Date |
Link |
Paper |
Journal Club review |
May 2013 |
J Am Coll Cardiol |
yValidation of high-sensitivity troponin I in a 2-h diagnostic strategy to assess 30-day outcomes in emergency-department patients with possible acute coronary syndrome. |
Cullen on high sensitivity Troponins |
April 2013 |
Ann Emerg Med |
Half of All Peripheral Intravenous Lines in an Australian Tertiary Emergency Department Are Unused: Pain With No Gain? |
Is that IV really needed? |
April 2013 |
Emergency Medicine Journal |
The value of the difference between ED and prehospital vital signs in predicting outcome in trauma |
Delta signs for shock in trauma. |
April 2013 |
Intensive Care Medicine |
Point-of-care multiorgan ultrasonography for the evaluation of undifferentiated hypotension in the emergency department |
Point of care USS for Hypotension |
March 2013 |
Cochrane |
Are colloids more effective than crystalloids in reducing death in people who are critically ill or injured? |
The end of the road for colloids in sepsis??? St.Emlyn’s |
Jan 2013 |
International Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Improvement of refractory migraine headache by propofol: case series |
Milk for refractory migraines? |
May 2013 |
BMJ |
Cancer risk in 680000 people exposed to CT scans in childhood or adolescence: data linkage study of 11 million Australians |
Do paediatric CT scans cause cancer? |
May 2013 |
JAMA Surgery |
MATTERS 2 Trial |
Cryo and TXA: Apparently it MATTERS |
May 2013 |
Lancet |
Intravenous or nebulised magnesium sulphate versus standard therapy for severe acute asthma (3Mg trial): a double-blind, randomised controlled trial |
Does Magnesium work in Asthma? |
May 2013 |
BMJ |
Cancer risk in 680 000 people exposed to computed tomography scans in childhood or adolescence: data linkage study of 11 million Australians |
Do paediatric CT scans cause cancer? St.Emlyn’s |
June 2013 |
Lancet |
Streamlining of prehospital stroke management: the golden hour. |
Time is brain…., calling #FOAMagitators. |
June 2013 |
Thorax |
Ambulatory treatment in the management of pneumothorax: a systematic review of the literature. |
Should we use Heimlich Valves for ambulatory pneumothorax management? |
July 2013 |
J Trauma Acute Care Surg. |
Effect of video laryngoscopy on trauma patient survival: A randomized controlled trial. |
Did Video kill the Laryngoscope star? Here comes the evidence. |
August 2013 |
Cochrane databse of systematic reviews |
Nebulised hypertonic saline solution for acute bronchiolitis in infants. |
JC: Hypertonic Saline for Bronchiolitis. St.Emlyn’s |
August 2013 |
Annals of Surgery |
Prehospital intravenous fluid administration is associated with higher mortality in trauma patients: a National Trauma Data Bank analysis. |
JC: PROMMT Pre-hospital fluids for trauma – do they improve survival? |
September 2013 |
British Journal of Anaesthesia |
Propofol for adult procedural sedation in a UK emergency department: safety profile in 1008 cases. |
JC: ED physicians are not Propofol Assassins – St.Emlyn’s |
October 2013 |
Academic Emergency Medicine |
Triple rule-out computed tomographic angiography for chest pain: a diagnostic systematic review and meta-analysis. |
JC: Triple Rule Out CT – are the rays worth it? St.Emlyn’s |
October 2013 |
Journal of Critical Care |
Surgical rib fixation for flail chest deformity improves liberation from mechanical ventilation. |
JC: Is surgical fixation of rib fractures ready for a comeback? St.Emlyn’s |
October 2013 |
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy |
Diagnosis and treatment of drug-induced hyperthermia. |
JC: Recreational drug induced hyperthermia. St.Emlyn’s |
November 2013 |
Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery |
Effectiveness of massive transfusion protocols on mortality in trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. |
JC: Major Transfusion Protocols – evidence or lack of? St.Emlyn’s |
November 2013 |
Annals of Emergency Medicine |
Topical Lidocaine to Improve Oral Intake in Children With Painful Infectious Mouth Ulcers: A Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial |
JC: Lidocaine for paediatric mouth ulcers at St.Emlyn’s |
November 2013 |
NEJM |
Targeted Temperature Management at 33°C versus 36°C after Cardiac Arrest |
JC: What’s the target temperature for OOHCA cooling. St.Emlyn’s |
November 2013 |
Injury |
Ankle injury manipulation before or after X-ray – Does it influence success? |
JC. Should we X-ray before manipulating a displaced ankle fracture? St.Emlyn’s |
December 2013 |
Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging |
Multicenter Randomized Trial of Quantitative Pretest Probability to Reduce Unnecessary Medical Radiation Exposure in Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain and Dyspnea. |
I’ll just ask Dr Google..for some PE/ACS investigation advice @ St.Emlyn’s |
December 2013 |
BMJ |
Predictors of suppurative complications for acute sore throat in primary care: prospective clinical cohort study |
JC: The Trouble With Tonsils. St.Emlyn’s |
December 2013 |
Emergency Medicine Australia |
Intravenous 0.9% sodium chloride therapy does not reduce length of stay of alcohol-intoxicated patients in the emergency department: A randomised controlled trial |
JC: IV Fluids for alcohol intoxication. St.Emlyn’s |
December 2013 |
Resuscitation |
Treatment of monitored out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia utilising the precordial thump. |
JC: There’s no jump with a precordial thump. St.Emlyn’s |
December 2013 |
Critical Care Medicine |
Family Presence During Brain Death Evaluation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
JC: Family presence for Brain Death Evaluation. St.Emlyn’s |
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