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Point of Care Ultrasound Archiving Requirements

Point of Care Ultrasound Archiving Requirements

by Michael Wong, Paul Pageau, Shahbaz Syed | Aug 5, 2021 | CME, Featured, Ultrasound

Canadian national guidelines recommend Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) image archiving for documentation, and to facilitate quality improvement and assurance – key components of driving great patient-centred care with ultrasound. The CAEP Emergency Ultrasound...
Pneumothorax in the Emergency Department – Part 2

Pneumothorax in the Emergency Department – Part 2

by Simon Wells, James Gilbertson | Jan 21, 2021 | Airway, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Procedural care, Respirology

In Part 1 of our 2-part series on Pneumothorax, Dr. Simon Wells walked us through the varying definitions, epidemiology, diagnostic criteria, and imaging findings of pneumothorax including on point of care ultrasound (POCUS). Click here to review Part 1. In...
Ambulatory management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: an open-label, randomised controlled trial

Ambulatory management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: an open-label, randomised controlled trial

by Hans Rosenberg | Dec 21, 2020 | Full Article, Journal Club, Respirology

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Hallifax RJ, et al. Lancet. 2020 Jul 4;396(10243):39-49. Question and Methods: This multicentre open label randomized control trial aimed to determine whether primary spontaneous pneumothoraces could be safely and effective managed...
Pneumothorax in the Emergency Department – Part 1

Pneumothorax in the Emergency Department – Part 1

by Simon Wells, James Gilbertson | Dec 17, 2020 | Airway, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Procedural care, Respirology

Pneumothorax is a relatively rare emergency department presentation with a number of controversies existing regarding its management. Over the last decade, the standard of care has shifted from invasive strategies to more conservation management approaches. What...
Conservative versus Interventional Treatment for Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Conservative versus Interventional Treatment for Spontaneous Pneumothorax

by Hans Rosenberg | Apr 13, 2020 | Journal Club, Respirology

Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Brown SGA, et al. N Engl J Med. 2020 Jan 30;382(5):405-415. Question and Methods: Is conservative/observational treatment of moderate-large spontaneous pneumothorax non-inferior to chest tube insertion? Multicentre RCT at 39 hospitals...
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