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Category Archives: critical appraisal

Are small PEs more benign? Probably but this doesn’t help.

12 Feb

Cha S-I, Shin K-M, Lee J-W, Lee J, Lee S-Y, Kim C-H, et al. Clinical characteristics of patients with peripheral pulmonary embolism. Respiration. 2010;80(6):500–508. PMID 20110642 Someone alerted me to this paper and I’m not sure who. If it was you … Read More »

critical appraisal literature, PE 1 Comment

Bevel up or down for IJ central lines?

12 Feb

Lim T, Ryu H-G, Jung C-W, Jeon Y, Bahk J-H. Effect of the bevel direction of puncture needle on success rate and complications during internal jugular vein catheterization*. Critical Care Medicine. 2012 Feb.;40(2):491–494.  PMID 21983370 METHODS elective thoracic surgery pts US … Read More »

critical appraisal central lines, IV access 2 Comments

Colloids for resus in trauma

7 Feb

James MFM, Michell WL, Joubert IA, Nicol AJ, Navsaria PH, Gillespie RS. Resuscitation with hydroxyethyl starch improves renal function and lactate clearance in penetrating trauma in a randomized controlled study: the FIRST trial (Fluids in Resuscitation of Severe Trauma). Br … Read More »

critical appraisal colloids, fluids, resus 1 Comment

No sleepy make doctor bad

1 Feb

Machi MS, Staum M, Callaway CW, Moore C, Jeong K, Suyama J, et al. The relationship between shift work, sleep, and cognition in career emergency physicians. Acad Emerg Med. 2012 Jan.;19(1):85–91. PMID 22221346 Interesting little study, if only because it’s … Read More »

critical appraisal literature, sleep 2 Comments

NAC for alcoholic hepatitis.

18 Jan

Nguyen-Khac E, Thevenot T, Piquet M-A, Benferhat S, Goria O, Chatelain D, Tramier B, Dewaele F, Ghrib S, Rudler M, Carbonell N, Tossou H, Bental A, Bernard-Chabert B, Dupas J-L, AAH-NAC Study Group. Glucocorticoids plus N-acetylcysteine in severe alcoholic hepatitis. … Read More »

critical appraisal alcoholic hepatitis, NAC 3 Comments

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