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Back to SearchSGEM#275: 10th Avenue Freeze Out – Therapeutic Hypothermia after Non-Shockable Cardiac Arrest
Date: November 6th, 2019 Reference: Lascarrou et al. Targeted Temperature Management for Cardiac Arrest with Nonshockable Rhythm. NEJM Oct 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Laura Melville (@lmelville535) is …
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
SGEM#274: Hocus POCUS for Appendicitis?
Date: November 2nd, 2019 Reference: Lee and Yun. Diagnostic Performance of Emergency Physician-Performed Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Acute Appendicitis: A Meta-Analysis. AJEM 2019. Guest Skep…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
SGEM#273: My Buddy (Tape) for Boxer’s Fractures
Date: October 29th, 2019 Reference: Pellatt et al. Is Buddy Taping as Effective as Plaster Immobilization for Adults With an Uncomplicated Neck of Fifth Metacarpal Fracture? A Randomized Controlled …
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
SGEM#272: Take the Money and Run without Getting a CT
Date: October 22nd, 2019 Reference: Iyengar R et al. The Effect of Financial Incentives on Patient Decisions to Undergo Low-value Head Computed Tomography Scans. AEM October 2019. Guest Skeptic: Dr…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
SGEM#271: Bougie Wonderland for First Pass Success
Date: October 17th, 2019 Reference: Driver et al. Effect of Use of a Bougie vs Endotracheal Tube and Stylet on First-Attempt Intubation Success Among Patients With Difficult Airways Undergoing Emerg…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
SGEM#270: CRASH-3 TXA for Traumatic Head Bleeds?
Date: October 14th, 2019 Reference: CRASH-3 Trial Collaborators. Effects of tranexamic acid on death, disability, vascular occlusive events and other morbidities in patients with acute traumatic bra…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
SGEM Xtra: See A Dentist – Because I’m an Emergency Physician
Date: October 9th, 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Hasan Sheikh is an emergency and addictions physician in downtown Toronto and a graduate student studying public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Go…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
SGEM#269: Pre-Hospital Nitroglycerin for Acute Stroke Patients?
Date: September 25th, 2019 Reference: Bath PM et al. Prehospital transdermal glyceryl trinitrate in patients with ultra-acute presumed stroke (RIGHT-2): an ambulance-based, randomized, sham-controll…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
SGEM#268: Vitamin C Not Ready for Graduation to Routine Use
Date: September 11th, 2019 Reference: Putzu et al. The Effect of Vitamin C on Clinical Outcome in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Cri…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
SGEM#267: Afib of the Night – Chemical vs. Electrical First Cardioversion
Date: September 18th, 2019 Reference: Scheuermeyer et al. A Multicenter Randomized Trial to Evaluate a Chemical-first Cardioversion Strategy for Patients with Uncomplicated Acute Atrial Fibrillation…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago