a prospective, observational study

by emottawa | Jul 29, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5                           Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Parri N, Crosby BJ, Glass C, Mannelli F, Sforzi I, Schiavone R, Ban KM. J Emerg Med. 2013 Jan;44(1):135-41.   Article Link This single center prospective study of 55...

Epinephrine and Dexamethasone in Children with Bronchiolitis

by emottawa | Jul 22, 2013 | Journal Club

() Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 4.5/5  Usefulness Score: 4/5 Plint AC, Johnson DW, Patel H, Wiebe N, Correll R, Brant R, Mitton C, Gouin S, Bhatt M, Joubert G, Black KJ, Turner T, Whitehouse S, Klassen TP; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada...

Meta-analysis: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in Biliary Colic

by emottawa | Apr 29, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Colli A, Conte D, Valle SD, Sciola V, Fraquelli M. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2012 Jun;35(12):1370-8  Abstract Link   This meta-analysis of 11 RCTs found that in patients with biliary colic, NSAIDs had a higher...
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