- Antibiotics and compound finger fracture
- Troponin T to rule out myocardial damage in chest pain
- Flumazenil and suspected benzodiazepine overdose
- Corticosteroids in acute spinal cord injury
Journal of Accident & Emergency Medicine 2000;17:212; doi:10.1136/emj.17.3.212
© 2000 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the College of Emergency Medicine.
J Accid Emerg Med 2000; 17:212
© 2000 the Emergency Medicine Journal
© 2000 the Emergency Medicine Journal
Best evidence topic report
Towards evidence based emergency medicine: Best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary
Department of Emergency Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to: Kevin Mackway-Jones, Consultant (e-mail: kmackway@fs1.mci.man.ac.uk)
Edited by K Mackway-Jones
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.The BETs published below were first reported at the Critical Appraisal Journal Club at the Manchester Royal Infirmary.1 Each BET has been constructed in the four stages that have been described elsewhere.2 The four topics are covered in this issue of the journal are:
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Carley SD, Mackway-Jones K, Jones A, et al. Moving towards evidence based emergency medicine: use of a structured critical appraisal journal club. J Accid Emerg Med 1998;15:220–2.
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Mackway-Jones K, Carley SD, Morton RJ, et al. The best evidence topic report: A modified CAT for summarising the available evidence in emergency medicine. J Accid Emerg Med 1998;15:222–6.
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