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- Heliox for non-intubated acute asthma patients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Jun-2014
Helium and oxygen mixtures (heliox), have been used sporadically in respiratory medicine for decades. Their use in acute respiratory emergencies such as asthma has been the subject of considerable debate. Despite the lapse of more than 60 years since it w
- Heliox for treatment of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Sep-2008
Due to its low density properties, helium-oxygen mixtures have the potential to decrease the work of breathing and possibly avoid the need for intubation and mechanical ventilation in patients with respiratory failure.
- Heliox inhalation therapy for bronchiolitis in infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Sep-2015
Bronchiolitis is the leading cause of hospitalisation among infants in high-income countries. Acute viral bronchiolitis is associated with airway obstruction and turbulent gas flow. Heliox, a mixture of oxygen and the inert gas helium, may improve gas flo
- Helmets for preventing head and facial injuries in bicyclists
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Nov-2008
Each year, in the United States, approximately 900 persons die from injuries due to bicycle crashes and over 500,000 persons are treated in emergency departments. Head injury is by far the greatest risk posed to bicyclists, comprising one-third of emergen
- Helmets for preventing injury in motorcycle riders
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Sep-2008
Motorcycle crash victims form a high proportion of those killed or injured in road traffic crashes. Injuries to the head, following motorcycle crashes, are a common cause of severe morbidity and mortality. It seems intuitive that helmets should protect ag
- Helminth therapy (worms) for allergic rhinitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Jun-2013
Allergic rhinitis is a disorder of the nasal membranes and surrounding tissues, and a worldwide cause of illness and disability. Helminths are complex tissue-dwelling or lumen-dwelling organisms that inhabit larger organisms and are frequently asymptomati
- Helminth therapy (worms) for induction of remission in inflammatory bowel disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Jan-2014
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic, globally-occurring gastrointestinal disorder and a major cause of illness and disability. It is conventionally classified into Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Helminths are parasitic worms w
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for Gaucher disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Apr-2015
Gaucher disease is the most common lysosomal storage disorder caused by a deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase. Current treatment of the disease involves a choice among enzyme replacement therapy, substrate reduction therapy and stem cell transplan
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for people with sickle cell disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Mar-2014
Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder involving a defect in the red blood cells due to its sickled hemoglobin. The main therapeutic interventions include preventive and supportive measures. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantations are carried out with
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for people with ß-thalassaemia major
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Apr-2015
Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder, caused by mutations in regulatory genes and transmitted as an autosomal recessive disorder, which results in a reduced rate of synthesis of one of the globin chains that make up haemoglobin. In ß-thalassaemia ma
- Hemodialysis for lithium poisoning
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Sep-2015
Lithium salts, particularly lithium carbonate, are frequently used to treat bipolar disorder and mania. Lithium poisoning, which can occur as a result of reduced renal elimination, prescribing error, drug-drug interactions, or deliberate overdosage, produ
- Heparin and related substances for preventing diabetic kidney disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Aug-2010
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD, also called diabetic nephropathy, DN) is the major cause of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in many countries and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality as compared to other causes of kidney disease. One of the
- Heparin for assisted reproduction
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Sep-2014
Heparin as an adjunct in assisted reproduction (peri-implantation heparin) is given at or after egg collection or at embryo transfer. Heparin has been advocated to improve embryo implantation and clinical outcomes. It is proposed that heparin may enhance
- Heparin for pregnant women with acquired or inherited thrombophilias
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Aug-2012
Thrombophilias, which are associated with a predisposition to thrombotic events, have been implicated in adverse obstetrical outcomes such as intrauterine growth restriction, stillbirth, severe early onset pre-eclampsia, and placental abruption. Heparin a
- Heparin for prolonging peripheral intravenous catheter use in neonates
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Jun-2011
Mechanical or infectious complications often necessitate their removal and/or replacement of peripheral intravenous catheters. Heparin has been shown to be effective in prolonging the patency of peripheral arterial catheters and central venous catheters,
- Heparin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in acutely ill medical patients (excluding stroke and myocardial infarction)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-May-2014
Venous thromboembolic disease has been extensively studied in surgical patients. The benefit of thromboprophylaxis is now generally accepted, but it is medical patients who make up the greater proportion of the hospital population. Medical patients differ
- Heparin versus 0.9% sodium chloride intermittent flushing for the prevention of occlusion in long term central venous catheters in infants and children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Nov-2015
Guidelines and clinical practice for the prevention of complications associated with central venous catheters (CVC) around the world vary greatly. Most institutions recommend the use of heparin to prevent occlusion, however there is debate regarding the n
- Heparin versus 0.9% sodium chloride locking for prevention of occlusion in central venous catheters in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Jul-2022
Intermittent locking of central venous catheters (CVCs) is undertaken to help maintain their patency and performance. There are systematic variations in care: some practitioners use heparin (at different concentrations), whilst others use 0.9% sodium chlo
- Heparin versus normal saline for patency of arterial lines
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-May-2014
For most patients who require intensive care, the success of clinical decision making and interventions is dependent on the accuracy of different physiological variables measured or obtained from samples using an arterial catheter. Maintaining the patency
- Heparin versus placebo for non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Jun-2014
Non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS) represent a spectrum of disease including unstable angina and non-ST segment myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Despite treatment with aspirin, beta-blockers and nitroglycerin, unstable angina/NSTEMI is sti
