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- Anaesthesia for hip fracture surgery in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Feb-2016
The majority of people with hip fracture are treated surgically, requiring anaesthesia.
- Anaesthesia for treating distal radial fracture in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Nov-2008
Fracture of the distal radius is a common clinical problem, particularly in older white women with osteoporosis. Anaesthesia is usually provided during manipulation of displaced fractures or during surgical treatment.
- Anaesthetic and sedative agents used for electrical cardioversion
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Mar-2015
Electrical cardioversion is an effective procedure for restoring normal sinus rhythm in the hearts of patients with irregular heart rhythms. It is important that the patient is not fully conscious during the procedure, as it can be painful and distressing
- Anaesthetic regimens for day-procedure laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Jan-2014
Day surgery involves admission of selected patients to hospital for a planned surgical procedure with the patients returning home on the same day. An anaesthetic regimen usually involves a combination of an anxiolytic, an induction agent, a maintenance ag
- Anaesthetic techniques for risk of malignant tumour recurrence
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Nov-2014
Surgery remains a mainstay of treatment for malignant tumours; however, surgical manipulation leads to a significant systemic release of tumour cells. Whether these cells lead to metastases is largely dependent on the balance between aggressiveness of the
- Anakinra for rheumatoid arthritis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Nov-2008
In the past decade, a novel class of therapies directed against specific cytokines implicated in the disease process of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), called the 'Biologics' have greatly improved and expanded treatment for RA. Anakinra is an interleukin-1 rec
- Analgesia and non-aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for osteoarthritis of the hip
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Nov-2008
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been widely used as a pharmacologic treatment to relieve pain for patients with OA of the hip. However, these agents are associated with significant toxicity, particularly in the elderly population (age
- Analgesia for amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Sep-2011
Besides risks of miscarriage, pregnant women undergoing amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS) are also concerned about pain associated with these procedures. Currently, approaches to analgesia can be categorised in two broad categories - non-ph
- Analgesia for forceps delivery
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Sep-2013
A forceps delivery may be indicated when a fetus fails to progress to delivery, or when delivery needs to be expedited in the second stage of labour. Effective analgesia is required to ensure that the woman is comfortable throughout the delivery, to allow
- Analgesia for relief of pain due to uterine cramping/involution after birth
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Apr-2011
Women may experience differing types of pain and discomfort following birth, including cramping after birth pains associated with uterine involution.
- Analgesia in patients with acute abdominal pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Nov-2010
For decades, the indication of analgesia in patients with Acute Abdominal Pain (AAP) has been deferred until the definitive diagnosis has been made, for fear of masking symptoms, generating a change in the physical exploration or obstructing the diagnosis
- Androgens (dehydroepiandrosterone or testosterone) for women undergoing assisted reproduction
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Nov-2015
Infertility is a condition affecting 10% to 15% of couples of reproductive age. It is generally defined as "the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse". The treatment of infertility may in
- Androgens for the anaemia of chronic kidney disease in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Sep-2014
Anaemia occurs when blood contains fewer red blood cells and lower haemoglobin levels than normal, and is a common complication among adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although a number of approaches are applied to correct anaemia in adults with C
- Androgens versus placebo or no treatment for idiopathic oligo/asthenospermia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Jul-2008
Oligo-astheno-teratospermia (sperm of low concentration, reduced motility and increased abnormal morphology) of unknown cause is common and the need for treatment is felt by patients and doctors alike. As a result, a variety of empirical, non-specific tre
- Angiogenesis inhibitors for the treatment of ovarian cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Jul-2011
Many women with ovarian cancer eventually develop resistance to conventional chemotherapy drugs, and so novel agents are being developed to target specific molecular pathways. One such class of drugs inhibits angiogenesis (the development of new blood ves
- Angiogenesis-inhibitors for metastatic thyroid cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Feb-2010
Systemic cytostatic therapies for advanced, metastatic thyroid carcinomas have been poorly effective. Tumor growth and metastasis depend on blood supply and blood vessel formation (angiogenesis). Therefore, inhibition of angiogenesis may represent a promi
- Angioplasty (versus non surgical management) for intermittent claudication
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Jul-2008
Intermittent claudication is pain in the legs due to muscle ischaemia associated with arterial stenosis or occlusion. Angioplasty is a technique that involves dilatation and recanalisation of a stenosed or occluded artery.
- Angioplasty for intracranial artery stenosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Jul-2008
Intracranial artery stenosis causes up to 10% of all ischaemic strokes. The rate of recurrent vascular ischaemic events is very high. Angioplasty with or without stent placement is a feasible procedure to dilate the vessel affected. However, its safety an
- Angioplasty versus bare metal stenting for superficial femoral artery lesions
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Jun-2014
Lower limb peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common, important manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis. Stenoses or occlusions in the superficial femoral artery may result in intermittent claudication or even critical ischaemia, which may be treate
- Angioplasty versus stenting for iliac artery lesions
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-May-2015
Atherosclerosis of the iliac artery may result in a stenosis or occlusion, which is defined as iliac artery occlusive disease. A range of surgical and endovascular treatment options are available. Open surgical procedures have excellent patency rates but
