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Category Archives: critical appraisal

Evidence for thrombolytics in stroke – Part 1

15 Jun

I’ve presented on this a couple of times but this is gonna require a few parts, so be patient with me. This is not quite a deep-dive in the SMART EM sense, more of a shallow dive you might do … Read More »

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Comparison of the Use of Conventional and Prewired Electrodes for Electrocardiography in an Emergency Setting- The Spaghetti Study Ann Emerg Med. 2011;57:357-361

13 Jun

This isn’t particularly important but i like the idea (and the awesome study name). We’ve all seen wrong lead placements, shit I’ve contributed to a few myself, especially when you’re at the top doing the airway but trying to be … Read More »

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Implementation of a Sensitive Troponin I Assay and Risk of Recurrent Myocardial Infarction and Death in Patients With Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome JAMA. 2011;305(12):1210-1216

7 Jun

In Edinburgh they were changing to a more sensitive trop so they spent a few months using both but not telling the docs about the new cut-off. They then introduced it and looked to see if outcomes were different Patients Included … Read More »

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Community Views on Neurologic Emergency Treatment Trials Ann Emerg Med. 2011;57:346-354

30 May

I kind of have an interesting side-line/rant on the role/status that doctors play in culture/society. People like us, respect us, and defer to us. Even if not individually (for example when the sue us as individuals) then at least corporately. … Read More »

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Decompressive Craniectomy in Diffuse Traumatic Brain Injury N Engl J Med 2011;364:1493-502

29 May

When I worked in New Zealand I was involved in flying our head injured patients to our neuro centre. A few came back after being entered in this trial with a hole in the head and a bit of the … Read More »

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