Sedation & Analgesia

Best evidence topic report: EMLA or Amethocaine (tetracaine) for topical analgesia in children (Emer Med J, 2001, no abstract)

Best evidence topic report: Nasal Diamorphine for acute pain relief in children

(Emer Med J,  2001, no abstract)

Best evidence topic report: Midazolam and emergence phenomena in children undregoing Ketamin sedation (Emer Med J,  2001, no abstract)

Does midazolam alter the clinical effects of intravenous ketamine sedation in children? A double-blind, randomized, controlled, emergency department trial (Ann Em Med,  2000, abstract)

Randomised trial of analgesic effects of sucrose, glucose, and pacifiers in term neonates

(BMJ, 1999, full)

A randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the EMLA patch for the reduction of pain associated with intramuscular injection in four to six year old children

(Acta Paediatrica, 2001, abstract)

  Evidence-based PEM

Efficacy and Safety of Acetaminophen vs Ibuprofen for Treating Children's Pain or Fever - A meta-analysis (Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 2004, abstract)

Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures

(Cochrane review, 2004, abstract)

Clinical policy: Evidence-based approach to pharmacologic agents used in pediatric sedation and analgesia in the emergency department

(Ann Emerg Med, 2004, no abstract)

Sedation and Analgesia for Pediatric Fracture Reduction in the Emergency Department. A Systematic Review

(Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 2006, abstract)

Guidelines for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients During and After Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures: An Update

(Pediatrics, 2006, full article)