CJEM Visual Abstract: Intra-articular lidocaine versus intravenous sedation for closed reduction of acute shoulder dislocation

In this issue, we collaborated with the CJEM team to create a visual abstract on the December 2022 article “Intra‐articular lidocaine versus intravenous sedation for closed reduction of acute anterior shoulder dislocation in the emergency department: a systematic review and meta‐analysis​1​”.  Anterior shoulder dislocations often require analgesia for successful reduction in the emergency department (ED). Several randomized controlled trials have compared two types of analgesia for these reductions in the ED setting: Intra-articular lidocaine … Continue reading CJEM Visual Abstract: Intra-articular lidocaine versus intravenous sedation for closed reduction of acute shoulder dislocation