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Analgesia / anaesthesia » General anaesthesia

			The gag reflex is a poor discriminator for the need for intubation
			Lignocaine premedication before rapid sequence induction in head injuries
			The McCoy laryngoscope in suspected cervical spine fracture
			General anaesthesia or conscious sedation for reducing a dislocated hip prosthesis?
			Sevoflurane or halothane to induce patients with upper airways obstruction
			Gum elastic bougies in difficult intubation
			BURP and laryngoscopy
			Prehospital endotracheal intubation in adult major trauma patients with head injury
			Propofol for status epilepticus
			Endotracheal adrenaline in intubated patients with asthma
			Epinephrine self-injection for anaphylaxis in children
			Colourimetric CO2 detector versus capnography for confirming ET tube placement
			Diamorphine or morphine for ischaemic cardiac chest pain
			Sedation or general anaesthesia in paediatric dislocated elbows
			Difficult intubation, the bougie and the stylet
			Intubation of trauma patients without the use of drugs
			Atropine: Re-evaluating its use during pediatric RSI
			Etomidate for procedural sedation in the emergency department.
			Steroids post use of Etomidate for RSI in the ED
			Continuous subglottic suction is effective for prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia
			Adrenal suppression and use of etomidate as an induction agent in RSI's
			Should premedication be used for semi-urgent or elective intubation in neonates?
			Rapid sequence induction in the emergency department by emergency medicine personnel
			Does measuring the size of a patient's little finger reflect optimal size of nasopharyngeal airway?
			Do head elevation and neck flexion improve laryngeal view and the likelihood of successful intubation
			Central venous catheterisation - internal jugular or subclavian approach?
			Non-invasive ventilation in hypercapnic coma

Generic appraisals

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Analgesia / anaesthesia » Regional anaesthesia

			IVRA (Biers block) is better than haematoma block for manipulating Colles' fractures
			Digital or metacarpal block for finger injuries
			Fasting before prilocaine Biers' block
			Regional anaesthesia worked well for children with femoral shaft fractures
			Regional Nerve Block in Fractured Neck of Femur
			Ultrasound scanning and axilliary nerve block
			Change of Injection site during Bier's block anaesthesia for colles' fracture
			Ultrasound placement of needle in three-in-one nerve block
			The fixation of epidurals
			IV Opiates versus femoral block in fractured neck of femur
			Epidural analgesia/anaesthesia versus systemic intravenous opioid analgesia in the management of blunt thoracic trauma.
			No evidence found that a femoral nerve block in cases of femoral shaft fractures can delay the diagnosis of compartment syndrome of the thigh.
			Are Fascia Iliaca Blocks an Effective Method of Pain Management in Children with Fractured Femurs?

Analgesia / anaesthesia » Local anaesthesia

			IVRA (Biers block) is better than haematoma block for manipulating Colles' fractures
			Digital or metacarpal block for finger injuries
			Prior injection of local anaesthetic and the pain and success of intravenous cannulation
			EMLA or amethocaine (tetracaine) for topical analgesia in children
			Local anaesthetic infiltration reduces the pain of arterial blood sampling
			Intra-articular lidocaine for acute anterior shoulder dislocation reduction
			Tape stripping the stratum corneum is unlikely to importantly increase the effectiveness of EMLA
			No difference between hand and elbow injection sites for Bier's block regional anaesthesia
			Regional Nerve Block in Fractured Neck of Femur
			Limb exsanguination in Biers Block
			Ethyl chloride for emergency paediatric intravenous cannulation
			IV Opiates versus femoral block in fractured neck of femur
			Topical Analgesia for Pain Reduction in Arterial Puncture
			Does a mixture of lignocaine and propofol help with managing the pain from injections?
			Epidural analgesia/anaesthesia versus systemic intravenous opioid analgesia in the management of blunt thoracic trauma.
			TAC or LAT for anaesthetising children's lacerations.
			Intra-articular lidocaine for closed reduction of ankle fracture-dislocations

Analgesia / anaesthesia » Analgesics » Oral

			Is (30/500) Kapake superior to (8/500) Cocodamol in mild to moderate pain in headache
			Analgesia and assessment of abdominal pain
			Oral (fast dissolving) piroxicam versus IM diclofenac for renal colic
			Difficult intubation, the bougie and the stylet
			Analgesia in Head Injury
			Topical or oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatories in soft tissue injury
			Do non-opioid analgesics control pain in patients with partial thickness burns?
			Do nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs increase the risk of bleeding after tonsillectomy
			NSAIDs in chronic back pain
			Is NSAID with back slab immobilization more effective than NSAID alone for the treatment of pre-patellar bursitis
			Is nifedipine indicated in the treatment of ureteric colic?

Analgesia / anaesthesia » Analgesics » Inhalational

			Nasal diamorphine in children
			Sevoflurane or halothane to induce patients with upper airways obstruction
			Intranasal fentanyl or diamorphine versus intravenous morphine for analgesia in adults
			Is intranasal fentanyl better than parenteral morphine for managing acute pain in children?

Analgesia / anaesthesia » Analgesics » Parenteral

			Analgesia in biliary colic
			Minor burns analgesia. A comparison between opiate based analgesia and non-opiate based analgesia.
			Rectal or Intravenous non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in acute renal colic
			Analgesia and assessment of abdominal pain
			Oral (fast dissolving) piroxicam versus IM diclofenac for renal colic
			Are routine anti-emetics required with iv morphine?
			Morphine/Entonox combination versus Morphine/Midazolam for shoulder reduction
			Diamorphine or morphine for ischaemic cardiac chest pain
			Metoclopramide versus placebo with opioid
			IV Opiates versus femoral block in fractured neck of femur
			Analgesia in Head Injury
			Epidural analgesia/anaesthesia versus systemic intravenous opioid analgesia in the management of blunt thoracic trauma.
			Does the time of fasting affect complication rates during ketamine sedation
			Intranasal fentanyl or diamorphine versus intravenous morphine for analgesia in adults
			Is intranasal fentanyl better than parenteral morphine for managing acute pain in children?

Analgesia / anaesthesia » Analgesics » Other

			Steroids in lateral epicondylitis.
			Nasal diamorphine in children
			Can any intervention effectively reduce the pain associated with chest drain removal?
			Rectal or Intravenous non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in acute renal colic
			Analgesia and assessment of abdominal pain
			Intranasal diamorphine in adults with severe pain.
			Buccal or nitrate spray for the pre-hospital patient
			Difficult intubation, the bougie and the stylet
			Steroid Injection Therapy for de Quervain’s Tenosynovitis in Adults.
			Analgesia in Head Injury
			Topical or oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatories in soft tissue injury
			TAC or LAT for anaesthetising children's lacerations.
			Treatment of jellyfish stings
			Intraspinal opioids for the management of chronic low back pain
			Epidural injections for chronic simple low back pain
			Do bisphosphonates relieve pain caused by acute osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures?
			Are Fascia Iliaca Blocks an Effective Method of Pain Management in Children with Fractured Femurs?
			Intra-articular lidocaine for closed reduction of ankle fracture-dislocations

Analgesia / anaesthesia » Sedation

			Nasal diamorphine in children
			The gag reflex is a poor discriminator for the need for intubation
			General anaesthesia or conscious sedation for reducing a dislocated hip prosthesis?
			Use of propofol for sedation in the emergency department
			Midazolam does not reduce emergence phenomena in children undergoing ketamine sedation.
			Morphine/Entonox combination versus Morphine/Midazolam for shoulder reduction
			Sedation or general anaesthesia in paediatric dislocated elbows
			Difficult intubation, the bougie and the stylet
			Sedation of seizures in the pre-hospital setting, impact on CNS assessment
			Does the time of fasting affect complication rates during ketamine sedation
			Use of end-tidal carbon dioxide indicators in prehospital intubations will reduce the number of incorrectly placed endotracheal tubes
			GlideScope in the Emergency Department
			Intra-articular lidocaine for closed reduction of ankle fracture-dislocations
			Is ketamine a viable induction agent for the trauma patient with potential brain injury.
			Is rocuronium as effective as succinylcholine at facilitating laryngoscopy during rapid sequence intubation?
			Should capnography be routinely used during procedural sedation in the Emergency Department?
			Chloral hydrate or midazolam: which is better for sedating children for painless diagnostic imaging?

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