by emottawa | Mar 9, 2017 | Ultrasound
A female in her 20’s presents to the emergency department 15 days after major cardiac surgery to repair a congenital aortic valve defect. Her chief complaint is palpitations and shortness of breath, which have been constant and ongoing for the last 4 days. She...
by emottawa | Nov 28, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Gaspari R, et al. Resuscitation. 2016 Sep 28;109:33-39. Abstract Link This prospective, per-protocol observational study is now the largest study on the point of care ultrasound in cardiac arrest...
by emottawa | Jul 13, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Herbst MK, Rosenberg G, Daniels B, Gross CP, Singh D, Molinaro AM, Luty S, Moore CL. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Sep;64(3):269-76. Abstract Link This prospective study of ED patients...
by emottawa | Jun 1, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Marin JR, Dean AJ, Bilker WB, Panebianco NL, Brown NJ, Alpern ER. Acad Emerg Med. 2013 Jun;20(6):545-53 Full Article This prospective single-centre study found that where a clinical question...
by emottawa | May 11, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Smith-Bindman R, et al. N Engl J Med. 2014 Sep 18;371(12):1100-10. Full Article This multicentre randomized trial of over 2700 patients with suspected nephrolithiasis...
