by Hans Rosenberg | Sep 11, 2017 | Critical Care, Infectious Disease, Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Seymour CW, et al. Journal N Engl J Med. 2017 Jun 8;376(23):2235-2244. EDITORIAL: State Sepsis Mandates – A New Era for Regulation of Hospital Quality. Hershey TB, et al. N Engl J Med. 2017 May 21. Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score:...
by EMOttawa | Jun 19, 2017 | Journal Club, landmark
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4.5/5 D’Onofrio G, et al JAMA. 2015 Apr 28;313(16):1636-44. Full Article This single, urban center RCT including 329 patients showed that buprenorphine initiated in the ED was more likely to increase...
by emottawa | Jun 12, 2017 | Journal Club
Journal Clubs Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Rehrer MW, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Nov;68(5):608-613. Abstract Link This single centre, randomized, triple-blinded, control trial did not demonstrate noninferiority of a single dose of...
by emottawa | May 29, 2017 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Stanley AJ, et al. BMJ. 2017 Jan 4;356:i6432. Full Article Summary This multicentre, multinational study assessed the ability of five upper gastrointestinal bleeding scores to predict...
by EMOttawa | May 15, 2017 | Journal Club, landmark
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Nijssen EC, et al Lancet. 2017 Feb 20. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract Link This prospective, open-label, single centre, randomized trial of 660 patients found no hydration...