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- Heat and moisture exchangers versus heated humidifiers for mechanically ventilated adults and children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Sep-2017
Invasive ventilation is used to assist or replace breathing when a person is unable to breathe adequately on their own. Because the upper airway is bypassed during mechanical ventilation, the respiratory system is no longer able to warm and moisten inhale
- Heated insufflation with or without humidification for laparoscopic abdominal surgery
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Oct-2016
Intraoperative hypothermia during both open and laparoscopic abdominal surgery may be associated with adverse events. For laparoscopic abdominal surgery, the use of heated insufflation systems for establishing pneumoperitoneum has been described to preven
- Heated tobacco products for smoking cessation and reducing smoking prevalence
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Jan-2022
Heated tobacco products (HTPs) are designed to heat tobacco to a high enough temperature to release aerosol, without burning it or producing smoke. They differ from e-cigarettes because they heat tobacco leaf/sheet rather than a liquid. Companies who make
- Heated, humidified air for the common cold
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Aug-2017
Heated, humidified air has long been used by people with the common cold. The theoretical basis is that steam may help congested mucus drain better and that heat may destroy the cold virus as it does in vitro. This is an update of a review last published
- Helicobacter pylori eradication for Parkinson's disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Sep-2011
Levodopa is the mainstay of treatment for alleviating the motor symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease. However, patients often experience fluctuations in their symptoms over time and 'wearing off' which may be partly related to variable absorption
- Helicobacter pylori eradication for the prevention of gastric neoplasia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Jul-2020
Gastric cancer is the third most common cause of cancer death worldwide. Individuals infected with Helicobacter pylori have a higher likelihood of developing gastric cancer than individuals who are not infected. Eradication of H. pylori in healthy asympto
- Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy vs. antisecretory non-eradication therapy (with or without long-term maintenance antisecretory therapy) for the prevention of recurrent bleeding from peptic ulcer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Sep-2010
Peptic ulcer is the main cause for upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage, and Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) infection is the main etiologic factor for peptic ulcer disease. Maintenance antisecretory therapy is the standard long-term treatment for patients w
- Helicopter emergency medical services for adults with major trauma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Dec-2015
Although helicopters are presently an integral part of trauma systems in most developed nations, previous reviews and studies to date have raised questions about which groups of traumatically injured people derive the greatest benefit.
- Heliox for croup in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Aug-2021
Croup is an acute viral respiratory infection with upper airway mucosal inflammation that may cause respiratory distress. Most cases are mild. Moderate to severe croup may require treatment with corticosteroids (the benefits of which are often delayed) an
- Heliox for non‐intubated acute asthma patients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Oct-2006
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, 22-Jan-2001
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, 18-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, 25-Oct-1999
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, 18-Oct-2017
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 from enzyme replacement therapy, substrate reduction therapy and hemotopoietic stem c
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for people with sickle cell disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Jul-2020
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 β‐thalassaemia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Apr-2021
Thalassaemia is an autosomal recessive blood disorder, caused by mutations in globin genes or their regulatory regions, resulting in a reduced rate of synthesis of one of the globin chains that make up haemoglobin. In ß-thalassaemia there is an underprodu
- Hemodialysis for lithium poisoning
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-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
