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Myocardial infarction

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Therapy

Give nitrous oxide b

Why?

Nitrous oxide added to oxygen helps reduce pain

Patient Treatment Comparison Outcome CER RRR
(95% CI)
NNT
(95% CI)
suspected MI b nitrous oxide and oxygen oxygen reduction in pain
at 12 months
29% -44%
(-61% to -28%)
2
(2 to 4)

 

Expiry date: November 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author   CM   Ball , N   Shenker
Reviewer   S   Straus
CAT Writers   CJ   Wotton , N   Shenker , B   Phillips , CM   Ball