BestBETS – Best Evidence Topics provide rapid evidence-based answers to real-life clinical questions, using a systematic approach to reviewing the literature Five new or modified BETS were added last month. Highlights include:
Do head elevation and neck flexion improve laryngeal view and the likelihood of successful intubation
Are meningeal irritation signs reliable in diagnosing meningitis in children?
Use of end-tidal carbon dioxide indicators in prehospital intubations will reduce the number of incorrectly placed endotracheal tubes
Can the nature and extent of orbital trauma be optimally assessed with Ultrasound Imaging in the Emergency Department?
Should isotonic infusion solutions routinely be used in hospitalised paediatric patients?
This bulletin is brought to you by Library and Knowledge Services. It aims to keep you up-to-date with accident and emergency issues. At the beginning of each month, a librarian will update the bulletin with relevant information published in the preceding month. If there are areas you think we also need to cover, please let us know.
