Emergency Medicine Journal Club

Journal Club 2011

• Kim, Anthony S., MD, et al.  "Risk of Vascular Events in Emergency Department Patients Discharged Home With Diagnosis of Dizziness or Vertigo"  Ann Emerg Med. 2011; 57:34-41. download
  
• Martin-Schild, Sheryl, MD, PhD et al.  "Zero on the NIHSS Does Not Equal the Absence of Stroke"  Ann Emerg Med. 2011; 57:42-45. download
  
• Stein, John C., MD, et al.  "Emergency Physician Ultrasonography for Evaluating Patients at Risk for Ectopic Pregnancy:  A Meta-Analysis"  Ann Emerg Med. 2010; 56:674-683. download
• Smith, Clay B, MD, et al.  "Prediction of Blunt Traumatic Injury in High-Acuity Patients:  Bedside Examination vs Computed Tomography."  American Journal of Emergency Medicine (2011) 29: 1-10. Download
  
• Inaba, Kenji, MD, et al.  "Clinical Examination Is Insufficient to Rule Out Thoracolumbar Spine Injuries."  The Journal of Trauma Injury, Infection, and Critical Care (January 2011) Vol. 70, No. 1: 174-179. download
  
• Carpenter, Christopher R., MD, MS, et al.  "Evidence-based Diagnostics:  Adult Septic Arthritis."  Academic Emergency Medicine (August 2011) Vol. 18, No. 8: 782-796. download
  
• Lang, Eddy S, MD and Andrew Worster, MSc, MD.  Commentary - "Getting the Evidence Straight in Emergency Diagnostics."  Academic Emergency Medicine (August 2011) Vol. 18, No. 8: 797-799. download

Downloadable pdf Articles 2010

• Is the Ordering of Imaging for Suspected Venous Thromboembolism Consistent With D-dimer Result? by Teismann, N.A., et al, Ann Emerge Med 54(3):442, September 2009 - Discussion moderated by Dr. Regina Kovach -download
  
• Immediate vs Delayed Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndromes:  A Randomized Clinical Trial" by Montalescot, G., et al, JAMA 302(9):947, September 2, 2009 - Discussion moderated by James Waymack, MS-4 -download
  
• Predictors of Airway and Respiratory Adverse Events With Ketamine Sedation in the Emergency Department:  An Individual-Patient Data Meta-analysis of 8,282 Children" by Green, S.M., et al, Ann Emerg Med 54(2):158, August 2009 - Discussion moderated by Dr. Linda Nordeman -download
• Is Hospital Admission and Observation Required after a Normal Abdominal
  Computed Tomography Scan in Children with Blunt Abdominal Trauma? - download
• A Randomized Controlled Trial of Prochlorperazine Versus Metoclopramide for Treatment of Acute Migraine - download
• Cardiocerebral Resuscitation Improves Neurologically Intact Survival of Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - download
• The Utility of Supplemental Oxygen During EmergencyDepartment Procedural Sedation With Propofol: A Randomized, Controlled Trial - download
• Risk Prediction With Procalcitonin and Clinical Rules in Community-Acquired Pneumonia - download
• Sodium Bicarbonate vs Sodium Chloride for the Prevention of ContrastMedium–Induced Nephropathy in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography - download
• Failure to Validate the San Francisco Syncope Rule in an Independent Emergency Department Population - download
• A Multicenter Comparison of Tap Water versus Sterile Saline for Wound Irrigation - download
• Quantitative Assessment of Diagnostic Radiation Doses in Adult Blunt Trauma Patients - download
• Prospective Multicenter Bronchiolotis Study: Predicting Intensive Care Unit Admissions. Acad Emerg Med 2008; 15:887-894. download
• 2007 Update to the ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Implications for Emergency Department Practice. Ann Emerg Med. 2008; 51:591-606. download
• Empiric Antibiotic Therapy for Sepsis Patients: Monotherapy with B-Lactam or B-Lactam Plus an Aminoglycoside? Ann Emerg Med 2008; 52:577-560. download
• De Luca G MD, PhD et al. Transferring Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction for Mechanical Reperfusion:  A Meta-Regression Analysis of Randomized Trials. Ann Emerg Med. 2008; 52:665-676. download
  
• Singh A MD et al. Does the Addition of Dexamethasone to Standard Therapy for Acute Migraine Headache Decrease the Incidence of Recurrent Headache for Patients Treated in the Emergency Department? A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review of the Literature. Acad Emerg Med 2008; 15:1223-1233. download
  
• Stiell IG MD et al. Emergency Department Use of Intravenous Procainamide for Patients with Acute Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter. Acad Emerg Med 2007; 14:1158-1164. download
• Tekwani KL MD et al. A Prospective Observational Study of the Effect of Etomidate on Septic Patient Mortality and Length of Stay. Acad Emerg Med. 2009; 16:11-14. download
  
• Bernstein SL MD et al. The Effect of Emergency Department Crowding on Clinically Oriented Outcomes. Acad Emerg Med. 2009; 16:1-10. download
• Larkin GL MD, MSPH et al. Virtue in Emergency Medicine. Acad Emerg Med. 2009; 16:51-55.
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• Lateef TM MD et al.  Diagnostic Value of Lumbar Puncture in Afebrile Infants with Suspected New-Onset Seizures.  J Pediatr 2008; 153:140-2. (Moderated by Myto Duong, MD) download
  
• Stead LG MD et al.  Percutaneous Clot Removal Devices in Acute Ischemic Stroke.  Arch Neurol. 2008; 65(8):1024-1030. (Moderated by Linda Nordeman, MD) download
  
• Storm C et al.  Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia Shortens Intensive
  Care Unit Stay of Survivors After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Compared to Historical Controls.  Critical Care 2008; 12:R78. (Moderated by Drew Peterson, MD) download
• Hollander, JE, MD et al.  "Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography for Rapid Discharge of Low-Risk Patients with Potential Acute Coronary Syndromes."  Ann Emerg Med. 2009; 53:295-304. download
  
• Pollack, CV, MD, MA et al.  "Clevidipine, an Intravenous Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Block, Is Safe and Effective for the Treatment of Patients With Acute Severe Hypertension."  Ann Emerg Med. 2009; 53:329-338. download
  
• Ramaswamy, P, MBBS et al.  "Pediatric Procedural Sedation with Ketamine:  Time to Discharge after Intramuscular versus Intravenous Administration."  Acad Emerg Med 2009; 16:101-107. download
• Horwitz, Leora, MD et al.  "Evaluation of an Asynchronous Physician Voicemail Sign-out for Emergency Department Admissions"  Ann Emerg Med. 2009; 54:368-378. download
  
• Murphy, Alexandra, PhD and RL Wears, MD, MS  "The Medium Is the Message:  Communication and Power in Sign-outs"  Ann Emerg Med. 2009; 54:379-380. download
  
• Kahn, Christopher, MD, MPH et al.  "Does START Triage Work?  An Outcomes Assessment After a Disaster"  Ann Emerg Med 2009; 54:424-430. download
  
• Gaudio, Mark, MD and JW Hafner, MD, MPH.  "Simple Aspiration Compared to Chest Tube Insertion in the Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax"  Ann Emerg Med 2009; 54:458-460. download