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Clindamycin versus trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for uncomplicated skin infections

by emottawa | Mar 13, 2017 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Miller LG, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Mar 19;372(12):1093-103. Full Article Editorial: Choosing an antibiotic for skin infections. Wessels MR N Engl J Med. 2015 Mar...

Propofol or Ketofol for Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in Emergency Medicine – The POKER Study: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial

by emottawa | Mar 6, 2017 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Ferguson I, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Nov;68(5):574-582. Abstract Link This was a large multicenter double-blind RCT to compare ketafol in a 1:1 ratio to propofol failed to find a 10% absolute...

The Top 10 Most Important Articles of 2016 (and some from 2015)

by emottawa | Feb 13, 2017 | Commentary

This is a summary of a talk given by Drs. Krishan Yadav and Maggie Kisilewicz at the National Capital Conference in Emergency Medicine. Below are brief summaries and a bottom line, but of course you’ll have to read the literature yourself to make your own...

Comparison of Intravenous Ketorolac at Three Single-Dose Regimens for Treating Acute Pain in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial

by emottawa | Feb 6, 2017 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Motov S, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Dec 14. pii: S0196-0644(16)31244-6. Abstract Link This randomized, double-blind study of the analgesic efficacy of ketorolac at three...

Restrictive versus liberal blood transfusion for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (TRIGGER): a pragmatic, open-label, cluster randomized feasibility trial

by emottawa | Jan 30, 2017 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Jairath V, et al. Lancet. 2015 Jul 11;386(9989):137-44 Abstract Link This open label, cluster randomized feasibility trial based in six university hospitals in the United Kingdom...