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Abdomen » Abdominal wall
  BET Title Available 248 Months   Ultrasonography or diagnostic Peritoneal lavage in abdominal trauma
  BET Title Available 190 Months   Anterior abdominal stab wounds: Choice of investigation in the stable patient
  Red: incomplete   Accuracy of clincal examination in detecting/excluding serious abdominal pathology
  Green: complete   Is silver nitrate the best agent for management of umbilical granulomas?
  Green: complete   Is perianal dermatitis a sign of sexual abuse?
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Does a normal CRP exclude serious pathology in the patient with acute abdominal pain
  BET Title Available 263 Months   Differences in abdominal US between emergency physicians and radiologists at detecting hemoperitoneum?
  BET Title Available 251 Months   Use of anticolic agents in infants less than 4 months
  BET Title Available 149 Months   Routine AXR in patients with abdo pain?
  Green: complete   Do well infants born with an isolated single umbilical artery need investigation?
  BET Title Available 235 Months   Oral steroids in management of asthma in acute peptic ulcer patient
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Ultrasound versus computed tomography as the primary screening method in the evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma in the stable adult patient
  Green: complete   Should venous sample be used instead of capillary sample for estimation of blood glucose in patients with shock
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Is cyclizine is better than metoclopramide in patients with moderate to severe abdomen pain
  Green: complete   Caesarean sections reduce the maternal-fetal transmission rate of human papillomavirus infection.
  Green: complete   The use of tocolytic therapy in a pregnant trauma patient
  Green: complete   Emergency caesarean section in cardiac arrest before the 3rd trimester.
  Green: complete   Using ultrasound to detect peritoneal fluid in a pregnant patient with abdominal trauma
  Green: complete   Is physical exam and laboratory data sufficient to exclude intrabdominal injury (IAI) in the pediatric trauma patient?
  Green: complete   Does the ‘Seatbelt Sign’ predict intra-abdominal injury after motor vehicle trauma in children?
Abdomen » Stomach
  BET Title Available 248 Months   Ultrasonography or diagnostic Peritoneal lavage in abdominal trauma
  Green: complete   Serial x-rays in battery ingestion
  Red: incomplete   Accuracy of clincal examination in detecting/excluding serious abdominal pathology
  Green: complete   Chiropractice may be an effective treatment in infantile colic
  Green: complete   Gastric lavage in paracetamol poisoning
  Green: complete   Terlipressin or sclerotherapy for acute variceal bleeding?
  Green: complete   Abdominal radiography in 'Body Packers'.
  Green: complete   Glucagon in tricyclic overdose
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Does a normal CRP exclude serious pathology in the patient with acute abdominal pain
  BET Title Available 263 Months   Differences in abdominal US between emergency physicians and radiologists at detecting hemoperitoneum?
  BET Title Available 251 Months   Use of anticolic agents in infants less than 4 months
  BET Title Available 149 Months   Routine AXR in patients with abdo pain?
  Blue: submitted but not checked   In a child with acute gastroenteritis, do Probiotics reduce the duration and severity of diarrhoea?
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Naso-gastric rehydration in children
  Blue: submitted but not checked There are 1 critical appraisals linked to this BET Method of gut decontamination
  Green: complete   Ondansetron in childhood gastroenteritis
  Green: complete   SADPERSONS Scale in Assessing Self Harm Risk
  Green: complete   Use of intravenous omeprazole in gastrointestinal patients before endoscopy
  Green: complete   Rhabdomyolysis and the use of sodium bicarbonate and/or mannitol
  Green: complete   Optimal body position in oral poisoning cases
  Green: complete   Use of Intralipid in Tricyclic overdose
  Green: complete   Intralipid/Lipid Emulsion in Beta-blocker overdose
  Green: complete   Steroid therapy in the treatment of intractable hyperemesis gravidarum
  Green: complete   Can pregabalin effectively diminish acute herpetic pain and reduce the incidence of post-herpetic neuralgia in patients who present with acute herpes zoster?
Abdomen » Small intestine
  BET Title Available 248 Months   Ultrasonography or diagnostic Peritoneal lavage in abdominal trauma
  Green: complete   Serial x-rays in battery ingestion
  Green: complete   White cell count and appendicitis in pregnancy
  BET Title Available 214 Months   Role of nebulised salbutamol in acute shortness of breath due to pulmonary oedema
  Red: incomplete   Accuracy of clincal examination in detecting/excluding serious abdominal pathology
  Green: complete   Buscopan (hyoscine butylbromide) in abdominal colic
  Green: complete   Chiropractice may be an effective treatment in infantile colic
  Green: complete   Role of plain abdominal radiograph in the diagnosis of intussusception
  Green: complete   Abdominal radiography in 'Body Packers'.
  Green: complete   Glucagon in tricyclic overdose
  Blue: submitted but not checked   How accurate is clinical diagnosis at identifying patients with cholecystitis?
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Does a normal CRP exclude serious pathology in the patient with acute abdominal pain
  BET Title Available 265 Months   Intravenous H2 antagonists in acute upper GI bleed
  BET Title Available 265 Months   Oral H2 antagonist in acute upper GI bleed
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Pre and post endoscopic use of IV proton pump inhibtors in acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeds, bolus vs infusion
  Green: complete   In a preterm infant, does blood transfusion increase the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis?
  BET Title Available 263 Months   Differences in abdominal US between emergency physicians and radiologists at detecting hemoperitoneum?
  BET Title Available 251 Months   Use of anticolic agents in infants less than 4 months
  BET Title Available 149 Months   Routine AXR in patients with abdo pain?
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Is there a role for Emergency Department proton pump inhibitors in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding?
  BET Title Available 257 Months   Does lactobacillus reduce the duration of diarrhoea in children with acute gastroenteritis
  BET Title Available 257 Months   Do lactose free feeds reduce duration of diarrhoea in children with acute gastroenteritis
  Blue: submitted but not checked   In a child with acute gastroenteritis, do Probiotics reduce the duration and severity of diarrhoea?
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Naso-gastric rehydration in children
  BET Title Available 214 Months   Should aspirin be stopped in epistaxis
  Green: complete   Computerized Tomography for Small Bowel Obstruction
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Antibiotics in travellers diarrhoea
  BET Title Available 240 Months   How useful is breast feeding in protecting infants against respiratory and gastrointestinal infections?
  Green: complete   Short stature and the probability of coeliac disease, in the absence of gastro-intestinal symptoms
  BET Title Available 235 Months   Oral steroids in management of asthma in acute peptic ulcer patient
  Blue: submitted but not checked There are 1 critical appraisals linked to this BET Method of gut decontamination
  Green: complete   Pelvic splints for all types of suspected pelvic fractures
  Green: complete   Is Doppler ultrasound superior to upper gastrointestinal contrast study for the diagnosis of malrotation?
  Green: complete   Is there an increased risk of necrotising enterocolitis in preterm infants whose mothers' expressed breast milk is fortified with multicomponent fortifier?
Abdomen » Large intestine
  Green: complete   Abdominal ultrasound in the diagnosis of childhood appendicitis
  Green: complete   White cell count and diagnosing appendicitis in children
  Green: complete   Ultrasound scanning in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in pregnancy
  Green: complete   White cell count and diagnosing appendicitis in adults
  BET Title Available 248 Months   Ultrasonography or diagnostic Peritoneal lavage in abdominal trauma
  Green: complete   Serial x-rays in battery ingestion
  Red: incomplete   Accuracy of clincal examination in detecting/excluding serious abdominal pathology
  Green: complete   Buscopan (hyoscine butylbromide) in abdominal colic
  Green: complete   Chiropractice may be an effective treatment in infantile colic
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Endoanal ultrasound versus Magnetic resonance Imaging for perianal sepsis
  Green: complete   Role of plain abdominal radiograph in the diagnosis of intussusception
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Ultrasound scanning in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in adults
  Green: complete   Abdominal radiography in 'Body Packers'.
  Green: complete   Glucagon in tricyclic overdose
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Does a normal CRP exclude serious pathology in the patient with acute abdominal pain
  Green: complete   In a preterm infant, does blood transfusion increase the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis?
  BET Title Available 263 Months   Differences in abdominal US between emergency physicians and radiologists at detecting hemoperitoneum?
  BET Title Available 251 Months   Use of anticolic agents in infants less than 4 months
  BET Title Available 149 Months   Routine AXR in patients with abdo pain?
  BET Title Available 257 Months   Does lactobacillus reduce the duration of diarrhoea in children with acute gastroenteritis
  BET Title Available 257 Months   Do lactose free feeds reduce duration of diarrhoea in children with acute gastroenteritis
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Naso-gastric rehydration in children
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Antibiotics in travellers diarrhoea
  BET Title Available 240 Months   How useful is breast feeding in protecting infants against respiratory and gastrointestinal infections?
  Green: complete   Is polyethylene glycol safe and effective for chronic constipation in children?
  Blue: submitted but not checked   CT vs USS in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis
  Blue: submitted but not checked There are 1 critical appraisals linked to this BET Method of gut decontamination
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Does yogurt decrease acute diarrhoeal symptoms in children with acute gastroenteritis
  Green: complete   Ondansetron in childhood gastroenteritis
  Green: complete   How useful are bowel sounds?
  Green: complete   Probiotics - Do they reduce the incidence of antibiotic associated diarrhoea (AAD) in adults?
Abdomen » Urinary tract » Kidney
  Green: complete   Clean catch urine or bag specimen in UTI in non toilet trained children?
  Green: complete   Investigating microscopic haematuria in blunt abdominal trauma
  Green: complete   Rectal or Intravenous non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in acute renal colic
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Is Ultrasound a good diagnostic test for obstructive biliary disease?
  Green: complete   Intranasal naloxone in suspected opioid overdose
  Green: complete   Negative urinalysis to exclude urinary tract infection in children
  Green: complete   Oral (fast dissolving) piroxicam versus IM diclofenac for renal colic
  Green: complete   The use of loop diuretics in acute renal failure in critically ill patients to reduce mortality, maintain renal function or avoid the requirements for renal support.
  Blue: submitted but not checked   The use of loop diuretics in acute renal failure in critically ill patients - maintenance of renal function
  Green: complete   Low dose (renal dose) dopamine in the critically ill patient
  BET Title Available 204 Months   NSAIDS or Opioids in Renal Colic.
  BET Title Available 273 Months   White cell count and diagnosing Urinary tract infection
  BET Title Available 270 Months   Intravenous or oral/neublizer salbutamol in severe hyperkalemia
  BET Title Available 237 Months   Spontaneous pneumothorax in a neonate and association with renal malformations
  Red: incomplete   Urine dipstick as rule out of urinary caculi
  Green: complete   Accuracy of negative dipstick urinalysis in ruling out urinary tract infection in adults
  Yellow: electronic pre-print   Is early use of steroid helpful in preventing subsequent nephropathy in Henoch-Schonlein purpura ?
  Green: complete   Ultrasonography to rule out renal malformations in newborns with isolated preauricular tags/pits
  Green: complete   Intravenous NSAID's in the Management of Renal Colic
  Red: incomplete   Intravenous NSAID's in the mangement of pyelonephritis
  BET Title Available 248 Months   Is anticoagulation therapy effective in neonatal renal vein thrombosis
  Green: complete   Nebulized levalbuterol or albuterol for lowering serum potassium
  Blue: submitted but not checked   UTI in men - is investigation required?
  Green: complete   Are routine urine cultures helpful in the management of asymptomatic infants or preschool children with a previous urinary tract infection?
  BET Title Available 154 Months   Can urinary myoglobin assay be used to assess the risk of developing acute renal failure in patients with rhabdomylosis
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Trimethoprim vs Nitrofurantoin in the treatment of UTI in children
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Is a short course of antibiotics better than a long course in the treatment of UTI in children
  Blue: submitted but not checked There are 3 critical appraisals linked to this BET Is microscopy better than urine dipstick testing at identifying a UTI in children
  Blue: submitted but not checked There are 1 critical appraisals linked to this BET Incidence of significant GU abnormality in children <2years with proven UTI
  Blue: submitted but not checked There are 4 critical appraisals linked to this BET ultrasound vs CT scan for detecting calculi
  Blue: submitted but not checked   KUB sensitivity at detecting urinary calculi
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Is positive dipstick alone enough to identify the cause as infective in patients with dysuria and haematuria?
  Blue: submitted but not checked   In younger adults with haematuria is it more appropriate to refer to a urologist or a nephrologist?
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Should patients on anticoagulant therapy with haematuria be investigated immediately?
  Green: complete   Does daily prednisolone reduce the risk of relapse secondary to viral infections in steroid-dependant nephrotic syndrome?
  Green: complete   RIFLE criteria versus Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) criteria for prognosis of acute renal failure
Abdomen » Urinary tract » Ureter
  Green: complete   Clean catch urine or bag specimen in UTI in non toilet trained children?
  Green: complete   Rectal or Intravenous non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in acute renal colic
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Is Ultrasound a good diagnostic test for obstructive biliary disease?
  Green: complete   Intranasal naloxone in suspected opioid overdose
  Green: complete   Oral (fast dissolving) piroxicam versus IM diclofenac for renal colic
  Blue: submitted but not checked   No evidence for the use of buscopan (hyoscine butylbromide) in renal colic
  BET Title Available 273 Months   White cell count and diagnosing Urinary tract infection
  Green: complete   Accuracy of negative dipstick urinalysis in ruling out urinary tract infection in adults
  Green: complete   Intravenous NSAID's in the Management of Renal Colic
  Blue: submitted but not checked   UTI in men - is investigation required?
  Green: complete   Are routine urine cultures helpful in the management of asymptomatic infants or preschool children with a previous urinary tract infection?
  BET Title Available 154 Months   Can urinary myoglobin assay be used to assess the risk of developing acute renal failure in patients with rhabdomylosis
  Blue: submitted but not checked There are 4 critical appraisals linked to this BET Sensitivity of haematuria at detecting urinary calculi
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Is a short course of antibiotics better than a long course in the treatment of UTI in children
  Blue: submitted but not checked There are 3 critical appraisals linked to this BET Is microscopy better than urine dipstick testing at identifying a UTI in children
  Blue: submitted but not checked There are 1 critical appraisals linked to this BET Incidence of significant GU abnormality in children <2years with proven UTI
  Blue: submitted but not checked There are 4 critical appraisals linked to this BET ultrasound vs CT scan for detecting calculi
  Blue: submitted but not checked   KUB sensitivity at detecting urinary calculi
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Is positive dipstick alone enough to identify the cause as infective in patients with dysuria and haematuria?
Abdomen » Urinary tract » Bladder
  Green: complete   Clean catch urine or bag specimen in UTI in non toilet trained children?
  Green: complete   Rectal or Intravenous non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in acute renal colic
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Is Ultrasound a good diagnostic test for obstructive biliary disease?
  Green: complete   Intranasal naloxone in suspected opioid overdose
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Is Cefalexin better than trimethoprim for treating UTI in children?
  Green: complete   Negative urinalysis to exclude urinary tract infection in children
  Green: complete   Oral (fast dissolving) piroxicam versus IM diclofenac for renal colic
  BET Title Available 273 Months   White cell count and diagnosing Urinary tract infection
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Delayed vs 24h TWOC in patients with BPH and first episode of acute retention
  Green: complete   Accuracy of negative dipstick urinalysis in ruling out urinary tract infection in adults
  Blue: submitted but not checked   UTI in men - is investigation required?
  Green: complete   Are routine urine cultures helpful in the management of asymptomatic infants or preschool children with a previous urinary tract infection?
  BET Title Available 154 Months   Can urinary myoglobin assay be used to assess the risk of developing acute renal failure in patients with rhabdomylosis
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Trimethoprim vs Nitrofurantoin in the treatment of UTI in children
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Is a short course of antibiotics better than a long course in the treatment of UTI in children
  Blue: submitted but not checked There are 3 critical appraisals linked to this BET Is microscopy better than urine dipstick testing at identifying a UTI in children
  Blue: submitted but not checked There are 1 critical appraisals linked to this BET Incidence of significant GU abnormality in children <2years with proven UTI
  Blue: submitted but not checked There are 4 critical appraisals linked to this BET ultrasound vs CT scan for detecting calculi
  Blue: submitted but not checked   KUB sensitivity at detecting urinary calculi
  Blue: submitted but not checked   Is positive dipstick alone enough to identify the cause as infective in patients with dysuria and haematuria?
  Green: complete   How common is co-existing meningitis in infants with urinary tract infection?