BETs and CAs in this Category

Anaesthes » Paediatric

			Carbon dioxide detectors in neonatal practice
			Sedation or general anaesthesia in paediatric dislocated elbows
			Does a mixture of lignocaine and propofol help with managing the pain from injections?
			Atropine: Re-evaluating its use during pediatric RSI
			Does the time of fasting affect complication rates during ketamine sedation
			Should premedication be used for semi-urgent or elective intubation in neonates?
			High dose caffeine for extubation of preterm infants
			Are Fascia Iliaca Blocks an Effective Method of Pain Management in Children with Fractured Femurs?
			Should carbon dioxide detectors be used to check correct placement of endotracheal tubes in preterm and term neonates?

Generic appraisals

Marinelli G, Chiappini B, Di Eusanio M et al.

Bypass Grafting with coronary endarterectomy: immediate and long-term results

Cohort

Puskas JD, Williams, Duke PG et al.

Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting provides complete revascularization with reduced myocardial injury,transfusion requirements, and length of stay: a single blind RCT

Randomised control trial

Rebecca K. Fastle and Mark G. Roback.

Pediatric rapid sequence intubation: Incidence of reflex bradycardia and effects of pretreatment with atropine.

Cohort

Kirkpatrick AW

Hand-held Thoracic Sonography for Detecting Post-Traumatic Pneumothoraces: the Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (EFAST)

Diagnosis

levitan RM

Limitations of difficult airway prediction in patients intubated in the emergency department.

Cohort

Baker R.C, Tiller T., Bausher J. et al

Severity of Disease correlated with fever reduction in febrile infants

Cohort

Anaesthes » Cardiac

			Difficult intubation, the bougie and the stylet
			Epidural analgesia/anaesthesia versus systemic intravenous opioid analgesia in the management of blunt thoracic trauma.
			Can ventilation while on cardiopulmonary bypass improve post-operative lung function for patients undergoing cardiac surgery?
			What is the effect of family presence on the efficacy of pediatric trauma resuscitation?

Anaesthes » Neuro

			Mean arterial pressure in isolated head injury
			Propofol for status epilepticus
			Difficult intubation, the bougie and the stylet
			Is lignocaine effective in the treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in children?

Anaesthes » General

			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
			Sevoflurane or halothane to induce patients with upper airways obstruction
			Gum elastic bougies in difficult intubation
			Prehospital endotracheal intubation in adult major trauma patients with head injury
			Endotracheal intubation in gamma-hydroxybutyric acid intoxication and overdose
			Propofol for status epilepticus
			Colourimetric CO2 detector versus capnography for confirming ET tube placement
			Ultrasound scanning and axilliary nerve block
			Difficult intubation, the bougie and the stylet
			To Stab or Slash: the percutaneous dilatation or standard surgical approach to cricothyroidotomy in prehospital care
			The fixation of epidurals
			Epidural analgesia/anaesthesia versus systemic intravenous opioid analgesia in the management of blunt thoracic trauma.
			Intubation of trauma patients without the use of drugs
			Etomidate for procedural sedation in the emergency department.
			Antimicrobial and antibiotic coated central venous catheters
			Steroids post use of Etomidate for RSI in the ED
			No evidence found that a femoral nerve block in cases of femoral shaft fractures can delay the diagnosis of compartment syndrome of the thigh.
			Continuous subglottic suction is effective for prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia
			Adrenal suppression and use of etomidate as an induction agent in RSI's
			Non-invasive ventilation in hypercapnic coma
			Is rocuronium as effective as succinylcholine at facilitating laryngoscopy during rapid sequence intubation?

Generic appraisals

Puskas JD, Williams, Duke PG et al.

Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting provides complete revascularization with reduced myocardial injury,transfusion requirements, and length of stay: a single blind RCT

Randomised control trial

Kirkpatrick AW

Hand-held Thoracic Sonography for Detecting Post-Traumatic Pneumothoraces: the Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (EFAST)

Diagnosis

levitan RM

Limitations of difficult airway prediction in patients intubated in the emergency department.

Cohort

Baker R.C, Tiller T., Bausher J. et al

Severity of Disease correlated with fever reduction in febrile infants

Cohort

Anaesthes » Pain

			IVRA (Biers block) is better than haematoma block for manipulating Colles' fractures
			Nasal diamorphine in children
			Fasting before prilocaine Biers' block
			Prior injection of local anaesthetic and the pain and success of intravenous cannulation
			Do non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs cause a delay in fracture healing?
			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
			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
			Ultrasound scanning and axilliary nerve block
			Change of Injection site during Bier's block anaesthesia for colles' fracture
			Bedrest after lumbar puncture
			Metoclopramide versus placebo with opioid
			Ultrasound placement of needle in three-in-one nerve block
			IV Opiates versus femoral block in fractured neck of femur
			Topical Analgesia for Pain Reduction in Arterial Puncture
			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.
			Does the time of fasting affect complication rates during ketamine sedation
			Is nifedipine indicated in the treatment of ureteric colic?
			Intra-articular lidocaine for closed reduction of ankle fracture-dislocations
			Can pregabalin effectively diminish acute herpetic pain and reduce the incidence of post-herpetic neuralgia in patients who present with acute herpes zoster?