by emottawa | May 24, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3 /5 Seymour CW, et al. JAMA. 2016 Feb 23;315(8):762-74 Abstract Link Editorial: New Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock Continuing Evolution but With Much Still to Be Done Abraham...
by emottawa | Mar 1, 2016 | Endocrinology, Grand Round Summaries
Steroids have been used in medicine for their immune-modulating effects for decades, but how much of their use is actually evidence based? Here we review the most recent literature for their use in four select presentations often seen in the Emergency...
by emottawa | Nov 3, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Kaukonen KM, Bailey M, Pilcher D, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Apr 23;372(17):1629-38. Full Article This retrospective multicenter study found that the use of SIRS criteria to define...
by emottawa | Oct 27, 2014 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 ProCESS Investigators N Engl J Med. 2014 May 1;370(18):1683-93. Abstract Link This large multicentre U.S. RCT of 1341 septic patients found no significant differences in mortality...
by emottawa | Sep 22, 2014 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5 Caironi P, Tognoni G, et al. the ALBIOS Study Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2014 Mar 18. Abstract Link This was an open-label RCT of 1,800 ICU patients with severe sepsis or septic...
