EBQ:High Priority Articles

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As part of the WikEM Journal Club, this page is a list of high priority articles. If you feel there is an article missing from the list feel free to add it and begin contributing.

High Priority Articles for Review

• 2013 TTM Targeted Temperature Management at 33°C versus 36°C after Cardiac Arrest
• 2013 Surviving sepsis 2012 International guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock
• 2013 Effect of video laryngoscopy on trauma patient survival: a randomized controlled trial PMID 23823612
• 2013 OHCA Prehospital Airway Managment PMID 23321764
• 2013 Transfusion strategies for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding PMID 23281973
• 2013 MOPETT: Moderate pulmonary embolism treated with thrombolysis PMID 23102885
• 2012 Catheter related infections The risk of catheter-related bloodstream infection with femoral venous catheters as compared to subclavian and internal jugular venous catheters: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis
• 2012 IST-3 PMID 22632908
• 2012 MATTERs Military Application of Tranexamic Acid in Trauma Emergency Resuscitation (MATTERs) Study. PMID 22006852
• 2012 2-Hour Troponin Rule Out 2-Hour accelerated diagnostic protocol to assess patients with chest pain symptoms using contemporary troponins as the only biomarker: the ADAPT trial
• 2011 ED Preoxygenation Preoxygenation and prevention of desaturation during emergency airway management.
• 2010 Nasogastric aspiration and lavage in emergency department patients with hematochezia or melena without hematemesis Nasogastric aspiration and lavage in emergency department patients with hematochezia or melena without hematemesis.
• 2010 Lactate clearance vs central venous oxygen saturation Lactate clearance vs central venous oxygen saturation as goals of early sepsis therapy: a randomized clinical trial
• 2010 Perry Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Study High risk clinical characteristics for subarachnoid haemorrhage
• 2009 RE-LY Dabigatran versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation PMID 19717844
• 2009 PECARN Head Trauma Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study
• 2009 HINTS Exam HINTS to diagnose stroke in the acute vestibular syndrome PMID 19762709
• 2009 Validation of a prediction rule for the identification of children with intra-abdominal injuries after blunt torso trauma
• 2008 PERC Rule Validation Prospective multicenter evaluation of the pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria
• 2008 ECASS III Thrombolysis with alteplase 3 to 4.5 hours after acute ischemic stroke
• 2008 INTERACT Intensive blood pressure reduction in acute cerebral haemorrhage trial (INTERACT): a randomised pilot trial
• 2007 Omeprazole in Bleeding Peptic Ulcers Effect of Intravenous Omeprazole on Recurrent Bleeding after Endoscopic Treatment of Bleeding Peptic Ulcer
• 2007 Validation and refinement of scores to predict very early stroke risk after transient ischaemic attack
• 2006 Single Dose Dexamethasone in Asthma Single-dose oral dexamethasone in the emergency management of children with exacerbations of mild to moderate asthma]]
• 2006 A national evaluation of the effect of trauma-center care on mortality
• 2006 High Dose Steroids in Cord Injury Effects of the Second National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study of high-dose methylprednisolone therapy on acute cervical spinal cord injury-results in spinal injuries center
• 2006 Incidence and predictors of difficult and impossible mask ventilationIncidence and predictors of difficult and impossible mask ventilation
• 2006 San Francisco Syncope Rule Prospective validation of the San Francisco Syncope Rule to predict patients with serious outcomes
• 2006 Prehospital Hypoxia in Brain Trauma Prehospital hypoxia affects outcome in patients with traumatic brain injury: a prospective multicenter study
• 2005 End-Tidal CO2 Monitoring Does End-tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring Detect Respiratory Events Prior to Current Sedation Monitoring Practices?
• 2005 Routine Invasive strategy in ACS Routine vs selective invasive strategies in patients with acute coronary syndromes: a collaborative meta-analysis of randomized trials
• 2004 Vasopressin v Epi in OHCA A comparison of vasopressin and epinephrine for out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• 2004 LRINEC Score The LRINEC (Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis) score: a tool for distinguishing necrotizing fasciitis from other soft tissue infections
• 2003 A Comparison of Coronary Angioplasty with Fibrinolytic Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction A Comparison of Coronary Angioplasty with Fibrinolytic Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction
• 2002 Hematuria in Renal Colic Utility of hematuria testing in patients with suspected renal colic: correlation with unenhanced helical CT results
• 2002 EBQ:De Gans - Steroids for Bacterial Meningitis Dexamethasone in Adults with Bacterial Meningitis
• 2002 AFFIRM A Comparison of Rate Control and Rhythm Control in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
• 2002 HACA Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia to Improve the Neurologic Outcome After Cardiac Arrest
• 2001 Antibiotic prophylaxis for mammalian bites Antibiotic prophylaxis for mammalian bites
• 2001 Wells PE Rule Out Excluding Pulmonary Embolism at the Bedside without Diagnostic Imaging: Management of Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Embolism Presenting to the Emergency Department by Using a Simple Clinical Model and D-Dimer
• 2001 EBQ: Canadian C-spine Rule The Canadian C-spine rule for radiography in alert and stable trauma patients
• 2000 Indications for computed tomography in patients with minor head injury
• 2000 EBQ:ARDSnet Ventilation with Lower Tidal Volumes as Compared with Traditional Tidal Volumes for Acute Lung Injury and the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• 1998 Worst headache and subarachnoid hemorrhageWorst headache and subarachnoid hemorrhage: prospective, modern computed tomography and spinal fluid analysis
• 1998 Effective ED Thoracotomy Usage Critical analysis of two decades of experience with postinjury emergency department thoracotomy in a regional trauma cente
• 1998 NEXUS Selective cervical spine radiography in blunt trauma: methodology of the National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS)
• 1997 48hr Cardioversion for Afib Risk for clinical thromboembolism associated with conversion to sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation lasting less than 48 hours
• 1996 EBQ: Sgarbossa Criteria Electrocardiographic Diagnosis of Evolving Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Presence of Left Bundle-Branch Block
• 1995 NIPPV in COPD Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• 1995 NINDS Tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke rt-PA Stroke Study Group
• 1995 Quantitative sensitivity of ultrasound in detecting free intraperitoneal fluid
• 1994 Delayed Fluid Resuscitation in Trauma Immediate versus delayed fluid resuscitation for hypotensive patients with penetrating torso injuries
• 1993 Ottawa Ankle Rule Decision rules for the use of radiography in acute ankle injuries. Refinement and prospective validation

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