by Hans Rosenberg | Feb 3, 2020 | Full Article, Journal Club, Trauma
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Sims CA, et al. JAMA Surg. 2019 Aug 28. Question and Methods: Single-centre, double-blind, randomized control trial to determine whether low-dose vasopressin decreases the need for blood product transfusion in trauma patients with...
by Simon Wells, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | Sep 19, 2019 | Gastroenterology, Grand Round Summaries
Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is an all-too-frequent presentation that can scare the pants off of even the most seasoned Emergency Physician. Severity of presentation can vary greatly, from simple bleeds related to gastritis to exsanguinating variceal...
by emottawa | Aug 27, 2015 | Grand Round Summaries, Hematology
Platelets: too much, too little, don’t work. The approach to platelet emergencies is perhaps a little bit more complicated than that, so we attempt to breakdown a simplified approach to platelets in the Emergency Department (ED). Patients with various disease...
by emottawa | Jun 8, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Holst LB et al for the TRISS Trial Group and the Scandinavian Critical Care Trials Group. N Engl J Med. 2014 Oct 9;371(15):1381-91 Full Article Editorial:...
by EMOttawa | Oct 28, 2013 | Journal Club, landmark
Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Villanueva C, Colomo A, Bosch A, Concepción M, Hernandez-Gea V, Aracil C, Graupera I, Poca M, Alvarez-Urturi C, Gordillo J, Guarner-Argente C, Santaló M, Muñiz E,...
