title: Best evidence topic report. Fasting before prilocaine Biers' block.
abstract: A short cut review was carried out to establish whether a period of fasting increases the safety of Biers' block (intravenous regional anaesthesia). A total of 50 papers were found using the reported search, of which four presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results, and study weaknesses of these best papers are tabulated. A clinical bottom line is stated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saynor
mesh_terms: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D003100:Colles' Fracture / Q000601:surgery; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005215:Fasting; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011318:Prilocaine
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D011318:Prilocaine