by emottawa | Mar 18, 2016 | Grand Round Summaries, Neurology
Ischemic stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack have been a vigorously studied subject, particularly in the past few years. With numerous updates and recommendations, we will provide an updated guide for Emergency Physicians in regards to ischemic stroke...
by emottawa | Oct 20, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Goyal M, Demchuk AM, Menon BK, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Mar 12;372(11):1019-30 Full Article This multi-centre open label RCT compared endovascular treatment +/- tPA vs. standard...
by emottawa | May 25, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Berkhemer OA et al for the MR CLEAN Investigators.N Engl J Med. 2015 Jan;372(1):11-20. Full Article This pragmatic, multicentre, block-randomized RCT in the Netherlands found...
by emottawa | Oct 14, 2014 | Commentary
We continue to discuss the latest recommendations for ED management of atrial fibrillation (AF) as presented in the newly published 2014 Focused Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation. The Guidelines PDF can...
by emottawa | Oct 6, 2014 | Commentary
In this and subsequent postings we will discuss the latest recommendations for ED management of atrial fibrillation (AF) as presented in the newly published 2014 Focused Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Atrial...