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Double-Blind Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Dopamine Versus Epinephrine as First-Line Vasoactive Drugs in Pediatric Septic Shock

by emottawa | Nov 7, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5                 Usefulness Score:  3/5   Ventura AMC, et al. Crit Care Med. 2015 Nov;43(11):2292-302   Abstract Link   This well designed RCT demonstrated that in fluid refractory pediatric septic shock, dopamine is...

Immediate total-body CT scanning versus conventional imaging and selective CT scanning in patients with severe trauma (REACT-2): a randomised controlled trial

by emottawa | Oct 31, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5 Seirink JC et al. Lancet. 2016 Aug 13;388(10045):673-83. Abstract Link   This is a multicenter randomized control trial of over a thousand trauma patients at five Level 1 trauma centres in western...

Delivering safe and effective analgesia for management of renal colic in the emergency department: a double-blind, multi group, randomized control trial

by emottawa | Oct 24, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4.5/5                 Usefulness Score:  3.5/5   Pathan SA, et al. Lancet. 2016 May 14;387(10032):1999-2007  Abstract Link             Editorial: Non-steroidalanti-inflammatory drugs for renal colic Knoedler JJ, et al....

Top 5 Journal Club Articles In Emergency Medicine – 2015-2016 Academic year

by emottawa | Sep 6, 2016 | Commentary

Courtesy of klik internet This is a post summarizing our best-rated JC articles and the ones I find are the most useful from the past academic year. Each of the articles is broken down into one to two lines as to how I have incorporated them in my practice. For a...

High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I at presentation in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: a cohort study

by emottawa | Aug 22, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5                  Usefulness Score: 2/5   Shah, AS, et al. Lancet. 2015 Dec 19;386(10012):2481-8 Full Article   Editorial:Myocardial infarction: rapid ruling out in the emergency room Cullen L, et al. Lancet. 2015 Dec...
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