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Sarah Curtis
Researcher at University of Alberta
Publications - 46
Citations - 1463
Sarah Curtis is an academic researcher from University of Alberta. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Emergency department. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 46 publications receiving 1135 citations.
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Standard 6: Age Groups for Pediatric Trials
Katrina Williams,Denise Thomson,Iva Seto,Despina G. Contopoulos-Ioannidis,John P. A. Ioannidis,Sarah Curtis,Evelyn Constantin,Gitanjali Batmanabane,Lisa Hartling,Terry P. Klassen +9 more
TL;DR: In this study, 128 meta-analyses from Cochrane reviews, containing data on at least 1 adult and 1 pediatric randomized controlled trial (RCT) with a binary primary efficacy outcome, were reviewed and it was found that in all except 1 case, the 95% confidence intervals could not exclude a relative difference in treatment efficacy between adults and children of >20%.
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Clinical Features Suggestive of Meningitis in Children: A Systematic Review of Prospective Data
TL;DR: Evidence for several useful clinical features that influence the likelihood of pediatric meningitis exists.
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Music to Reduce Pain and Distress in the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Lisa Hartling,Amanda S Newton,Yuanyuan Liang,Hsing Jou,Krista Hewson,Terry P. Klassen,Sarah Curtis +6 more
TL;DR: Music may have a positive impact on pain and distress for children undergoing intravenous placement and benefits were also observed for the parents and health care providers.
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A randomized controlled trial of sucrose and/or pacifier as analgesia for infants receiving venipuncture in a pediatric emergency department
TL;DR: Pacifiers are inexpensive, effective analgesics and are easy to use in the PED for venipuncture in infants aged 0–3 months and sucrose does appear to provide additional benefit when used with a pacifier in this age group.
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Ultrasonographically guided peripheral intravenous cannulation of children and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
TL;DR: Ulasonography may decrease peripheral intravenous cannulation attempts and procedure time in children in ED and operating room settings, and Meta-analysis of adult ED trials suggests that ultrasonography decreases the number of attempts.