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Journal Club Articles of previous years

Date Title Link presenter

2016-04-20

Emergency Department-initiated Palliative Care in Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

 Full Article

 Summary

 

2016-02-3

Idarucizumab for dabigatran reversal.

 Full Article

 Summary

 

2015-09-16

Postural modification to the standard Valsalva manoeuvre for emergency treatment of supraventricular tachycardias (REVERT): a randomised controlled trial

 Full Article

 Summary

 

2015-08-27

Complications Associated With Nitrate Use in Patients Presenting With Acute Pulmonary Edema and Concomitant Moderate or Severe Aortic Stenosis.

 Full Article

 Summary

 

2015-08-25

One-hour rule-in and rule-out of acute myocardial infarction using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I.

 Full Article

 Summary

 

2015-06-18

Performance of the Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale Score in the Evaluation of Children with Blunt Head Trauma.

 Full Article

 Summary

 

2015-06-05

Effect of Dilute Apple Juice and Preferred Fluids vs Electrolyte Maintenance Solution on Treatment Failure Among Children With Mild Gastroenteritis

 Full Article

 Summary

 

2015-06-00

 

Air Versus Oxygen in ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

 Full Article

 Summary

 

2015-06-18

Performance of the Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale Score in the Evaluation of Children with Blunt Head Trauma.

 Full Article

 Summary

 

2016-07-27

A Randomized Controlled Noninferiority Trial of Single Dose of Oral Dexamethasone Versus 5 Days of Oral Prednisone in Acute Adult Asthma

 Full Article

 Summary

Ryan/Anthony

2016-08-24

Intensive Blood-Pressure Lowering in Patients with Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage.

 Full Article

 Summary

Sufyan/Antony

2016-09-14

A retrospective analysis of the combined use of PERC rule and Wells score to exclude pulmonary embolism in the Emergency Department.

 Full Article

 Summary

Rashid/Mohammed

2016-10-12

Erythromycin for Gastric Emptying in Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia for Emergency Surgery: ARandomized Clinical Trial.

 Full Article

 Summary

Mahmoud/Caroline

2016-11-9

Andexanet Alfa for Acute Major Bleeding Associated with Factor Xa Inhibitors.

 Full Article

 Summary

Josh/Abdalla

2016-11-16

Propofol or Ketofol for Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in Emergency Medicine-The POKER Study: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial.

 Full Article

 Summary

Muna/Anali

2016-11-30

Isopropyl Alcohol Nasal Inhalation for Nausea in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

 Full Article

 Summary

Hilary/Greg
2017-4-5

Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Intravenous Contrast Media Administration.

 Full Article

 Summary

Mashoor/Khalifa

2017-4-19

Safety of Computer Interpretation of Normal Triage Electrocardiograms.

 Full Article

 Summary

Rebecca/Nidhi

2017-5-17

Effect of Conservative vs Conventional Oxygen Therapy on Mortality Among Patients in an Intensive Care Unit: The Oxygen-ICU

 Full Article

 Summary

Hajer/Mashoor/Saif

2017-6-27

Immediate total-body CT scanning versus conventional imaging and selective CT scanning in patients with severe trauma (REACT-2).

 Full Article

 Summary

Xavier/Olivier

2017-08-02

Emergency department point-of-care ultrasound in out-of-hospital and in-ED cardiac arrest.

 Full Article 
 Summary

Greg/Anthony

2017-08-09

Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Treatment of Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis: The APPAC Randomized Clinical Trial.

 Full Article
 Summary

Caroline/Xavier

2017-08-23

A multicenter randomized clinical trial investigating the cost-effectiveness of treatment strategies with or without antibiotics for uncomplicated acute diverticulitis (DIABOLO trial).

 Full Article 
 Summary

Ryan/Seth

2017-09-20

Feasibility of  upright patient positioning and intubation success rates At two academic EDs.

 Full Article 
 Summary

Fiona/Becca

2017-11-1

A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Antibiotics for Smaller Skin Abscesses.

 Full Article 
 Summary

Rashid/Hajar

2017-12-20

Effect of Oral Dexamethasone Without Immediate Antibiotics vs Placebo on Acute Sore Throat in Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

 Full Article 
 Summary

Sufyan/Mashoor

2018-01-24

Hydrocortisone, Vitamin C, and Thiamine for the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

 Full Article 
 Summary

Ahmed/Mahmood

2018-03-21

Adjunctive Glucocorticoid Therapy in Patients with Septic Shock.

 Full Article 
 Summary

Samya/Khalifa

2018-05-16

Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Critically Ill Adults.

 Full Article 
 Summary

Anthony/Mansoor 

2018-05-16

Time-to-Furosemide Treatment and Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Acute Heart Failure.

 Full Article 
 Summary

Anali/Abdalla

 

EBM Topics of previous years

Date Title Link presenter

2016-04-20

Kaplan-Meier Curves

 Summary

 

2015-08-27

Study design

 Summary

 

2015-07-22

ROC Curves

 Summary

 

2015-09-15

Confidence intervals

 Summary

 

2015-06-00

 

Randomization

 

 Summary

 

2016-07-27

Intention to treat analysis

 Summary

Ryan

2016-08-24

Non-inferiority trials

 Summary

Antony

2016-09-14

Pre- and post-test probability

 Summary

Mohammed

2016-10-12

Risk assessment

 Summary

Mahmoud

2016-11-09

Interm-analysis

 Summary

Josh

2016-11-30

Placebo

 Summary

Hilary
2017-4-5

Propensity Score

 Summary Khalifa
2017-4-19

Classical Hypothesis

 Summary Nidhi
2017-5-17 Sample Size  Summary Saif

2017-08-09

 

Interm Analysis
 

 Summary

Caroline

2017-08-23

 

Hazar Ratios/Median Ratios
 

 Summary

Ryan

2017-11-1
 

Sample Size

 Summary

Rashid

2017-12-20
 

the NNT
 

 Summary

Sufyan

 

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