BETs and CAs in this Category

			Admission not needed for uncomplicated sternal fractures
			Can any intervention effectively reduce the pain associated with chest drain removal?
			Nitrate therapy in distinguishing between cardiac and non-cardiac chest pain
			To chest drain or not to chest drain (haemothorax)
			Chest drains in traumatic occult pneumothorax
			Seldinger technique chest and complication rate
			Transthoracic ultrasonography to diagnose pneumothorax in trauma
			Inhaled steroids in the treatment of mild to moderate persistent asthma in children: once or twice daily administration?
			Epidural analgesia/anaesthesia versus systemic intravenous opioid analgesia in the management of blunt thoracic trauma.
			CXR or CT in Blunt chest trauma?
			Chest X Ray, rib fracture and exclusion pneumothorax
			Topical Vancomycin during Cardiac Surgery
			Is a pleural drain of value after CABG with LIMA in preventing Pleural Effusions when the Pleura is opened?
			Neurological Outcome with Mechanical CPR
			Is conservative management of stab wounds better than wound closure?
			Should prophylactic antibiotics be prescribed for rib fractures to prevent infective complications in patients with concurrent chest problems
			1 or 2 chest drains for lobectomy
			Is the figure-of-eight superior to the simple wire technique for closure of the sternum?
			Is bubble jet CPAP more effective in respiratory distress syndrome?
			Does it matter whether a chest drain is aimed upwards or downwards for the optimum drainage of fluid or air from the pleural cavity ?
			Bone Injection Gun Placement of Intraosseous Needles
			In children presenting to the Emergency Department what is the specificity of rib fractures for non-accidental injury?
			Does needle always mean tube after suspected tension pneumothorax?
			Current evidence does not support the use of a negative D-dimer to rule out suspected pulmonary embolism in pregnancy.
			A tender chest does not rule out an acute coronary syndrome
			Does deflating the lungs and sawing from the xiphisternum reduce the chance of accidental pleurotomy during sternotomy?
			Atropine as a pre-procedure medication in elective pleural aspiration
			To intubate or not to intubate - management of multiple rib fractures
			Should additional antibiotics or an iodine washout be given to all patients who suffer an emergency re-sternotomy on the cardiothoracic intensive care unit?
			Role of antibiotic line locks in the treatment of infected central venous access devices in children
			Is oral prednisolone as effective as oral dexamethasone in treating mild to moderate croup? An update

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

Bokhari F, Backenridge S, Ngy K, Roberts R, Smith R, Joseph K, An G, Wiley D, Barrett J.

Prospective evaluation of the sensitivity of physical examination in chest trauma

Diagnosis

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

Kapur N, Cooper J, Rodway C, Kelly J, Guthrie E, Mackway-Jones K.

Predicting the risk of repetition after self harm: cohort study

Cohort

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