Journal update monthly top five

This month’s update is by the School of Health and Related Research team in Sheffield. We used a multimodal search strategy, drawing on free open-access medical education resources and literature searches. We identified the five most interesting and relevant papers (decided by consensus) and highlight the main findings, key limitations and clinical bottom line for each paper. The papers are ranked as Worth a peek—interesting, but not yet ready for prime time. Head turner—new concepts. Game changer—this paper could/should change practice. Ultrasound guidance versus landmark method for peripheral venous cannulation in adults by Tada et alTopic: ultrasound guided cannulationOutcome rating: worth a peek The efficacy of ultrasound to guide placement of centrally placed lines has been established, whereas for peripheral lines, this is not the case.1 This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of ultrasound guidance for...
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Journal update Source Type: research