Evidence-based emergency medicine at the 'coal face'

Emerg Med Australas. 2005 Aug;17(4):330-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2005.00748.x.

Abstract

While evidence-based medicine may be trumpeted by zealots, managers and politicians, incorporating it into clinical practice is easier said than done. The present article aims to show that it can be achieved and gives some clinical examples to illustrate this. An appendix contains a summary of useful databases and websites for accessing good medical information and evidence, quickly and reliably near the bedside.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acyclovir / therapeutic use
  • Adult
  • Chest Pain / diagnosis
  • Chest Pain / metabolism
  • Colchicine / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Emergency Medicine / methods*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / methods*
  • Female
  • Ginkgo biloba
  • Gout Suppressants / therapeutic use
  • Herpes Zoster / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Migraine Disorders / drug therapy
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
  • Myocardial Infarction / metabolism
  • Pericarditis / drug therapy
  • Phytotherapy / methods
  • Plant Preparations / therapeutic use
  • Troponin / metabolism

Substances

  • Gout Suppressants
  • Plant Preparations
  • Troponin
  • Colchicine
  • Acyclovir