BestBets

The fabulous people at BestBets have a giant body of work on evidence review.

Here are summaries of the questions they’ve looked at and links to their posts.

BestBets Neurology reviews

Question	No. of papers considered	Bottom Line	Year	Link
In a child in status epilepticus, is lorazepam better than diazepam at safely terminating the seizure?	2	Lorzaepam and diazepam are equally effective for controlling seizures in children.	2006	BestBets Link
In a child who is stilling fitting after 2 doses of benzodiazepines, is phenytoin or paraldehyde more effective in controlling seizure activity?	0	No research in this area.	2003	BestBets Link
In children with a minor head injury, does absence of a skull fracture predict absence of intracranial injury (ICI)?	7	Absence of skull fracture does not predict absence of ICI seen on CT. CT is the preferred imaging to exclude ICI.	2001	BestBets Link
In a child with head injury, does vomiting predict intracranial injury?	12	Vomiting is not an independent risk factor for skull fracture or IC haematoma in the paediatric population.	2002	BestBets Link

July 23, 2013