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- Day-surgery versus overnight stay surgery for laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Jul-2013
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is used to manage symptomatic gallstones. There is considerable controversy regarding whether it should be done as day-surgery or as an overnight stay surgery with regards to patient safety.
- Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Jan-2014
Decision aids are intended to help people participate in decisions that involve weighing the benefits and harms of treatment options often with scientific uncertainty.
- Deep transverse friction massage for treating lateral elbow or lateral knee tendinitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Oct-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
- Delayed antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory infections
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Sep-2017
Concerns exist regarding antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections (RTIs) owing to adverse reactions, cost, and antibacterial resistance. One strategy to reduce antibiotic prescribing is to provide prescriptions, but advise delay in antibiot
- Depot haloperidol decanoate for schizophrenia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Oct-2008
The mainstay of treatment for schizophrenia is the antipsychotic group of drugs. These are usually given orally but compliance with medication given by this route may be difficult to quantify. Problems with treatment adherence are common. The development
- Desferrioxamine mesylate for managing transfusional iron overload in people with transfusion-dependent thalassaemia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Aug-2013
Thalassaemia major is a genetic disease characterised by a reduced ability to produce haemoglobin. Management of the resulting anaemia is through red blood cell transfusions.
- Desmopressin use for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Feb-2016
Public concerns regarding the safety of blood have prompted reconsideration of the use of allogeneic blood (blood from an unrelated donor) transfusion and a range of techniques designed to minimise transfusion requirements.
- Developmental care for promoting development and preventing morbidity in preterm infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Nov-2008
Preterm infants experience a range of morbidity related to the immaturity of their organ systems and to concurrent disease states. There is concern that an unfavourable environment in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may compound this morbidity. Mo
- Diaphragm versus diaphragm with spermicides for contraception
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Sep-2011
The diaphragm is usually used with a spermicide. However, some practitioners have suggested that spermicides offer no additional contraceptive protection and have advocated alternative guidelines for the use of diaphragms.
- Diet or exercise, or both, for weight reduction in women after childbirth
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Jul-2013
Weight retention after pregnancy may contribute to obesity. It is known that diet and exercise are recommended components of any weight loss programme in the general population. However, strategies to achieve healthy body weight among postpartum women hav
- Dietary advice for reducing cardiovascular risk
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Nov-2013
Changes in population diet are likely to reduce cardiovascular disease and cancer, but the effect of dietary advice is uncertain. This review is an update of a previous review published in 2007.
- Dietary advice given by a dietitian versus other health professional or self-help resources to reduce blood cholesterol
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Nov-2008
The average level of blood cholesterol is an important determinant of the risk of coronary heart disease. Blood cholesterol can be reduced by dietary means. Although dietitians are trained to provide dietary advice, for practical reasons it may be given b
- Dietary advice in pregnancy for preventing gestational diabetes mellitus
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Jan-2011
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a form of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy which can result in significant adverse outcomes for mother and child both in the short and long term. The potential for adverse outcomes, in addition to the increasing
- Dietary advice with or without oral nutritional supplements for disease‐related malnutrition in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Dec-2021
Disease-related malnutrition has been reported in 10% to 55% of people in hospital and the community and is associated with significant health and social-care costs. Dietary advice (DA) encouraging consumption of energy- and nutrient-rich foods rather tha
- Dietary exclusions for established atopic eczema
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Aug-2008
Atopic eczema (AE) is a non-infective chronic inflammatory skin disease characterised by an itchy red rash.
- Dietary fibre for the prevention of colorectal adenomas and carcinomas
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Jul-2008
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in industrialized countries. Experimental evidence has supported the hypothesis that dietary fibre may be protective for the development of CRC, although epidemiologic data have been inco
- Dietary interventions for phenylketonuria
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Nov-2009
Phenylketonuria is an inherited disease treated with dietary restriction of the amino acid phenylalanine. The diet is initiated in the neonatal period to prevent mental handicap; however, it is restrictive and can be difficult to follow. Whether the diet
- Dietary interventions for recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in childhood
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Feb-2014
Between 4% and 25% of school-age children complain of recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) of sufficient severity to interfere with daily activities. It is unclear whether the diagnosis includes children with different aetiologies for their pain. For the majori
- Dietary marine fatty acids (fish oil) for asthma in adults and children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Oct-2000
Epidemiological studies suggest that a diet high in marine fatty acids (fish oil) may have beneficial effects on inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and possibly asthma.
- Dietary sodium manipulation and asthma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Jun-2014
There is a wide geographical variation in the prevalence of asthma and observational studies have suggested that dietary sodium may play a role.
