May 19
Lit of the Week – 5/3/16 Glasgow Blatchford Bleeding Score Blatchford O, Murray WR, Blatchford M. A risk score to predict need for treatment for upper-gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Lancet. 2000 Oct 14;356(9238):1318-21. PubMed PMID: 11073021 Clinical question / background: Can a risk score based on medical history, hemodynamic variables, and simple lab data …
May 17
“NEXUS Chest – Validation of a Decision Instrument for Selective Chest Imaging in Blunt Trauma” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23925583 Clinical question / background: Low yield radiology is costly and exposes patients to unnecessary radiation. Can the previously described NEXUS Chest Imaging rules be validated for clinical use in cases of blunt chest trauma? Very low risk for chest trauma …
Apr 19
Lit of the Week – 4/12/16 Kudenchuk PJ, Brown SP, Daya M, Rea T, Nichol G, Morrison LJ, Leroux B, Vaillancourt C, Wittwer L, Callaway CW, Christenson J, Egan D, Ornato JP, Weisfeldt ML, Stiell IG, Idris AH, Aufderheide TP, Dunford JV, Colella MR, Vilke GM, Brienza AM, Desvigne-Nickens P, Gray PC, Gray R, Seals …
Mar 15
Lit of the Week – 3/15/16 Singer M, Deutschman CS, Seymour CW, Shankar-Hari M, Annane D, Bauer M, Bellomo R, Bernard GR, Chiche JD, Coopersmith CM, Hotchkiss RS, Levy MM, Marshall JC, Martin GS, Opal SM, Rubenfeld GD, van der Poll T, Vincent JL, Angus DC. The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic …
Feb 23
Lin RY, Curry A, Pesola GR, Knight RJ, Lee HS, Bakalchuk L, Tenenbaum C, Westfal RE. Improved outcomes in patients with acute allergic syndromes who are treated with combined H1 and H2 antagonists. Ann Emerg Med. 2000 Nov;36(5):462-8. PubMed PMID: 11054200. Clinical question / background: Does combined H1 and H2 blockade result in improved …