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- Debridement of diabetic foot ulcers
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Jan-2010
Foot ulceration is thought to affect 15% of people with diabetes at some time in their lives. Debridement is widely regarded as an effective intervention to speed up ulcer healing. The most effective method is unclear.
- Debriefing interventions for the prevention of psychological trauma in women following childbirth
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Apr-2015
Childbirth is a complex life event that can be associated with both positive and negative psychological responses. When giving birth is experienced as particularly traumatic this can have a negative impact on a woman’s postnatal emotional well-being. Ther
- Decentralising HIV treatment in lower- and middle-income countries
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Jun-2013
Policy makers, health staff and communities recognise that health services in lower- and middle-income countries need to improve people's access to HIV treatment and retention to treatment programmes. One strategy is to move antiretroviral delivery from h
- Decision aids for people considering taking part in clinical trials
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Nov-2015
Several interventions have been developed to promote informed consent for participants in clinical trials. However, many of these interventions focus on the content and structure of information (e.g. enhanced information or changes to the presentation for
- Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Apr-2017
Decision aids are interventions that support patients by making their decisions explicit, providing information about options and associated benefits/harms, and helping clarify congruence between decisions and personal values.
- Decision coaching for people making healthcare decisions
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Nov-2021
Decision coaching is non-directive support delivered by a healthcare provider to help patients prepare to actively participate in making a health decision. ‘Healthcare providers’ are considered to be all people who are engaged in actions whose primary int
- Decision‐support tools via mobile devices to improve quality of care in primary healthcare settings
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Jul-2021
The ubiquity of mobile devices has made it possible for clinical decision-support systems (CDSS) to become available to healthcare providers on handheld devices at the point-of-care, including in low- and middle-income countries. The use of CDSS by provid
- Decompressive craniectomy for the treatment of high intracranial pressure in closed traumatic brain injury
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Dec-2019
High intracranial pressure (ICP) is the most frequent cause of death and disability after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). It is usually treated with general maneuvers (normothermia, sedation, etc.) and a set of first-line therapeutic measures (modera
- Decompressive surgery for treating nerve damage in leprosy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Dec-2012
Leprosy causes nerve damage which may result in nerve function impairment and disability. Decompressive surgery is used for treating nerve damage, although the effect is uncertain. This is an update of a review first published in 2009 and previously updat
- Decompressive surgery of lower limbs for symmetrical diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Feb-2011
Symmetrical peripheral neuropathy is a common complication of diabetic neuropathy. No treatments are known to be effective for progressive pain and sensory loss associated with diabetic neuropathy. Alternative effective treatment strategies have been soug
- Decongestants, antihistamines and nasal irrigation for acute sinusitis in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Oct-2014
The efficacy of decongestants, antihistamines and nasal irrigation in children with clinically diagnosed acute sinusitis has not been systematically evaluated.
- Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty for treating keratoconus
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Jul-2014
Keratoconus is an ectatic (weakening) disease of the cornea, which is the clear surface at the front of the eye. Approximately 10% to 15% of patients diagnosed with keratoconus require corneal transplantation. This may be full-thickness (penetrating) or p
- Deep brain and cortical stimulation for epilepsy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Jul-2017
Despite optimal medical treatment, including epilepsy surgery, many epilepsy patients have uncontrolled seizures. Since the 1970s interest has grown in invasive intracranial neurostimulation as a treatment for these patients. Intracranial stimulation incl
- Deep brain stimulation for dystonia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Jan-2019
Dystonia is a painful and disabling disorder, characterised by painful, involuntary posturing of the affected body region(s). Deep brain stimulation is an intervention typically reserved for severe and drug-refractory cases, although uncertainty exists re
- Deep transverse friction massage for treating lateral elbow or lateral knee tendinitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Nov-2014
Deep transverse friction massage, one of several physical therapy interventions suggested for the management of tendinitis pain, was first demonstrated in the 1930s by Dr James Cyriax, a renowned orthopedic surgeon in England. Its goal is to prevent abnor
- Deep versus shallow suction of endotracheal tubes in ventilated neonates and young infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Jul-2011
Mechanical ventilation is commonly used in Neonatal Intensive Care Units to assist breathing in a variety of conditions. Mechanical ventilation is achieved through the placement of an endotracheal tube (ETT) which is left in-situ. The ETT is suctioned to
- De-escalation of antimicrobial treatment for adults with sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Dec-2018
Mortality rates among patients with sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock are highly variable throughout different regions or services and can be upwards of 50%. Empirical broad-spectrum antimicrobial treatment is aimed at achieving adequate antimicrobial
- De‐escalation techniques for managing non‐psychosis induced aggression in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Jul-2018
Aggression occurs frequently within health and social care settings. It can result in injury to patients and staff and can adversely affect staff performance and well-being. De-escalation is a widely used and recommended intervention for managing aggressi
- De‐escalation techniques for psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Apr-2017
Aggression is a disposition, a willingness to inflict harm, regardless of whether this is behaviourally or verbally expressed and regardless of whether physical harm is sustained.
- De-escalation treatment protocols for human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Feb-2014
Human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas are a distinct subgroup of tumours that may have a better prognosis than traditional tobacco/alcohol-related disease. Iatrogenic complications, associated with conventional practice, a
