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- Drugs for the treatment of nausea and vomiting in adults in the emergency department setting
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Sep-2015
Nausea and vomiting is a common and distressing presenting complaint in emergency departments (ED). The aetiology of nausea and vomiting in EDs is diverse and drugs are commonly prescribed. There is currently no consensus as to the optimum drug treatment
- Drugs for treating Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans disease)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Aug-2018
Buruli ulcer is a necrotizing cutaneous infection caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans bacteria that occurs mainly in tropical and subtropical regions. The infection progresses from nodules under the skin to deep ulcers, often on the upper and
- Drugs for treating giardiasis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Nov-2008
There can be a high rate of recurrence of disease after initial drug treatment for giardiasis. These drugs also have a range of adverse effects.
- Drugs for treating giardiasis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Nov-2012
Giardiasis infection may be asymptomatic, or can cause diarrhoea (sometimes severe), weight loss, malabsorption, and, in children, failure to thrive. It is usually treated with metronidazole given three times daily for five to 10 days.
- Drugs for treating paracoccidioidomycosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Apr-2006
Paracoccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection that occurs only in some particular places in Latin America. Treatment is long, the drugs have side effects, and patients can relapse. However, the disease is potentially fatal.
- Drugs for treating Schistosoma mansoni infection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Jan-2013
Schistosoma mansoni is a parasitic infection common in the tropics and sub-tropics. Chronic and advanced disease includes abdominal pain, diarrhoea, blood in the stool, liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and premature death.
- Drugs for treating uncomplicated malaria in pregnant women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Oct-2008
Women are more vulnerable to malaria during pregnancy, and malaria infection may have adverse consequences for the fetus. Identifying safe and effective treatments is important.
- Drugs for treating urinary schistosomiasis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Aug-2014
Urinary schistosomiasis is caused by an intravascular infection with parasitic Schistosoma haematobium worms. The adult worms typically migrate to the venous plexus of the human bladder and excrete eggs which the infected person passes in their urine. Chr
- Drugs for treatment of urinary retention after surgery in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Sep-2010
Post-operative urinary retention, the inability to void following surgery despite a full bladder, is usually transitory but can be prolonged in some cases. It can lead to several complications including urinary tract infection, long term bladder dysfuncti
- Drugs for treatment of very high blood pressure during pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Jul-2013
Very high blood pressure during pregnancy poses a serious threat to women and their babies. The aim of antihypertensive therapy is to lower blood pressure quickly but safety, to avoid complications. Antihypertensive drugs lower blood pressure but their co
- Drugs to reduce bleeding and transfusion in major open vascular or endovascular surgery: a systematic review and network meta‐analysis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Feb-2023
Vascular surgery may be followed by internal bleeding due to inadequate surgical haemostasis, abnormal clotting, or surgical complications. Bleeding ranges from minor, with no transfusion requirement, to massive, requiring multiple blood product transfusi
- Drugs versus placebo for dysthymia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Jun-2015
Dysthymia is a depressive disorder of chronic nature but of lower severity than major depression. Depressive symptoms are more or less continuous for at least two years. Patients with this disorder experience considerable social dysfunction and disability
- Dual antibiotics for bronchiectasis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Jun-2018
Bronchiectasis is a chronic respiratory disease characterised by abnormal and irreversible dilatation of the smaller airways and associated with a mortality rate greater than twice that of the general population. Antibiotics serve as front-line therapy fo
- Dual chamber versus single chamber ventricular pacemakers for sick sinus syndrome and atrioventricular block
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Apr-2004
Dual chamber pacing or single chamber atrial pacing ('physiologic' pacing) is believed to have an advantage over single chamber ventricular pacing in that it resembles cardiac physiology more closely by maintaining atrioventricular (AV) synchrony and domi
- Dual combination therapy versus long‐acting bronchodilators alone for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a systematic review and network meta‐analysis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Dec-2018
Long-acting bronchodilators such as long-acting ß-agonist (LABA), long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA), and LABA/inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) combinations have been used in people with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to
- Duct‐to‐mucosa versus other types of pancreaticojejunostomy for the prevention of postoperative pancreatic fistula following pancreaticoduodenectomy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Mar-2022
Postoperative pancreatic fistula is a common and serious complication following pancreaticoduodenectomy. Duct-to-mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy has been used in many centers to reconstruct pancreatic digestive continuity following pancreatoduodenectomy, ho
- Duloxetine for treating painful neuropathy, chronic pain or fibromyalgia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Oct-2015
Duloxetine is a balanced serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor licensed for the treatment of major depressive disorders, urinary stress incontinence and the management of neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. A number o
- Duloxetine versus other anti-depressive agents for depression
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Sep-2012
Although pharmacological and psychological interventions are both effective for major depression, in primary and secondary care settings antidepressant drugs remain the mainstay of treatment. Amongst antidepressants many different agents are available. Du
- Duodenum‐preserving pancreatic resection versus pancreaticoduodenectomy for chronic pancreatitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Feb-2016
Surgical excision by removal of the head of the pancreas to decompress the obstructed ducts is one of the treatment options for people with symptomatic chronic pancreatitis. Surgical excision of the head of the pancreas can be performed by excision of the
- Duplex ultrasound for diagnosing symptomatic carotid stenosis in the extracranial segments
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Jul-2022
Carotid artery stenosis is an important cause of stroke and transient ischemic attack. Correctly and rapidly identifying patients with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis is essential for adequate treatment with early cerebral revascularization. Doubts ab
