by emottawa | Feb 23, 2017 | Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation
The use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) has become a topic of considerable interest as of late, primarily to treat non-compressible truncal hemorrhage (NCTH). However, it is beginning to expand into other causes...
by emottawa | Oct 31, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5 Seirink JC et al. Lancet. 2016 Aug 13;388(10045):673-83. Abstract Link This is a multicenter randomized control trial of over a thousand trauma patients at five Level 1 trauma centres in western...
by emottawa | Oct 12, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Holcomb JB, Tilley BC, Baraniuk S, et al. JAMA. 2015 Feb 3;313(5):471-82. Full Article This prospective multicenter randomized control trial found that there was no statistically...
by emottawa | Jun 16, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Wright DW, et al.; NETT Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2014 Dec 25;371(26):2457-66 Abstract Link Complementary Article: A Clinical Trial of Progesterone for Severe Traumatic Brain...
by emottawa | Nov 25, 2013 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology score: 3/5 Usefulness score: 2/5 Thompson DO, Hurtado TR, Liao MM, Byyny RL, Gravitz C, Haukoos JS. Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Nov;58(5):417-25 Article Link This retrospective registry study demonstrated poor performance of either the...
