The risk of catheter-related bloodstream infection with femoral venous catheters as compared to subclavian and internal jugular venous catheters: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis

Journal Club Summary Methodology:  1/5          Usefulness:  3/5 Marik PE, Flemmer M, Harrison W. Crit Care Med. 2012 Aug;40(8):2479-85 Pub Med Link    This systematic review and meta-analysis concluded that there is no significant difference in the rates of...

The benefits and harms of intravenous thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator within 6 h of acute ischaemic stroke (the third international stroke trial [IST-3]): a randomised controlled trial

Journal Club Summary Methodology: 2.5/5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 IST-3 collaborative group, Sandercock P, Wardlaw JM, et al. Lancet. 2012 Jun 23;379(9834):2352-63. Article Link   This international, multicenter, randomized, open-treatment trial was aimed at detecting...