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- Sodium bicarbonate supplements for treating acute kidney injury
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Jun-2012
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common, serious, but potentially treatable condition. Because AKI is often associated with acidosis, it has become common practice to recommend administration of sodium bicarbonate to correct acid imbalance.
- Surgery for complete (full‐thickness) rectal prolapse in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Nov-2015
Complete (full-thickness) rectal prolapse is a lifestyle-altering disability that commonly affects older people. The range of surgical methods available to correct the underlying pelvic floor defects in full-thickness rectal prolapse reflects the lack of
- Surgery for faecal incontinence in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Jul-2013
Faecal incontinence is a debilitating problem with significant medical, social and economic implications. Treatment options include conservative, non-operative interventions (for example pelvic floor muscle training, biofeedback, drugs) and surgical proce
- Surgery for stress urinary incontinence due to presumed sphincter deficiency after prostate surgery
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Sep-2014
Incontinence after prostatectomy for benign or malignant disease is a well-known and often a feared outcome. Although small degrees of incidental incontinence may go virtually unnoticed, larger degrees of incontinence can have a major impact on a man's qu
- Surgical resection versus non‐surgical treatment for hepatic node positive patients with colorectal liver metastases
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Jan-2010
Involvement of hepatic lymph node in patients with colorectal liver metastases is associated with poor prognosis.
- Tacrolimus versus cyclosporin as primary immunosuppression for kidney transplant recipients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Aug-2008
Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for most patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Standard protocols in use typically involve three drug groups each directed to a site in the T-cell activation or proliferation cascade which are cent
- Target of rapamycin inhibitors (TOR‐I; sirolimus and everolimus) for primary immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Dec-2019
Kidney transplantation is the therapy of choice for many patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) with an improvement in survival rates and satisfactory short term graft survival. However, there has been little improvement in long-term survival. The
- Targeted therapy for advanced renal cell carcinoma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Nov-2011
Advanced renal cell carcinoma has been resistant to drug therapy of different types and new types of drug therapy are needed. Targeted agents inhibit known molecular pathways and have been tested in renal cancer for just over a decade.
- Teicoplanin versus vancomycin for proven or suspected infection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-May-2010
Vancomycin and teicoplanin are commonly used to treat gram-positive infections, particularly those caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). There is uncertainty regarding the effects of teicoplanin compared to vancomycin on kidney fun
- Terlipressin versus placebo or no intervention for people with cirrhosis and hepatorenal syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Jun-2017
Hepatorenal syndrome is a potentially reversible renal failure associated with severe liver disease. The disease is relatively common among people with decompensated cirrhosis. Terlipressin is a drug that increases the blood flow to the kidneys by constri
- The role of alpha blockers prior to removal of urethral catheter for acute urinary retention in men
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Jun-2014
Acute urinary retention is a urological emergency in men and requires urgent catheterisation. Any intervention which aims at improving urinary symptoms following an acute urinary retention episode could be potentially beneficial. Alpha blockers relax pros
- Thyroid hormones for acute kidney injury
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Nov-2012
Acute kidney injury (AKI), which is common in hospitalised patients, is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite recent advances in treatment, AKI outcomes have not changed substantially during the past four decades, and incidence is i
- Tidal versus other forms of peritoneal dialysis for acute kidney injury
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Apr-2012
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Recent studies have shown that dialysis dose was a major factor associated with patient survival. Unresolved questions persist about which mode of peritoneal dialysis (PD) s
- Timed voiding for the management of urinary incontinence in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Jan-2004
Timed voiding is a fixed time interval toileting assistance program that has been promoted for the management of people with urinary incontinence who cannot participate in independent toileting. For this reason, it is commonly assumed to represent current
- Traditional suburethral sling operations for urinary incontinence in women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Jan-2020
Stress urinary incontinence constitutes a significant health and economic burden to society. Traditional suburethral slings are surgical operations used to treat women with symptoms of stress urinary incontinence.
- Treatment for peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Apr-2014
Peritonitis is a common complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) that is associated with significant morbidity including death, hospitalisation, and need to change from PD to haemodialysis. Treatment is aimed to reduce morbidity and recurrence. This is an
- Treatments for symptomatic urinary tract infections during pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Jan-2011
Urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis, are serious complications that may lead to significant maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. There is a large number of drugs, and combination of them, available to treat urinary tract infection
- Tricyclic and related drugs for nocturnal enuresis in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Jan-2016
Enuresis (bedwetting) affects up to 20% of five year-olds and 2% of adults. Although spontaneous remission often occurs, the social, emotional and psychological costs can be great. Tricyclics have been used to treat enuresis since the 1960s.
- Types of indwelling urethral catheters for short-term catheterisation in hospitalised adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Sep-2014
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common hospital-acquired infection. The major associated cause is indwelling urethral catheters. Several measures have been introduced to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). One of these
- Types of indwelling urinary catheters for long‐term bladder drainage in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Oct-2012
Prolonged urinary catheterization is common amongst people in long-term care settings and this carries a high risk of developing a catheter-related urinary tract infection and associated complications. A variety of different kinds of urethral catheters ar
