| Methods |
Prospective non‐blinded randomized trial |
| Participants |
Adults aged 16‐65 years, with shoulder dislocation |
| Interventions |
Propofol 0.5 mg/kg, with subsequent dose of 0.25 mg/kg and remifentanil 0.5 μg/kg, with subsequent dose 0.5 μg/kg compared with morphine 2.5 mg at 3‐minute increments with midazolam in 1‐mg increments every 3 minute |
| Outcomes |
Time to full recovery Operating conditions Participant discomfort |
| Notes |
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| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Low risk |
Quote: "treatment was allocated in equal proportions (20 per group), to either morphine and midazolam or remifentanil and propofol by sequentially selecting sealed envelopes that had been shuffled and numbered" |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Low risk |
Quote: "treatment was allocated in equal proportions (20 per group), to either morphine and midazolam or remifentanil and propofol by sequentially selecting sealed envelopes that had been shuffled and numbered" |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes |
Low risk |
Details included for all 40 participants completing study |
| Other bias |
Low risk |
Comment: no obvious "other bias" identified |
| Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes |
High risk |
No blinding reported |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes |
High risk |
No blinding reported |
