Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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To compare 2 clinical wound scales and to determine a minimal clinically important difference (MCID) on the visual analog cosmesis scale. ⋯ An MCID on the VAS cosmesis scale is 15 mm. Studies should be designed to have a sample size and power to detect this difference.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Intravenous ketorolac vs intravenous prochlorperazine for the treatment of migraine headaches.
To compare i.v. ketorolac with i.v. prochlorperazine as the initial treatment of migraine headaches in the ED. ⋯ Although both drugs were associated with a significant reduction in pain scores, benefit over a placebo agent was not tested. Furthermore, the patients who received prochlorperazine i.v. for migraine headaches had a statistically significant greater decrease in their pain scores than did those receiving ketorolac i.v.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
The role of betamethasone in the treatment of acute exudative pharyngitis.
To compare betamethasone with placebo as an adjuvant to antibiotic therapy in the treatment of acute exudative pharyngitis. ⋯ Pain relief was greater and more rapid in patients treated with betamethasone as an adjuvant therapy in acute exudative pharyngitis.
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To determine whether the provision of advanced life support (ALS) field care has any impact on patient outcome in the urban Canadian environment. ⋯ There was no beneficial impact on the measured patient outcomes found in association with the provision of ALS vs BLS field care in Metropolitan Toronto for patients who were brought to a nontrauma center.