by emottawa | Aug 15, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Siemieniuk RA, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163(7):519-528. Abstract Link This is a well-done systematic review & meta-analysis elucidating whether corticosteroid therapy...
by emottawa | Aug 1, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 2.2/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Laan DV,et al. Injury. 2016 Apr;47(4):797-804. Abstract Link This systematic review and meta-analysis has found that the 4th/5th intercostal space at the anterior axillary line has the lowest mean chest...
by emottawa | Jul 11, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Kudenchuk PJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 May 5;374(18):1711-22. Abstract Link This double blind RCT conducted by the ROC enrolled >3000 patients with out of hospital shock refractory cardiac...
by EMOttawa | Jul 6, 2016 | Commentary, Infographics
Syncope is an commonly encountered problem in Emergency Medicine, with the potential for significant morbidity and mortality to patients. Unfortunately, to date, there have not been any reliable decision tools or instruments to help us in our assessment of the syncope...
by emottawa | May 30, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Friedman BW, et al. JAMA. 2015;314(15):1572-1580. Full Article In this pragmatic 3-arm RCT of Naproxen + placebo or cyclobenzaprine or acetaminophen/oxycodone for acute low back...
