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Adjunctive Hyperbaric oxygen for necrotizing fasciitis (title stage)

Adjusting the pH of lidocaine for reducing pain on injection (protocol stage)

Adrenaline (epinephrine) for the treatment of anaphylaxis with and without shock (protocol stage)

Aerosolized prostacyclin for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (title stage)

Alpha-2 adrenergic agonists for the prevention of cardiovascular complications among patients undergoing cardiac or non-cardiac surgery (protocol stage)

Aminoglycosides as a single antibiotic versus other (non-aminoglycosides) antibiotics for the treatment of patients with infection (protocol stage)

Anaesthesia for cardioversion (protocol stage)

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Anaesthetic interventions for prevention of awareness during surgery (protocol stage)

Analgo-sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic or radiologic procedures in adults (protocol stage)

Antibiotic prophylaxis for surgical introduction of intracranial ventricular shunts

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Antifibrinolytic agents for reducing blood loss in scoliosis surgery in children

Antifungal agents for preventing fungal infections in non-neutropenic critically ill patients

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Antithrombin III for critically ill patients

Aromatherapy treatments for established postoperative nausea and vomiting in adult and paediatric patients (title stage)

Beta lactam antibiotic monotherapy versus beta lactam-aminoglycoside antibiotic combination therapy for sepsis

Bispectral index for improving anaesthetic delivery and postoperative recovery

Catheter impregnation, coating or bonding for reducing central venous catheter related infections in adults (title stage)

Caudal epidural block versus other methods of postoperative pain relief for circumcision in boys

Cefepime versus other beta-lactam antibiotics for the treatment of infections in non-neutropenic patients (protocol stage)

Central venous access sites for the prevention of venous thrombosis, stenosis and infection in patients requiring long-term intravenous therapy

Clonidine premedication for postoperative analgesia in children (title stage)

Closed tracheal suction systems versus open tracheal suction systems for mechanically ventilated adult patients

Colloid versus crystalloid solutions for priming cardiopulmonary bypass circuits (protocol stage)

Continuous interscalene blockade versus parenteral analgesia for postoperative pain relief after major shoulder surgery (protocol stage)

Cooling for cerebral protection for brain surgery (protocol stage)

Corticosteroids for treating severe sepsis and septic shock

De-escalation of antibiotic treatment for severe sepsis (title stage)

Deliberate hypotension with propofol under anaesthesia for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) (protocol stage)

Drugs for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting

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Drugs for the prevention and treatment of pruritus in patients receiving neuraxial opioids (protocol stage)

Early extubation for adult cardiac surgical patients

Early versus late pre-intensive care unit admission broad spectrum antibiotics for severe sepsis in adults (protocol stage)

Early versus late removal of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) for general anaesthesia (protocol stage)

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Early versus late tracheostomy for critically ill patients (protocol stage)

Enteral nutritional supplementation with arginine for critically ill patients (protocol stage)

Epidural analgesia for cardiac surgery (protocol stage)

Epidural pain relief versus systemic opioid-based pain relief for abdominal aortic surgery

Epinephrine auto-injectors for the treatment of anaphylaxis with and without shock (title stage)

Ethyl Chloride and other vapocoolants for pain treatment during intravenous cannulation (title stage)

Exercise rehabilitation for recovery from critical illness (title stage)

General anaesthetic agents for evoked potential monitoring during surgery on and around the spinal cord (title stage)

Glucocorticoids for the treatment of anaphylaxis (title stage)

Glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) and tight-glycaemic-control (TGC) versus standard therapy insulin for critically ill patients (protocol stage)

H1-antihistamines for the treatment of anaphylaxis with and without shock

Heated humidification versus heat and moisture exchangers for ventilated adults and children (protocol stage)

Heparin versus normal saline for patency of arterial lines (title stage)

High concentration versus low concentration sevoflurane for anaesthesia induction (protocol stage)

High volume haemofiltration for sepsis (title stage)

High-frequency ventilation versus conventional ventilation for treatment of acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome

Human recombinant activated protein C for severe sepsis

Hypertonic saline for perioperative fluid management (protocol stage)

Hypocaloric nutrition support for critically ill adults (title stage)

Hypothermia for neuroprotection after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (protocol stage)

Incentive spirometry for prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications in upper abdominal surgery (protocol stage)

Infraclavicular brachial plexus block for regional anaesthesia of the lower arm (protocol stage)

Inhaled nitric oxide for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in children and adults

Inhaled nitric oxide for the postoperative management of pulmonary hypertension in infants and children with congenital heart disease

Injectable local anaesthetic agents for operative dental anaesthesia (protocol stage)

Inspired oxygen concentration during surgery for preventing surgical site infections (title stage)

Intensive insulin therapy and strict glucose control for critically ill patients (protocol stage)

Interventions for preventing hypotension in adults receiving spinal anaesthesia (protocol stage)

Interventions for protecting renal function in the perioperative period

Interventions for restoring patency of occluded central venous catheter lumens (protocol stage)

Intra-articular lignocaine versus intravenous analgesia with or without sedation for manual reduction of acute anterior shoulder dislocation in adults (protocol stage)

Intravenous catheter versus venipuncture for blood specimen collection (title stage)

Intravenous immunoglobulin for treating sepsis and septic shock

Intravenous versus inhalation anaesthesia for one-lung ventilation

Laryngeal mask airway versus endotracheal tube in laparoscopic cholecystectomy in adults (protocol stage)

Laryngeal mask airway versus endotracheal tube in laparoscopic gynaecological surgery in adults (protocol stage)

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Lateral positioning for critically ill adult patients (protocol stage)

Lidocaine for preventing post-operative sore throat (protocol stage)

Local anaesthetics and regional anaesthesia for preventing chronic pain after surgery (protocol stage)

Lung protective ventilation strategy for the acute respiratory distress syndrome

Music for preoperative anxiety (protocol stage)

Music interventions for mechanically ventilated patients (protocol stage)

N-acetylcysteine for sepsis and systemic inflammatory response in adults (protocol stage)

Neuraxial anaesthesia for lower-limb revascularization (protocol stage)

Nitrates for the prevention of cardiac morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery (protocol stage)

Non-pharmacological interventions for induction of anaesthesia in children (protocol stage)

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and perioperative bleeding in paediatric tonsillectomy

Nondepolarizing muscle relaxants for surgery in myasthenic patients (protocol stage)

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation as a weaning strategy for intubated adults with respiratory failure

Nutritional support for adult intensive care patients (title stage)

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Nutritional support for adult intensive care patients (protocol stage)

Nutritional support for critically ill children (protocol stage)

Optimal timing for intravenous administration set replacement

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Options for procedural sedation in paediatric patients requiring painful or anxiety provoking procedures outside the operating room (protocol stage)

Paracervical local anaesthesia for cervical dilatation and uterine intervention (protocol stage)

Partial liquid ventilation for preventing death and morbidity in adults with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome

Partial liquid ventilation for the prevention of mortality and morbidity in paediatric acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome

Patient controlled intravenous opioid analgesia versus continuous epidural analgesia for pain after intra-abdominal surgery

Percutaneous technique versus surgical techniques for tracheotomy (title stage)

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Peribulbar versus retrobulbar anaesthesia for cataract surgery

Perioperative beta-blockers for preventing surgery related mortality and morbidity (protocol stage)

Perioperative buffered versus non-buffered fluid administration for surgery in adults (protocol stage)

Perioperative fluid volume optimization following proximal femoral fracture

Perioperative increase in global blood flow to explicit defined goals and outcomes following surgery (protocol stage)

Perioperative restrictive versus liberal or standard fluid management for surgical patients undergoing major abdominal procedures (title stage)

Pharmacologic prophylaxis for postoperative atrial arrhythmia in patients undergoing pulmonary and oesophageal surgery (protocol stage)

Pharmacologic therapies for adults with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome

Pharmacologic therapies for perioperative cerebral protection against neurologic or neurocognitive deficits (protocol stage)

Pharmacological agents for preventing morbidity associated with the haemodynamic response to tracheal intubation (protocol stage)

Pharmacological interventions for reducing propofol-induced pain on injection (title stage)

Premedication for anxiety in adult day surgery

Preoxygenation for tracheal suctioning in ventilated adults (protocol stage)

Pressure support versus T tube for weaning from mechanical ventilation in adults (protocol stage)

Prone position for acute respiratory failure in adults (title stage)

Propofol for for sedation/anaesthesia in children undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (title stage)

Protocolized versus non-protocolized weaning for reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill adult patients (protocol stage)

Psychological preparation for adults undergoing elective surgery with general anaesthetic (title stage)

Pulmonary artery catheters for adult patients in intensive care

Pulse oximetry for perioperative monitoring

Recompression and adjunctive therapy for decompression illness

Recruitment manoeuvres for adults receiving mechanical ventilation with acute lung injury (protocol stage)

Remifentanil for analgesia and sedation of critically ill patients in intensive care units (protocol stage)

Respiratory therapy for removing bronchial secretions in mechanically ventilated patients (title stage)

Rocuronium versus succinylcholine for rapid sequence induction intubation

Sedation versus general anaesthesia for provision of dental treatment in under 18 year olds (protocol stage)

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Sedative techniques for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (protocol stage)

Selenium supplementation for critically ill adults

Sevoflurane versus other general anaesthesia on postoperative behaviour disturbance in children (protocol stage)

Simple aspiration versus intercostal tube drainage for primary spontaneous pneumothorax in adults

Single, double or multiple injection techniques for axillary brachial plexus block for hand, wrist or forearm surgery

Stimulation of the wrist acupuncture point P6 for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting

Sub-Tenon's anaesthesia versus topical anaesthesia for cataract surgery

Suction versus no suction for chest drain management (title stage)

Sugammadex, a selective reversal medication for preventing postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade (title stage)

Supplemental oxygen for caesarean section during regional anaesthesia (protocol stage)

Supplemental perioperative steroids for surgical patients with adrenal insufficiency (protocol stage)

Systemic corticosteroids for acute respiratory distress syndrome in children (title stage)

New

Target-controlled infusion versus manually-controlled infusion of propofol for general anaesthesia or sedation in adults

The use of propofol for procedural sedation in emergency departments (title stage)

Thromboelastography (TEG®) for controlling severe bleeding (title stage)

Topical anaesthesia alone versus topical anaesthesia with intracameral lidocaine for phacoemulsification

Topical anaesthesia for nasogastric tube insertion in adults (title stage)

Topical anaesthetics for repair of torn skin (protocol stage)

Traditional landmark versus ultrasound guidance for central vein catheterization (protocol stage)

Transient neurologic symptoms (TNS) following spinal anaesthesia with lidocaine versus other local anaesthetics

Ultrasound guidance for peripheral nerve blockade (protocol stage)

Use of hyperbaric versus isobaric bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section (protocol stage)

Vasopressors for shock

pH testing for detecting the position of nasogastric tubes in adults and children (title stage)

By subtopic:

Anaesthesia Group (131)

AMBULATORY ANAESTHESIA (3)

Anaesthesia for cardioversion (1)

Anaesthesia for cardioversion (protocol stage)

Anaesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy (0)

Other interventions (2)

Sedative techniques for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (protocol stage)

Topical anaesthetics for repair of torn skin (protocol stage)

ANAESTHESIA AND MEDICAL DISEASES (9)

Perioperative events (4)

Neuraxial anaesthesia for lower-limb revascularization (protocol stage)

Non-pharmacological interventions for induction of anaesthesia in children (protocol stage)

Perioperative increase in global blood flow to explicit defined goals and outcomes following surgery (protocol stage)

Pharmacologic therapies for perioperative cerebral protection against neurologic or neurocognitive deficits (protocol stage)

Preoperative evaluation (0)

Preoperative treatment (5)

Cardiovascular disease (2)

Alpha-2 adrenergic agonists for the prevention of cardiovascular complications among patients undergoing cardiac or non-cardiac surgery (protocol stage)

Nitrates for the prevention of cardiac morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery (protocol stage)

Endocrinological disease (1)

Glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) and tight-glycaemic-control (TGC) versus standard therapy insulin for critically ill patients (protocol stage)

Malignant hyperpyrexia (0)

Muscular disorders (0)

Neurological disease (0)

Pulmonary disease (0)

Other diseases (2)

Perioperative beta-blockers for preventing surgery related mortality and morbidity (protocol stage)

Pharmacologic prophylaxis for postoperative atrial arrhythmia in patients undergoing pulmonary and oesophageal surgery (protocol stage)

DRUGS IN ANAESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE (24)

Intravenous anaesthetics (4)

Deliberate hypotension with propofol under anaesthesia for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) (protocol stage)

Intravenous versus inhalation anaesthesia for one-lung ventilation

Sedative techniques for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (protocol stage)

Target-controlled infusion versus manually-controlled infusion of propofol for general anaesthesia or sedation in adults

Neuromuscular blocking agents (2)

Nondepolarizing muscle relaxants for surgery in myasthenic patients (protocol stage)

Rocuronium versus succinylcholine for rapid sequence induction intubation

Opioids (0)

Premedication (2)

Music for preoperative anxiety (protocol stage)

Premedication for anxiety in adult day surgery

Sedatives (4)

Analgo-sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic or radiologic procedures in adults (protocol stage)

Music for preoperative anxiety (protocol stage)

Options for procedural sedation in paediatric patients requiring painful or anxiety provoking procedures outside the operating room (protocol stage)

Remifentanil for analgesia and sedation of critically ill patients in intensive care units (protocol stage)

Volatile anaesthetics (3)

Deliberate hypotension with propofol under anaesthesia for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) (protocol stage)

High concentration versus low concentration sevoflurane for anaesthesia induction (protocol stage)

Sevoflurane versus other general anaesthesia on postoperative behaviour disturbance in children (protocol stage)

Other drugs (9)

Adjusting the pH of lidocaine for reducing pain on injection (protocol stage)

Anaesthetic interventions for prevention of awareness during surgery (protocol stage)

Antifibrinolytic agents for reducing blood loss in scoliosis surgery in children

Glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) and tight-glycaemic-control (TGC) versus standard therapy insulin for critically ill patients (protocol stage)

Intensive insulin therapy and strict glucose control for critically ill patients (protocol stage)

Interventions for restoring patency of occluded central venous catheter lumens (protocol stage)

Lidocaine for preventing post-operative sore throat (protocol stage)

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and perioperative bleeding in paediatric tonsillectomy

Supplemental perioperative steroids for surgical patients with adrenal insufficiency (protocol stage)

PERIANAESTHETIC / PERIOPERATIVE CARE MEDICINE (25)

Acute postoperative pain (3)

Caudal epidural block versus other methods of postoperative pain relief for circumcision in boys

Continuous interscalene blockade versus parenteral analgesia for postoperative pain relief after major shoulder surgery (protocol stage)

Patient controlled intravenous opioid analgesia versus continuous epidural analgesia for pain after intra-abdominal surgery

Fluid management (6)

Crystalloids/colloids/blood component therapy (6)

Antifibrinolytic agents for reducing blood loss in scoliosis surgery in children

Colloid versus crystalloid solutions for priming cardiopulmonary bypass circuits (protocol stage)

Hypertonic saline for perioperative fluid management (protocol stage)

Interventions for protecting renal function in the perioperative period

Perioperative buffered versus non-buffered fluid administration for surgery in adults (protocol stage)

Perioperative fluid volume optimization following proximal femoral fracture

Perioperative management of the anaesthetic patient (12)

Adjusting the pH of lidocaine for reducing pain on injection (protocol stage)

Cooling for cerebral protection for brain surgery (protocol stage)

Deliberate hypotension with propofol under anaesthesia for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) (protocol stage)

Early extubation for adult cardiac surgical patients

Early versus late removal of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) for general anaesthesia (protocol stage)

Epidural analgesia for cardiac surgery (protocol stage)

High concentration versus low concentration sevoflurane for anaesthesia induction (protocol stage)

Laryngeal mask airway versus endotracheal tube in laparoscopic cholecystectomy in adults (protocol stage)

Laryngeal mask airway versus endotracheal tube in laparoscopic gynaecological surgery in adults (protocol stage)

Local anaesthetics and regional anaesthesia for preventing chronic pain after surgery (protocol stage)

Sedation versus general anaesthesia for provision of dental treatment in under 18 year olds (protocol stage)

Traditional landmark versus ultrasound guidance for central vein catheterization (protocol stage)

Perioperative nutrition (0)

Postoperative complications (4)

Nausea and vomiting (2)

Drugs for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting

Stimulation of the wrist acupuncture point P6 for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting

Other complications (2)

Drugs for the prevention and treatment of pruritus in patients receiving neuraxial opioids (protocol stage)

Sevoflurane versus other general anaesthesia on postoperative behaviour disturbance in children (protocol stage)

POSTANAESTHETIC UNIT / INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (42)

Circulatory care (9)

Fluid therapy (1)

Adrenaline (epinephrine) for the treatment of anaphylaxis with and without shock (protocol stage)

Haemodynamic management (3)

Central venous access sites for the prevention of venous thrombosis, stenosis and infection in patients requiring long-term intravenous therapy

Pharmacological agents for preventing morbidity associated with the haemodynamic response to tracheal intubation (protocol stage)

Pulmonary artery catheters for adult patients in intensive care

Nutrition (4)

Enteral nutritional supplementation with arginine for critically ill patients (protocol stage)

Nutritional support for adult intensive care patients (protocol stage)

Nutritional support for critically ill children (protocol stage)

Selenium supplementation for critically ill adults

Vasopressors (1)

Vasopressors for shock

Volume resuscitation (0)

Infection control (13)

Aminoglycosides as a single antibiotic versus other (non-aminoglycosides) antibiotics for the treatment of patients with infection (protocol stage)

Antibiotic prophylaxis for surgical introduction of intracranial ventricular shunts

Antifungal agents for preventing fungal infections in non-neutropenic critically ill patients

Antithrombin III for critically ill patients

Beta lactam antibiotic monotherapy versus beta lactam-aminoglycoside antibiotic combination therapy for sepsis

Cefepime versus other beta-lactam antibiotics for the treatment of infections in non-neutropenic patients (protocol stage)

Corticosteroids for treating severe sepsis and septic shock

Early versus late pre-intensive care unit admission broad spectrum antibiotics for severe sepsis in adults (protocol stage)

Human recombinant activated protein C for severe sepsis

Interventions for restoring patency of occluded central venous catheter lumens (protocol stage)

Intravenous immunoglobulin for treating sepsis and septic shock

N-acetylcysteine for sepsis and systemic inflammatory response in adults (protocol stage)

Optimal timing for intravenous administration set replacement

Metabolism (0)

Positioning (1)

Lateral positioning for critically ill adult patients (protocol stage)

Respiratory care (19)

Mechanical ventilation (4)

Early versus late tracheostomy for critically ill patients (protocol stage)

Music interventions for mechanically ventilated patients (protocol stage)

Protocolized versus non-protocolized weaning for reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill adult patients (protocol stage)

Recruitment manoeuvres for adults receiving mechanical ventilation with acute lung injury (protocol stage)

Other ventilatory support (15)

Closed tracheal suction systems versus open tracheal suction systems for mechanically ventilated adult patients

Early versus late tracheostomy for critically ill patients (protocol stage)

Heated humidification versus heat and moisture exchangers for ventilated adults and children (protocol stage)

High-frequency ventilation versus conventional ventilation for treatment of acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome

Incentive spirometry for prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications in upper abdominal surgery (protocol stage)

Inhaled nitric oxide for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in children and adults

Inhaled nitric oxide for the postoperative management of pulmonary hypertension in infants and children with congenital heart disease

Lung protective ventilation strategy for the acute respiratory distress syndrome

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation as a weaning strategy for intubated adults with respiratory failure

Partial liquid ventilation for preventing death and morbidity in adults with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome

Partial liquid ventilation for the prevention of mortality and morbidity in paediatric acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome

Pharmacologic therapies for adults with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome

Preoxygenation for tracheal suctioning in ventilated adults (protocol stage)

Pressure support versus T tube for weaning from mechanical ventilation in adults (protocol stage)

Recruitment manoeuvres for adults receiving mechanical ventilation with acute lung injury (protocol stage)

PREHOSPITAL MEDICINE / RESUSCITATION / EMERGENCY MEDICINE (7)

Acute medical conditions (0)

Anaesthesia (1)

Cooling for cerebral protection for brain surgery (protocol stage)

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (1)

Hypothermia for neuroprotection after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (protocol stage)

Emergency medicine (5)

Adrenaline (epinephrine) for the treatment of anaphylaxis with and without shock (protocol stage)

Early versus late pre-intensive care unit admission broad spectrum antibiotics for severe sepsis in adults (protocol stage)

H1-antihistamines for the treatment of anaphylaxis with and without shock

Recompression and adjunctive therapy for decompression illness

Simple aspiration versus intercostal tube drainage for primary spontaneous pneumothorax in adults

Initial cardiopulmonary stabilisation (0)

REGIONAL ANAESTHESIA (18)

Epidural blocks (3)

Epidural analgesia for cardiac surgery (protocol stage)

Epidural pain relief versus systemic opioid-based pain relief for abdominal aortic surgery

Use of hyperbaric versus isobaric bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section (protocol stage)

Intravenous/arterial regional anaesthesia (3)

Infraclavicular brachial plexus block for regional anaesthesia of the lower arm (protocol stage)

Intra-articular lignocaine versus intravenous analgesia with or without sedation for manual reduction of acute anterior shoulder dislocation in adults (protocol stage)

Ultrasound guidance for peripheral nerve blockade (protocol stage)

Peripheral nerve blocks (2)

Peribulbar versus retrobulbar anaesthesia for cataract surgery

Single, double or multiple injection techniques for axillary brachial plexus block for hand, wrist or forearm surgery

Pharmacology in regional anaesthesia (1)

Local anaesthetics and regional anaesthesia for preventing chronic pain after surgery (protocol stage)

Spinal anaesthesia (2)

Interventions for preventing hypotension in adults receiving spinal anaesthesia (protocol stage)

Transient neurologic symptoms (TNS) following spinal anaesthesia with lidocaine versus other local anaesthetics

Other interventions (7)

Continuous interscalene blockade versus parenteral analgesia for postoperative pain relief after major shoulder surgery (protocol stage)

Drugs for the prevention and treatment of pruritus in patients receiving neuraxial opioids (protocol stage)

Injectable local anaesthetic agents for operative dental anaesthesia (protocol stage)

Paracervical local anaesthesia for cervical dilatation and uterine intervention (protocol stage)

Sub-Tenon's anaesthesia versus topical anaesthesia for cataract surgery

Supplemental oxygen for caesarean section during regional anaesthesia (protocol stage)

Topical anaesthesia alone versus topical anaesthesia with intracameral lidocaine for phacoemulsification

TECHNOLOGY IN ANAESTHESIA (3)

Equipment (3)

Anaesthetic apparatus/monitoring system (3)

Anaesthetic interventions for prevention of awareness during surgery (protocol stage)

Bispectral index for improving anaesthetic delivery and postoperative recovery

Pulse oximetry for perioperative monitoring

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Anaesthetic interventions for prevention of awareness during surgery (protocol stage)

New

Antifibrinolytic agents for reducing blood loss in scoliosis surgery in children

New

Antithrombin III for critically ill patients

New

Drugs for the prevention and treatment of pruritus in patients receiving neuraxial opioids (protocol stage)

New

Early versus late tracheostomy for critically ill patients (protocol stage)

New

Lateral positioning for critically ill adult patients (protocol stage)

New

Peribulbar versus retrobulbar anaesthesia for cataract surgery

New

Sedative techniques for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (protocol stage)

New

Target-controlled infusion versus manually-controlled infusion of propofol for general anaesthesia or sedation in adults

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