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- Emergency interventions for hyperkalaemia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-May-2009
Hyperkalaemia occurs in outpatients and in between 1% and 10% of hospitalised patients. When severe, consequences include arrhythmia and death.
- Emergency intubation for acutely ill and injured patients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Sep-2008
Emergency intubation has been widely advocated as a life saving procedure in severe acute illness and injury associated with real or potential compromises to the patient's airway and ventilation. However, some initial data have suggested a lack of observe
- Emergency sclerotherapy versus vasoactive drugs for bleeding oesophageal varices in cirrhotic patients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Feb-2010
Emergency sclerotherapy is still widely used as a first line therapy for variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis, particularly when banding ligation is not available or feasible. However, pharmacological treatment may stop bleeding in the majority of
- Emergency ultrasound-based algorithms for diagnosing blunt abdominal trauma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Sep-2015
Ultrasonography (performed by means of a four-quadrant, focused assessment of sonography for trauma (FAST)) is regarded as a key instrument for the initial assessment of patients with suspected blunt abdominal and thoraco-abdominal trauma in the emergency
- EMG biofeedback for the recovery of motor function after stroke
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Aug-2008
Electromyographic biofeedback (EMG-BFB) is a technique that is believed to have additional benefit when used with standard physiotherapy for the recovery of motor function in stroke patients. However, evidence from individual trials and previous systemati
- EMLA and Amethocaine for reduction of children's pain associated with needle insertion
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Mar-2014
Children often experience pain from needle insertion procedures; therefore, several topical anaesthetics have been developed.
- Empiric antibiotic coverage of atypical pathogens for community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Jul-2012
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is caused by various pathogens, traditionally divided into 'typical' and 'atypical'. Initial antibiotic treatment of CAP is usually empirical, customarily covering both typical and atypical pathogens. To date, no suffici
- Empirical antibiotics targeting Gram-positive bacteria for the treatment of febrile neutropenic patients with cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Feb-2015
The pattern of infections among neutropenic cancer patients has shifted in the last decades to a predominance of Gram-positive infections. Some of these Gram-positive bacteria are increasingly resistant to beta-lactams and necessitate specific antibiotic
- Enamel etching for bonding fixed orthodontic braces
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Nov-2013
Acid etching of tooth surfaces to promote the bonding of orthodontic attachments to the enamel has been a routine procedure in orthodontic treatment since the 1960s. Various types of orthodontic etchants and etching techniques have been introduced in the
- Enamel matrix derivative (Emdogain®) for periodontal tissue regeneration in intrabony defects
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Nov-2010
Periodontitis is a chronic infective disease of the gums caused by bacteria present in dental plaque. This condition induces the breakdown of the tooth supporting apparatus until teeth are lost. Surgery may be indicated to arrest disease progression and r
- End-of-life care pathways for improving outcomes in caring for the dying
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Feb-2016
This is an updated version of a Cochrane review published in Issue 11, 2013 in the Cochrane Library. In many clinical areas, integrated care pathways are utilised as structured multidisciplinary care plans that detail essential steps in caring for patient
- Endometrial injury for pregnancy following sexual intercourse or intrauterine insemination
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Oct-2022
Intentional endometrial injury is being proposed as a technique to improve the probability of pregnancy in women undergoing assisted reproductive technologies (ART) such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Endometrial injury is often performed by pipelle bio
- Endometrial injury in women undergoing assisted reproductive techniques
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Mar-2015
Implantation of an embryo within the endometrial cavity is a critical step in assisted reproductive techniques (ART). Previous research has suggested that endometrial injury - intentional damage to the endometrium - can increase the probability of pregnan
- Endometrial preparation for women undergoing embryo transfer with frozen embryos or embryos derived from donor oocytes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Sep-2010
If a fresh embryo, assisted reproductive technology procedure cycle is unsuccessful and there are frozen embryos available, a frozen-thawed embryo transfer is performed. In some specific cases women may undergo oocyte donation treatment. In both situation
- Endometrial resection and ablation techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Jan-2019
Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a significant health problem in premenopausal women; it can reduce their quality of life and can cause social disruption and physical problems such as iron deficiency anaemia. First-line treatment has traditionally consis
- Endometrial resection and ablation versus hysterectomy for heavy menstrual bleeding
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Nov-2013
Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), which includes both menorrhagia and metrorrhagia, is an important cause of ill health in women. Surgical treatment of HMB often follows failed or ineffective medical therapy. The definitive treatment is hysterectomy, but th
- Endometriosis: an overview of Cochrane Reviews
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Aug-2014
This overview reports on interventions for pain relief and for subfertility in pre-menopausal women with clinically diagnosed endometriosis.
- Endonasal versus external dacryocystorhinostomy for nasolacrimal duct obstruction
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Dec-2010
Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) procedures can be performed using external or endonasal approaches. The comparative success rates of these procedures are unknown.
- Endoscopic balloon sphincter dilation (sphincteroplasty) versus sphincterotomy for common bile duct stones
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Oct-2008
Endoscopic balloon dilation was introduced as an alternative to endoscopic sphincterotomy to preserve the sphincter of Oddi and avoid undesirable effects due to an incompetent sphincter. Endoscopic balloon dilation has been largely abandoned by USA endosc
- Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation (ECP) for open angle glaucoma and primary angle closure
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Feb-2019
Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness. A number of minimally invasive surgical techniques have been introduced as a treatment to prevent glaucoma progressing. Among them, endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation (ECP) is a cyclodestructive procedu
