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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, 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.
- 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
- 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 proposed strategy to reduce antibiotic prescribing is to provide prescriptions, but to advise delay
- Depot haloperidol decanoate for schizophrenia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Jan-1999
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, 21-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 blood transfusion
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Jul-2017
Blood transfusion is administered during many types of surgery, but its efficacy and safety are increasingly questioned. Evaluation of the efficacy of agents, such as desmopressin (DDAVP; 1-deamino-8-D-arginine-vasopressin), that may reduce perioperative
- 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, 20-Jan-2003
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, 21-Jul-2003
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 interventions in pregnancy for preventing gestational diabetes mellitus
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Jan-2017
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a form of diabetes occurring during pregnancy which can result in short- and long-term adverse outcomes for women and babies. With an increasing prevalence worldwide, there is a need to assess strategies, including d
- 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 recurrent colorectal adenomas and carcinomas
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Jan-2017
This is an update of the Cochrane review published in 2002.
- Dietary interventions for phenylketonuria
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Jul-2020
Phenylketonuria is an inherited disease treated with dietary restriction of the amino acid phenylalanine. The diet is initiated in the neonatal period to prevent learning disability; however, it is restrictive and can be difficult to follow. Whether the d
- 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, 16-Mar-2011
There is a wide geographical variation in the prevalence of asthma and observational studies have suggested that dietary sodium may play a role.
