Monthly Archives: October 2016

BET 1: Tranexamic acid in epistaxis: who bloody nose?

Jean-Francois Hibbert recommends

A shortcut review was carried out to establish whether tranexamic acid is effective in controlling epistaxis. Three studies were directly relevant to the question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these studies are tabulated. The clinical bottom line is that there is not enough evidence to recommend tranexamic acid in the standard management of epistaxis.

from Emergency Medicine Journal Best evidence topic reports http://ift.tt/2dQwxVa

Towards evidence-based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary

Jean-Francois Hibbert recommends

Best Evidence Topic reports (BETs) summarise the evidence pertaining to particular clinical questions. They are not systematic reviews, but rather contain the best (highest level) evidence that can be practically obtained by busy practising clinicians. The search strategies used to find the best evidence are reported in detail in order to allow clinicians to update searches whenever necessary. Each BET is based on a clinical scenario and ends with a clinical bottom line that indicates, in the light of the evidence found, what the reporting clinician would do if faced with the same scenario again.

The BETs published below were first reported at the Critical Appraisal Journal Club at the Manchester Royal Infirmary1 or placed on the BestBETs website. Each BET has been constructed in the four stages that have been described elsewhere.2 The BETs shown here, together with those published previously and those currently under…

from Emergency Medicine Journal Best evidence topic reports http://ift.tt/2ejvZdB

BET 2: Usefulness of IV lidocaine in the treatment of renal colic

Jean-Francois Hibbert recommends

A shortcut review was carried out to establish whether intravenous lidocaine is effective in the management of renal colic. Two studies were directly relevant to the question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these studies are tabulated. The clinical bottom line is that intravenous lidocaine may be of some benefit in renal colic. However, there are other maybe more effective drugs available.

from Emergency Medicine Journal Best evidence topic reports http://ift.tt/2dQuP65