Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 181

LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog Welcome to the  181st edition of Research and Reviews in the Fastlane. R&R in the Fastlane is a free resource that harnesses the power of social media to allow some of the best and brightest emergency medicine and critical care clinicians from all over the world tell us what they think is worth reading from the published literature. This edition contains  5 recommended reads. The R&R Editorial Team includes Jeremy Fried, Nudrat Rashid, Justin Morgenstern and Chris Nickson. Find more R&R in the Fastlane reviews in the R&R Archive, read more about the R&R project or check out the full list of R&R contributors This Edition’s R&R Hall of Famer Critical Care WOMAN Trial Collaborators. Effect of early tranexamic acid administration on mortality, hysterectomy, and other morbidities in women with post-partum haemorrhage (WOMAN): an international, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet 2017. PMID: 28456509 The WOMAN trial has already been widely discussed. Some tout it is a game changer; others refer to it as a disappointingly negative trial. Some focus on a decrease in bleeding deaths; others emphasize the importance of all cause mortality. This is one of those times that you aren’t going to be able to rely on the FOAM community to make up your mind for you. Grab ...
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